Trek Animated Series Slaver Weapon

[luckylouie]

Is anyone else a fan of the Star Trek cartoons from the 70s? Great stories, great writing (and writers), and that cheesy Filmation action music. Could you ask for more?

I was watching "The Slaver Weapon" and I thought it would be ultra cool to make a 3-D replica of the, well, slaver weapon. I'll try to post some pictures later, and feel free to beat me to the punch.

It's a handheld device that changes shape to suit its many functions so you could make a bunch of different replicas of it in its various configurations.

Just trying to mix things up a little.......

Edit:

Here's a link to a good page on the episode, with some pictures of the weapon:

http://www.startrekanimated.com/tas_ep_slaver.html

 

[phase pistol]

I would be intrigued by such a replica myself. :cool

The Slaver weapon changes shape as it is used, I assume you're talking about its "default" state.

 

[Robot Monster]

That would be such a cool project!!

 

[Robot Monster]

http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Slaver_weapon

Here are some more shots and with each version..

 

[luckylouie]

I vaguely remember as a kid being at a Trek con in New York in the late 70s or early 80s (definitely post Star Wars) and buying a fanmade Trek technical manual by Geoffrey Mandel, who most recently worked on Serenity. The manual was a slim volume, like it was part of continuing series, and had blueprints of the Kzinti ship and life suit, but not the slaver weapon IIRC.

Wish I still had it.......

Edit:

Found this:

A virtual one-man blueprint industry, Geoffrey Mandel produced a number of "General Plans" sets from the mid-'70s on, as well as a dozen or more volumes of his "Starfleet Handbook" fanzine (he did some "Space: 1999" work as well, and had Eagle blueprints in Starlog magazine). A workmanlike draftsman of the "Franz Joseph" school, Mandel lacked the bent for canonical accuracy. His K Class blues are a perfect case in point, being based not on K-7 as shown in "The Trouble With Tribbles," but on the sharply angled (and mercifully un-re-released) AMT model kit. The last page features an interesting centerline cutaway, but save for this, there is nothing here to interest any but the most maniacal completist. Of late, Mandel produced signage (wall labels) for the short-lived series "Space: Above and Beyond." His "Trek" blues include nearly every original series and animated vessel, as well as a version of the aforementioned "Motion Picture" poster refit, but none are reflective of canon. He was graced with semi-professional distribution of his STARFLEET MEDICAL REFERENCE, a likewise exhaustive but otherwise unimpressive effort, and achieved full professional standing with his work on Bantam's STAR TREK MAPS (whose ship plans were also inaccurate). The Handbooks were distributed under the "Interstellar Associates" masthead, and are also of little merit.

Here:

http://www.calormen.com/Star_Trek/FAQs/reading-faq.htm

 

[Apollo]

Sounds like a cool Project :thumbsup

I remember that Episode well!

 

[motivealloy]

Hmm... watermelon setting is the first thing that came to my mind! :lol

 

[Robot Monster]

Hmm... watermelon setting is the first thing that came to my mind! :lol

Time to cast a watermellon...

 

[luckylouie]

Now that's funny.

 

[mtpalin]

As I always say, it's better to cast a watermelon than to pass a watermelon!
:eek

Seriously, though - I really liked this episode, and think this prop is a great idea!

 

[Ramiel]

Why don't you make ALL the version of that weapon, and then shoot a "live-action" version of that episode?

 

[Robot Monster]

Hmm..maybe the New Voyages guys would like to borrow the props

At least the handles all stay the same...

 

[LeMarchand]

made this 3d model for a friend who needed a project for an art course which includes CNC milling:

 

[greatwazoo42]

This would be a fun project. Maybe even making a replica with some interchangeable parts so that a few different settings could be available. Maybe looking at the various Nerf product lines may produce a usable master part or two?