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The most insanely dedicated Star Trek fans

Boldly going where no fan has gone before.

Live long and prosper... Fans sport some Spock-esque haircuts (Credit: Rex)

Perhaps more than any other sci-fi franchise, Star Trek inspires devotion that goes beyond simple fandom and ventures into flat out obsession – some Trekkers (don't EVER call the hardcore fans 'Trekkies') will make it so their entire lives are dedicated to their passion. With Star Trek Into Darkness in cinemas this week bringing Trekkers to the fore, we've rounded up the most insanely devoted Star Trek lovers we could find. As you're about to find out, we're not talking about the kinds of fans who bought all the boxsets and hung a few posters on their walls... these guys don't just love Star Trek, they live Star Trek.

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Steve Nighteagle
You might expect a man with a name as awesome as 'Steve Nighteagle' to list punching bears and standing atop mountains among his pasttimes, but no; this Colorado builder has devoted himself to 'Star Trek' and has spent the last four years turning his home into a replica of the Starship Enterprise. But it's not enough that Steve spends seven months out of the year decking out his 'Federation Room' – he's still hoping to fit his entire house with Trek decorations. Says Nighteagle: "I believe that if you have a theme for living quarters, you lose the effect if you don't completely do the entire house." It's a commitment to perfection that any Starfleet captain would be proud of.


Tony Alleyne
His name might be less impressive than Mr Nighteagle, but Hinckley resident Tony Alleyne has an equally impressive obsession with all things Trek. Alleyne began decorating his modest flat to resemble the Enterprise back in stardate 1994 (later amending the look to mimic the bridge in 'Star Trek Voyager') and spent over £4,000 realising his dream. There's a tragic and telling twist to the tale, however: Tony created his intergalactic getaway as therapy to get over his (we're sure unrelated) divorce but it never dawned on him that his ex-wife owned the property, swooshing doors and all. The last we heard, Tony was selling the 'Star Trek' flat on eBay.


Rob Wixey
At last week's 'Star Trek Into Darkess' premiere in Leicester Square, all eyes were predictably on the likes of Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Zoe Saldana, but there was still room on the red carpet for an amateur Trekkie – he was the guy driving the two metre-long fibreglass USS Enterprise. Mega-fan Rob Wixey, 29, will go boldly with his soapboax ship to the Red Bull Soapbox race in July, but the Trek producers got wind of his creation (which took him two months to finish) and invited him to the world premiere screening with the cast and crew. We're pretty sure he parked the Enterprise outside, though; that thing would be a fire hazard in the aisles.


Anonymous phaser bidder
One of the universe's most obsessive 'Star Trek' fans might also be one of the universe's richest 'Star Trek' fans. An anonymous bidder at an auction held in Julien's in California forked out a whopping $231,000 for a phaser rifle as used in the original 'Star Trek' pilot. The rifle – made of wood and finished with blue paint – had one careful owner, namely Mr James T Kirk, who fired it on screen, ensuring its worth of almost a quarter of a million dollars. The rifle was eventually – wait for it – phased out in favour of the popular handheld pistol design in later series. It's one insanely devoted fan that has this on his wall, given that it doesn't even look like what one imagines a 'Star Trek' phaser to look like...


YouTube user TheMiro59
This inventive 'Star Trek' fan went above and beyond the dedication shown by your typical Trekker: he actually made his Enterprise fly. Kitting out a scale model with all manner of RC gubbins and full lighting, this enterprising fan realised the dream of many an aspiring Captain by controlling the most prized vessel in Starfleet. Granted, it can only fly for a few seconds at a time, and it looks considerably less majestic in flight than it does in still images, but it's still an impressive achievement and it took months of tinkering.