You know you’re a geek if...

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...you look at the picture below and your first thought is, ‘Wow, where can I get one of those?’

This is Hawthorne Village’s Star Trek electric train set because, really, what says ‘space travel in the far-flung future’ better than a diesel train replica?

This fine item costs about $70 per train car but hey that’s a great deal. Why? It lights up (as the catalog says: ‘for a fully illuminated display of the symbolic Star Trek imagery that embellishes this Star Trek collectible!’) and it comes with a genuine certificate of authenticity so everyone will know that you, uh, didn’t just make it in the basement by yourself.

Yes, yes, we mock. But we also respect. If you have pointy ears and a bank account, you can proudly buy the Trekkie choo-choo right here. All aboard, and live long and prosper!

-- Geoff Boucher

Image courtesy of Hawthorne Village