Type II Phaser from Star Trek Discovery
Type II Phaser – Star Trek Discovery
Ever since I was a kid, I have been watching Star Trek. As I got older I always wanted to have a replica of a the old style phasers they had in TOS. Sadly I was never able to get one, and years went by with no new Star Trek. In comes Discovery, and boom! that nostalgia was there. I wanted one of those phasers. Now I can build my own. Here are some images from that build.
This was a fairly simplstic build and there are several things I would do a bit differently now. It’s a great build that I am happy is in my collection.
This printed in two larger pieces for the main body, and several smaller pieces for knobs and accessories. The larger pieces were glued together using acrylic glue and prior to painting, I applied a couple layers of resin to hide the layer lines.
The smaller pieces all got a filler primer instead of the resin coating. The inner past of the phaser tips I used some photo-resin to add some depth and shine to the parts that may have a glow to them in a real version.
I wanted to do something a bit different with the bottom of the phaser, so I used some photo-resin is add some depth and shine to what would have a glow in a real version.
