gaston
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Howdy Guys!
To those TOS fans, and in particular the many medical devices collectors out there, I'd like to show-off a run of laser scalpels I did some time ago.
Since the 70's I've come across many at conventions, but only of the basic shapes: plain cylinders with squat cones. They always seem to be inspired by what we saw on TV, but were never quite right. Thank heaven for Blu-Ray. Not only were these ubiquitous fobs of turned metal put to work healing the injured in Sick Bay, but they were also used as a key to unseal a classified report by Commodore Medez and even tossed about in Engineering! Take a look at these great shots from The Lights of Zetar.
Close inspection of HD screen caps shows that just about every style had three simple, predictable variants: x, x+x, and x+x+x. Discovering this has given me a greater appreciation for the art director's scope, as raises the props' concept to something more interesting than a plain background gizmo.
Each of the laser scalpels is turned from solid T6061 aluminum. Scalpels #2, #3 and Blunt Laser Scalpel #4 were completed with a satin finish. The outside surface of Blunt Laser Scalpel #2 was given a medium polish, while its two banded channels retain a contrasting satin texture.
Check out their Star Fleet dossier:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HntTR2f4fSo
Cheers,
Gaston
To those TOS fans, and in particular the many medical devices collectors out there, I'd like to show-off a run of laser scalpels I did some time ago.
Since the 70's I've come across many at conventions, but only of the basic shapes: plain cylinders with squat cones. They always seem to be inspired by what we saw on TV, but were never quite right. Thank heaven for Blu-Ray. Not only were these ubiquitous fobs of turned metal put to work healing the injured in Sick Bay, but they were also used as a key to unseal a classified report by Commodore Medez and even tossed about in Engineering! Take a look at these great shots from The Lights of Zetar.
Close inspection of HD screen caps shows that just about every style had three simple, predictable variants: x, x+x, and x+x+x. Discovering this has given me a greater appreciation for the art director's scope, as raises the props' concept to something more interesting than a plain background gizmo.
Each of the laser scalpels is turned from solid T6061 aluminum. Scalpels #2, #3 and Blunt Laser Scalpel #4 were completed with a satin finish. The outside surface of Blunt Laser Scalpel #2 was given a medium polish, while its two banded channels retain a contrasting satin texture.
Check out their Star Fleet dossier:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HntTR2f4fSo
Cheers,
Gaston
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