Star Trek, Tricorder Jewel, Red, Phaser Tricorder Metal Part For Sale
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Star Trek, Tricorder Jewel, Red, Phaser Tricorder Metal Part:
$10.99
These are the Guilloche Type Red Phaser or Tricorder JewelPRICE IS EACH 1. 3/16\" nominal diameter (4.50 mm for my pals in Canada).
Red guilloche Hero jewel set in; mirror polished; nickel finished; coin edge bezel. Very high grade. Not cheap plastic or aluminum.
- Multiple jewels of the same color ship Free.
- See my other listings (visit my store) for; other color Jewels
- PASTE LINK TO WATCH ; EXPLODED PHASER LSR 12mm SLIDESHOW; YOUTUBE VIDEO LINK TO WATCH; AA/DS PHASER-LSR 12mm HOW-TO; YOUTUBE VIDEO LINK TO WATCH; TOS-PHASER FIN FINISHING; YOUTUBE VIDEO LINK TO WATCH; TOS-PHASER SIDE-RAIL FINISHING; YOUTUBE VIDEO LINK FOR RESIN PROPS TO PUT MY METAL ON OK, SEE RETURNS AND SHIPPING TAB ABOVE. Click to watch these How-To videos on YouTube, see link (in blue) below.
- ALL MY PARTS ARE Made to surpass general the requirements of DIN ISO 2768-M fabrication tolerances. Very high quality.
- 14-DAY returns are always OK (30 Days EU and UK), we want you to be happy!
- Wash parts in detergents such as Dawn Dish-washing liquid and towel dry before installing. There is a non-visible thin film of oil on every metal part and failure to wash the parts may cause problems with glue bonding and any finishes, like paint or clear lacquer, that may be applied. Thank You; susannetrek2012, jonpaultrek2012
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)
Mr. Greg Jein was a very well known Star Trek TOS prop collector and authority (born October 31, 1945 in Los Angeles, USA; died May 22, 2022 in Los Angeles). He had personal friendships with all the listed Star Trek TOS production prop craftsmen (Bob Stone, James Rugg, Richard Heimer, John Dwyer, and Mr. Ruck).
BACK TO STAR TREK TOS 1966 THRU 1969
Mr. 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. Speaking of budgets, Bob relied on his Star Trek friend Robert Archer (VP of Budgeting for the show) in getting a little leeway on the $ so he could do the best possible job. 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.
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.
James Ruggs (b. 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. Mr. 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 about when it comes to repairs and hand props flying apart.
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