[geeks] for the big geek.

[Tim H.]

If you want authentic you have to use incandescant and neon panel lamps, LEDs are too new.  I remember when they started showing up. Or did we recently have that young punk/old fart discussion, my memory isn't what it used to be.

Tim

On Sat, 08 Jun 2002 08:49:00 -0400
Kurt Huhn <kurt at k-huhn.com> wrote:

> "William S." wrote:
> > 
> > Very cool. I wish I had the kinda money to
> > acquire something like this and not feel guilty
> > about it later. It certainly would be one-of-a-kind.
> > Wonder how much money the studio actually spent
> > building it? From what I had heard. They did not
> > spend much money on props.
> > 
> 
> Shatners book 'Star Trek Memories' goes into minor detail on the props
> and what they used.  McCoy's medical tricorder was originally a salt
> shaker, for instance.  Talk about pouring salt on the wounds :)
> 
> I'll bet one could be built fairly easily with some MDF and a trip to
> Radio Shack for some buttons and dials.  Get some LEDs and wire up a
> control panel with blinkenlights.  Hmmmm, project?  I could probably
> make one for myself in just a couple days, but I'll bet selling copies
> would get me into trouble with Paramaount's legal team...
> -- 
> Kurt
> kurt at k-huhn.com
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