Star Trek Collector - Doug Shannon's Collection of Star Trek Props and Costumes: STAR TREK VI

KIRK'S KLINGON TRANSLATOR

Here we have a Klingon Translator used in the courtroom scene in Star Trek The Undiscovered Country. Kirk and McCoy are tried in the death of the Klingon Chancellor and sentenced to Prison on Rura Pente. During the trial, they must use translators to understand what is happening in the courtroom. This translator was screen matched by a friend of mine to one of the translators used by William Shatner as Captain Kirk during the filming of that scene. And to boot, the lights still work once I changed out the battery!

As I mentioned earlier, a friend of mine, Don Hillenbrand, screen matched this piece to one used by Kirk in this scene. As Don also has a translator that is screen matched to a Kirk used piece, it appears that the propmaster in the movie did not keep track of which actor was using which translator during filming, meaning that my translator could have also been used by De Kelley (Dr. McCoy) too!

This is one of my "grail" pieces for sure!!!

KLINGON MASK

This incredible full head Klingon mask was used in Star Trek VI: Undiscovered Country, during the courtroom scene when Kirk and McCoy are put on trial that involved around 200 Klingons. In order to dress that many actors in Klingon makeup, the background actors in the upper balconies wore these full faced masks to make the process quicker than actually attaching individual prosthetics to their faces. This latex head has been completely painted and airbrushed with hair attached behind the forehead ridges and braded at back of the head. Facial hair has been added for eyebrows and a two part beard. Under the hair at the back of the head is a concealed Velcro strip to allow the wearer to take the mask on and off more easily.

UHURA'S EARPIECE

This earpiece was used in various Trek films including "The Undiscovered Country", made specifically for Nichelle Nichols as "Uhura".

KLINGON DICTIONARY

This dictionary was used by Uhura to translate Klingon in order to pass by the Klingon outpost on the way to Rura Pente to rescue Kirk and McCoy. This prop is just a regular textbook whose cover has been replaced by the Trek Art Department.