It has been a while since I purchased these two items but I waited this long to share them because:
I wasn’t sure if anyone would care that I had them.
These might only be important to me and not anyone else.
Okay, so I do enjoy collecting things. At some point I would love to own some small replica of my favorite starships. I have more to come in a later planned supplemental where I will discuss my top 3 starships across all of the Star Trek series. And I realize there are so many things worth collecting, such as the badges, tricorder, and other things like that. I will start with this small thing I got when I saw Wil Wheaton wearing it a few years ago when he hosted Star Trek Day. It was televised due to pandemic reasons, but I was grateful for the opportunity it afforded me to watch and enjoy it. Now that I think about it, perhaps Star Trek Day is always televised and I’m just now jumping in that bandwagon? Either way, I think he was hosting with LeVar Burton’s daughter, Mica Burton, and he wore this:
I managed to find it on Etsy, of course, and purchased it right away. This was several years ago. Fast forward to the start of my journey re-watching The Original Series and I discovered some cool cover art for each episode while on the IMDb. I soon realized after some fast googling that those covers were put together in a book. This book is purchased but I have yet to unbox it. I kid you not. It is in its original packaging. Shrink-wrapped and all. I just can’t bring myself to open it for some reason!
Next up, and this I unboxed just cause I think it’s so great to see on my shelf!
Star Trek chess is probably the one thing aside from keeping Logs and Supplementals that stand the test of time (past, present, and future) within the canon of Star Trek. Having the chess board and learning how to play it was a small goal of mine. I now own the set and I know how to play it as well! Will I ever have someone to play it with? That is the question…
I am far from done with collecting things I want from Star Trek. But I have had to slow down to a stop as I am in the middle of moving into a new space and then renovating the basement for my collections come later. But once I have the space for all the Star Trek I can fit into a fully finished basement! Watch out!
What Star Trek collectible, if any, do you own? Or, what do you wish you did own that you don’t have yet?
