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Re: Starship Command Chairs
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Fri, 31 Mar 2000 18:00:27 GMT
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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 around. Controls will probably be on the railing.
Thanks for the ideas and pics!
-John Van
Mr L F Braun <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message
news:38E44EDC.6CFEAEF4@pilot.msu.edu...
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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:
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> http://www.fortunecity.com/campus/carthage/1046/cmdchr1f.jpg
> http://www.fortunecity.com/campus/carthage/1046/cmdchr1r.jpg
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> 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.
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> http://www.fortunecity.com/campus/carthage/1046/cmdchr2f.jpg
> http://www.fortunecity.com/campus/carthage/1046/cmdchr2r.jpg
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> 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:
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> http://www.fortunecity.com/campus/carthage/1046/cmdchr3f.jpg
> http://www.fortunecity.com/campus/carthage/1046/cmdchr3r.jpg
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> 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
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> [1] - I deliberately avoided using Technic chairs, although those have
> good possibilities too.
>
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