Starship Troopers / Str Trek: Enterprise Crossover

Art Andrews

Community Owner

Community Staff

• Dec 30, 2013

• #1

Here is an interesting thing that just passed by on eBay (auction is now over). This is claimed to be a "STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE SICKBAY MENAGERIE CARRYING CASE; appearing in episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise for use by “Dr. Phlox” (John Billingsley) in carrying live specimens."



The minute I saw it I recognized the design. The same design can be seen on the back of the Starship Trooper Mobile Infantry "Ammo Pack" and "Fednet Pack." My guess is the case was originally made for Starship and just reused in Enterprise, but I had never seen it before this. LOVE seeing how things like this pop up again and again in other productions.




Might not be anyone out there who cares about it outside of me... but I thought it was cool.

 

Apollo

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RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Dec 30, 2013

• #2

Nice catch!

Yeah nothing like seeing Props re-used on another show.

 

robstyle

Master Member

• Dec 31, 2013

• #3

There is an episode that shows a Nazi solider firing a weapon on some old news reel type footage or in black and white, I forget, but thats a rifle from Soldier.

 

YenChih Lin

Master Member

• Jan 1, 2014

• #4

phew and I thought it was a real crossover…

 

propguy

Member

• Jan 1, 2014

• #5

My guess is the case was originally made for Starship and just reused in Enterprise, but I had never seen it before this

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Yeah nothing like seeing Props re-used on another show.

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Probably not re-used; the prop guys from all the shows would source from local stores (Pier 1, Home Depo, an electrical supply store, etc); odds are the Enterprise guy and the Starship Troopers guy spotted the same container being sold at Home Depo and bought a bunch to use on their individual shows.

 

andy19422

Sr Member

• Jan 1, 2014

• #6

That's a cool looking case. Anyone know what it was used for, was it millitary?

 

bikemancs

Well-Known Member

• Jan 2, 2014

• #7

Doesn't look military to me... too many "extras"

 

robstyle

Master Member

• Jan 3, 2014

• #8

Also forgot to add that in Southland Tales there is a casket/chamber that houses a body. The side "locks" are actually Enterprise hand scanners just glued on.

 

propguy

Member

• Jan 4, 2014

• #9

My friend who worked on Enterprise recalls that they were originally camera cases that were altered for use on the show. Looks like the prop guy on Starship Troopers used the same cases and just cut them in half.