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    Aug 3, 2012 - My STAR TREK TOS Full Scale Bridge Science Station #1

    Hi folks. For your enjoyment I am ready to post a few pictures of my full scale STAR TREK bridge science station build. (The pictures were taken with my phone camera so they're not that great. The moire' will not photograph well at all in any case but it works and is awesome. Will post more professional versions soon.)

    Being a ST TOS fan since I was a kid in 1976, I've always wanted to walk onto the bridge of the Enterprise. I wanted to build a larger full length version of Spock's station but space was limited. I elected to build the science station over other set pieces because I felt it had the most bang for the effort; plenty of blinking lights, buttons and switches, colors and spinning things and displays. I spent alot of time scaling it to a few known dimensions and feel it is really quite accurate...even down to the placement of the objects. There are a couple personal choice differences for various reasons but they are pretty minor.

    The whole display took about 6 months working a few hours a day (including many during the worst summer on record here in the USA in a top floor apartment building.)

    But I enjoyed every minute of it and hope you do to.







    Enjoy!


    Jon
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    Aug 3, 2012 - Re: My STAR TREK TOS Full Scale Bridge Science Station #2

    awesome!
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    Aug 4, 2012 - Re: My STAR TREK TOS Full Scale Bridge Science Station #3

    I've seen this in person, It's very cool folks.

    Nice to see it finished up Jon. Nice job!
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    Aug 5, 2012 - Re: My STAR TREK TOS Full Scale Bridge Science Station #4

    That is so cool that you improved my mood!
    Very nice.
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    Aug 5, 2012 - Re: My STAR TREK TOS Full Scale Bridge Science Station #5

    Jon,

    I just realized you posted this in the Studio Scale Model section.

    You may want to see if a Moderator can move it into the replica prop forum
    for you.

    This is a full sized set piece!

    Also, My next time over, I'll bring my DVD cam and we can shoot some video if this in action!
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    Aug 5, 2012 - Re: My STAR TREK TOS Full Scale Bridge Science Station #6

    Thanks everyone. Glad you enjoy it!

    That sounds good, Brian. Next time we all do lunch we can get some pics and video of it.

    Or maybe I can get YouTube to come out and film it??


    Jon

    PS - Can a moderator please move this link to the proper area when you get a moment. Thanks!
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    Aug 5, 2012 - Re: My STAR TREK TOS Full Scale Bridge Science Station #7

    Looks great!!

    The only problem I see is that the graphic behind the hooded viewer is wrong. That one is from the Comm station. The one you want is detailed here:

    Science-7 - An Interesting Little Display. in TOSGRAPHICS Forum

    Let me know if you want the correct graphic for it and I'll hook you up.

    Take Care,
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    Aug 5, 2012 - Re: My STAR TREK TOS Full Scale Bridge Science Station #8

    Thanks, Will. Yeah. You got me there.

    I for some reason decided to make my own graphic on that light panel. It's actually a combination of a couple other panels I thought would look more interesting. It was during the initial couple weeks of the build when I was building it for myself with no mind of potentially unloading it at some later point. (Support arms are bolted to the wall which is a technically a violation of my apartment lease...so it's only a matter of time before annual inspection time and I have to get remove it.)

    Eventually I will be re-doing each blinking panel...the cells need to be smaller and more accurate to the show. Your website is a great resource thank you!


    Jon
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    Aug 6, 2012 - Re: My STAR TREK TOS Full Scale Bridge Science Station #9

    Outstanding. I never get tired of seeing builds like this. Well done!
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    Aug 6, 2012 - #10

    Wow. That's great.

    Sent from my Etch-A-Sketch
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    Aug 7, 2012 - Re: My STAR TREK TOS Full Scale Bridge Science Station #11

    I like it! Now, if you can just make it fully functional.
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    Aug 7, 2012 - Re: My STAR TREK TOS Full Scale Bridge Science Station #12

    RAISES ONE EYEBROW...."Fascinating....most fascinating"...lol Looks great. Very well done.
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    Aug 7, 2012 - Re: My STAR TREK TOS Full Scale Bridge Science Station #13

    Thanks everyone! Nice to get feedback for hard work. A closeup of the console's computer.



    ;-)
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    Aug 7, 2012 - Re: My STAR TREK TOS Full Scale Bridge Science Station #14

    WONDERFUL! That's has to be a lot of fun!
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    Aug 7, 2012 - Re: My STAR TREK TOS Full Scale Bridge Science Station #15

    Excellent!.. I can feel my ears sharpening themselves as I look at it !......now wheres that blue top?
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    Aug 7, 2012 - Re: My STAR TREK TOS Full Scale Bridge Science Station #16

    why are you selling the computer console on ebay? looks great by the way!
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    Aug 7, 2012 - Re: My STAR TREK TOS Full Scale Bridge Science Station #17

    WOW! now thats the thing to have in your home! Great job, looks awesome!
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    Aug 7, 2012 - Re: My STAR TREK TOS Full Scale Bridge Science Station #18

    Continued thanks, guys!

    When I started to make this whole prop, I had a bunch of parts and pieces left over from the computer section build. So I am completing that one for Ebay.

    Jon
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    Aug 7, 2012 - Re: My STAR TREK TOS Full Scale Bridge Science Station #19

    OH MY GOD! I would have such a hard time not making it my computer desk.
    Love it man, Just love it!
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    Aug 7, 2012 - Re: My STAR TREK TOS Full Scale Bridge Science Station #20

    Spock would be home!
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    Aug 7, 2012 - Re: My STAR TREK TOS Full Scale Bridge Science Station #21

    Wor-king.
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    Aug 12, 2012 - Re: My STAR TREK TOS Full Scale Bridge Science Station #22

    SofaKing01 said: View Post
    WONDERFUL! That's has to be a lot of fun!
    When I completed it I didn't quite get the zing I thought I would, Sofaking. I think it's because I spent so many months working on every single part of it.

    I really love it but people who come to see it are the luckiest because they get the full first time impact and thrill. For me it's pretty much, "Yeah. Ok. Nice job."


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    Aug 12, 2012 - Re: My STAR TREK TOS Full Scale Bridge Science Station #23

    Oh ,now that is just the coolest.....wow...can you just go ahead and build the whole bridge of the enterprise.....please ???.........lol......awesome work....
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    Aug 12, 2012 - Re: My STAR TREK TOS Full Scale Bridge Science Station #24

    Fan-freaking-TASTIC!!!
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    Oct 2, 2012 - Re: My STAR TREK TOS Full Scale Bridge Science Station #25

    gyoung2993 said: View Post
    Oh ,now that is just the coolest.....wow...can you just go ahead and build the whole bridge of the enterprise.....please ???.........lol......awesome work....
    Thanks very much. Nothing would make me happier...well, close...but I'm a little short on the square footage needed. By quite a bit.

    I am going to tackle the Captain's chair this month. That will keep me busy.


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