Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 5, 2011 in
Star Trek
ThinkGeek is carry this sharp looking Star Trek Metal Plated Stunt Phaser Replica — which to me of course is a bittersweet reminder that our somewhat distracted friend J.J. Abrams owes us fanboys another Star Trek film (which I bet we won’t see until 2012 at this rate). In the meantime goodies like replica will have to keep us fanboys happy! Read more…
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Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 16, 2010 in
Science,
Star Trek
It’s been the long time dream of science fiction to produce a ray gun that won’t kill, well it now looks like that’s now reality according to this BBC article: Read more…
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Posted by Michael Pinto on May 12, 2010 in
Hobbies and Collections,
Star Trek
Warning! This Star Trek First Contact Phaser Rifle Replica is not for low budget fanboys. At over $1000 this fabulous firearm includes a hand painted finish, shoulder strap, and of course working lights and sound effects. Here’s Worf in action with the phaser rifle (note: Klingon attitude not included with the replica): Read more…
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Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 21, 2010 in
Hobbies and Collections,
Star Trek
We come in peace — shoot to kill! It’s not powerful enough to kill Klingons but this modified Playmates brand Star Trek Phaser (from 1994) is strong enough to pop balloons: Read more…
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Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 31, 2009 in
Hobbies and Collections,
Star Trek
Oh sure any toy can give you the fanboy dream of being Captain James T. Kirk! But how many goodies can give you the illusion that you’re in 1960s Hollywood working in the props department on that cool new sci fi show Star Trek? And that’s what this Star Trek Hero Prop Type-I Phaser Kit is all about — this isn’t some toy you rip out of the case and start shooting your office buddies with for mere amusement. Instead you get the pleasure of taking vintage parts and crafting a prop that looks like it came from the set of the original series: Read more…
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Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 29, 2008 in
Hobbies and Collections,
Star Trek
You know what I want for Christmas? I want William Shatner to have a guest spot in the upcoming Star Trek XI film! But if I can’t get that instead I’ll gladly settle for this old school Star Trek Phaser and Communicator Set from ThinkGeek. The phaser has the nice touch of including an overload setting that is followed by an exploding sound effect (or as my computer programming friends would say “If it’s not a bug it’s a feature!”). The communicator is also cool as it features 20 fanboy friendly phrases like “Spock here, Captain”, “Scotty here, Captain” and my personal favorite “Transporter room ready to beam up”.
Tags: Phaser, Star Trek