The First One
A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he's pissed
Member # 35
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Indeed. You're all total geeks. But you should feel prud of what you've accomplished; you've made Trek what it is today - something too embarassing to admit liking in public. . .
Registered: Mar 1999
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Actually, I think my problem is that I'm a "Collector."
That is, If I start collecting a series of things, I HAVE to get ALL of them, or I implode. (Which is why I'm staying FAR away from this Pokemon thing.)
I also collect comic books, several series of DC and Marvel trading cards, Space Shuttle mission patches, certain cartoon books (Bloom County, Far Side, Calvin & Hobbes, Dilbert), books by certain other SF authors (notably, Heinlein, Asimov, and Niven, among others), and a few other thngs like that there.
(I did another quick count, and I am approaching 400 OTHER SF, Fantasy, and speculative fiction books. And I bought another three Trek books this week.)
All of which helps make me an even bigger Archgeek.
------------------ Calvin: "No efficiency, no accountability... I tell you, Hobbes, it's a lousy way to run a Universe." -- Bill Watterson
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Yes, I have the same problem. I have one of something, I need a second, then a third... then them all...
------------------ Elim Garak: "Oh, it's just Garak. Plain, simple Garak. Now, good day to you, Doctor. I'm so glad to have made such an... interesting new friend today." (DS9: "Past Prologue")
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Oh yes. I forgot. I have an E-E poster on my wall. And I'm not ashamed to admit I like Trek. If people want to stay away from me because I like Trek, their loss.
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The models I own are either from Ertl, Revell-Monogram, the various resin model makes like Thomas Molds, and some kitbashes I made. I right now have up to 80 since I finished creating several 1/1400 scale ships from ST:FC. And the only Micromachines I have are the shuttles and the runabout, with a count of 21 shuttles and 14 runabouts. I think that I'll buy that Locutus of Borg statue for Christmas though, to scare away all those carolers that always sing when I am sleeping.
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Jim Phelps
watches Voyager AFTER 51030
Member # 102
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My stuff is highly specialized: three tech manuals (TOS TNG DS9), TOS and TNG sketchbooks, Art of Star Trek, Continuing Mission, The Making of Star Trek, The Making of DS9. These books are a must-have for an inhabitant of these forums, it's all either tech or design sketches.
I usually purchase books on the basis of what's in them (in some cases taking notes within the bookstores). That's why I won't buy any Magazine until it has something interesting (this month it's Ricardo Delgado on DS9 interiors, next month it's Matt Jefferies on the Enterprise, which I MIGHT buy if it contains some unseen sketches).
Then I have a couple of novels which I never read, three CIC videos (Caretaker, Way of the Warrior, Trials and Tribbleations). I got them when I wanted to see an episode ahead of the time, and IN ENGLISH! (my early experience with Trek is all German). Now that I'm inundated with VOYs, DS9s and TNGs here in the US, I'm no longer that obsessed about the tapes.
I also have James Van Hise's Unofficial guide to Trek, a thick German Star Trek "history" book (Das Star Trek Universum, really good for the basics, not for tech, Bernd might have seen it....) A bunch of TNG, DS9, and VOY episodes in German, unlabeled and rerecorded over hundreds of times. That's about it.
Boris
------------------ "Wrong again. Although we want to be scientifically accurate, we've found that selection of [Photon Energy Plasma Scientifically Inaccurate as a major Star Trek format error] usually indicates a preoccupation with science and gadgetry over people and story."
---a Writers' Test from the Original Series Writer's Guide
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The Ency III is finally out over here! I saw and bought it a couple of days ago (in Dymocks). It costs $40 for the soft cover (I'm yet to see the hard cover). It's my first Ency too
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Jim Phelps
watches Voyager AFTER 51030
Member # 102
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You mean 40 -Australian- dollars? Otherwise it's a ripoff
Boris
------------------ "Wrong again. Although we want to be scientifically accurate, we've found that selection of [Photon Energy Plasma Scientifically Inaccurate as a major Star Trek format error] usually indicates a preoccupation with science and gadgetry over people and story."
---a Writers' Test from the Original Series Writer's Guide
------------------ Elim Garak: "Oh, it's just Garak. Plain, simple Garak. Now, good day to you, Doctor. I'm so glad to have made such an... interesting new friend today." (DS9: "Past Prologue")
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Well I have all the movies on tape and a handfull of episodes. Most of the interactive CDs (including a new DS9 Unofficial Multimedia Episode Guide) Practically all of the novels (including bantam) up to a few years ago when I ran out of time to continue reading (plus I wasn't to pleased with the XMen/ST crossovers that Pocket/Marvel was trying to push). Practically every single reference book that Pocket has released I usually jump on. I own practically all of the FASA books (only a handful of the LUG books so far). I have all of the Jackill books (except for Ships of Starfleet Vol 3 which was stolen AAARRRRGGG). I love finding the unusuall or uncommon refrence manuals. Klingon Intelligence Manual, a reference guide to fanzines from the 60s-80s, Star Ship Simulation (a programing book for the early 70s that used ST as a background), Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology (American and British versions), and several others. I cant wait until I get a bigger place so that I can get them all out of boxes. I also had some rare tech posters to display in my office/den area with my collection.
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