Consoles by Modern Props in Star Trek

by Jörg Hillebrand and Bernd Schneider

The following consoles that appeared in Star Trek series or movies were rented from the company Modern Props, which closed down in 2019/2020.

ID Modern Props No. Picture Description by Modern Props where available Screen caps Episodes

MP01

195-290-1

"Modern Props designed and fabricated dual medical / lab / control room generator with rotating neon lights inside an acrylic tube; light-controlled panel with knobs and buttons."






  • "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan"
  • TNG: "Datalore"
  • "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier"
  • TNG: "Suddenly Human"
  • TNG: "The Quality of Life"
  • VOY: "Retrospect"
  • VOY: "Inside Man"
  • ENT: "Cold Station 12"

MP02

195-650-1

"Modern Props designed and fabricated lab / medical / control room rolling control unit in gray cabinet with digital readouts, buttons, and flashing lights."



  • TNG: "Datalore"
  • TNG: "Coming of Age"
  • TNG: "Samaritan Snare"
  • TNG: "First Contact"
  • ENT: "Cold Station 12"

MP03

195-650-2

"Modern Props designed and fabricated rolling control unit in gray cabinet with digital readouts, buttons, and flashing lights."






  • TNG: "Datalore"
  • TNG: "11001001"
  • TNG: "Coming of Age"
  • TNG: "The Schizoid Man"
  • TNG: "Samaritan Snare"
  • TNG: "The Ensigns of Command"
  • ENT: "Cold Station 12"

MP04

195-1470-1

"Medical / lab microscope with motor which raises and lowers head. Two side panels with buttons and lights retract from either side. (Cabinet is now white)"




  • TNG: "Datalore"
  • TNG: "A Matter of Perspective"
  • "Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country"
  • TNG: "Violations""

MP05


Multipart console, consisting of a desktop, a tall console with user interface and an irregularly shaped add-on to the left.



  • "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan"
  • TNG: "Datalore"
  • TNG: "A Matter of Perspective"
  • TNG: "Devil's Due""

MP06


Narrow overhead console.





  • "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan"
  • TNG: "Datalore"
  • TNG: "Coming of Age"
  • "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier"
  • TNG: "Peak Performance"

MP07


Tall rack with numerous small control/display elements.

  • TNG: "11001001"

MP08

195-300-1

"Modern Props designed and fabricated lab / medical / control room podium with lights and switches, mounted on cabinet."


  • TNG: "11001001"
  • TNG: "Unnatural Selection"
  • TNG: "The Measure of a Man"
  • TNG: "The Masterpiece Society"

MP09

195-750-1

"Modern Props designed and fabricated rolling remote control unit with touch panel flip-tops to expose another control panel of switches and lights."



  • TNG: "11001001"
  • TNG: "Coming of Age"
  • TNG: "Samaritan Snare"

MP10

195-2310-0

"Dual medical / lab / control room podium on rolling base with computer disc ejection. Digital and light panels."


  • TNG: "Home Soil"
  • VOY: "Inside Man"

MP11

195-670-1

"Modern Props designed and fabricated computerized lab / medical / control room cabinet with six burner lights on top panel that light in sequence with remote control."




  • TNG: "Home Soil"
  • TNG: "Unnatural Selection"
  • TNG: "Samaritan Snare"
  • VOY: "Inside Man"

MP12

195-820-1

"Modern Props designed and fabricated radar tracking screen (39 inch diameter) with two control panels, lights, and switches. Components in gray enclosures and aluminum frame on tracking screen."



  • TNG: "Home Soil"
  • TNG: "Devil's Due"
  • VOY: "Friendship One"

MP13

195-270-1

"Modern Props designed and fabricated lab / medical / control room Laser bench with rotating neon lights inside an acrylic tube, mounted on rectangular cabinet."





  • TNG: "Home Soil"
  • "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier"
  • TNG: "Peak Performance"
  • TNG: "The Most Toys"
  • VOY: "Concerning Flight"

MP14


Tall rack with various modules.

This is essentially the same as MP16. Multiple consoles of this kind appear in "Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country", each with a different configuration.


  • TNG: "Home Soil"
  • "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country"

MP15

195-1250-1

"Digital rack with multiple digital screens and neon lit base."


  • TNG: "Home Soil"
  • TNG: "Unnatural Selection"

MP16


Tall rack with various modules.

The rack is probably identical to MP14, only the modules are different.

  • TNG: "Home Soil"

MP17

195-80-1

"Modern Props designed and fabricated video console with control panels."

  • TNG: "Home Soil"

MP18


Small control/display unit in casing with rounded edges.

  • TNG: "Home Soil"

MP19


Desktop-shaped console with additional boxy display unit.


  • "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan"
  • TNG: "Coming of Age"

MP20


Tall rectangular column with user interface/display on top.



  • TNG: "Coming of Age"
  • TNG: "Samaritan Snare"
  • TNG: "Ethics"

MP21

195-760-1

"Modern Props designed and fabricated laser cannon with pulsating neon lights in the center of a finned, lucite barrel."



  • TNG: "The Arsenal of Freedom"
  • VOY: "Bride of Chaotica!"
  • ENT: "Demons"

MP22

195-1760-1

"Futuristic medical / lab microscope with monitor."

The bulky monitor was replaced with a flatscreen some time after the year 2000.





  • TNG: "Home Soil"
  • TNG: "The Child"
  • TNG: "The Icarus Factor"
  • TNG: "Pen Pals"
  • TNG: "The Vengeance Factor"
  • VOY: "Concerning Flight"
  • ENT: "Stigma"

MP23

195-640-1

"Modern Props designed and fabricated lab / medical / control room video spider has a webbed structure and includes two rotating video cameras, two monitors, center circle face which rotates around digital readouts, and flashing lights."




  • TNG: "The Outrageous Okona"
  • TNG: "Ethics"
  • TNG: "First Contact"
  • "Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country"
  • VOY: "Virtuoso"

MP24


Futuristic piece of technology in a glass case.


  • TNG: "Home Soil"
  • TNG: "The Schizoid Man"

MP25

195-600-1

"Modern Props designed and fabricated lab / medical / control room computer desk has a white body with central starburst, flashing lights on desktop."


  • "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan"
  • TNG: "The Schizoid Man"
  • TNG: "The Masterpiece Society"

MP26


Desktop device with simple control/display area and card reader.


  • TNG: "The Schizoid Man"
  • TNG: "The Vengeance Factor"
  • TNG: "I, Borg"

MP27


Microscope-like desktop device.

  • TNG: "The Schizoid Man"

MP28


Small desktop display device.

  • TNG: "The Schizoid Man"

MP29

195-570-1

"Two-station security console with panels of lights and switches, housed in black cabinet."

  • TNG: "Unnatural Selection"

MP30


Display device, consisting of rows of lights.

  • TNG: "Unnatural Selection"

MP31


(Game) control desk with glass top.

  • TNG: "Unnatural Selection"

MP32

195-1630-1

"Futuristic medical / lab microscope with aluminum details."




  • TNG: "Pen Pals"
  • TNG: "Rascals"
  • TNG: "True-Q"
  • DS9: "A Man Alone"

MP33

195-800-1

"Modern Props designed and fabricated futuristic medical / lab microscope mounted on a swivel stand has a white flourescent ring (blue when radiating). The test tube case attached to the unit has pop-up tubes."


  • TNG: "Home Soil"
  • TNG: "Samaritan Snare"
  • TNG: "Identity Crisis"

MP34

195-630-1

"Three bay, computer cabinet with panels of flashing memory lights."


  • TNG: "Samaritan Snare"

MP35

195-60-1

"Modern Props designed and fabricated laser surgery / medical / lab unit has expandable arm with lighted tracer tip, panel, levers, and column base."





  • TNG: "Samaritan Snare"
  • TNG: "Ménage ā Troi"
  • TNG: "Ethics"
  • TNG: "Schisms"
  • VOY: "Random Thoughts"
  • PIC: "Et in Arcadia Ego I"

MP36


Beam emitter unit with lever arm.

  • TNG: "Samaritan Snare"

MP37

195-120-0

Conical box with silvery head part.


  • TNG: "Samaritan Snare"
  • TNG: "The Vengeance Factor"

MP38


Small display unit, consisting of rows of lights.

  • TNG: "Samaritan Snare"

MP39


Wall-mounted rectangular display/control console.

  • TNG: "The Ensigns of Command"

MP40

195-2497-1 or 195-2495-1

"Modern Props fabricated lab / medical / control room / futuristic power unit with flashing lights. Several light patterns."





  • VOY: "Night"
  • VOY: "Bride of Chaotica!"
  • "Star Trek: Insurrection"
  • VOY: "Homestead"
  • ENT: "The Shipment"
  • ENT: "Demons"

MP41

195-2286-0

"Modern Props fabricated lab / medical / control room table top device."




  • VOY: "Threshold"
  • VOY: "Living Witness"
  • VOY: "Dragon's Teeth"
  • VOY: "Inside Man"

MP42

195-1890

Illuminated column with monitor inset.


  • VOY: "Life Line"
  • VOY: "Inside Man"

MP43

195-1970

Tall glass cylinder.



  • TNG: "Devil's Due"
  • ENT: "Cold Station 12"
  • ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly I"

MP44

195-2414

Viewer on cantilevered swivel arm.


  • VOY: "Macrocosm"
  • VOY: "Scientific Method"

MP45

195-2454

Control console on free-standing cantilevered arm.

  • VOY: "Body and Soul"

MP46

195-2488

Boxy console with monitor and keyboard.

  • VOY: "Virtuoso"

MP47

195-1280

Transparent dome on three legs, with casters.

  • VOY: "Concerning Flight"

MP48

195-2180

Transparent sphere with metal frame.

  • VOY: "Concerning Flight"

MP49

195-2080

Console with attached transparent columns.

  • VOY: "Concerning Flight"

MP50

195-2524

Microscope with large viewer.

  • "Star Trek Nemesis"

 

See Also

Consoles Built for Star Trek - list of console props specially built for the Star Trek production

Re-Used Props - Stationary Consoles - viewscreens, wall- or floor-mounted consoles

 

Credits

The product images are taken from the now defunct Modern Props website. HD caps from TrekCore and Ariane's Star Trek Gallery. Thanks to Kurt for a hint about MP14 and to Masaki Taniko for spotting MP23 in "Star Trek VI".

 


Back to Investigations index

TopShare
View as gallery