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Hi, .space folks--
This little issue has been on my mind for some time, as I feverishly and
wishfully plot my magnificent (yet humble) starship plans. We've had
discussions of bridges, bridge layouts, and the like; among these have
been some stunning examples of "floating bridges" using the giant
quarter domes and more traditional windowed bridges; a few ships didn't
even have bridges per se. Well, this post addresses something much
smaller in scope: the captain's chair.
As we all know from our favourite SF movies or TV series, a proper
command chair can really make or break the entire "bridge" ambience.
Who can forget Admiral Ackbar's chair, or that funky cube thing that the
Golden Throat himself (Bill Shatner) sat upon? Well, I'm curious as to
how people here in .space have handled their command chairs, and bridge
seating, if at all. I've put together little displays of three of my
chair archetypes, and I took some photos (the first try of the "macro"
feature on my camera) that I'll share here. Each photo is taken on the
same raised dias for comparison; I just changed the chairs. The little
officer is the same; apparently, being a test pilot for captain's chairs
isn't exactly stressful.
The first is the "basic" command chair, with diagnostic button panels;
it is the most primitive and might be found on ships of all generations:
http://www.fortunecity.com/campus/carthage/1046/cmdchr1f.jpg
http://www.fortunecity.com/campus/carthage/1046/cmdchr1r.jpg
The next chair is a modification of type 1. It's also my favourite--the
screen held out in front of the officer really came out nicely. This is
expected to be a mid-level-tech military standard chair.
http://www.fortunecity.com/campus/carthage/1046/cmdchr2f.jpg
http://www.fortunecity.com/campus/carthage/1046/cmdchr2r.jpg
Want to use direct neural control for your starship, or do you just like
big funky headrests? Type 3, the "advanced chair," might pique your
interest:
http://www.fortunecity.com/campus/carthage/1046/cmdchr3f.jpg
http://www.fortunecity.com/campus/carthage/1046/cmdchr3r.jpg
Feedback welcome; counter-posts and photos of your chairs are even more
welcome! I'm eager to see what's out there, and how this inventive
group has handled their minifigs'[1] posterior needs.
best,
Lindsay
[1] - I deliberately avoided using Technic chairs, although those have
good possibilities too.
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| Lindsay, Impressive. Most Impressive! (...) Hmm.. I used the 2x3 Rocket chair, as I call it, for my starship bridge. (I really need to post pictures of it sometime!) I have not yet made the captains chair different than the other two chairs, for the (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) too :-) (...) Tho I like how the back is connected to the chair... very slick and techie looking! ...I made a sample chair a few weeks ago that had a hinge piece bringing up a control panel on one side... could be a good compliment to chair 2 (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.space)
| | | Re: Starship Command Chairs
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| Nice thread, and great timing. I'll be working this weekend on the command center for my mountain base. I'll definitely be using the headrest in seat #3, but with armrests more like seat #1. I'm also envisioning a round dias with railing 3/4 the way (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.space)
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| Man I love this group. I love that we can not just discuss space creations here but go into the details like this. These chairs are GREAT. I love the last one. Also that display panel looks good. On a related note now that you got my creative (...) (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.space)
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