The Retroist » Star Trek http://www.retroist.com Retro Blog and Podcast Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:33:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 I Want To Believe…in Star Trek http://www.retroist.com/2012/02/09/i-want-to-believe-in-star-trek/ http://www.retroist.com/2012/02/09/i-want-to-believe-in-star-trek/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:00:41 +0000 The Retroist http://www.retroist.com/?p=40712 Continue reading →]]> Trek fan and digital artist, Rabittooth has mashed up two of my favorite TV shows, The X-Files and Star Trek in this “I Want To Believe” poster. The source image is a very large 5514×7000, so if you are interested in printing it out and making your own poster, I think that should have you covered.

]]> http://www.retroist.com/2012/02/09/i-want-to-believe-in-star-trek/feed/ 0 The USS Reliant…Made Out Of Legos! http://www.retroist.com/2012/01/26/the-uss-reliant-made-out-of-legos/ http://www.retroist.com/2012/01/26/the-uss-reliant-made-out-of-legos/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:00:49 +0000 VicSage http://www.retroist.com/?p=40098 Continue reading →]]> I’ll be honest with you, I love the design of the original Trek’s USS Enterprise. Love it. I would spend most of my time in my classes in Elementary school doodling images of the Enterprise blowing Klingon ships to fiery bits of space debris.

Then Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan hit the Silver Screen…and suddenly I found I was obsessed with the USS Reliant, and that obsession continues today. I can look to my right and and see the miniature version of that Miranda class vessel that I have resting atop my PC tower.

What I do not have however is this awesome 10 – 15,000 Lego brick piece of art by Christer Nyberg! Check out these awesome shots from his Flickr Page.

]]> http://www.retroist.com/2012/01/26/the-uss-reliant-made-out-of-legos/feed/ 2 Pigs in Space Meets Star Trek http://www.retroist.com/2012/01/11/pigs-in-space-meets-star-trek/ http://www.retroist.com/2012/01/11/pigs-in-space-meets-star-trek/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:32:33 +0000 The Retroist http://www.retroist.com/?p=39398 Continue reading →]]> The adventures of the crew of the Swinetrek was one of my favorite recurring sketches on The Muppet Show. A younger version of myself, steeped in Muppets and Star Trek, would sometimes consider what it would be like if the crew of the Enterprise ever met these silly intrepid porcine explorers. The closest I ever came to realizing those childhood imaginings is this cover from the crew of Crazy magazine.

Now, I know Miss Piggy is scary, but I would not expect this much emotion from Spock.

[via] Muppet Wiki

]]> http://www.retroist.com/2012/01/11/pigs-in-space-meets-star-trek/feed/ 0 Star Trek III Cake with the Crew of the Enterprise http://www.retroist.com/2012/01/05/star-trek-iii-cake-with-the-crew-of-the-enterprise/ http://www.retroist.com/2012/01/05/star-trek-iii-cake-with-the-crew-of-the-enterprise/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:06:47 +0000 The Retroist http://www.retroist.com/?p=39119 Well most of the crew of the Enterprise is here. Where is Kirk/Shatner you ask? Not in his dressing room being a diva, like some have suggested. No, he is holding the camera.

[via] Star Trek Daily Pic

]]> http://www.retroist.com/2012/01/05/star-trek-iii-cake-with-the-crew-of-the-enterprise/feed/ 2 Mego Star Trek Playset Commercial (1975) http://www.retroist.com/2012/01/02/mego-star-trek-playset-commercial-1975/ http://www.retroist.com/2012/01/02/mego-star-trek-playset-commercial-1975/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:00:26 +0000 The Retroist http://www.retroist.com/?p=39036 A guy who was a few years older than me and lived up my blog had the entire Mego Star Trek collection. I thought he was the coolest guy in the galaxy.

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