.” The costume* consists of a long robe of shimmering gold metallic fabric with ruffling at the front and a removable hood made of the same fabric. Sewn in Star Trek: TNG tags in the robe and hood read “Steve Parks.” The mask** is made of foam rubber and painted in various colors for a lifelike effect. Tom Spina completed the display by 3D printing and painting matching hands and mounting the mask on a mannequin with the costume.
Worn by Steve Parks as one of the aliens in the Star Trek: TNG season six episode #231 “Schisms,” which aired the week of October 19, 1992. A subspace rift was created in the Enterprise cargo bay which allowed aliens to abduct members of the Enterprise crew and perform medical experiments on them. Based on the information gathered by Commander Riker's tricorder it was determined that the molecular structure of the alien life forms was solanogen-based. This episode is famous amongst fans for the linguistically clever, but over-the-top ode by Data about Spot, his cat. The ode starts: “Felis catus is your taxonomic nomenclature.” The costume* consists of a long robe of shimmering gold metallic fabric with ruffling at the front and a removable hood made of the same fabric. Sewn in Star Trek: TNG tags in the robe and hood read “Steve Parks.” The mask** is made of foam rubber and painted in various colors for a lifelike effect. Tom Spina completed the display by 3D printing and painting matching hands and mounting the mask on a mannequin with the costume. *It’s A Wrap eBay Auction March 9, 2007. **PropWorx Star Trek Prop and Costume Auction Lot 98, August 8, 2010.
