I have decided to build my own Captain’s chair and would love to share my process with the community and hopefully get some trek-minded people with ideas to make it the best it can be!

I ordered a pricey salon chair because it has the look I am going for… the plan is to remove the foot rest portion, and spray the metal side panels to match the silver on the arm rests.

I currently work for a sign shop so Im going to take advantage of that by cutting out portions of the metal side panels and inlaying transparent LCARs displays on acrylic panels and backlighting them with LEDs.

Anyone else with ideas on how to trek this thing out would be most appreciated! It arrives in 2 weeks so Im hoping to have it all planned out so I can get to work when it arrives :)

  • beef_curds [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Holy moly, I have a very similar chair but in red. I just got it so I could have a robust chair at bar-height.

    My problem is that removing the footrest portion leaves mounting brackets poking out at whichever point you remove it. So I’m particularly interested in your process for chewing through any metal bits around there.

    I don’t have trek-thematic advice, but I can tell you that little chrome armrest bit is the perfect size to rest a normal-sized trackball.

    • Quizitor@startrek.websiteOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I think I can get the guys in the shop at work to grind down any metal that might remain from the foot rest so fingers crossed there are no complications

      • beef_curds [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Cool. I’d love it if you post the final product when you’re done.

        Seems like a cool project. It always felt like a captain’s chair to me.

  • Infynis@midwest.socialEnglish
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    1 year ago

    There’s an episode of Enterprise about this. The first thing you’re going to want to do is get a full detail 3D scan of your entire body

  • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Theres a keyboard that a dude scammed a bunch of people with called like the King’s Assembly. Not sure how keen you are on fitting that in the arms for the full look of controls right there but that would be sweet. It never came out though, so sourcing the parts or parts like them will be difficult.