Frigging Star Trek Geeks!!! :crazy: — Forum Archive

9 Feb 2006, 10:37

A Star Trek fan has filed for bankruptcy after spending almost $71,000 converting his home into the Starship Voyager.

Tony Alleyne, 52, wanted to convert his studio flat in Hinckley, Leicestershire, into an exact replica of the TV spacecraft, The Sun newspaper in London reports.

The home has moulded walls, touch-panel blue lighting, a life-size model of the shows transporter room and a command console.

The former DJ also reshaped his windows to look like portholes and set up vertical lights so he can pretend to be beamed up, just like the shows characters Captain James T Kirk and Spock.

But after flying his way through two loans and 14 credit cards in a bid to not only build his dream home, but also market the space-age renovation for other people's homes, the fan has come crashing down to earth, broke.

The Sun reports he has now filed for bankruptcy, citing debts of $392,000, and may have to sell his Starship.

All I can say is...WOW!!!

9 Feb 2006, 10:43

wasn't there a pic floating around the other day ( think it was on here, not sure) of some tard's front room converted into a fucking golden bleedin palace?

sad bastard, it's not even like it was the enterpirse either...he picked the inststellar touchie feelyey bullshit mobile to fake.. (no, I am NOT saying if it had been the Enterprise it would have been ok, just less pathetic)

Mind you...I always loved the idea of making my front door, or door to my studio resemble the front of a Police Box ;)

9 Feb 2006, 10:50

Steve Campbell wrote:

Mind you...I always loved the idea of making my front door, or door to my studio resemble the front of a Police Box ;)

Frigging Dr. Who Geeks!!! :crazy:

9 Feb 2006, 10:54

Ahem.....we're talking a few planks and some blue paint, for an amusing jape......not going broke cos you never worked out that voyager is just soaptrek pish ;)

reformed trekker (now devout babylonian), bangor.

9 Feb 2006, 11:04

I wonder if I can transform my hotel room into the Millennium Falcon...

A Star Wars Geek

9 Feb 2006, 11:57

after spending all that money, you'd want the thing to at least fly.

9 Feb 2006, 17:11

Hmm. I think no one should have pity on him and he's obviously mentally ill for putting himself into debt over that in the first place. Man needs help, not bankruptcy.

I'm also with Ronald, it oughta fly. :evil:

9 Feb 2006, 17:15

Steve Campbell wrote: Mind you...I always loved the idea of making my front door, or door to my studio resemble the front of a Police Box ;)

:clap: :clap: :clap:

I'm with Cambo!

10 Feb 2006, 03:01

Comrade Shampanyov wrote:

Steve Campbell wrote: Mind you...I always loved the idea of making my front door, or door to my studio resemble the front of a Police Box ;)

I'm with Cambo!

Well I already try to keep a bag of jelly babies in my pocket for awkward moments (it works very well too, I once silenced my boss by offering her one mid rant), I rather fancy the TARDIS doorway, since the room will obviously make it seem bigger on the inside. I COULD always adjust my mains supply and all my gear to be 70Hz based so it makes the right hum too ;) ( but that WOULD be sad)

Oddly, although I adore Bab5 I've never felt the slightest inclination to do anything at all in a geek way, I don't even have a model starfury or whitestar.....tho I am know to quote bits of it as serious advice from time to time ;)

10 Feb 2006, 16:04

Oh My God!

Why would he do a replica of Voyager? That show was like a soap opera in space. At least do the Enterprise (preferably Next Generation) it would have been less sad. Well, a little less sad.

Steve Campbell wrote: Ahem.....we're talking a few planks and some blue paint, for an amusing jape......not going broke cos you never worked out that voyager is just soaptrek pish ;)

reformed trekker (now devout babylonian), bangor.

Sure Steve, it starts off with just a bit of blue paint; and the next thing you know….

Generic wrote: I wonder if I can transform my hotel room into the Millennium Falcon...

Or maybe the Mos Eisley Cantina.

10 Feb 2006, 16:41

Or Moya.

10 Feb 2006, 16:46

I'm such a fcuking cheapskate,I'd have mine as a BLAKE'S 7 set!

10 Feb 2006, 16:47

I must confess I've been know to think a certain teleporter soundeffect in my head when throwing faders up on my mixer in a hurry. OK the one from Blake's 7 just to clear up.

And my computer boots with a good long TARDIS take off effect and shuts down with it landing. My linux machine has no such effects, why bother I'll never hear them ;)

10 Feb 2006, 17:50

Steve Campbell wrote: I must confess I've been know to think a certain teleporter soundeffect in my head when throwing faders up on my mixer in a hurry. OK the one from Blake's 7 just to clear up.

That's funny... :abovelol:

yeah, I've done that.