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[KLWILBUR]

Just want to share something I ran across several weeks ago when researching the possibility of custom ST:TNG Bridge models.

There a fellow named Geoff Collard who built a custom TNG Bridge model back in the early 90's. He had some small pics of it on his web page (he builds non-sci-fi custom models for his business). Anyhow, I got in touch with him and asked some questions and that apparently inspired him to make another effort at it.

You can see his old bridge and work on his new one at this link. If you send him an email, tell him Kelly Wilbur sent you.

[Destructor!!!]

Wow! The old one is cute, but this new one looks astonishing! WANT WANT WANT!!!

Hasbro, damn you, MAKE IT SO!

[Daysleeper]

That bridge looks sweet! Now I want one as well...

[Wildcard]

Oh that's freaking cool!!! And considering how little paper reference material he had to work from back then that is incredible!

I wonder if he'd be up for making an OPS from DS9.

[hemble]

Sensational work on both the bridges.

Ron

[KLWILBUR]

Obviously what Geoff is doing is way out of my league, but I have an extra ST:TNG bridge playset that I've been thinking about wiring with LEDs and replacing all the sticker panels with backlit displays. It won't be as awesome as Geoff's but it will be fun to do and should look pretty cool.

[WORF22]

HOW BIG IS IT GOING TO BE?

[Redshirt#7]

What scale is it in?

[Prometheus]

Wow..... Just checked this thread out !!!!   That new Bridge is just ridiculous...... Really cool.

[KLWILBUR]

Hey everyone, sorry I hadn't seen that I had gotten responses.  Geoff emailed me the following on the size and scale:

 

"the model is 1:15th scale which I worked out as the size of the playmate figures and the model is 44 inches long 30 inches wide"

 

He has also put some videos up on youtube:

http://www.youtube.c...slV62ZHA/videos

 

As always, you can see his progress at: http://www.modelmake...ng d bridge.htm

[Redshirt#7]

Hey everyone, sorry I hadn't seen that I had gotten responses.  Geoff emailed me the following on the size and scale:

 

"the model is 1:15th scale which I worked out as the size of the playmate figures and the model is 44 inches long 30 inches wide"

 

He has also put some videos up on youtube:

http://www.youtube.c...slV62ZHA/videos

 

As always, you can see his progress at: http://www.modelmake...ng d bridge.htm

 

 I thought it was a smaller scale, not that large! That is utterly fantastic! The size of the thing, the lights, the chairs, the horse shoe, the accuracy, the doors, the carpet, even the roof...

 

Unbelievably fantastically astonishingly crazily cool.

 

I am a 90s Playmates lover, and this has just blown me of my feet! An absolute work of art, the person who made this deserves a medal.

 

Good luck on the new one, I look forward to seeing it.

 

Has he got plans to do others?

 

Thank you for sharing

[Destructor!!!]

 

 I thought it was a smaller scale, not that large! That is utterly fantastic! The size of the thing, the lights, the chairs, the horse shoe, the accuracy, the doors, the carpet, even the roof...

 

The stuff I have bolded hasn't been done on the new build yet... unless I'm missing something.

 

The old version is depicted in the top pictures, and while it is accomplished, and cute, it's hardly accurate.

 

The new one is only at the roof stage, but is already blowing my mind clear across the room!

[Destructor!!!]

The last update on his site was April... I hope he will come back to this project, it is amazing, even at this early stage!