![]() ![]() I thought the notion of leaving behind a pistol shape - designed for projectiles - and adopting a flashlight shape - designed to project a beam of energy (light) - was inspired and beautifully simple. I'd like to insert a fanboy gush here - I absolutely loved the organic, flowing lines of Probert's phaser design for TNG. With them, you can shoot pretty accurately.ĭon't take my word for it. ![]() In other words, those lines are the IRON SIGHT for the classic Type-2 unit. But with them, you can visually sight quite effectively, using binocular vision (ie, not closing one eye). Without those lines, you can't tell where you're pointing. Hold this phaser out at arm's length and sight down the body. ![]() We know that the type-1 unit has a pop-up targetting scope that is also available for the type-2 unit when combined (probably the only real advantage of the combined form, IMHO).īut look closely at these lines on the side of the type-2 body. But the MR version, and to a large extent the AA version, show this quite well. And on some of the early, "cheap knock off" versions, you'd never guess anyway. Few people realize what those are there for. It has a set of linear lines along the side, below the type-1 unit. One bit of trivia re: the original TOS phaser that most people don't pick up. ![]()
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