Metamorphosis Translator Prop, Season 2, E9. Machined Aluminum Reproduction With Electronic Blinking Lights.. Custom made Screen Accurate body, Bottom Cap Removes Just Like On The Episode. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE VIDEO SEED WAS INCREASE FOR A SHORTER VIEW TIM AND THEREFORE THE BLINKING LIGHTS DO NOT BLINK QUITE THIS FAST. This Universal Translator is Screen Accurate in every detail. Blinking Lens colors mimic the Screen Used Prop as Seen on the episode. The Enterprise shuttlecraft, carrying Kirk, Spock, Dr. McCoy and critically ill Federation Ambassador Nancy Hedford, encounters a mysterious energy cloud which pulls them down to planet Gamma Canaris N. There they meet a castaway, a young man who purports to be Zefram Cochrane, inventor of the Warp Drive over 100 years ago. The Universal Translator Prop before you is a very accurate copy of the Set Used Version and features. Universal Translator Measures (nominal in inches); 1-? Diameter x 9-1/2 long. Heavy feel as it is solid aluminum everywhere. A custom made (nominal in inches) 1″ thick acrylic display stand recalling Spock’s favorite game, 3D chess, Measures: (approximate in inches) 5 x 7 x 6 high and has two ½” milled acrylic armatures with a ½ cross acrylic rod all epoxied (not a knock-down display). For durable display at any viewing angle. Some Star Trek Prop History For Inquiring Minds. Most of these Prop Makers and Technicians have passed-on. Below are old-timer accounts of convention conversations before conventions were really a fad. (all these are therefore 2nd hand stories). The persons quoted worked for; Desilu ®, NBC ®, Paramount ® & Gene. Star Trek’s machinist. And made all the metal prop parts for all three seasons of the show. Parts were made to order for each episode as in those times (the 1960’s) as machining was done by hand and there was no advantage to making short runs (and no studio funding either). Each episode had a specific budget. Speaking of budgets, Bob relied on his Star Trek friend. According to Bob there was no magic drum of Phaser Nozzles and every job was a mad-dash to meet the filming deadlines. Because parts were made only to order, parts varied quite a bit. These variations can be seen in all the surviving examples of TOS hand props from Phaser to Communicators and Tricorders. Sometimes it was not that a new design was needed but rather that when one Wings it from a sketch, in a hurry using what is on-hand, you get an unintended-new-version of something (in the 1960’s the TV audience never could see that). Robert Archer and Bob Stone worked closely together so when the show was canceled suddenly in season three, Robert Archer ended up with a nice collection of hand props. Made the molds for hand props. He also did all the casting and forming. This included; Vacuum form bucks, Fiberglass molds and urethane molds. Again, according to him most work is done in the normal Hollywood maddening rush. He shared with his convention friends that there were many molds made from molds when the production schedule demanded this. He also shared that when the show ended he rescued the molds from being discarded by putting them in his garage. 1919 was the director of special effects for the show. He handled and repaired many of the props on-set. When the show was canceled in season three he rescued many hand props and even some models from the scrap heap. Dick Ruben, Prop & Art Assistant on the show, got his Set-Used Klingon disruptor from James. Ruggs held on to his rather large Star Trek collection for many years. It is widely known that Greg Jein got his Holy-Grail Hero Phaser from James. In closing a nod to. A prop technician, who reported that he repaired some hand props hundreds of times as they were often damaged during filming. He had also shared that the fiberglass Mid-Grade’s, and some other props often used basswood strips between the seams to establish uniform dimensions. Watch some YouTube Star Trek TOS bloopers to see what he was talking about when it comes to repairs and hand props flying apart. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Science Fiction & Horror\Star Trek Collectibles\Other Star Trek Collectibles”. The seller is “susannetrek” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Convention/Event: New York Comic Con
- Brand: jonpaultrek2012
- Type: Star Trek Prop
- Character: Captain Kirk
- Signed: No
- Series/Movie: Original Series
- Genre: Science Fiction & Horror
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Robert Lansing: Teri Garr
- Franchise: Star Trek
- Modified Item: No
- Vintage: No