Star Trek TOS, Midgrade Full Metal Parts Kit Includes ALL Acrylic

Description

In general: all parts are shipped with the machine finish as shown in the LISTING PHOTOS. Final finishing is by the Buyer (prop maker) and may include whatever; polishing, graining, distressing, acid washes, electroplating, and other treatments as selected and executed by the Buyer. Most parts will have some cosmetic blemishes that the Buyer may/may-not want to remove or enhance. Thank You.
Star Trek TOS, Midgrade Full Metal and Acrylic Package
Ships 1st Class USPS USA FREE, most international .00 Flat Rate (check-out has the details)
NO; Lock-Plate, NO Phaser Shell, No Phaser.
11 Part Museum Accurate Kit Based on Median dimensions of Set-Used Midgrades that I have Had Access to.
No Cast Prop-Metal parts
in this listing
(aka...R98 Pewter of ; 98% Tin & Bismuth & Copper)
.
All parts are machined aluminum or are otherwise, stamped aluminum where indicated, brass parts are real solid brass.
Crispy is 1 " x 1.30 " stamped aluminum 32 gauge foil.
The trigger stud and faux brass release pins both have shoulders on them so they slide into pilot holes and STOP at the correct depth.
Package includes one of each as identified in the main listing photo.
Multiple parts shown in photographs so you can see multiple views
but you get just one
of each. Phaser & Display are for reference and not included.
You are the prop builder and you do the fitting, polishing, distressing and, so forth !!
There are other Package-Deals listed.
CLICK HERE FOR ALL PHASER METAL FULL-KITS
OPTION FOR LOOSE PRICES (MESSAGE ME FOR A PACKAGE):
ACRYLIC EMITTER; .16
NOZZLE AND STUD; .00
CRISPY; .15
SEGMENTED WHEEL; .99
ACRYLIC 1/2 MOON; .79
TOP-TURN DIAL; .99
BRASS SIDE PIN; .99
SIDE TURN W/BEZEL; .97
TRIGGER MACHINED; .99
PACK/HANDLE/SHIP; $ 9.99
Parts Total delivered when sold separately 0.02. This Package price saves you 6.22 or about 79% WOW.
To review the specific dimensions and specifications for each part see the listing images.
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WATCH THESE YOUTUBES TO GET EDUCATED ON MIDGRADE PHASERS:
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MIDGRADE CLASS
METAL PARTS;
Prior to use, all Metal Parts MUST be cleaned to remove machine coolant residue.
RESIDUE IS NOT VISIBLE AND DOES NOT FEEL OILY, BUT IT IS THERE!
Use dish-washing detergent such as Dawn or Palmolive to insure a clean part.
Some Star Trek Prop History For Inquiring Minds:
Most of these Prop Makers and Technicians have passed-on.
Below are old-timer accounts of convention conversations before conventions were really a fad. (all 2nd hand stories)
The persons quoted worked for; Desilu, NBC, Paramount & Gene
Mr. Bob Stone
was Star Trek's machinist and made all the metal prop parts for all three seasons of the show. Parts were made to order for each episode as in those times (the 1960’s) as machining was done by hand and there was no advantage to making short runs (and no studio funding either). Each episode had a specific budget. Speaking of budgets, Bob relied on his Star Trek friend
Robert Archer
(VP of Budgeting for the show) in getting a little leeway on the $ so he could do the best possible job. According to Bob there was no magic drum of Phaser Nozzles and every job was a mad-dash to meet the filming deadlines.
Because parts were made only to order, parts varied quite a bit. These variations can be seen in all the surviving examples of TOS hand props from Phaser to Communicators and Tricorders. Sometimes it was not that  a new design was needed but rather that when one Wings it from a sketch, in a hurry using what is on-hand, you get an unintended-new-version of something (in the 1960’s the TV audience never could see that).
Robert Archer and Bob Stone worked closely together so when the show was cancelled suddenly in season three, Robert Archer ended up with a nice collection of hand props.
Richard Heimer
made the molds for hand props. He also did all the casting and forming. This included; Vacuum form bucks, Fiberglass molds and, urethane molds. Again, according to him most work is done in the normal Hollywood maddening rush. He shared with his convention friends that there were many molds made from molds when the production schedule demanded this. He also shared that when the show ended he rescued the molds from being discarded by putting them in his garage.
James Ruggs
(b. 1919) was the director of special effects for the show. He handled and repaired many of the props on-set. When the show was cancelled in season three he rescued many hand props and even some models from the scrap heap. Dick Ruben, Prop & Art Assistant on the show, got his Set-Used Klingon disruptor from James.  Mr. Ruggs held on to his rather large Star Trek collection for many years. It is widely known that Greg Jein got his Holy-Grail Hero Phaser from James.
In closing a nod to
Mr. Ruck
, a prop technician, who reported that he repaired some hand props hundreds of times as they were often damaged during filming. He had also shared that the fiberglass Mid-Grade’s, and some other props often used basswood strips between the seams to establish uniform dimensions. Watch some YouTube Star Trek TOS bloopers to see what he was talking when it comes to repairs and hand props flying apart.
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