![]() Jein certainly, but as others have already said, having these items in a museum would be a much more fitting tribute to the man. ![]() and the the size of a refrigerator) so that at least once a year, folks can play them as they once did back when the video arcade was a new thing and all the rage. When I do move off of this mortal coil and if someone wanted to pay tribute to me and my passion for these older style games, I’d want them preserved also in some sort of public viewing setting so others could still play and otherwise enjoy them.Īnd even now, I bring them to a local arcade show each year (which is no small effort as each one is about 200-250 lbs. All of these items belong in a museum and not in some wealthy collector’s hands where almost no one outside of friends and family will ever see them.įor an analogy, I have a decent-sized collection of classic coin-operated video arcade games and pinballs (early 1980s mostly) that I have amassed and maintained over the passed 25 years or so, several of which are pretty rare, especially in working condition. I, too, am always of very mixed feelings when I hear about auctions such as these. Jein’s Trek collection includes two of the few surviving original models: the more than 3.5-foot-long SS Botany Bay model from “Space Seed ” (current bid: $60,000), and the Galileo shuttlecraft model (starting bid: $60,000). But the anchor of the collection is memorabilia from Star Trek, including a number of very rare or unique pieces he collected from Star Trek: The Original Series. The complete Jein Collection features 556 lots, including some iconic pieces of sci-fi history like an original Star Wars X-Wing model and a maquette of the mothership from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The Jein Collection auction is taking place this weekend, October 14th and 15th, with online bidding already underway at Heritage Auctions. Being able to handle his collection is one of the most significant things I’ve ever done because I feel like I am the custodian of my friend’s treasures.” “Greg loved this craft - loved the whole world he lived in, ” says his old friend, Heritage Auctions’ Executive Vice President Joe Maddalena in a statement. After he passed away at 76 last year, his family decided to put his impressive collection up for action. He was also a big Star Trek and sci-fi fan as well as a collector, amassing one of the largest private collections of Star Trek props, costumes, models and production photos, spanning from The Original Series through to the follow-up series and feature films. Jein and his company continued to work on Star Trek shows and feature films throughout the 1990s, and garnered an Emmy nomination for Deep Space Nine in 1997. Working with effects legend Douglas Trumbull, Jein led the team that built the 50-foot-long V’ger model used in 1979’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture, with the conceptual artwork and architectural shot model both featured in this auction. His work on Star Trek spanned decades, starting with the Phase II project in the 1970s. Greg Jein is a Hollywood legend who picked up Oscar and Emmy nominations for his work on many of the iconic science fiction projects of the 20th century. Greg Jein, Hollywood Legend and Star Trek collector "Few things could collectively inspire people on Earth more than seeing the Enterprise being built in space," he wrote.Another auction packed with Star Trek memorabilia will take place this weekend, as Heritage Auctions puts up the collection of the late model maker Greg Jein. Plus, if the Enterprise could be built, BTE Dan argues that its motivational benefits would match its scientific paybacks. ![]() Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), aims to establish the technologies needed for interstellar flight within 100 years. ![]() An organization called 100 Year Starship, initially kicked off with seed money from NASA and the U.S. However, scientists are pursuing the dream of interstellar spaceflight - travel to other stars - which would require a significant technological leap from current spacecraft, none of which have yet left the solar system. Some experts have questioned the feasibility of certain aspects of BTE Dan's plan - for example, no technology for artificial gravity currently exists, and the largest number of people ever accommodated on any space vehicle until now has been 13 (when the shuttle Discovery docked to the International Space Station in April 2010). In total, one thousand crew members & visitors can be on board at once." The ship can serve as a spaceship, space station, and space port all in one. "This will be Earth's first gigawatt-class interplanetary spaceship with artificial gravity. "It ends up that this ship's inspiring form is quite functional," he wrote. ![]()
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