Star Trek: The Exhibition In Detroit - Original Series Klingon Uniform

This eleventh in a series of posts on Star Trek: The Exhibition; now open at the Detroit Science Center (http://www.detroitsciencecenter.org/) until Sept. 7, 2009; focuses on the Original Series Klingon Uniform. Startrekpropauthority.blogspot.com was allowed to photograph the exhibition on Feb. 14th, 2009 and Feb. 21st, 2009 and is presenting posts on some of the exciting TOS-related components of this comprehensive collection - which features screen used costumes, props, starship filming models and set recreations that span all 5 Star Trek television series and 10 feature films. Many thanks to the staff of the Detroit Science Center for their kind assistance; with special recognition to Kelly Fulford, Kerri Budde, Amanda Jackson, and Todd Slisher for their outstanding support.

The introductory post on Star Trek: The Exhibition which provides a general overview of the event can be seen at: http://startrekpropauthority.blogspot.com/2009/02/star-trek-exhibition-beams-into-detroit.html

Some detailed photos of the Klingon uniform on display are presented below...




Note the implementation of a painted strip of bubble wrap as a belt buckle ...







A screenshot from the late 1st Season episode "Errand Of Mercy" showing actor John Colicos as the Klingon Commander Kor in similar attire ...

Rare TOS Behind The Scenes Photos Part III

Some rarely seen photos taken during TOS production. In addition to this post, readers are also encouraged to view the first two galleries on this topic. Gallery 1 may be found at http://startrekpropauthority.blogspot.com/2008/04/some-rare-tos-behind-scenes-photos.html and Gallery 2 is located at http://startrekpropauthority.blogspot.com/2008/12/rare-tos-behind-scenes-photos-part-ii.html

Star Trek: The Exhibition In Detroit - Starship Filming Models

This tenth in a series of posts on Star Trek: The Exhibition; now open at the Detroit Science Center (http://www.detroitsciencecenter.org/) until Sept. 7, 2009; focuses on the Starship filming models on display. With the exception of the first 3 photos, all of the images shown below were taken from a Media CD that was provided to the press covering the event's Opening Day in Detroit. As such, the filming models are shown as they were displayed at the San Diego Air and Space Museum in California - the initial venue for The Exhibition. In most cases, the models are presented in a similar fashion in Detroit, with minor rearrangement.

I should note that pictures truly do not do justice to the sensation one feels when standing in the presentation room that is filled with these elaborately detailed and, often, spacious starship "miniatures". To provide a sense of scale on some of the very largest filming models that were created; I resurrected a couple of photos of the DS9 spacestation and the U.S.S. Enterprise-A models as seen during the 2006 Christie's 40 Years of Star Trek pre-auction showing at Rockefeller Plaza, New York with observers standing nearby. Several of the models in the Exhibition are of comparable size ... I would estimate a breathtaking 4 to 5 feet in length. The third photo from the top is one that I took in Detroit which perhaps gives some feel for the overall scale of some items in the room.

Startrekpropauthority.blogspot.com was allowed to photograph the exhibition on Feb. 14th, 2009 and Feb. 21st, 2009 and is presenting posts on some of the exciting TOS-related components of this comprehensive collection - which features screen used costumes, props, starship filming models and set recreations that span all 5 Star Trek television series and 10 feature films. Many thanks to the staff of the Detroit Science Center for their kind assistance; with special recognition to Kelly Fulford, Kerri Budde, Amanda Jackson, and Todd Slisher for their outstanding support.

The introductory post on Star Trek: The Exhibition which provides a general overview of the event can be seen at: http://startrekpropauthority.blogspot.com/2009/02/star-trek-exhibition-beams-into-detroit.html

And now, the models.

Similar "miniatures" at Christie's in New York, 2006 ...



Star Trek: The Exhibition ...










A closeup view of the elaborate detail incorporated into a filming model of the Borg Cube used in Star Trek: First Contact (1996) ...

Star Trek: The Exhibition In Detroit - TOS Hand Props

This ninth in a series of posts on Star Trek: The Exhibition; now open at the Detroit Science Center (http://www.detroitsciencecenter.org/) until Sept. 7, 2009; focuses on the Original Series Hand Props. Startrekpropauthority.blogspot.com was allowed to photograph the exhibition on Feb. 14th, 2009 and Feb. 21st, 2009 and is presenting posts on some of the exciting TOS-related components of this comprehensive collection - which features screen used costumes, props, starship filming models and set recreations that span all 5 Star Trek television series and 10 feature films. Many thanks to the staff of the Detroit Science Center for their kind assistance; with special recognition to Kelly Fulford, Kerri Budde, Amanda Jackson, and Todd Slisher for their outstanding support.

The introductory post on Star Trek: The Exhibition which provides a general overview of the event can be seen at: http://startrekpropauthority.blogspot.com/2009/02/star-trek-exhibition-beams-into-detroit.html

Some detailed photos of the TOS props on display are presented below. These are all replicas of the familiar Original Series designs, and not actual screen-used pieces from the '60s. It is possible that some might have been employed in episodes of the modern era series, such as the celebrated 1996 "Trials and Tribble-ations" show from Deep Space Nine (a 30th anniversary tribute to TOS), or the 2005 Star Trek: Enterprise "In a Mirror, Darkly" episodes that all featured TOS-era storylines.

As you will observe, these props are immaculately well crafted ...












The descriptive card below incorrectly credits Wah Chang, who built some of the Tricorders and Communicators for TOS, as also constructing the TOS phaser. It was actually designed and built by Matt and John Jefferies ...