So, I've been dubbing some old video on to DVD and found this little set of treasures on a tape. First shot is myself, my brother Joe (red shirt) and my friend Alan (gold shirt) in our old U.S.S. Aurora uniforms at a con way back in the day. The next shot is of a bridge console I built in my basement growing up. I eventually made it much better, with a better viewscreen. The last shot is of my brother in the Mugato costume we made. Boy, these shots bring back some fond memories. Enjoy!
Ha Ha... Good stuff. I like the bridge!
Those are just great!
I love them! Cool bridge. Are those stereo speakers I see on the wall?
Awesome pics!! Thanks for sharing.
Duffster
Quote from: moyer777 on November 03, 2007, 11:41:04 AM
Those are just great!
I love them! Cool bridge. Are those stereo speakers I see on the wall?
That's the red alert box.
Nice! You got the shape on the console just like the one on the Enterprise! VERY COOL!
I'm so glad I didn't know you until college
Thanks for sharing the Pictures with us, they look cool
Thanks! I don't have much photo-wise from that era but I'll try and find more.
In the words of Glen Guagmire -- "Oh GOD" !!
Great pics Rico. I'm so jealous of your childhood. The best I got was like a playmates enterprise and a couple action figures.
You had the bridge! :D ;)
Back then to get the cool stuff (bridge pieces, costumes, props, etc.) you had to build it and make it all yourself. But I learned a lot in the process about carpentry, electrical, and so forth.
Great stuff Rico... you truly are a Star Trek Geek.. not that I ever doubted you. :)
Just had to bump this thread up again. Makes me smile! :)
Wow, great stuff! Must have been a blast to play on that bridge.
Quote from: Bromptonboy on June 19, 2013, 06:32:32 AM
Wow, great stuff! Must have been a blast to play on that bridge.
It was. I wish I had better pictures or video of it. What you see above was before my "bridge refit" which made the screen much better and had a Klingon ship appear that you could fire weapons at. I changed the center console too and made it much more accuratre then too. I've been trying to locate this old video clip I had of it in action but haven't been able to find it yet.
When I was ~8 or 9 I had a friend who got me into TOS. We used to pretend to be part of an away team - but we never went to the lengths you guys did. Wish we had!
Love these pictures. I hope my daughter wants to make stuff and play in it, she is a bit like that but i worry that with all the modern tech that kids prefer to play with gaming systems rather than make stuff. Fingers crossed she wants to make a tardis lol
I found the video!!!
Star Trek - fan made bridge console (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPgCAvfOPrs#)
Amazing you could put that together. Was that filmed on Super 8MM?
Quote from: Bromptonboy on June 30, 2013, 12:05:53 PM
Amazing you could put that together. Was that filmed on Super 8MM?
B&W VHS camera of the era. Not many people had those types of cameras. It was built out of wood mainly, covered in contact paper and painted with latex paint. Using the same methods I used for my Spock station.
Quote from: Rico on June 19, 2013, 06:28:35 AM
Just had to bump this thread up again. Makes me smile! :)
What was the line you guys couldn't get past again? Something about a brain disorder?
Congratulations Rico, you just earned another 100 geek credits for early home vid-tech and that funky discotrek audio track.
Thanks for sharing - that's totally awesome!
Great pictures!! :)