Trekkie turns flat into USS Enterprise
source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1183607/Its-flat-Jim-know-Trekkie-turns-home-Starshi...
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Tony Alleyne, 56, has boldly gone where few have gone before and has transformed his flat into an amazingly accurate replica of a Star Trek set.
Over the past eight years he has turned his home into a homage to his favourite TV show after splitting with his wife. 'It all started as therapy after we split up,' he said. 'Building every bit from scratch really helped me to deal with the stress of it all.'
Initially Mr Alleyne decked the flat out in cream and metallic colours as the USS Enterprise from 1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture. But he found that 'a bit boring' and has now upgraded by recreating the starship Voyager from the 1990s series of the same name.
A copy of the ship's command console controls the lights and sound effects in the apartment in Hinckley, Leicestershire. Every morning, a voice-activated computer system turns on fluorescent tubes that illuminate bleeping panels and a replica of the 'beam me up' transporter - all reflected in the mirrored ceiling. The windows have been fitted with layers of perspex and wood so that they appear to look out on outer space.
Even the doorbell has been customised. It plays a sample of Patrick Stewart in his role as captain Jean-Luc Picard.
Over the past eight years he has turned his home into a homage to his favourite TV show after splitting with his wife. 'It all started as therapy after we split up,' he said. 'Building every bit from scratch really helped me to deal with the stress of it all.'
Initially Mr Alleyne decked the flat out in cream and metallic colours as the USS Enterprise from 1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture. But he found that 'a bit boring' and has now upgraded by recreating the starship Voyager from the 1990s series of the same name.
A copy of the ship's command console controls the lights and sound effects in the apartment in Hinckley, Leicestershire. Every morning, a voice-activated computer system turns on fluorescent tubes that illuminate bleeping panels and a replica of the 'beam me up' transporter - all reflected in the mirrored ceiling. The windows have been fitted with layers of perspex and wood so that they appear to look out on outer space.
Even the doorbell has been customised. It plays a sample of Patrick Stewart in his role as captain Jean-Luc Picard.
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ocanada
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This is amazing but at the same time screams, "I cannah get laid, I'm busy buffing me jeffries tubes."
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ocanada
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Agent_Alpha
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Now that is a flat :)
- 3 years ago
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Agent_Alpha
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bauwrk
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They should really offer him a job as a set designer in one of their next television incarnations. I like Lcars, it's such a nice computer interface.
- 3 years ago
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bauwrk
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wirehedd
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wow, that dude must REALLY like Star Trek... now all he needs is his own 7-of-9 replica and he's laffin'. :)
- 3 years ago
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wirehedd
