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
     
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-Authenticating a TOS Communicator -6 Myths About Star Trek Prop Design -Star Trek 3rd Season Command Tunic
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- 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
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- TOS Soundstage at Desilu -TOS Shatner Romulan Pants - The Beautiful Women of TOS Pt. II
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- 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
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- TOS Shatner Early 1st Season Command Tunic -William Shatner TOS Tunics At Auction - TOS Shatner Late 1st Season Command Tunic

Sunday, May 10, 2015

Star Trek Original Series Klingon D-7 Battlecruiser at the Science Fiction Museum in Seattle

Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates, is a well known collector of Star Trek and science fiction memorabilia.  His private asset management company, of which he is the founder and chairman, is called Vulcan, Inc.  Many of Mr. Allen's most celebrated TOS collectibles, including the original Captain's Chair used on the Bridge set of the Enterprise for all three seasons of production, are on display at the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in Seattle, Washington.

Presented below are some detailed images of his TOS Klingon D-7 Battlecruiser filming miniature, which is currently on exhibit at the museum.   This miniature is one of two virtually identical "master tooling" models, each measuring 28" long by 20" wide by 7" in height, that were constructed under Matt Jefferies supervision by Gene Winfield's AMT-operated Speed & Custom Shop while The Original Series was still in production.  The designation "master tooling" model refers to the usage of these miniatures as templates for the creation of the molds used by AMT to fabricate their popular selling model kits of this battlecruiser.  The other miniature was gifted by Matt Jefferies to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in 1973; while this one passed through several private owners before becoming part of the Paul Allen Family Collection in 2006 via Profiles In History's Hollywood Auction 24.

Special thanks to Star Trek historian and archivist Fred Walder for his gracious permission to display the following original photos he shot of this beautiful model, which capture the delicate purple and green color scheme in outstanding detail and vibrancy ...









Some screen captures of the D-7 in the third season TOS episode "Elaan of Troyius" ...