Etsy seller shankalonian loves taking old computer parts, especially hard drives, and creating amazing starships and other Sci-Fi vehicles. Below are some of the excellent models he has available in his shop.
You’ll see a lot of Star Trek ships like the Enterprise B, a Colonial Viper from Battlestar Galactica, the Babylon 5 space station, the Recognizer from Tron and more. I especially love the Enterprise B. shankalonian has a great eye for detail.
Can you even imagine what it would have been like if Star Trek: The Original Series had aired in cinematic widescreen? No. No, you can’t imagine the beauty and scope of such a thing. It’s too mindblowing for our brains to handle. It is absolutely gorgeous.
The first Star Trek series aired in the 4×3 aspect television ratio, like the rest of the shows of the era. Sadly, that doesn’t hold up well in our current age of widescreen and HD. So basically, we are missing out. However, one amazing fan, Nick Acosta, has used some HD screen caps to put together some widescreen shots. There is a sampling below. They are simply stunning. Now we just need Star Trek remastered so we can enjoy it in cinematic style.
The Enterprise D had a Captain’s Yacht, and likewise Voyager had an Aeroshuttle. Although we never saw it on screen. It was a small craft attached to the underside of the USS Voyager’s saucer section. It was there the whole time. You can see it attached to the Saucer. It was just never used.
The Delta Flyer basically took over its role. Now we can see the launch sequence thanks to visual effects artist Adam “Mojo” Lebowitz who posted a concept test video of the Aeroshuttle launch. Star Trek designer Rick Sternbach has also been sharing some behind the scenes Voyager stuff lately. A LOT of it. This is because next year is the 20th anniversary of the series. Below you can see some concept art for the Aeroshuttle as well as some earlier concept art for Voyager herself and even a foamcore mockup.
Kansas City, Missouri artist Josh Ln has a fun and creative anatomical illustration series of famous spaceships from science fiction. The series is titled Spaceship Skeletal Surveys and features ships from SciFi films and TV shows. Now you can see what they would look like if they had a skeletal structure.
We have the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars, the Enterprise from Star Trek, the TARDIS from Doctor Who, Firefly and a viper from Battlestar Galactica, all showing off their anatomy. You can order prints and all kinds of apparel with these five designs printed on them from Josh’s Society6 store.
Prepare for your wallet to be assimilated. Resistance to this awesome Star Trek Pop-Up Book is futile. You must have it. I know that I have to have it anyway. Star Trek Pop-Ups features seven pop-up Star Trek scenes, which span the entire Trek timeline.
It features pop-ups of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701, the tribble scene from The Trouble with Tribbles, a Klingon Bird of Prey, a Borg Cube, Deep Space 9, Captain Proton’s Bride of Chaotica, and the Enterprise NX-01. They were designed by Courtney Watson McCarthy. This is a fun book for Trek fans. I don’t think we have had even one Star Trek pop-up book until now.
These light-up Sci-Fi danger awareness artworks are clever and inventive and will make your home feel a little bit more futuristic. As if you are on board an actual spaceship, viewing safety warnings on the bulkhead. Etsy seller TheDailyRobot offers several. There’s a bionic arm warning, safety precautions regarding the Star Trek transporter and even one for an Orbital Elevator. The seller very appropriately has this to say about the transporter piece:
You can’t drive a car without getting a license. You can’t fly a plane without getting a license. But any jerk can walk into a tube and get de-atomized, which is why we need signs like these to keep the teleporting masses safe.
You can get these awesome pieces of art from his shop for about $75.
This factual Star Trek infographic will teach you all kinds of cool things about Star Trek The Original Series. Artist Anna Kerbo gives you all kinds of interesting trivia, like the percentage of crew member deaths sorted by uniform color for instance. Can you guess which uniform had the most deaths? I think you can.
There are facts about the crew members, facts about the U.S.S. Enterprise’s specs and much more. It is a handy chart that will help settle some nerd arguments or just get new fans up to speed. Did you know that McCoy says, “He’s dead, Jim!” at least 14 times in TOS?
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Fun with Kirk and Spock is a Dick and Jane style parody book. If this book doesn’t make you laugh then you are a full blooded Vulcan. It arrives on July 29 from Cider Mill Press. This 64-page hardcover was written by Robb Pearlman and inside you will see Kirk, Spock, McCoy and the rest of gang in some unusual and fun adventures that will have you laughing out loud.
This book is a must for your Star Trek library for the art alone. Both you and your kids will enjoy this one.
Dean Walton has created some very satisfyingly retro Sci-Fi travel posters that would look at home in any galactic travel agency. You can book a trip to many famous locales, like Vulcan, Pandora, Solaris, New York as seen in The Fifth Element and more.
However, if you find yourself traveling the cosmos, do yourself a favor and don’t forget your Multi-Pass. Also, if we have learned anything from Hitchiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, it is this. It might be a good idea to pack a towel. A towel always comes in handy. And no matter where you go, there you are.
This awesome Spocktrooper action figure from Junk Fed is the first figure from the “Space Madness” line and is the perfect mash-up between Star Trek and Star Wars. The Imperial Spocktrooper is priced at $45 per carded figure. Each figure is individually hand cast, assembled, painted, and finished. The end result is impressive and only logical.
His accessories include a removable helmet and blaster. The card back gives a hint as to what else may be coming in this series. It looks like a two-headed E.T., an R2 unit of some sort and two others that I can’t make out. Consider this figure as coming from a mirror universe that is also from “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.”
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