Author Topic: How bad was the TOS phaser rifle? (Read 3773 times)

Larousse1995 · « **on:** June 17, 2008, 10:20:34 PM »

Personally, I think it sucked. Wut do you think?

DJ Curtis · « **Reply #1 on:** June 17, 2008, 10:36:18 PM »

yeah. totally.

Darkthunder · « **Reply #2 on:** June 18, 2008, 12:10:38 AM »

Quote from: Larousse1995 on June 17, 2008, 10:20:34 PM

Personally, I think it sucked. Wut do you think?

Considering it was created by 1960s technology and 1960s television budget, i'd say it was very well done given the limitations of the time. I don't however want to see the same design in Trek XI, with todays budgets and todays requirements on visual quality.

Mark · « **Reply #3 on:** June 25, 2008, 12:33:33 PM »

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Erk · « **Reply #4 on:** June 25, 2008, 03:20:38 PM »

do you mean this phaser? if so, id say the design is clumsy and inefficient. there is only one grip... meaning you either have to touch the barrel as you discharge and loose a limb or youd have to balance in on your arm. theres also that kinda super soaker shovel handle at the end which makes me wonder if they have to pump it before shooting it.

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 25, 2008, 03:27:10 PM »

the show was filmed in the 1960s lol
how high-tech would you expect the props/weapons to be??

Erk · « **Reply #6 on:** June 25, 2008, 04:33:14 PM »

...super high-tech

Kirk · « **Reply #7 on:** June 25, 2008, 04:35:40 PM »

Quote from: JimmyB76 on June 25, 2008, 03:27:10 PM

the show was filmed in the 1960s lol
how high-tech would you expect the props/weapons to be??

Exactly the way it was show. Low budget and quick made. Also, not super detailed because the limitations of the video technology did not require, nor he demand the attention to details we see now.

Mark · « **Reply #8 on:** June 25, 2008, 05:37:23 PM »

it is an interesting design, what about it made them think it looked futuristic i wonder..

Starforce2 · « **Reply #9 on:** June 25, 2008, 05:41:58 PM »

Quote from: Erk on June 25, 2008, 03:20:38 PM

do you mean this phaser? if so, id say the design is clumsy and inefficient. there is only one grip... meaning you either have to touch the barrel as you discharge and loose a limb or youd have to balance in on your arm. theres also that kinda super soaker shovel handle at the end which makes me wonder if they have to pump it before shooting it.

Sorta reminds me of a nerf gun.

RifleMan80 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 25, 2008, 11:58:15 PM »

Looks uncomfortable to shoot. I think the power cells were exposed too lol. Looks like something from the old Lost in Space series which was being made at about the same time. It looks awsome and a good design, but it looks verry uncomfortable. It looks like somethng you would mount on the top of an assault vehicle.

Senator · « **Reply #11 on:** June 26, 2008, 12:58:38 PM »

It appears to be having all the ergonomics of a hand grenade covered in glue.

Kirk · « **Reply #12 on:** June 26, 2008, 12:59:59 PM »

Quote from: Senator on June 26, 2008, 12:58:38 PM

It appears to be having all the ergonomics of a hand grenade covered in glue.

LOL!! Cookie for you Senator!

blaXXer · « **Reply #13 on:** June 26, 2008, 01:24:55 PM »

Quote from: RifleMan80 on June 25, 2008, 11:58:15 PM

Looks uncomfortable to shoot. I think the power cells were exposed too lol. Looks like something from the old Lost in Space series which was being made at about the same time. It looks awsome and a good design, but it looks verry uncomfortable. It looks like somethng you would mount on the top of an assault vehicle.

I'd love to see the corresponding vehicle, tho.

Erk · « **Reply #14 on:** June 26, 2008, 01:31:31 PM »

Quote from: blaXXer on June 26, 2008, 01:24:55 PM

I'd love to see the corresponding vehicle, tho.

wouldnt that be the Galileo? or do you mean ground unit, cuz id love to see that too.

heres a video of the weapon for those who havent really seen it:

Kirk · « **Reply #15 on:** June 26, 2008, 01:32:42 PM »

*Fixed*

(Use tags)

blaXXer · « **Reply #16 on:** June 26, 2008, 01:48:29 PM »

still, I'd take that thing overy any conventional weapon to date.

Bones · « **Reply #17 on:** June 26, 2008, 02:38:27 PM »

that rifle looks more like stun weapon or something even worse with that long pointy needle posing as a sort-of-barrel-thing, also if that handle has the trigger on it then it must be bloody uncomfortable to use it, there is no handle for second hand at all. It would be more comfortable if it would be used as a big gun with restraint belt like the one used in Aliens on smartguns - then it wouldn't require any handle

I say the best rifle ever was type3/compression phaser rifle (if I'm correct that's the one used in FC/INS/NEM tho in NEM there was too much chrome on it)

Larousse1995 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 05, 2008, 04:59:11 PM »

thats the EVA rifle.

Weasel · « **Reply #19 on:** July 06, 2008, 04:52:21 AM »

This is about where tech is now-ish:

It's unfortunate that we'll lose our sense of style in the next several hundred years- cuz this thing really looks fairly badass. :arms:

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Author Topic: How bad was the TOS phaser rifle? (Read 3773 times)

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