The Wand Company TOS Tricorder is coming!

[DagnabitSC]

Got the invite just now and ordered. Creative financing and all that jazz - you know the drill kids! Another set of payments,

Yep, bite the bullet, pull the trigger, hope for the best. Will pick up a few extra shifts. I could have ordered two, sell the other on eBay and covered my costs

New here, been a minute since I jumped on a BBS, forgive the noob mistakes, but my tricorder is on its way!

 

[CessnaDriver]

The click tells you how many Gorns are about. Only one, for now.

 

[Ronldheld]

Too late for Spock hearing the raw telemetry.

 

[PicasoX]

Best scenes, imo…for Spock’s improper use of a Tricorder, “actor to prop”, I’ve seen.

Apparently not only is he able to barely see if at all, the screen at an upside down angle, he’s also able to determine the existence of a life form and calculated azimuth direction of the Gorn.

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I find it humorous….

Focus on Spock and his handling of the Tricorder only. Never once does he turn the Tricorder to look at the screen right side up and directly.

Someone had posted, if I recollect correctly, that McCoy in another episode, is the only character that ever turned the Tricorder screen towards himself for him to see the screen right side up and directly as it should have always been used like that while filming. (Notice the short brown strap)

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I though Spock always pointed the front at whatever he was scanning, then turned it around and looked at it after the scan, I know I saw Scottie at least once holding it face up with the bottom pointing straight out, I think they were just trying something new.

 

[PicasoX]

See, Bones knows how to do it,

Not sure what's going on here though, ( I'm a Doctor! Not phaser guy~!)

 

[Treadwell]

Chekov gets in on the action!

 

[edge10]

See, Bones knows how to do it,

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Not sure what's going on here though, ( I'm a Doctor! Not phaser guy~!)

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Forget about the tricorder. Apparently Bones failed his weapons safety class.

Whoops, you pointed it out too.

 

[FANATICO]

Not sure what's going on here though, ( I'm a Doctor! Not phaser guy~!)

LOL …. Dr. Dumb

 

[xlowes]

LOL …. Dr. Dumb

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The reason he's holding it like that it's because he's ready if an enemy tries to sneak up from behind. And Zappppppppppp !

 

[Jintosh]

The reason he's holding it like that it's because he's ready if an enemy tries to sneak up from behind. And Zappppppppppp !

I believe he must be holding it backwards because he doesn't want to be taken ALIVE as a prisoner. He can just shoot himself.

 

[edge10]

Could be getting ready to pistol whip someone.

 

[FANATICO]

I believe he must be holding it backwards because he doesn't want to be taken ALIVE as a prisoner. He can just shoot himself.

It’s not the first time he held a weapon backwards….and judging by where the barrel is pointing….wellllll…does he have any kids?

 

[JiminSTLouis]

 

[FANATICO]

So that’s where the used gum goes while filming…..what a couple of Gumby’s

 

[Number 6]

Chekov gets in on the action!
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The Wand Tricorder manual says to use the EMF sensor, point the base in the direction to you want sense EMF fields.

Chekov is probably sensing for EMF fields. Another way the Wand Tricorder is in universe accurate.

 

[FANATICO]

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My phone screen auto-rotates videos and apps depending on the way I hold it and I'm only in the 21st century! I guess I always assumed the tricorder knew which way it was being looked at.

Your right …such that there’s enough episodes justification for TWC to have engineered in the auto-rotating screen feature that phones and tablets have.

 

[Simonized]

Best scenes, imo…for Spock’s improper use of a Tricorder, “actor to prop”, I’ve seen.

Apparently not only is he able to barely see if at all, the screen at an upside down angle, he’s also able to determine the existence of a life form and calculated azimuth direction of the Gorn.

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I find it humorous….

Focus on Spock and his handling of the Tricorder only. Never once does he turn the Tricorder to look at the screen right side up and directly.

Someone had posted, if I recollect correctly, that McCoy in another episode, is the only character that ever turned the Tricorder screen towards himself for him to see the screen right side up and directly as it should have always been used like that while filming. (Notice the short brown strap)

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Dammit Jim!!! Now I have to order a brown leather strap too!

I thought I remembered it being brown in an episode or two but honestly didn't recall it being that distinctively brown. I thought it was more or a dark brown colour.

 

[Treadwell]

There were several kinds of straps in TOS. Wand accurately replicated one of them.

 

[Ronldheld]

Now, who is going to get multiple straps to match specific episodes? TWC, are you listening?

 

[FANATICO]

Now, who is going to get multiple straps to match specific episodes? TWC, are you listening?

That’s an Easy Peasy fix…..just buy the longest black/brown reversible belt you can find…strip off the hardware and trim to fit….

TWC should have made the strap reversible with two finished sides both black and brown colors.

The Arena is a Fav…..