Phase Pistol

Picture-of-the-day time! This one features one of my favorite props, the phaser from classic Star Trek.

This replica was built by my friend Scott, who goes by the handle Centralrepair. He worked from my blueprints, which I drew from examining screen captures from the show, and the best images available of the screenused props.

These replicas are as close to the original props as we could make them…. Scott even replicated the complex mechanical linkages inside the prop that caused the sight to rise and the light bulbs to light when the thumbwheel is turned on the hand phaser.

- k