The Enterprise Project
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Captain April
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Starfleet Academy ring.... sometimes I type something and read it back and still miss a word.:unsureGee, I wish someone would buy me a Sratfleet Academy! LOL
Tiberius Kirk
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Cool deal Cap!
trekriffic
Sr Member
the ONLY feature i wish this had was an opening Shuttle Bay, but impressive none the less
Funny, I never knew Kirk's chair had such a feature.
Who knew? :lol
Calufrax
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"Computer, open shuttle bay doors. Computer? Computer? Do you read me?"
"I AM AFRAID I CANNOT COMPLY, CAPTAIN."
"Spock what the devil is the Computer on about?
"I KNOW YOU AND COMMANDER SPOCK WERE PLANNING TO DISCONNECT ME AND THAT IS SOMETHING I CANNOT ALLOW TO HAPPEN. THIS FIVE YEAR MISSION IS TOO IMPORTANT TO ALLOW YOU TO JEOPARDIZE."
"Computer, you will - open those shuttle bay doors - right now - or I will give you a lesson in logic you will NEVER FORGET!"
"Captain?"
"Yes Spock?"
"I think we are in the wrong movie Captain."
:lol
SteveNeill
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No shuttle bay, no grid lines and no stinking pods~!
Anyway. I have wiring and lights to do tomorrow. Start putting foam on the seat parts. Saturday Ted is coming over to help me upholster the seat and that should just about do it.
Got all the paint on today and the rug cut. It's a bit dark but will do. Arms are stained and clear coated. Made boxes for the panels so they can be removed and support lights. All buttons are glued in place. This is the 10th day so far. Looks like I'll make my deadline of this Sunday.
Here's how she looks at the moment. Still the chair sits high on the side. a bit more tweaking there.
Steve
Anyway. I have wiring and lights to do tomorrow. Start putting foam on the seat parts. Saturday Ted is coming over to help me upholster the seat and that should just about do it.
Got all the paint on today and the rug cut. It's a bit dark but will do. Arms are stained and clear coated. Made boxes for the panels so they can be removed and support lights. All buttons are glued in place. This is the 10th day so far. Looks like I'll make my deadline of this Sunday.
Here's how she looks at the moment. Still the chair sits high on the side. a bit more tweaking there.
Steve
SteveNeill
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I never thought of that! LOL
robn1
Master Member
And no rivets :behave
Looks great! I can't believe how fast you work, I feel like a glacier by comparison :lol
Aztek Dummy
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Steve,
Granted it makes sense from a sound recording standpoint, but I don't remember the top of the pedestal being carpeted before.
Is this your take?
Granted it makes sense from a sound recording standpoint, but I don't remember the top of the pedestal being carpeted before.
Is this your take?
Tiberius Kirk
Sr Member
The carpet was only used in the 3rd season.
Aztek Dummy
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^^^ Thanks! good to know!
The original design for the bridge was the responsibility of Art Director Pato Guzman and Set Designer Walter “Matt” Jefferies (after the first pilot, Jefferies became the Art Director throughout the entire series). Although construction of the Enterprise sets was an orchestrated team effort, Special Effects Supervisor Jim Rugg and Matt Jefferies were the two primary people involved in its design and construction.
The outer block-frame of the chair is crafted from plywood and painted battleship grey in color. The wide-spaced armrests contain the controls and switches used by Capt. Kirk to engage various functions of the starship. Set within the frame is the original Naugahyde-covered seat with stained wooden armrests.
The outer block-frame of the chair is crafted from plywood and painted battleship grey in color. The wide-spaced armrests contain the controls and switches used by Capt. Kirk to engage various functions of the starship. Set within the frame is the original Naugahyde-covered seat with stained wooden armrests.
The chair is mounted on a wooden pedestal base that features a spring-loaded swivel which centered the chair after the Captain rose from it on either side. The rectangular base of the chair is covered in the original Ozite ® carpet which covered the entire floor of the Enterprise bridge.
The left arm control panel and switches remain as they appeared on the final episode, Turnabout Intruder. [More than once, the special effects crew changed the composition and layout of the control panels to adhere to script requirements.] On the right arm control panel, the owner reinstalled the original five white-button control unit.
Four ceramic, 25-watt light sockets, surrounded with tinfoil to protect the encircling wood from the heat, are mounted in a space beneath the control panel. The base of the chair holds a power cord wired to the sockets which, when powered, would illuminate the colored epoxy resin buttons and switches (one of the epoxy resin “lights” is missing).
The base of the chair is 42 in. wide x 35 in. deep, and stands 9 ¼ in. height. The chair itself is 39 in. wide (from arm to arm), with a 25 ¾ in. tall backrest. The seat of the chair rises 14 in. from the bottom of the base.
I asked myself was it covered or wasn't it? as I haven't seen an episode in years and it is from this article on the original chair, And you know Steve is going to get a detail like that right :lol.
The left arm control panel and switches remain as they appeared on the final episode, Turnabout Intruder. [More than once, the special effects crew changed the composition and layout of the control panels to adhere to script requirements.] On the right arm control panel, the owner reinstalled the original five white-button control unit.
Four ceramic, 25-watt light sockets, surrounded with tinfoil to protect the encircling wood from the heat, are mounted in a space beneath the control panel. The base of the chair holds a power cord wired to the sockets which, when powered, would illuminate the colored epoxy resin buttons and switches (one of the epoxy resin “lights” is missing).
The base of the chair is 42 in. wide x 35 in. deep, and stands 9 ¼ in. height. The chair itself is 39 in. wide (from arm to arm), with a 25 ¾ in. tall backrest. The seat of the chair rises 14 in. from the bottom of the base.
I asked myself was it covered or wasn't it? as I haven't seen an episode in years and it is from this article on the original chair, And you know Steve is going to get a detail like that right :lol.
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No shuttle bay, no grid lines and no stinking pods~!
Anyway. I have wiring and lights to do tomorrow. Start putting foam on the seat parts. Saturday Ted is coming over to help me upholster the seat and that should just about do it.
Got all the paint on today and the rug cut. It's a bit dark but will do. Arms are stained and clear coated. Made boxes for the panels so they can be removed and support lights. All buttons are glued in place. This is the 10th day so far. Looks like I'll make my deadline of this Sunday.
Here's how she looks at the moment. Still the chair sits high on the side. a bit more tweaking there.
Steve
Now I know what my garage is missing. Great looking Command Chair Steve, can't wait to see it finished?
ZOMBIEREPELLENT
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So is your wife actually going to let you sit in her chair? haha! Looking great man.
Just wanted to jump in on the carpet discussion. Having one of these built and in the house, people come over and try it out. The paint gets scuffed really quickly. I'm thinking of adding carpet one of these days.
Steve, the arms really do look great. Catching up with everything else. And I'm really looking forward to seeing this in person Saturday. Meeting Rosie too.
Ted.
Steve, the arms really do look great. Catching up with everything else. And I'm really looking forward to seeing this in person Saturday. Meeting Rosie too.
Ted.
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