Wah Chang

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Hawaiian prop and creature designer Wah Ming Chang (2 August 1917 – 22 December 2003; age 86) was employed by Desilu Productions Inc. and was responsible for the design and construction of many familiar items used in Star Trek: The Original Series, although his work was uncredited.

He was also a dinosaur model maker on the television series Land of the Lost, and also worked on the special effects of the original Planet of the Apes.

In 1994, he was given the George Pal Memorial Award by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films for his contributions to the genres.

Contents 1 Contributions 1.1 Manufactured props 1.2 Designed and manufactured props 2 External links

[edit] Contributions

[edit] Manufactured props

• The hand phaser, designed by Matt and John Jefferies; constructed for $520.00.

[edit] Designed and manufactured props

• The flip-top communicator; designed and constructed for $1,019.20.
• The tricorder
• The laser pistol in TOS: "The Cage" and "Where No Man Has Gone Before"
• The Balok puppet in TOS: "The Corbomite Maneuver"
• The Romulan helmets and ears in TOS: "Balance of Terror"; designed and constructed for $748.80.
• The Romulan Bird-of-Prey in TOS: "Balance of Terror"
• The Gorn costume in TOS: "Arena"
• The anthropoid creature in TOS: "The Galileo Seven"
• The M-113 creature in TOS: "The Man Trap"
• The tribbles in TOS: "The Trouble with Tribbles"
• The Vulcan lute in TOS: "Charlie X", et al.

[edit] External links

• Wah Chang at the Internet Movie Database
• Wah Chang at Wikipedia