Set blueprint exchange
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Rekkert, posted over in his thread, that he (along side of the former stage-9 crew) spent some time looking into the various set chairs used in Star Trek over the years, and the results were compiled over at ex-astris-scientia.
https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/database/chairs-trek.htm
https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/temp/unidentified-chairs-trek.htm
One of the chairs mentioned was the ones seen on the late Ent-A Bridge
The article mentions a patent found for the chair, which was then heavily modified:
https://patents.google.com/patent/US4738487
Also mentioned was this commonly used chair:
The manufacture's website has specifications listed:
If you look on amazon you can find some nice front and side views of the chair as well.
Edit: Also just found that the manufacturer has 3d models of it as well:
https://store.flokk.com/global/en-gb/products/hag-capisco (scroll to the bottom)
Not exactly a set blueprint, but as these are set pieces I thought others would find them useful.
https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/database/chairs-trek.htm
https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/temp/unidentified-chairs-trek.htm
One of the chairs mentioned was the ones seen on the late Ent-A Bridge
The article mentions a patent found for the chair, which was then heavily modified:
https://patents.google.com/patent/US4738487
Also mentioned was this commonly used chair:
The manufacture's website has specifications listed:
If you look on amazon you can find some nice front and side views of the chair as well.
Edit: Also just found that the manufacturer has 3d models of it as well:
https://store.flokk.com/global/en-gb/products/hag-capisco (scroll to the bottom)
Not exactly a set blueprint, but as these are set pieces I thought others would find them useful.
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@BorgMan: Indeed, that was the main reason why I started that endeavour, as it was a huge pain having to look for measurements or high quality images of chairs I didn't know the name of. 
@batboy853: Regarding the Capisco chair, do keep in mind that, as stated in the article, the chairs used on all Trek productions other than Disco are not exactly those, but an older version of it, with a much shorter backrest connected to the seat from the back rather than the bottom. I'm sure HÅG has specific model numbers for these, but I wasn't able to find them.
Here's a cheesy HÅG commercial showing both the classic and modern versions:
@batboy853: Regarding the Capisco chair, do keep in mind that, as stated in the article, the chairs used on all Trek productions other than Disco are not exactly those, but an older version of it, with a much shorter backrest connected to the seat from the back rather than the bottom. I'm sure HÅG has specific model numbers for these, but I wasn't able to find them.
Here's a cheesy HÅG commercial showing both the classic and modern versions:
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I tried reaching out to Ergoform about the Enterprise-A chairs; still waiting for a response. I'm guessing that since the patent expired this year, and you can't find it for sale anywhere, that they haven't made the chair in ages, maybe decades, and the ones that got subsequent use on various VOY bridges-of-the-week were from the batch purchased for TFF.
I think I found a mistake in one of the annotations made on the Equinox bridge blueprints. Specifically on this one.
On B elevation you can see that the two steps at the bottom of the console have a combined height of 15''. Hence each individual step should measure 7.5''. However on C elevation right next to it, a single step is measured at 9.5''.
The original image is somewhat hard to read, but given how the two steps are identical it should be a 7. Besides, on the other blueprint for this bridge, there are another set of steps annotated (on C section), and each one measures 7.5'' there.
On B elevation you can see that the two steps at the bottom of the console have a combined height of 15''. Hence each individual step should measure 7.5''. However on C elevation right next to it, a single step is measured at 9.5''.
The original image is somewhat hard to read, but given how the two steps are identical it should be a 7. Besides, on the other blueprint for this bridge, there are another set of steps annotated (on C section), and each one measures 7.5'' there.
Voyager's Wardroom from Caretaker: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/real-blues-original-1994-star-trek-1568370605
Sickbay/Transporter room sets with dimensions (can't find larger quality images, maybe someone else can figure that out) https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/real-blues-original-1994-star-trek-1505351812
Engineering set with dimensions: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/set-plan-1994-star-trek-voyager-509021407
Sickbay/Transporter room sets with dimensions (can't find larger quality images, maybe someone else can figure that out) https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/real-blues-original-1994-star-trek-1505351812
Engineering set with dimensions: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/set-plan-1994-star-trek-voyager-509021407
Also some TNG sets, not sure if we have these already: https://astromart.com/classifieds/a...r-trek-new-generation-original-set-blueprints
Great finds! I think the only one not on @Redgeneral's archive is the "Ward room", the other's are in the Archive with higher resolutions of the images.
Hopefully this means we will see more in the upcoming weeks since we haven't seen anything new in a while.
Hopefully this means we will see more in the upcoming weeks since we haven't seen anything new in a while.
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/star-trek-tng-blueprints-original-1867938314
Data's quarters from Datalore including TMP-era set dimensions in clear text.
Romulan compound from Birthright: https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/mo...blueprints-and-concept-designs/a/7176-89172.s
TNG quarters with dimensions visible: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/star-trek-tng-blueprints-original-1863307473
TNG battle bridge WITH ready room and dimensions. Definitely save this one!
https://www.nobleknight.com/P/21477...prints---Battle-Bridge---Official-Photocopies
Data's quarters from Datalore including TMP-era set dimensions in clear text.
Romulan compound from Birthright: https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/mo...blueprints-and-concept-designs/a/7176-89172.s
TNG quarters with dimensions visible: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/star-trek-tng-blueprints-original-1863307473
TNG battle bridge WITH ready room and dimensions. Definitely save this one!
https://www.nobleknight.com/P/21477...prints---Battle-Bridge---Official-Photocopies
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It brings me so much joy to see a battle bridge consoles labelled "communications", "tactical" and "dunno"
It's also curious that those photocopies were supposedly for FASA, yet the battle bridge in their TNG Officer's Manual bears little resemblance to the one seen on the show.
It's also curious that those photocopies were supposedly for FASA, yet the battle bridge in their TNG Officer's Manual bears little resemblance to the one seen on the show.
Hello
Found these on WorthPoint:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/original-star-trek-tng-soundstage-2026497313
with nice clear dimensions.
and
DS9's filming miniature plans (not set based)
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/star-trek-deep-space-nine-filming-1994594419
Found these on WorthPoint:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/original-star-trek-tng-soundstage-2026497313
with nice clear dimensions.
and
DS9's filming miniature plans (not set based)
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/star-trek-deep-space-nine-filming-1994594419
That classic one wtih the high detail dimensions of the Season 1 (read: TMP) dimensions + transporter room is great. So happy it confirms i guessed right about the transporter doors being 6 foot wide.
What it _also_ helps with in theory is that it says the scale is 0.25 inch = 1 foot. So that means all the stage 9 plans out ther have a pretty common frame of reference now, which is even better.
Also, found these. First one is a decent map of the TNG season 7 set layout, even if it's not best quality. Also shows clearly the Trapazooid room (science lab, trois quarters, etc...) and the corridor joining the engineering office to the main corridor set.
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/giant-star-trek-next-generation-73480860
2nd one is Voyager's science lab.
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/star-trek-blueprint-541111400
The Transporter pad has an interesting flow over to the circuit area instead of the steps, or was that always there?
No, the eventual build used a somewhat simpler step system
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net...ision/latest?cb=20130705223511&path-prefix=en
The flow over in the original blueprints was definitely a lot more elegant and would have been more expensive to build.
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