The first set piece is of the center seat or as it's better known, the Captains chair.

The lights on the chair are actual working lights.

The Kirk figure in the chair is for reference.

Built using the Mcmasters blueprints, I used faux leather (very soft) to upholster the seats along with padding.

The base of the chair in this picture has not been carpeted. This will be done when the entire bridge is completed and carpeted.

Below Is the first fitting of the helm. The sides have been puttied and are ready for sanding. I will sand the edges to a nice crisp edge, prime with paint and sand again. The captains chair took 10 days to build. I'm expecting the same amount of time for the helm.

Here's the same piece 95% done. I still have some buttons and such to put on.

 

Here is the first test fit of the back half of the Bridge:

The completed bridge with low lighting:

Here I am with the completed set at Joe-Lanta.

MAJOR UPDATE!!

NEW BRIDGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!

I'm very proud that the original set that won at Joelanta, but I was unhappy with the overall details. I truly felt I could do better. Without going into all the things that bothered me about the set, I felt strongly enough to start again. The new bridge isn't 100% done, but I thought I would share a couple of pics of what is completed, You'll notice there's an additional station also. A big thanks goes to Ron Meyer, who designed all the backsplash monitors on the bridge. Awesome job Ron, Thanks!

Here it is:

Here is an up close look at the engineering station:

One thing often asked is, "How do you store this set?"

Here's the answer:

UPDATE!

Beauty shot of the USS Constitution:

USS Constitution mesh created by Jason "Vektor” Lee, Renders by CLB Studios.

Keep tuned for more updates as we near completion of this story.