Donny's TOS Enterprise Interiors
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I always hated the props from TWOK and loved it when they returned to some familiarity in TSFS.
Even still, nice start on the heavy-duty tricorder.
The communicator and phaser from TSFS are both lacking in controls from their TOS counterparts. They must be more automated
That lounge is outstanding.
Even still, nice start on the heavy-duty tricorder.
The communicator and phaser from TSFS are both lacking in controls from their TOS counterparts. They must be more automated
That lounge is outstanding.
Was there any relation between the "heavy-duty tricorder" prop and the motion-sensor prop in Aliens?
From the photos I've been able to find online, it doesn't look like it. And the prop doesn't appear to be in the Modern Props catalog any longer.
No, it actually hasn't. I was assuming it was, because the prop appeared in the 1983 Knight Rider episode "Goliath," and KR rented a ton of stuff from Modern Props. 
I wouldn't be surprised. It does have a very generic feel to it.
I've been able to find some photos of replicas online, but no up close shots of the actual prop used in the film. I'm just using bits and pieces I like of each replica I have shots of for my build.
By the way, I was reluctantly watching Austin Powers with my girlfriend the other night (I watched it far too much in the late 90s), and noticed there were a ton of Modern Props rentals in that film as well. That stuff is everywhere!
I've been able to find some photos of replicas online, but no up close shots of the actual prop used in the film. I'm just using bits and pieces I like of each replica I have shots of for my build.
By the way, I was reluctantly watching Austin Powers with my girlfriend the other night (I watched it far too much in the late 90s), and noticed there were a ton of Modern Props rentals in that film as well. That stuff is everywhere!
I'm usually not one to brag, but she's a knock-out and a Trekkie to boot! Plus she's just all around great.
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Wow, with that dark coloring and the pipe texture, it looks sort of HR Giger-esque.
I was going to say what an un-trek-looking prop that is, then I remembered some of the unwieldy engineering tools from TOS.
What I can say is that it looks nothing like a tricorder, even if it looks exactly like what they used in TWOK.
Not to impugn your work; you're doing a fantastic job. I'd love to know what you have, other than the movie, as reference.
What I can say is that it looks nothing like a tricorder, even if it looks exactly like what they used in TWOK.
Not to impugn your work; you're doing a fantastic job. I'd love to know what you have, other than the movie, as reference.
You can see it here with Saavik:
And here's a page with many of the prop replicas I used for reference, some better than others: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Tricorder
And I agree, it's a very radical departure from Tricorder designs before and after its appearance. But it is nonetheless part of Trek canon. I'm not the biggest fan of it either, which is why I've decided to include the more familiar version seen in TSFS as well. This bulky version is widely considered the "heavy-duty" model, so we can assume that this is simply a more powerful model than the standard version.
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I rationalise it as not a classic triccorder, but a scanner designed to specifically seek out the tiniest trace of organic matter, and provide a directional bearing. Don't the beeps get faster as Saavik finds Chekov and Terrell on Regula 1? Obviously the latter are looking for life on Ceti Alpha, so the same device would be perfect for their uses too. Perhaps it's a handheld version of Reliant's "dynoscanner" that picked up the initial "minor flux reading"?
Bones doesn't have one, so I doubt it is capable of any medical use.
Bones doesn't have one, so I doubt it is capable of any medical use.
