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Star Trek TNG Shuttlecraft House Slippers: The Final Frontier for Feet

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Do you know what my feet have been missing? A pedicure. My wife won’t even let me sleep without socks on because she’s worried I might make accidental contact. They’ve also been missing these Star Trek: The Next Generation house slippers, perfect for boldly going downstairs for breakfast on a Saturday morning.

The $30 slippers are available in three-sizes-fit-most and include nonslip gripping dots on the soles so you don’t start your morning with an accidental slip-and-fall. A broken hip because you were wearing cheap house slippers – that’s a day ruiner.

I imagine a lot of peoples’ shuttlecrafts will be making repeat voyages between the coffee pot and bathroom on any given stardate. ‘They practically fly themselves!’ I imagine telling myself while I shuffle into the downstairs bathroom half awake. But are the soles LEGO proof? I’m not sure, but I have the sneaking suspicion I’m going to find out whether I want to or not.

[via Geeks Are Sexy]

Star Trek Shuttlecraft Tent Concept: Summer Camp, the First Frontier

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Geeky product designer Dave Delisle came up with a really cool idea for Trekkies’ away missions here on Earth. He thought of a tent that would be shaped like a Federation shuttlecraft.

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As Dave points out, the tent also doubles as a reference to Star Trek V, which opened with Kirk, Spock and McCoy camping at Yosemite park. Although I doubt fans would want to be reminded that that film exists.

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Another cool aspect of Dave’s concept is that the plastic thrusters beside the tent are actually the halves of the tent’s carrying case.

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Land on Dave’s website to see more of his concepts.

 

Star Trek Galileo Shuttlecraft Necklace: NECK-1701-7

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While the Starship Enterprise seems to get a disproportionate amount of geek love, I’ve still always been a fan of the good old Galileo Shuttlecraft. In fact, I remember building a model of one when I was a kid. And while I’m not sure that I’m confident enough in my masculinity to ever wear a necklace, lots of Trekkie girls out there will surely want one of these Shuttlecraft necklaces.

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The perfect complement to your Starship Enterprise ring, this pendant was designed by the consistently awesome Paul Michael Bierker. Each one is made to order, so you can choose from silver or gold, and then load it up with tiny bejeweled passengers. Paul recommends that you go for the colorful stones starfleet uniform colors shown here, including a couple of redshirts.

Prices range from $395(USD) with synthetic gems, while you can rack up over $1000 if you go for real stones and the 14K white gold version. Either way it’s way cheaper than an actual Shuttlecraft. Ask Scotty to beam you over to Etsy so you can order yours now.

Original Star Trek Galileo Shuttlecraft Being Fully Restored

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It has been over 45 years since the original Star Trek graced TV screens, but somehow this 1:1 scale Galileo shuttlecraft prop from the original Star Trek has survived, though it shows it’s age.

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Last year, the shuttlecraft sold at auction and the new owners, Adam Schneider and Alec Peters, took the prop to New Jersey boat restorers Master Shipwrights, and asked them to restore the old bird. Space.com recently interviewed the team about the restoration, and here are a few highlights of the conversation…

It’s probably taken 2,000 man hours of work. It’s a world-class restoration at a world-class shop. This is not me because I have no skills as an amateur doing work. This is a fabulous facility…Not only is it going to be cosmetically good, but from a structural point of view, from a quality of finish point of view, from a quality of wood point of view, and from an ability to move it safely without damaging it. It has never been in better shape.

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There’s no word yet on where the Galileo will eventually land, but its owners hope to put it on display for countless Trekkies to enjoy. It is awesome to see people restoring a piece of sci-fi history out of love for the series. Captain Kirk would be so proud.

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[via Neatorama]