Jeffries Space Suit Drawing

DakotaSmith · March 26 2011, 02:49 PM

Here's a little gem I ran across that I hadn't seen before:

It's not much, obviously, but it's a Jeffries drawing I hadn't seen anywhere else, and I tend to watch for such things. If it's been posted previously, my apologies.

The original context is YourProps.com. There are some other nifty artifacts there, as well.

Enjoy.

Forbin · March 26 2011, 04:00 PM

Obviously of Alpha Centauri design

Potemkin_Prod · March 26 2011, 04:48 PM

And pretty darn close to what we see in "Tholian Web."

TIN_MAN · March 26 2011, 05:32 PM

It looks like the figure is using some kind of "thruster gun" to maneuver in space? I recall seeing "real" concepts for such things for future use from back in the 50's and 60's, so it looks like MJ was doing his homework? Great post!

scotpens · March 26 2011, 05:35 PM

This is an original drawing by Matt Jefferies of two figures for possible use in the original Star Trek series. One drawing is of a centaur-like figure, the other a space suit which looks similar to the space suit used in "The Tholian Web".

The spacesuited figure does look like a rough early sketch for the suits that were used in “The Tholian Web.” But how did Jefferies think the centaur could be done believably on a Trek-episode budget? Even Janos Prohaska had only two arms and two legs!

Captain Robert April · March 26 2011, 10:21 PM

What, the man's not allowed to doodle occasionally?

Herkimer Jitty · March 27 2011, 07:27 AM

No, he is not.

TIN_MAN · March 27 2011, 06:45 PM

^It probably was just a doodle, or at best, a bit of a set dressing MJ was musing over? Maybe he was thinking the space suit was manufactured by a company on Alpha Centauri, and this was the logo?

scotpens · March 27 2011, 07:03 PM

Captain Robert April wrote:

What, the man's not allowed to doodle occasionally?

Not in public!

Lanny77 · March 27 2011, 07:18 PM

*cough*wang thruster*cough*

SchwEnt · March 28 2011, 07:11 PM

I may be mistaken here but...

Weren't the Tholian Web spacesuits off the rack?
Meaning, they weren't designed and built for TOS they were a re-use of an existing suit, and then modified for TOS? Didn't they make an earlier appearance in the "I Love Lucy" Martian eps? Or some other program?

I'm just saying cuz it's not as if MJ designed the suit himself, it was a re-use. Not that he couldn't have still doodled it anyway...

B.J. · March 28 2011, 08:19 PM

According to Memory Alpha, they were designed by Theiss for the episode.

Whether that's right or not, *someone* isn't too fond of peripheral vision!

TheLoneRedshirt · March 28 2011, 08:26 PM

Lanny77 wrote:

*cough*wang thruster*cough*

Thanks for that - I just spewed coffee on my keyboard.

Capt_Pickirk · March 28 2011, 08:55 PM

Lanny77 wrote:

*cough*wang thruster*cough*

Nice.

sojourner · March 28 2011, 09:46 PM

Waist Attached Null Gravity thruster.

March 26 2011, 02:49 PM	#1
DakotaSmith Fleet Captain Location: Redfield, Iowa, USA	Jeffries Space Suit Drawing Here's a little gem I ran across that I hadn't seen before: It's not much, obviously, but it's a Jeffries drawing I hadn't seen anywhere else, and I tend to watch for such things. If it's been posted previously, my apologies. The original context is YourProps.com. There are some other nifty artifacts there, as well. Enjoy. __________________ "No human being has the right — under any circumstances — to initiate force against another human being, nor to threaten or delegate its initiation." - The Zero Aggression Principle

March 26 2011, 04:00 PM	#2
Forbin Admiral Location: I said out, dammit!	Re: Jeffries Space Suit Drawing Obviously of Alpha Centauri design __________________ My kitbashes: http://www.inpayne.com/models/kitbash/trekpage.html My Kitbash Wallpapers: http://www.inpayne.com/models/wallpa...allpapers.html My kitbash calendar: http://inpayne.com/calendar/kbcalendar2013.html

March 26 2011, 04:48 PM	#3
Potemkin_Prod Fleet Captain Location: Southwest Georgia	Re: Jeffries Space Suit Drawing And pretty darn close to what we see in "Tholian Web." __________________ Randy -------------------- Project Potemkin http://www.projectpotemkin.com

March 26 2011, 05:32 PM	#4
TIN_MAN Fleet Captain	Re: Jeffries Space Suit Drawing It looks like the figure is using some kind of "thruster gun" to maneuver in space? I recall seeing "real" concepts for such things for future use from back in the 50's and 60's, so it looks like MJ was doing his homework? Great post!

March 26 2011, 10:21 PM	#6
Captain Robert April Vice Admiral Location: In selfless service to fandom, on the road to becoming a Star Trek trivia god...	Re: Jeffries Space Suit Drawing What, the man's not allowed to doodle occasionally?

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March 27 2011, 07:27 AM	#7
Herkimer Jitty Rear Admiral Location: Herkimer Jitty	Re: Jeffries Space Suit Drawing No, he is not. __________________ Fans are like space heaters. All we have to offer is hot air.

March 27 2011, 06:45 PM	#8
TIN_MAN Fleet Captain	Re: Jeffries Space Suit Drawing ^It probably was just a doodle, or at best, a bit of a set dressing MJ was musing over? Maybe he was thinking the space suit was manufactured by a company on Alpha Centauri, and this was the logo?

March 27 2011, 07:18 PM	#10
Lanny77 Lieutenant Location: Ireland	Re: Jeffries Space Suit Drawing coughwang thrustercough __________________ Look to the stars for hope burns bright I am Lanny, Hear me muse! read, fallow, enjoy

March 28 2011, 07:11 PM	#11
SchwEnt Fleet Captain	Re: Jeffries Space Suit Drawing I may be mistaken here but... Weren't the Tholian Web spacesuits off the rack? Meaning, they weren't designed and built for TOS they were a re-use of an existing suit, and then modified for TOS? Didn't they make an earlier appearance in the "I Love Lucy" Martian eps? Or some other program? I'm just saying cuz it's not as if MJ designed the suit himself, it was a re-use. Not that he couldn't have still doodled it anyway...

March 28 2011, 08:19 PM	#12
B.J. Commodore Location: Huntsville, AL, USA	Re: Jeffries Space Suit Drawing According to Memory Alpha, they were designed by Theiss for the episode. Whether that's right or not, someone isn't too fond of peripheral vision! __________________ B.J. --- bj-o23.deviantart.com

March 28 2011, 09:46 PM	#15
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: Jeffries Space Suit Drawing Waist Attached Null Gravity thruster. __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...