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Galileo 7 Prop from TOS in Auction June 18, 2012

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Lynne Miller

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For anyone who is interested, the Galileo 7 Shuttlecraft is to be auctioned June 18th through June 28 at noon online.

Hopefully, the buyer will have the wherewithal to complete the restoration of the craft and display it for the first time in 20 years.

The condition looks rough, but the interior has been totally restored with an estimated 40% of the wood replaced due to dry rot. The parts are stored separately from the craft and have been restored to the point of being primed.

The exterior needs fiberglassing and painting. More in depth details can be obtained by visiting the site and contacting the autioneer. Serious bidders only please.

http://www.kikoauctions.com/?nav=auctions&details=2030
 
It is painful to see those pictures. Please someone restore this piece of history before it is too late.
 
Seems like if you had gone to someone like propworx or Profiles in History they could have advertised bigger and gotten it to a wider audience than a site like that might get to and possibly bring you more money. Whatever the case I'm like the rest here...I hope it goes to a good home.
 
The restoration will probably be about $ 200,000. We have looked closely at it. A lot of work to be done. Spoken to Drexler and Okuda about being part of the team.

Alec
 
I saw this in the TrekToday headlines. I don't mean any disrespect to anyone who is involved... but spending $100,000 for an old set piece from a 1960's TV series? I mean, I guess I just don't get it. Give the money to charity or something...
 
CoveTom said:
I saw this in the TrekToday headlines. I don't mean any disrespect to anyone who is involved... but spending $100,000 for an old set piece from a 1960's TV series? I mean, I guess I just don't get it. Give the money to charity or something...
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This is just a reminder that the final auction sale price on Captain Kirk's command chair back in June of 2002 (just about ten years ago now) was $304,750.

Also, if the seller of the Galileo is poor (necessitating the sale of this famous Trek item), I suppose the money from the purchase does indeed go to a charity of sorts: it goes to helping out this person who is in need of money.
 
CoveTom said:
I saw this in the TrekToday headlines. I don't mean any disrespect to anyone who is involved... but spending $100,000 for an old set piece from a 1960's TV series? I mean, I guess I just don't get it. Give the money to charity or something...
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Feel free to spend YOUR money on anything YOU want.

Have you bought anything recently that you didn't really need? Something for a hobby? Something pretty for the house? Well, SHAME ON YOU!!! Why didn't you give that money to charity?!
 
I'm involved in this effort. There's a lot of love for Star Trek out there and this is one major, major way to contribute to the franchise. The fans restoring Galileo is a great idea.
 
Forbin said:
Feel free to spend YOUR money on anything YOU want.

Have you bought anything recently that you didn't really need? Something for a hobby? Something pretty for the house? Well, SHAME ON YOU!!! Why didn't you give that money to charity?!
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Sure I have. I might spend $50 or $100 or even $1000 on a hobby. $100,000? No way. Now, granted, I'm solidly middle class. Were I making $5 mil a year, $100,000 might not seem like so much.

In any case, I didn't say that folks shouldn't be able to spend their money however they like. I just said I don't understand it. I am as big a Trek fan as anyone. But I don't understand the motivation here when such huge sums of money are involved. That's not a value judgment on my part. That's just saying I don't understand.
 
It's actually in pretty good condition. It looks bad because you're seeing layers of sanded Bondo and primer. Think of how a restored car looks before the paint.

Hey, it still exists! That's a lot more than you can say for a lot of 50-year-old TV props.
 
It will be interesting to see what the result is after restoration is all finished. Enjoyed the short videos.
 
I think the shuttle should just be donated to a museum that has the money and resources to do a proper restoration on it, because unless someone is "rich", and has the monetary means to really fix this thing up, in all likelihood it'll just end up sitting in a garage, warehouse, or field again.
 
Mr. Lezar said:
I think the shuttle should just be donated to a museum that has the money and resources to do a proper restoration on it, because unless someone is "rich", and has the monetary means to really fix this thing up, in all likelihood it'll just end up sitting in a garage, warehouse, or field again.
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So the woman who's devoted 23 years and $100,000 to preserving and restoring this icon for us should just donate it to a museum and forget about trying to get something back from all her work and pains? Screw her, right?

What museum, btw, did you have in mind? The Smithsonian? They still have aircraft in storage since the 1940s that they haven't gotten around to restoring.

And do you think someone who isn't "rich" and doesn't intend to restore it is going to win the auction?
 
Why would anyone bid on it? It looks like a piece of junk from the one picture shown, which is probably the best one. Hate to imagine what the rest of it looks like. :eek:
 
BillJ said:
Why would anyone bid on it? It looks like a piece of junk from the one picture shown, which is probably the best one. Hate to imagine what the rest of it looks like. :eek:
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Look closer. Your seeing a partially restored hull covered with patches of bondo and primer, but not painted. No different than a classic car in mid-restoration. It's actually in pretty good shape, and will look perfect once it's finish-sanded and painted.

As to why anyone would bid on the original TOS shuttlecraft prop... :eek:
 
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