The Copycats -- Part 2: The Brad Nelson Story

Starfleet Research

By Tony Russo

On or about 1974 the Trek conventions started to become a pretty big event which drew many thousands.

The Rise of Women in Science Fiction

© Copyright and written by Gaëtan St-Pierre

With special thanks to my wife Christiane and Richard A. Coyle

 
From the 60's to the 90's, many science fiction shows came to the tube. The evolution of equality of the genders is getting better but still needs improvement. Here, I will try to show the rise of woman's importance in each decade starting from the 1960's.

The Weapon Makers

By Sonny Zady

Reprinted with permission of the author.

Originally printed in the summer 1993 issue of Model and Toy Collector #25. Edited for this magazine.

Prices given, no longer honored. In fact due to actions taken by Paramount/ViaCom, there is no one known to be making any of these, only used ones trading from fan to fan.

Record Straightening

By Richard A. Coyle

I was a Teenage Prop Freak

or

To Irving, With Love

By Ted Eckel

FAN HORROR STORIES

Welcome to the neighborhood

Gary Barth

The Mighty M93R

By Richard A. Coyle

    I believe that the Bond movie "Never Say Never" is the first action thriller to present this interesting firearm.

    This 9mm hand pistol made by Barretta is interesting because it is often used as a full auto weapon. It carries a forward drop-down brace and can be fitted with a shoulder stock. Its extended ammo clip carries extra rounds yet does not take long to empty.

A Day in the life:

Of a propmaker.

By Richard A. Coyle

Order:

Studio to Propmaker.

Need new raygun for Terminator/Robocop movie. Must look big and bad and like something out of the future and fire 30 rounds a minute on camera. Must be foolproof as our talent has never fired so much as a cap gun in his life and, as we are forking over $30,000 per hour, the gun must work every time.

Plastic Idols

by Tim Edwards

Editorial

A Collectors' Guide To Hand Props:

An In-depth Look.

By Richard A. Coyle

So what is a hand prop?

A hand prop is anything that can be held in a person's hand. In this context, a hand prop will refer to an item held in the actor's hand during filming a scene or scenes within a movie or television show.