Looking for just the acrylic moon? NO; Lock-Plate, NO Phaser Shell, No Phaser. Eleven (11) Part Museum Accurate Kit Based on Median dimensions of Set-Used Midgrades that I have Had Access to. No Cast Prop-Metal parts in this listing aka… R98 Pewter of ; 98% Tin & Bismuth & Copper. All parts are machined aluminum or are otherwise, stamped aluminum where indicated, brass parts are real solid brass. Crispy is 1 ” x 1.30 ” stamped aluminum 32 gauge foil. The trigger stud and faux brass release pins both have shoulders on them so they slide into pilot holes and STOP at the correct depth. Package includes one of each as identified in the main listing photo. Multiple parts shown in photographs so you can see multiple views but you get just one of each. Phaser & Display are for reference and not included. You are the prop builder and you do the fitting, polishing, distressing and, so forth! There are other Package-Deals listed. OPTION FOR LOOSE PRICES (MESSAGE ME FOR A ALTERANTE PACKAGE DEAL). To review the specific dimensions and specifications for each part see the listing images. METAL PARTS; Prior to use, all Metal Parts MUST be cleaned to remove machine coolant residue. RESIDUE IS NOT VISIBLE AND DOES NOT FEEL OILY, BUT IT IS THERE! Use dish-washing detergent such as Dawn or Palmolive to insure a clean part. 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 2nd hand stories) The persons quoted worked for; Desilu, NBC, Paramount & Gene. Bob Stone was 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. 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 cancelled suddenly in season three, Robert Archer ended up with a nice collection of hand props. Richard Heimer 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 cancelled 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 Mr. Ruck, 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 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: Phaser Metal Part
- star trek tos prop: phaser metal
- Character: Captain Kirk
- diamond select: Star Trek Midgrade Phaser
- Signed: No
- Series/Movie: Original Series
- Genre: Science Fiction & Horror
- Franchise: Star Trek
- Modified Item: No
- Vintage: No