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Category: Ornament-a-Day 2019

A close-up view of a Klingon Bird-of-Prey

Ornament-a-Day 2019: Klingon Bird of Prey

December 10, 2019 Ken Newquist Blog, Ornament-a-Day 2019

While the Geek Tree is dominated by Federation starships, I do have a handful of vessels from other factions. The first of these is my somewhat battered Klingon Bird of Prey, today’s Ornament-a-Day entry. It’s a string-powered ornament, with its forward photon torpedo launcher[…]

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A side-view of the starship Enterprise 1701-D

Ornament-a-Day 2019: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D

December 9, 2019 Ken Newquist Blog, Ornament-a-Day 2019

The Geek Tree could easily be the “Star Trek” tree. Starships from the franchise’s television and cinematic runs dominate the tree, augmented by the occasional character-focused ornament. The first Star Trek ornament – and the one most sought by collectors like myself[…]

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Ornament-a-Day 2019: Rocket Raccoon and Groot

December 8, 2019 Ken Newquist Blog, Ornament-a-Day 2019

Day 8 of Ornament-a-Day 2019 is dedicated to everyone’s favorite heavily-armed trash panda and his flora colossus sidekick. My family is big fans of Guardians of the Galaxy, so when this Infinity War-inspired ornament featuring the duo picking it up for the Geek[…]

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Ornament-a-Day 2019: The Flying DeLorean

December 7, 2019 Ken Newquist Blog, Ornament-a-Day 2019

Star Wars and Star Trek dominated the early days of the Geek Tree, because those were the only ornaments that Hallmark and others were making. Thankfully, the rise of geek culture – and nostalgia for the 80s – led to a proliferation of[…]

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Ornament-a-Day: Ellen Ripley vs. Alien Queen

December 6, 2019 Ken Newquist Blog, Ornament-a-Day 2019

Alien (1977) and Aliens (1986) are two of my favorite science fiction movies. I never expected any characters or monsters from the films to be rendered in ornament form, so I was pleasantly surprised in 2014 when Hallmark released the original xenomorph. The creature[…]

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Ornament-a-Day: C-3PO and R2-D2 … with porgs!

December 5, 2019 Ken Newquist Blog, Ornament-a-Day 2019, Projects

I have mixed fillings about Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. Visually, it’s a beautiful film with some of the best sequences we’ve ever seen in Star Wars (I’m thinking specifically of the desperate hyperspace jump that slew the First Order’s flagship. On[…]

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Ornament-a-Day: Boba Fett

December 4, 2019 Ken Newquist Blog, Ornament-a-Day 2019, Projects

The Mandalorian is all the rage right now, and rightly so. It’s an excellent series that pays homage to the lore of the Expanded Universe and delivers a show that’s loyal to the look, feel, and themes of Star Wars. Of course,[…]

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Ornament-a-Day 2019: Gungan Submarine

December 3, 2019 Ken Newquist Blog, Ornament-a-Day 2019

Released in 2000, the Gungan Submarine was the follow-up to 1999’s Naboo Starfighter.  The submarine appeared in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace during Qui-Gon and Obi-wan’s journey through the watery core of Naboo. It’s a powered ornament, with its[…]

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Ornament-a-Day 2019: HAL 9000

December 2, 2019 Ken Newquist Blog, Ornament-a-Day 2019

Arthur C. Clarke is one of my favorite science fiction authors. I devoured the science fiction grandmaster’s books as a kid and I couldn’t tell you how many times I watched 2010: The Year We Make Contact in high school (and[…]

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A close up shot of a starship ornament in an evergreen tree. Another starship, blurry in appearance, is in the background.

Ornament-a-Day 2019

December 1, 2019 Ken Newquist Blog, Ornament-a-Day 2019, Project Updates, Projects

The Geek Tree has a long and storied history at Nuketown. Beginning with a humble 4-foot tree back in the late 1990s, the Geek Tree is now a 9-foot-tall (albeit narrow) tree packed with ornaments from dozens of movies, TV shows,[…]

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Nuketown is a speculative fiction website that’s been published continuously since 1996.

It’s publishing focus is articles, reviews and editorials about science fiction, fantasy, and horror with heroic overtones. It covers a variety of topics within the speculative fiction genre, including games, movies, soundtracks, books, and websites.

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