Starfleet Phaser Rifle

[mk84]

Any difficulty when shipping these in?

[Dr EMH]

So far so good. ... no prob in shipping in, mainly b'cos it's unpainted props.

I hope one day I can collect all the following phaser rifle props:

Type-III Phaser Rifle (appeared in TNG & DS9)
www.phasers.net/2360/type3.htm

Type-IIIa, IIIb, IIIc Phaser Rifles
www.phasers.net/2370/type3abr.htm

EVA Phaser Rifle (appeared in ST:FC only)
www.phasers.net/2370/evaphase.htm

Compression Phaser Rifle (appeared in VOY only)
www.phasers.net/2370/type3cpr.htm

TR-116 Projectile Rifle (appeared in DS9 only)
www.phasers.net/2370/tr-116.htm

MACO Pulse Rifle (appeared in ENT only)
www.phasers.net/2150/maco.htm

Then I will build an "armoury" in my house ... ;D

[The SITH OverLORD]

dremh said:

No, they are diff mold.

Richard's & Mr E's ones are round-barrel (aka Type-IIIa phaser rifle), it originated from a solid resin prop which i ordered from US at over US$200 as well.

The one I bought recently is square-barrel (aka Type-IIIb phaser rifle), and it's fibregla ss-resin hollow replica from Taiwan. (I suspect it was mold from the solid resin)

Thanks for pointing out the differences Dr EMH. To a non hardcore Star Trek fan, but helluva hardcore STAR WARS fan, these Phaser Rifles look similar. Am I correct to a ssume that your Taiwan made Type-IIIb phaser rifle is much more detailed than the piece at the Outpost and won't require so much detailing work to make it a screen accurate prop?

BTW can you please PM me the DETAILS of your Taiwan soure?

[Dr EMH]

Details for both my Type-IIIa and the new Type-IIIb are almost similar, just the front barrels are different (square vs round).

As for the source, well, u can look for Kevin from Taiwan Star Trek community at www.trekUFP.org ... But based on his eBay auction, the one I bought was the last set.

[Dr EMH]

I am happy to inform everyone that my EVA Phaser Rifle has arrived in Singapore finally!


EVA Phaser Rifle appeared in ST:FC movie, and used by Capt Picard, Lt Cmdr Worf, and Lt Hawk to fight the Borg in space.
www.phasers.net/2370/evaphase.htm

As this prop is well painted, and fully installed with light and sound, it was detained by Customs (as I expected) upon arrival in S'p. Luckily I have already sought in-principle approval from the Police (Arms & Explosive Department) in Nov 2007 before I ordering it from UK, hence everything run very smoothly. I went thru a few places today, and finally gotten all the necessary written approval documents from both Customs as well as Police.

Why do I go thru all the trouble? ... Well, mainly b'cos this prop is very expensive. It cost me £200 + £100 S&H + 7%GST during import. Total nearly S$1,000! (i.e. nearly RM2,300!) I m glad I can now owned it legally.

[Dr EMH]

Damn, the Borg is coming ... must remodulate my phaser frequency QUICK!

[jadenlee]

Hey doc,
That's a great shot at enemy spaceships ;D

[Dr EMH]

Thanks for your compliments.
Actually it's not a "spaceship" being blowed up ... it's deflactor dish from Ent-E.

[Plo Strax-Avix]

Thanks for sharing your EVA phaser with us Doc. I did receive your MMS but unfortunately my phone is not set up to view the pic attached

I wonder if our Royal(pain) Malaysian Customs would confiscate a Star Trek phaser if one were to be shipped in...

[Dr EMH]

Yes, Master Plo, it's equally likely that S'pore Customs may confiscate it as well ... it's the risk we have to bear.

I have recently published an article to share with our S'p trekkies on how to import weapon props into S'p legally ... by showing a step-by-step process ... There is no 100% assurance the prop will be cleared by Customs nor lost in transit ... but the risk is minimised if cautions are taken.

Pls read here:
www.startrek.com.sg/toys/evarifle/buyguide.html

Perhaps if anyone here has experience in importing weapon props into M'sia (fully painted and installed with electronics), pls share your experience with everyone here as well.