Using quarter inch laminated MDF sheets, the side and front walls as well as top were cut and secured to the frame as hull plating. Original idea was to paint the ship red like as in the Little Einstein's red rocketship. But as an intermediate step, I wanted to see what it will look like with white walls because that's what I had available. Eventually, maybe next year, I'd like to paint it some kind of metallic silver color.
For the captain's seat, I took an unused child carseat from the garage and added a box support to hold it up.
Using some scrap 2 by 4 lumber, I constructed a rectangular box with cardboard circle as a steering wheel. This is just to see how to place the seats. There will be a pilot seat on the left side and a captain's seat on the right side of the cockpit.
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I think some surface mounted speakers (old ones that came with a computer package), mounted on either side of the captain's chain, in the wall, would be neat. Pseudo surround sound!
Yes, that's the idea. Someone else at my work mentioned about this to have sound effects and computer voice. I could use one old mp3 player to play background sounds like the engine rumble, and computer noises. Another for just space theme music.
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