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Friday, 23 June 2023

KEVIN'S STAR TREK NOMAD

Just took some photos of my scratchbuild of Nomad from the proper Star Trek episode 'The Changeling'. Made him years ago. He lights up and speaks.

Non-sequiter, your facts are uncoordinated.

Kevin D
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23 comments:

  1. Baron Greystone6/23/2023 2:57 am

    Heeey, I'm not with them. I'm not from Earth and I'm DEFINITELY not a biological unit.

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  2. KevinD6/23/2023 5:40 am

    Sterilise imperfection!

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  3. KevinD6/23/2023 5:40 am

    Sterilise imperfection!

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  4. lewis p morley6/23/2023 8:37 am

    "V-ger, you are violating my copyright! ...Litigate Imitation!"

    Lovely work! Where do you keep all this stuff? (Rhetorical question, the same place I keep my stuff!)

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  5. KevinD6/23/2023 8:49 am

    Ha! Oh yeah, storage/display always an issue. Our second bedroom has been turned into my main model display room. Nomad is placed on a large perspex cube that is on the floor so he looks like he's hovering. He is floating next to the table that Orac sits on! I suspect they argue.

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  6. KevinD6/23/2023 8:49 am

    Ha! Oh yeah, storage/display always an issue. Our second bedroom has been turned into my main model display room. Nomad is placed on a large perspex cube that is on the floor so he looks like he's hovering. He is floating next to the table that Orac sits on! I suspect they argue.

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  7. Yorkie6/23/2023 10:55 am

    Absolutely amazing! What materials did you use to build it?

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    1. KevinD6/23/2023 12:51 pm

      Thanks, main body is plywood clad in aluminium, the base is made from a plant pot holder and a plastic plate. The head came from a plant pot and a huge brewery funnel!

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    2. Yorkie6/23/2023 1:45 pm

      Amazing that you can just see a plant pot and think 'That would make a good part for a Nomad model ' . Great skills.

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    3. KevinD6/23/2023 2:22 pm

      Worryingly, I'm always doing that sort of thing.

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  8. Anonymous6/23/2023 11:44 am

    Lovely work Kev - one of the most iconic Star Trek models ever. I'm surprised you haven't got it floating too! Bill

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  9. KevinD6/23/2023 12:52 pm

    Thanks, yep, nearest I could manage is to have him on a clear stand!

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  10. Anonymous6/23/2023 5:16 pm

    Good gosh, why aren’t you working in Hollywood?!?! Amazing! SFZ

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  11. Baron Greystone6/23/2023 5:17 pm

    I actually know the guy who built V'ger. He works as a handyman now.

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  12. KevinD6/23/2023 5:24 pm

    Wow!

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  13. WOODSY6/23/2023 7:31 pm

    Have you got lathes and metal bending tools Kev?

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  14. KevinD6/23/2023 8:12 pm

    No, sadly not. Just basic tools. I usually make my stuff on the dining room table. Bit primitive really.

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  15. MISH6/24/2023 3:47 pm

    A particularly good copy there Kevin and a great use of the plant pot. Very well done.
    The cutlery tray on the set needs a bit more work though.

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  16. KevinD6/24/2023 5:34 pm

    Thanks. That cutlery tray is my tribute to tvsf. It's iconic!

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  17. Baron Greystone6/24/2023 6:05 pm

    I remember seeing what looked like a refrigerator's radiator as some sort of wall decoration in Trek, so you're in good company.

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  18. KevinD6/24/2023 6:08 pm

    Great! Industrial heat exchanger panels were always popular amongst the alien races in Doctor Who.

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  19. KevinD6/24/2023 6:08 pm

    Great! Industrial heat exchanger panels were always popular amongst the alien races in Doctor Who.

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