Subcommander Tal
@subcommandertal.bsky.social
Mostly here to riff on Original Series Star Trek.
What Type of Vacation Are You??
+ Classic Lake Trip
+ Fun at the Beach
+ Urban Sightseeing
+ Mountain Adventure
+ Classic Lake Trip
+ Fun at the Beach
+ Urban Sightseeing
+ Mountain Adventure
January 12, 2026 at 11:23 PM
What Type of Vacation Are You??
+ Classic Lake Trip
+ Fun at the Beach
+ Urban Sightseeing
+ Mountain Adventure
+ Classic Lake Trip
+ Fun at the Beach
+ Urban Sightseeing
+ Mountain Adventure
January 11, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Robert Johnson?? 😉
January 11, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Robert Johnson?? 😉
KIRK: Recommendations?
MCCOY: I have one. I recommend Survivor
MCCOY: I have one. I recommend Survivor
January 11, 2026 at 4:04 AM
KIRK: Recommendations?
MCCOY: I have one. I recommend Survivor
MCCOY: I have one. I recommend Survivor
This picture always makes me smile. Charlie X is an episode I didn’t like as a child but is one of my favorites now.
January 8, 2026 at 5:45 AM
This picture always makes me smile. Charlie X is an episode I didn’t like as a child but is one of my favorites now.
UNAIRED STAR TREK FOOTAGE!! Most people don’t know there was a lost episode where Spock attempts to mindmeld with a massive Gorn, only to be flatly rejected.
January 4, 2026 at 7:28 PM
UNAIRED STAR TREK FOOTAGE!! Most people don’t know there was a lost episode where Spock attempts to mindmeld with a massive Gorn, only to be flatly rejected.
don’t trust the fads…
January 3, 2026 at 6:18 PM
don’t trust the fads…
Anyway, the plucky Galileo has a long history, from its AMT origins to its ignominious end to its wonderful restoration, but I hadn’t heard about the black Kellogg version. There’s always more Trek lore to learn! Finally, here’s a cool imagining of the model from Bill George’s Sci Fi Air Show:
January 3, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Anyway, the plucky Galileo has a long history, from its AMT origins to its ignominious end to its wonderful restoration, but I hadn’t heard about the black Kellogg version. There’s always more Trek lore to learn! Finally, here’s a cool imagining of the model from Bill George’s Sci Fi Air Show:
I do have a fondness for the Jefferies design, with its wings that look like a pterodactyl at rest, but the aesthetic is a bit Flash Gordon-esque…
January 3, 2026 at 2:09 AM
I do have a fondness for the Jefferies design, with its wings that look like a pterodactyl at rest, but the aesthetic is a bit Flash Gordon-esque…
This was apparently the first blocky design proposed after Matt Jefferies’ curvy shuttlecraft proposal was rejected for being impractical. The designer was Tom Kellogg…
January 3, 2026 at 2:07 AM
This was apparently the first blocky design proposed after Matt Jefferies’ curvy shuttlecraft proposal was rejected for being impractical. The designer was Tom Kellogg…
I was interested to learn recently (from an interview with model maker Bill George) that there was an early shuttlecraft design that was black in color with a big transparent section in the front cockpit area…
January 3, 2026 at 2:04 AM
I was interested to learn recently (from an interview with model maker Bill George) that there was an early shuttlecraft design that was black in color with a big transparent section in the front cockpit area…
Have a great New Year's Eve, everybody 🥳🪩🖖 Now get dressed up and go somewhere classy!
December 31, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Have a great New Year's Eve, everybody 🥳🪩🖖 Now get dressed up and go somewhere classy!
Definitely some family resemblance…
December 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Definitely some family resemblance…
When I was a kid I used to love watching those old black-and-white westerns on tv Saturday mornings…
December 28, 2025 at 1:14 AM
When I was a kid I used to love watching those old black-and-white westerns on tv Saturday mornings…
When you finally get the Christmas lights the way you want them
December 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
When you finally get the Christmas lights the way you want them
Just my wife preparing to beam me into outer space for forgetting to pick up broccoli from Safeway
December 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Just my wife preparing to beam me into outer space for forgetting to pick up broccoli from Safeway
That little medallion grew up so fast…
December 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
That little medallion grew up so fast…
“For even in his ordeals a man will find delight, remembering them after he has endured much and wandered far.”
—Homer, The Odyssey
—Homer, The Odyssey
December 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
“For even in his ordeals a man will find delight, remembering them after he has endured much and wandered far.”
—Homer, The Odyssey
—Homer, The Odyssey
“Gentlemen—Shall we watch Jeopardy or Antiques Roadshow tonight?”
December 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
“Gentlemen—Shall we watch Jeopardy or Antiques Roadshow tonight?”
Haha thank you!
December 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Haha thank you!
tfw when you realize everything you’re seeing is AI slop
December 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
tfw when you realize everything you’re seeing is AI slop