August 2021 is a giant month for Star Trek followers. Yes, your favourite Paramount+ exhibits are slowly starting to trickle again onto the service (Lower Decks returns Augsut 12), however past that it’s the one centesimal anniversary of one thing much more particular: the beginning of Gene Roddenberry. Star Trek’s creator was born on August 19, 1921, and the corporate named in his honor is celebrating in some intelligent, enjoyable methods.

Roddenberry Entertainment has been promoting a 12 months lengthy celebration known as “ThinkTrek” by which Trek followers, stars, and extra come collectively to share their love for the franchise on social media. One of the best aspects of that is “MakeTrek,” which inspires artists to create enjoyable things to have fun what Star Trek means to them. One instance is Brick Builder Samuel Hatmaker (who some might acknowledge from the first season of the U.S. Lego Masters) who has been constructing unbelievable works of brick artwork. He did the groundbreaking kiss between Lieutenant Uhura and Captain Okayirk, adopted by a piece expressing the Vulcan philosophy of IDIC (Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations). And now, io9 is worked up to completely reveal Hatmaker’s third construct, of a sure most well-known Vulcan, doing a sure gesture, which conveys an unforgettable message.

Yes, it’s Spock telling us all to dwell lengthy and prosper. And whereas the picture of Leonard Nimoy is actually spectacular within the construct, it’s the 3D hand that basically makes it pop, figuratively and actually. Here are just a few extra photographs of the piece.

And once more, this is only one brick in a a lot bigger mosaic that’s the SupposeTrek initiative, which you will get all the details for at this link. With this, and the return of Star Trek: Lower Decks, August goes to be an incredible month of Trek followers, and a stunning option to have fun 100 years of Roddenberry and his creation.

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