Neill Cameron‘s “Parks and Trek” series reimagines the crew from Pawnee as the crew of the Enterprise. The Next Generation specifically. Commander Ron Swanson as Riker is perfect.
We also have Captain Leslie Knope, Engineering Chief Tom Haverford, and Chief Medical Officer Ann Perkins. Ron Swanson would hate living in Star Trek’s big government world though. In fact, the more I think about it, it would be a pretty funny show.
A newly released Star Trek Haynes Manual offers something a little different. The Haynes USS Enterprise Press-Out and Build Manual, is part book, part model kit, all awesome! Inside you will find a cardboard kit that builds a fifty centimeter long model of the original USS Enterprise.
The book itself focuses on all the main starships Enterprise. That’s cool and all, but…You can build the Enterprise! I don’t know about you, but I’m buying this one. One can only hope that they release more ships. I’d like to see a Klingon Bird of Prey and a Miranda Class ship. Check out the videos below to see how the model is built.
It’s that time of year again and you have to find some good gifts for friends, family and for yourself. Well, we all love Sci-Fi so we have compiled a list of some classic DVD and Blu-Ray sets that you can give this holiday season.
Some of these are not new, while others are. There’s a little something here for everyone. All are classics that we like to watch again and again. So this year give the gift of Sci-Fi or fantasy. Happy holidays from Sci-Fi Design.
X-Men: Days of Future Past Amazon Exclusive
Doctor Who: The Matt Smith Years and Doctor Who: The David Tennant Collection Bundle
Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Caesar’s Warrior Collection
Twilight Zone: The 5th Dimension (Complete Series Limited Edition Box Set)
The Outer Limits Original Series Complete Box Set Volumes 1-3
Batman: The Complete Television Series
Ghostbusters/Ghostbusters II Limited Edition Gift Set
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Complete Classic Series Collection
Stanley Kubrick: The Masterpiece Collection
Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery
Star Trek: The Complete Original Series DVD (Seasons 1-3)
Red Dwarf: The Complete Collection
Stargate SG-1: The Complete Series Collection
This replica of the U.S.S. Reliant is insanely detailed and QMX has really outdone themselves this time. This huge Artisan Replica the Miranda class starship from Wrath of Khan just begs to be stared at with your jaw dropping open.
This 1:250 scale ship is 37″ long and over 20″ wide. It has tons of LEDs that light up the nacelles and other windows and even has sound options that recreate the effect of phasers firing. The base even has it’s own lighting to simulate the glow of a Nebula. There are even crew members and shuttles in the Shuttlebay. There will only be 500 ever made. It’s no wonder this beauty will cost us $9,995. You can pre-order it right now from QMX.
If you have an away team mission that needs to beam down to a planet that has somehow evolved into a Victorian culture, but with more colorful clothing, you might want to visit Etsy seller loriann37 and outfit your crew appropriately.
These custom Star Trek Hoodies are colorful and stylish with nice wide hoods and cinched waists. They make your away team sexy. Now you can uncover the mystery in style and blend in.
You have to love these colorful and geeky prints from Etsy seller GeekyPet. They replace all of the sci-fi and superhero icons that we love with felines, which in many cases, changes the way you look at these characters. They don’t take themselves too seriously, but all fit in nicely. In fact, it’s scary how well these cats do at replacing our heroes.
These fun and playful prints include Doctor Who, Star Trek, Star Wars, Batman and many more. Check out the Etsy shop to see them all. Jabba The Cat is probably my favorite.
Paramount is working on several attractions around the world, and many will include Star Trek elements. Paramount London is in a consultation phase right now before work starts in full force, with a target of a 2020 opening. We have some intriguing new concept art for the park, including a Star Trek themed Starfleet Command zone that looks pretty stunning.
The Starfleet Command zone will be joined by Adventure Isle, Land of Legends, Cartoon Circus, Action Square, Port Paramount, and Entertainment City. Obviously the best attraction will be the Starfleet Command Zone and the concept art for it certainly looks bold.
These days we all know about computer generated imagery. In fact many of us think that the Star Wars prequels had way too much of it and suffered because of this. Star Trek has always been a pioneer of the art-form and as such has helped shape the technology behind it. These videos are from a 1987 Open University documentary on computer aided design, highlighting some early examples of CGI and how it was used in Star Trek.
Both are well worth your time. It’s a fascinating look back at effects that we take for granted today. The first video looks at Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. The second video looks at some of the work done on the Genesis Device sequence from Star Trek II.
Costumesupercenter created this cool Star Trek infographic that shows the Star Trek uniforms throughout the various TV series and movies. They forgot the Man-Skirt or Skant from The Next Generation premiere Encounter At Farpoint.
It is a handy infographic for those who can’t decide on a Halloween or comic-con costume. I think my favorites have always been the 1960’s uniforms and Kirk and crew’s movie uniforms. The Next Generation uniforms are cool too, if you don’t mind doing the Picard Maneuver.
DugMcUglyArt made these super cool matchbook paintings with some of our favorite geek pop culture characters. Below are just some of his miniature masterpieces. The art is fantastic, but the artist also manages to inject some humor into these paintings.
One of my favorites is “The Hound” with the matches appropriately burned. Another is Jack Nicholson’s joker from Tim Burton’s Batman movie. I would love to display all of these together. Awesome work.
Alien
Hellboy
Captain Picard
The Joker
The Hound
The 10th Doctor
Dobby The House Elf
Jabba The Hutt
Colonel Tigh
Commander Adama
The Brain
The Joker
