The Found TMOST/Finney Phaser Going Up For Auction causes a change in my phasers.

[Chrisisall]

If being a TOS phaser fan has taught me anything, it's that gray is especially hard to really pin down. It picks up nearby tones really well and reacts to light in an exaggerated way.

I made my peace with only being "close enough to make ME happy" on my builds a long time ago. It's great to see more pics and especially more original props come to light because it adds more data points to experiment with, but I think getting the "right" color is always going to be something of a moving target.

Talking to many experts has taught me one thing I learned from Bruce Lee- if anyone says "this the way" they are in all likelihood incorrect (at least to some small degree). We are artists, and we interpret. If it works for us, it works until something else alters our perception, and then we can always adapt accordingly. So yeah- a moving target. We must have fun with it.

 

[PicasoX]

Does anyone have a link to the auction or photos of the Finney phaser?

 

[Chrisisall]

Does anyone have a link to the auction or photos of the Finney phaser?

Here's some great pictures:

 

[Chrisisall]

I just threw a coat of Pledge Floor Care acrylic on my newly painted handles to *slightly* darken them. So far it looks good.

 

[Chrisisall]

Here it is next to my unaltered Wand:

 

[AdmiralBaxter]

I have done a lot of research in regards to the colors. The problem with determining the color is two fold because we have to determine the actual color, then we have to determine the finish which given that the paints available in the 1960's were usually available in flat, semi-gloss or gloss.

I think that most of the colors used on the phasers were most likely semi-gloss, the trick is depending on the brand of paint and if it was an off the shelf color or something the prop shop mixed or had formulated.

For the hero phasers I'd recommend

P1 Tamiya NATO Black

P2 Tamiya German Grey

Both of these colors are flat, yet I would recommend a clear coat that comes as close to possible as a semi-gloss. Most modern paint companies don't offer a traditional semi-gloss clear so that's a pain in the rear.

As far as the handles I'd start with a dark grey metallic and tint it so it has a slight bronze hue that's barely noticeable.