[Astra]

On the weekend I made a console for Tuvok!



I got the prints from the Voyager Illustrated Handbook:



My materials - just cardboard and a wooden stick from candied apples:



I split it in two halves, it is for the round edge at the front of the console:



To hide the ugly cardboard sides, I added tape:



Result of the first day:



But then I realized the console should be at an angle and also the top, so I added triangles in the corners to keep the shape:



And then I got ambitious and instead of just glueing the printed display to the top of the cardboard, I wanted it to be inserted. Which meant adding another layer and destroying my perfectly flush top to have it flush with the front:



See, all cardboards. The prints go behind to give an edge around:



Looks good but there is this ugly gap between the cardboard and the wooden stick:



So I created some kind of apron from paper and sprayed it with the same grey paint and wrapped it around to give a smooth surface.
Yesterday I did it with newspaper which was so thin it cracked when I glued it. And instead of trying again, I tried to spray over it and with that destroyed the whole printed display. So I had to wait till today for printing a new one:



I also added plastic foil to make the displays more shiny.



I'm very proud of it! He will also get his front console but since this was so much work I did not finish that yet.

[BagJo]

Very well done!

[Astra]

Quote:

Originally Posted by BagJo

Very well done!

Thank you very much! Someone suggested that it looks a bit small - that there is a lot of empty wall above the wall display. I am trying to think of a way how to attach the lamp that seems to be missing here.

[BagJo]

Maybe a strip of LED's? That could be cool.

[Astra]

Quote:

Originally Posted by BagJo

Maybe a strip of LED's? That could be cool.

I thought about lighting up the whole panel but I have never done electronics before. I think I will just do the lamp with paper. Maybe next time!