Walkabout With Wheels Blog: August 2017

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Celebrating Our 39th Anniversary at Canali's in Rotterdam, New York

Eric & I return
to Canalli's. our
favorite Italian
restaurant for
our 39th
Anniversary.

Eric brought a surprise

for me in a black silk

bag...

This Kennedy Half Dollar
has been specially cut
for the two of us.

My half has my initial &
the American Sign
Language I Love You
cut into it.

Eric's half has his initial &
an I Love You cut
into it..

How romantic <3 Thank you, Eric. We are at our best together.

Trekonderoga 2017: Touring the Star Trek Set Part IV

Eric, Adam & I return to
the Star Trek Set for
our tour.

This set is licensed with CBS Consumer Products and hosts public tours.

Owner James Cawley,

staff & volunteers have

spent years creating

& expanding this

multi-room set.

Charles Root is our tour guide.

He played Scotty in Star Trek:
New Voyages: Phase II,
produced by James Cawley.

Charles tells us about very detailed construction of the Transporter. It is a replica of the one in the Original Star Trek TV series.

CBS recognizes Star Trek fan's devotion to recreating Star Trek sets and creating fan film projects. James Cawley received permission from CBS to visit the Studios at Paramount to take high definition photos of Sets 31 and 32 of the original Star Trek TV series.

The Transporter Console is

set up where it is located

on the original set.

Charles tells us that the

Biofunction Monitors

in the replica Sickbay

are LED TVs.

A shot of the numerous 23rd

century games & a tri-screen

viewer on the table in the

Briefing Room.

Furniture in this room was moved around for numerous functions including senior staff recreation, a court martial and a wedding.

Spray Bottles were new in
the 1960s.

They were filled with colored
water to be used for medical
& scientific purposes.

Oh no! I see Tribbles. Will this ship be overrun too?

Captain Kirk's Office

Some 1960s items have

been found & purchased

for the set.

Others have been recreated

by crafts people.

The Captain's bedroom,
with Food Synthesizer
on the left.

This Warning Plaque, in the

hallway, is a perfect replica

from the original set.

Unfortunately, no one had photographed the black label on the Warning Plaque.

The lyrics for Blue Suede Shoes
were put on the label as an
homage to James Cawley, who
is an Elvis Impersonator.

Carl Sheldon, who plays Scotty at

an older age, poses with attendees

as we enter Engineering.

The Dilithium Chamber

now has lighting, making

it a more accurate replica.

The Warp Core

pulses...

Trekonderoga 2017
attendees admire
the Bridge of the
Enterprise.

A dome is being made to replace the current drop ceiling. This building is a former grocery store with lots of "head room" to accommodate the upcoming change.

The Helm & Navigation Station

sits in front of the Captain's

Chair.

Chekov sat on the right,

at Navigation.

Sulu sat on the left, at the

Helm.

A close up of the Captain's Chair.

A common 1960s office chair

is flanked by numerous

controls.

An upcoming Film Camp will occur here with guest directors, including Jonathan Frakes. Check the website for details.

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Trekonderoga 2017 in Ticonderoga, New York Part II

Ticonderoga is

the home of

the Sentinels.

Stuart Foley, aka Captain Foley
of Trekyards, takes a selfie
with Adam.

Nona & Tyree are characters

from the Star Trek episode

titled A Private Little War.

Get a massage from a Talosian.

This humanoid appeared
in Star Trek's The Cage.

Freakopolis Geekery, from

nearby Whitehall, is selling

Star Trek toys & memorabilia

Klingon Assault Group
KAG is looking for a
few good Aliens.

Commander Ka'-pak sutai T'Krul and staff have all the information you'll need to join. Check out the Klingon Assault Group KAG at www.kag.org.

5 Seasons Crafts...

... has a wide array of

Star Trek & sci fi

items on sale.

Bring home a special photo

from Trekonderoga 2017.

Marc Patton from Fairfield,
Connecticut brought Heroes
In Action to Trekonderoga
for the weekend.

He sells all things Star Trek.

Have your photo taken

in the Captain's Chair on

the bridge of the USS

Enterprise.

I'm happy to see this set available for photos. The Set Tour's bridge can't accommodate everyone who would like a photo in the Captain's Chair.

I stepped into the Autograph

Room to get a picture.

Trekoderoga 2017 brought in seven actors who made Star Trek TV series and its movies come to life and inspire viewers and fans. Walter Koenig (Pavel Chekov), starred in the Original Star Tred series and seven Star Trek films. Nichelle Nichols (Lieutenant Uhuru) became a pop culture icon on the Original Star Trek TV series and starred in six Star Trek movies.

Guest stars on the Original Star Trek TV series on hand to chat with fans and sign autographs include: Lee Meriweather (Lorisa) in That Which Survives; Michael Dante (Maab) in Friday's Child; BarBara Luna (Lieutenant Marlena Moreau and her counterpart in Mirror, Mirror; and Mary Linda Rapelye (Irina Galliulin) in The Way to Eden.

Guest star Charlie Brill (Arne Darvin) on the The Original Star Trek's Trouble with Tribbles and on Deep Space 9's Trials and Tribble-ations is here to sign autographs for fans and talk about his character.

Adam returned to the Autograph Room several times for autographs from...

... Walter Koenig...

.... Nichelle Nichols...

... & Lee Meriwether.

Trekonderoga 2017 in Ticonderoga, New York Part III

The Trekonderoga 2017 Saturday Schedule has numerous programs for Trekkers to attend.

Eric went to Klingon Culture with
Commander Ka'-pak sutai T'Krul.

He loved this program... Qalpa'! Klingon Culture was wildly popular with not enough seats for attendees. When Commander Ka'-pak sutai T'Krul presents again, he should be given a larger room.

Since sitting in on the Trekyards Presentation last year, I've become interested in Computer Generated Images and how visual effects are created.

Tobias Richter, CGI Artist in

Germany, Skypes his program

on Visual Effects for

Independent SciFi Projects.

This action scene from
5th Passenger is the
culmination of many
hours of work.

Models of spacecraft are

created with lots of

detail to give the illusion

of large vessels.

CGI Artists carefully plan a
scene to develop perspective
of a shuttlecraft approaching
a large planet with a moon.

A Romulan Warbird's shield

protects it during a battle scene

in Renegades: Requiem.

A scene shows the massive

scale of dry dock with several

spacecraft being worked

on at once.

CGI Artists carefully use color

& lie placement to create a

large bay inside a space ship.

Atropa features the
Morinda Spacecraft.

Actors are filmed in front

of a green screen.

CGI Artists fill in the details
to create the scene around
the crew.

CGI Artists create explosions.

This is a combination of an

actual explosion & a CGI

explosion.

It's massive!

It's 1:00 pm. Time to leave Ticonderoga High School, find a parking spot near the Set Tour and wait in line for our tour. On the way out, Eric, Adam and I meet more costumed Star Trek fans.