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Merika · 02-15-2006, 11:11 AM

http://community.webshots.com/album/70233469ukYjLT

http://www.24thcid.com/

Apparently, this guy has taken being a Trekkie fan a bit too far.

Tony Alleyne boldly went where no other DIY enthusiast had gone before when he turned his studio apartment in Hinckley, Leicestershire, into a replica of the bridge of the Starship Enterprise.

The flat included a life-size model of the showÃ¢â¬â¢s transporter room. He even reshaped his windows to look like portholes and set up vertical lights so that he can pretend to be Ã¢â¬Åbeamed upÃ¢â¬Â, but the nine-year mission failed and Mr Alleyne, 52, came crashing back to Earth with a bump. Yesterday, at Coventry County Court, he admitted that he has been declared bankrupt with debts of ÃÂ£166,000.

Mr Alleyne spent more than ÃÂ£30,000 turning his modest Midlands residence into a Star Trek set, and another ÃÂ£100,000 marketing his firm, 24th Cen-tury Interior Designs, which offered to do the same for other people. Astonishingly, there were not that many takers.

All that being said...it's still very unique and cool. I'm surprised he had no buyers!! What does everyone else thinK???

02-15-2006, 11:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
Merika Retired Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 13,268	Are you a Trekkie? http://community.webshots.com/album/70233469ukYjLT http://www.24thcid.com/ Apparently, this guy has taken being a Trekkie fan a bit too far. Tony Alleyne boldly went where no other DIY enthusiast had gone before when he turned his studio apartment in Hinckley, Leicestershire, into a replica of the bridge of the Starship Enterprise. The flat included a life-size model of the showÃ¢â¬â¢s transporter room. He even reshaped his windows to look like portholes and set up vertical lights so that he can pretend to be Ã¢â¬Åbeamed upÃ¢â¬Â, but the nine-year mission failed and Mr Alleyne, 52, came crashing back to Earth with a bump. Yesterday, at Coventry County Court, he admitted that he has been declared bankrupt with debts of ÃÂ£166,000. Mr Alleyne spent more than ÃÂ£30,000 turning his modest Midlands residence into a Star Trek set, and another ÃÂ£100,000 marketing his firm, 24th Cen-tury Interior Designs, which offered to do the same for other people. Astonishingly, there were not that many takers. All that being said...it's still very unique and cool. I'm surprised he had no buyers!! What does everyone else thinK???