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Meet Tony Alleyne, a Star Trek fan from England who has transformed his entire flat into a replica of the show’s starship, Voyager. Read on for more outer spatially -related details about his eight-year long endeavor.
According to news sources, it all began as a therapeutic hobby for the 56-year-old trekkie whose eight-year long mission was to recreate scenes from the immensely popular television series of the 1960s at his studio apartment in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England. Following a divorce, instead of crying into his soup, Tony Alleyne redirected his energy into turning his entire property into the starship, Voyageur. (Makes perfect sense, right?)
The center-piece of the one-bedroom flat is a life-size copy of the ship’s command console, which controls the lights and sound effects. Instead of facing each new day waking up next to his wife, Tony awakens to the sounds of a voice-activated computer system that turns on fluorescent light tubes that bleep"good morning” and a replica of the “beam me up” transporter! Even the doorbell has been customized to play the voice of Patrick Stewart in his role as captain Jean-Luc Picard.
In Mr. Alleyne’s own words:
“Building this has been like a dream. I had a vision and I am really amazed at what I have managed to achieve with just hard work. It all started as therapy after I split with my wife - building every bit from scratch really helped me to deal with the stress of it all. My whole life over the last few years has gone into this, I have given up absolutely everything. Some people might think I'm a bit of a sad individual but I'm not. I'm just really into Star Trek - it's really my only vice in life.”
It really is quite a labor of love and an amazing achievement accomplished on a limited budget of around £4,000 (about $8,000 US dollars and who knows how much in Star Trek currency).
There’s only one teeny-weeny problem. Tony’s wife, Georgina, owns the flat that has become his starship Voyageur.
How much can a man really forget under those circumstances?
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