Enterprise-style Home-Cinema

[Lichtbringer]

Hi everyone.

Some of you know me from more model related sites, i´m not that much into props as the most of you. But please take a look to another passion of mine, far away from scratching SW-kits, my Ent-theme styled home cinema. :love This styling was the reason cause i slipped a little bit in the prop world.

It´s not ready yet, but it´s on a start (it´s fully functional, just needs more deco):



View from the living-room:

Open the door .... and be captain in another world and time :

But some things never change - after having fun someone needs to clean the mess :$: :

All these panels:

and it still looks so blank ... i think i have to make much more stuff of this kind. :confused

Thanks for looking - and as with my models: Fell free to chime in and say what you honestly think. Every advice, tip, idea, and opinion is highly appreciated.

 

[Sid 6.7]

May I be the first to say "Awesome!!".

So far the execution is going in the right direction. Like you said it just needs more more.

Also to really make it come alive: lotsa blinkies! Invest in an LED company, cause I feel cases of them are in your future, padawa.... Oh wait, Number 1.

 

[Ttaskmaster]

Aw, who wouldn't want something like this!!!
There have been several people deck their places out Trek stylee... Always a fun project. Many more of us have dreamed of such.

My thoughts - Stat by putting some kind of facia over the TV and sound system. You want it so just the screen is visible. Probably clip-on or hinged panels, so you can still access the stuff behind.

+1 on the myriad blinky lights and stuff.
Perhaps even have a few buttons here and there actually doing things. Like the Environmental station has controls that operate the lights and heaters/air-conditioning of the room... and The Conn, of course, controls the TV and sound system!!

There's probably a lot you could do with a bit of re-wiring and creativity.
Don't forget a communications channel to the Kitchen, so Commander Wife can hail you and let you know when dinner is ready

 

[Cmdr.Kerner]

Hi Lichtbringer,

very nice to see you here. You really impressed me and that's not easy........

Looking forward for more pictures.

Greetings from Hannover

Dietrich

 

[Wes R]

Very cool and I have to say i want your tv and speakers lol.

 

[Lichtbringer]

May I be the first to say "Awesome!!".

So far the execution is going in the right direction. Like you said it just needs more more.

Also to really make it come alive: lotsa blinkies! Invest in an LED company, cause I feel cases of them are in your future, padawa.... Oh wait, Number 1.

Thanks.

To be honest - i thought about doing it blinkin when i startet this.

But i decided against it cause it is a cinema, it needs to be as dark as possible.

But i plan to light the monitors - as soon as i can grab the right ones with my greedy fingers. :lol

 

[HeroWorship]

Just WoW!

That beats the hell out of anything Bob Vila's every done!

 

[Wes R]

I don't even wanna know how much all this costs, the tv and electronics looks like a small fortune. I'm feeling inadequate with my tv now lol.

 

[Lichtbringer]

Aw, who wouldn't want something like this!!!
There have been several people deck their places out Trek stylee... Always a fun project. Many more of us have dreamed of such.

My thoughts - Stat by putting some kind of facia over the TV and sound system. You want it so just the screen is visible. Probably clip-on or hinged panels, so you can still access the stuff behind.

It´s no TV, it´s a acoustical transparent screen, with some Boston THX-speakers behind.

You only see the woofer-phalanx - no chance to hide them - they vibrate everything away. :cool So i tried to blend them in as "tech-stuff" as good as possible (but there will be panels to hide the amps).

+1 on the myriad blinky lights and stuff.
Perhaps even have a few buttons here and there actually doing things. Like the Environmental station has controls that operate the lights and heaters/air-conditioning of the room... and The Conn, of course, controls the TV and sound system!!

Most of the todays hc-equipment needs way to much buttons on it´s remotes :rolleyes - but i will try to programm them into my old Pronto. Hey, Pronto´s were used at SG1 as scanners ..... they can´t be that bad. :lol

The various lights were controlled with the white remote in the middle of the conn/ops station - that should work after beeing it repainted in a grey/silver color.

There's probably a lot you could do with a bit of re-wiring and creativity.
Don't forget a communications channel to the Kitchen, so Commander Wife can hail you and let you know when dinner is ready

Have a look at these lighted SW-looking columns (yeah, i know, as a SW-Geek i couldn´t hesitate to bring them in :$ ) :

The "fields" over the rear-speakers is lighted too, in all of them - with a red light. So, if i decide to give her a remote to control them .... she can initialize "RED ALERT" as soon as the replica..... ääääh as soon as she has dinner ready. :love But i hesitate to give her such a remote - can you imagine sitting there, flying through the universe in the middle of a nice movie ... then red alert until you did "only this" or "only that" for her that couldn´t wait? :wacko

 

[Lichtbringer]

Hi Lichtbringer,

very nice to see you here. You really impressed me and that's not easy........

Looking forward for more pictures.

Greetings from Hannover

Dietrich

Hi Dietrich,

i´m glad you like it - some of the used stickers are from you.
Seams i used them in a way that you are satisfied with?

 

[Lichtbringer]

Just WoW!

That beats the hell out of anything Bob Vila's every done!

Everything is possible with "MORE POWER"









And a little help from Al Borland.

 

[Lichtbringer]

I don't even wanna know how much all this costs, the tv and electronics looks like a small fortune. I'm feeling inadequate with my tv now lol.

Nearly all the work has been done by myself, that "helped".

And beeing no 107" TV but a 107" screen/beamer-kombination helped, too.

 

[thegreatgalling]

Durn. Considering I have always hoped heaven resembles the 1701 D, this is not TOO far off.

 

[Lichtbringer]

Durn. Considering I have always hoped heaven resembles the 1701 D, this is not TOO far off.

Thanks, that´s a nice compliment.

 

[darthgordon]

It´s not ready yet, but it´s on a start (it´s fully functional, just needs more deco):

How fully functional?

 

[FuseNova]

Great work on this. I especially like the speaker covers.

I'm going to keep an eye on this thread and maybe even steal some ideas

 

[Lichtbringer]

How fully functional?

Tested up to warp 7.4 :love




Just kidding, Captain - the movie enjoying equipment is fully functional.

3 Frontspeaker and 4 Rearspeaker, 3 subwoofer and 1 "Quake" bass-shaker are online and waiting to leave the spacedock.

Blu-ray and hd-dvd standing by.

 

[Lichtbringer]

Great work on this. I especially like the speaker covers.

Thanks

The 2 speaker covers visible in the front are fake - used to look cool, and to let the warm air of the heating out, in the winter.

The 3 frontspeakers are placed invisible, behind the screen.

I'm going to keep an eye on this thread and maybe even steal some ideas

Be my guest. :cool

 

[Organic Mechanic]

Woah! That is astounding. I've never been much of Trek fan, but I'd be proud to have a room like that. Great work.

 

[space rat]

Stunning!!! :eek As for the SW column panels, I think they fit in Perfectly. Can"t wait to see more.:love