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02/08/2006

Star Trek Home Creator Goes Bankrupt

What started as a hobby quickly became an obsession for Star Trek fan Tony Alleyne. Shortly before splitting from his wife Georgina , Tony replaced their refrigerator with a "warp coil" because he thought other Trekkies would pay for these types of conversions. Than came molded walls, touch-panel blue lighting, custom command console, porthole shaped windows, and even a life-sized model of the transporter room. He racked up over $174,000 in debt trying to get his idea off the ground. Here is what Tony had to say:

"But I was wrong and just overstretched. Building it in my apartment was the enjoyable and easy bit. But then I got hooked up with marketing and merchandise people here and in America and it all got out of hand. I'm still proud of what I created but it's been a financial disaster."
Source: [UberReview]
Image Source: [GizMag]

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Posted at 02/08/2006 05:15am by Keith
jesus some people...
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Posted at 02/08/2006 06:32am by jamoriqui
Very nice job, but too bad about going bankrupt
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Posted at 02/08/2006 06:43am by PopoZao
I actually think living in a normal home would've been more comfortable
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Posted at 02/08/2006 07:22am by k so
couldnt he just sell it to a richer trekkie for more moeny than he spent on it?... theres bound to be SOMEONE who'd buy it
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Posted at 02/08/2006 09:31am by Spencer
hey, I saw that guy on Trekkies 2. And on there he said he got the upright monitor thing first, not whatever you said it was. But anyways, thats funny and pretty stupid.
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Posted at 02/08/2006 09:48am by Damian
I guess the guy didn't realize that most Star Trek fans are either geeky dweebs still living at home with their parents or middle class citizens with barely enough money to get by so upgrade to a Star Trek home at over a hundred grand is a bit out of their reach.
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Posted at 02/08/2006 10:02am by Fo' Sho'
What a sad, sad man.
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Posted at 02/08/2006 10:21am by Some1
Natural selection at work?
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Posted at 02/08/2006 12:11pm by Daoud
poor bastard...
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Posted at 02/08/2006 12:43pm by Seela
Sounds like the key to a good marriage is to NOT throw out your fridge for a fake warp coil. "Honey, who needs food when we can go to Burger King at Warp 9?"
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Posted at 02/08/2006 5:10pm by Denis
that is the most pethetic thing i have ever seen, all i have to say is get a life. if i had been your wife i would have left you lightyears ago
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Posted at 02/08/2006 6:53pm by Keith
suprised he got a wife at all
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Posted at 02/13/2006 4:14pm by df
yeah...i betcha the wife is a hologram..
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Posted at 02/13/2006 5:45pm by kydin
its hot! if i were less stable and more rich id get one
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Posted at 02/21/2006 08:07am by Squire
Nice job !! His apartment rocks
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Posted at 03/17/2006 00:24am by Jake
WOW. I mean that looks really cool but he is such a pathetic loser with no life at all.
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