RESTORED TOS COMMUNICATOR IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL AND READY FOR BEAM-UP

After being lost for 50+ years one of only two functional hero Communicators ever used on the original Star Trek has been fully restored by Star Trek prop legend John Long in time for it's auction on November 9 at Julien's Auctions. All images care of Julien's and used with permission.

Communicate with this:

More to come!

LLAP.

Don

RESTORED TOS PHASER IS A WORK OF ART A HALF-CENTURY IN THE MAKING

After being lost for 50+ years the best Phaser ever seen on the original Star Trek has been fully restored by Star Trek prop aficionado John Long in time for it's auction on November 9 at Julien's Auctions. 

Let's get to it!

Note that the missing half-moon plastic piece that goes over the "meter" has been fabricated and will be included with the Phaser. We decided to not glue it in place due to the fragile nature of the meter print.

More to come!

LLAP.

Don

BID LONG & PROSPER - THE JULIEN’S STAR TREK TOS PHASER AND COMMUNICATOR

For what it’s worth I did not come up with “renowned” or “expert”. Oh well…

LLAP. 

Don

LONG-LOST STAR TREK TOS HERO PHASER AND COMMUNICATOR COMES OUT FOR SOME ACTION – PART 4 / THE COMMUNICATOR

This is a follow-up to my intro video about the amazing Hero Phaser and Communicator coming up for auction at Julien's this fall. Star Trek prop fans everywhere will be understandably skeptical about these pieces so to address that issue I'll be posting reference photos and videos along with the reasoning used to make our final conclusions. 

Please note that all photos are from Julien's Auctions and used with permission.

Here's the Hero Communicator before restoration. Obviously it has seen better days but the restoration has really brought it back to life care of prop restorer John Long. More on that in the future.

I'll be posting about the restored version in the near future. Until then:

LLAP

Don

LONG-LOST STAR TREK TOS HERO PHASER AND COMMUNICATOR COMES OUT FOR SOME ACTION – PART 3 / THE PHASER 2

This is a follow-up to my intro video about the amazing Hero Phaser and Communicator coming up for auction at Julien's this fall. Star Trek prop fans everywhere will be understandably skeptical about these pieces so to address that issue I'll be posting reference photos and videos along with the reasoning used to make our final conclusions. Let's go!

Please note that all photos are from Julien's Auctions and used with permission.

Here's the Phaser 2 in all its intricate glory. The vast majority of these mechanisms never made it on-screen. The engineered the hell out of this then never showed anything. Frustratingly true. 

Next up: The Communicator!

LLAP

Don