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So, we came to conclusion that the elevator doors that we've had on the set are warping. Since our doors aren't a standard size due to it being built for puppets, I made the doors out of pine 1x2 and 1/8 inch MDF. They're about 5 feet tall and 18 inches feet wide. Since I have to build them...

Hi all! We're finally making some significant progress on my little puppet film -- "Melonpool: The Motion Picture." It's basically a mash-up of my favorite sci fi films over the years featuring my cartoon characters... kind of like Star Trek meets the Muppet Show. The bridge, in particular...

On one of the AJAX threads, someone posted a picture from tosgraphics.comof what the TOS Enterprise Bridge set look like on the back. I realized that I had never seen the "nuts and bolts" of the set before and it was interesting to see how they built it. Now, as fan filmmakers, some of us...

Hi all! It's been awhile, but I posted awhile back about my Star Trek TMP-inspired puppet film I've been working on. Production has continued slower than I'd like it to, but it's still chugging along. So far,we've almost finished the set and are nearing the point of actually shooting the thing...

I was wondering if any of you set builders had any ideas on how to secure lights inside consoles on our little set pieces. In the past, I used a painted Plexiglas surface for the console (similar to the way they did it on TNG), and then lit it from below with Xmas Tree lights duct taped to...

I was wondering if it'd be OK for me to post updates on the film I'm working on right now. It's a puppet film called "Melonpool: The Motion Picture" and the story is roughly "Star Trek: The Motion Picture meets Rescue From Giliigan's Island." I drew a webcomic from 1996-2004 and have spent the...

Hi there! This is my first post on this particular board, but I've been lurking for a few weeks now and enjoy it immensely. I've been thinking a lot about a fan film that I read about years ago in either a "Star Trek Communicator" magazine or maybe "Starlog" in the early 80s. It was a film...