Welcome! As part of its ongoing mission to document the Art and Production History of Star Trek, this site will present technical articles on Star Trek prop and costume authentication - focusing on The Original Series - with detailed photos and episode screenshots to complement the information presented; as well as feature pictorials to showcase Star Trek memorabilia in private & public collections, present rare Behind The Scenes TOS imagery & discuss other topics.
Gerald Gurian is a 40+ year collector of screen used Star Trek memorabilia and a passionate fan of TOS
     
- Star Trek TOS At Auction Part I - Gurian Collection Highlights - Greg Jein TOS Hero Type II Phaser
-Authenticating a TOS Communicator -6 Myths About Star Trek Prop Design -Star Trek 3rd Season Command Tunic
- Design Features of TOS Tricorders -Star Trek Props At National Air & Space - TOS Leatherette Tricorder
- TOS Federation Sciences Dress -Desilu Studio TOS Prop Fabrication - Unreleased Allen/Gurian Prop Photos
- The Beautiful Women of TOS Part I -TOS U.S.S. Enterprise 11' Filming Model - Captain Kirk's Chair from TOS
- Spock Ears -TOS Control Panels & Displays - Mr. Spock's Science Station
- TOS Soundstage at Desilu -TOS Shatner Romulan Pants - The Beautiful Women of TOS Pt. II
- TOS Galileo Shuttlecraft -Greg Jein TOS Cage Laser Pistol - TOS 3rd Season Midgrade Type II Phaser
- Dr. McCoy's Sickbay on TOS -TOS Balok Puppet Head - Captain Kirk "Mirror, Mirror" Tunic
- Greg Jein TOS Hero Tricorder -1992 Smithsonian TOS Cast Video - TOS 1st Season Command Tunic
- TOS "Where No Man" Silver Contact Lenses -TOS Special Effects: The Transporter - The Art of Matt Jefferies
- TOS "Space Seed" Gold Mesh Jumpsuit -Gorn Costume from "Arena" - Rare TOS Behind-the-Scenes Videos
- TOS Stunt Type II Phaser -1993 Bill Theiss Estate Auction - TOS Shatner Command Dress Tunic
- TOS Elasian Royal Guard Tunic -TOS Finnegan Silver "Shore Leave" Tunic - TOS Science Officer Tunic "The Cage"
- TOS Shatner Early 1st Season Command Tunic -William Shatner TOS Tunics At Auction - TOS Shatner Late 1st Season Command Tunic

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Star Trek: The Experience TNG Operations Console Measurement Study

Presented below are many photos providing dimensional data on one of the Star Trek: The Next Generation Operations Consoles that was formerly on display in the full scale Enterprise D Bridge recreation at the Star Trek: The Experience attraction in Nevada; which completed an 11 year run at the Las Vegas Hilton in September, 2008. While this console was not screen used in the production of the television series; it was constructed by the Paramount studios prop department and likely is an accurate representation of the size of the screen used consoles. This replica stands approximately 32" in height, and features an approximately 41.5" wide horizontal "monitor" unit on top that supports / presents its largest LCARS display. It should be noted that this console did not come with its original LCARS control panels from the Las Vegas exhibit; so a pair of simple reproductions that could be displayed without backlighting were created based on reference photos of the correct screen used Okudagrams for this workstation. An earlier photostudy on this site focused on both the Operations and Navigations console LCARS panel appearance as seen on the TNG Bridge over the 7 year life of the television series, and may be viewed at the following link: http://www.startrekpropauthority.com/2010/04/star-trek-tng-lcars-panels-from.html

And now, the detailed dimensional photos ...

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Some Rare Behind The Scenes Photos Spanning 46 Years of Star Trek Production

It was 46 years ago today - on Thursday, September 8, 1966 at 8:30 pm - that the first episode of Star Trek, entitled "The Man Trap", was broadcast on NBC; marking the birth of what would become the most successful franchise in television history and a worldwide phenomenon followed by tens of millions of fans. To celebrate this anniversary, presented below is a selection of rare behind the scenes imagery from the 5 television series and 11 feature films that have been released to date - spanning the last 46 years of Star Trek production. With the 12th feature film scheduled to be in theaters in May of 2013; the future of Star Trek truly seems bright.