Bloop
Sr Member
Per my previous post, the aluminum seems to have been repainted with silver paint, so it shouldn't be as difficult to find one in good enough condition to clean up and repaint. I found one that looks pretty good (non-working) and was cheap enough for me to buy - hopefully the pics are accurate:
The strap will have to go, of course. The main body is obviously discolored with age, so it probably either needs painting or possibly the plastic has yellowed with age and can be lightened. Paint would be the easiest way to get it looking like the prop.
The question is, do you try to match how the colors look onscreen (after color grading) or how they look in natural light? That's always a question with any replica props/costumes. Like I found out from another user here that the original Star Trek costumes are not as vibrant because the show jacked up the color (it was the time of trying to sell color TVs after all), so most costumes you see are over-saturated compared to the screen-worn costumes. I say it just comes down to preference - some people want it looking like it does on screen, others want it as accurate to the originals as possible.
