Star Trek TOS

USS Enterprise Corridor

It’s been a while since I cut some foam, so it was about time I picked up the knife again! I’m putting together a very simple diorama of a Star Trek The Original Series USS Enterprise corridor which can be used for the 90’s Playmates and recent release Star Trek figures.

Building the scene
Painting the scene

Building the Scene

So far the corridor has 2 walls with the measurements of 9″ x 8″, the rear wall which is 9″ x 9″ and these will be held together using magnetic tape. The two side walls have a single door cut into both each and the wall panelling is marked out. The rear wall has a larger door cut for the turbo lift.

I have finished this section of the build by adding a couple of bulkheads, an archway in front of the rear wall and a cross beam between the two side walls. These pieces are made from 6 mm foam board which fits into place via notches cut into the walls and the new pieces slide into place.

My next step is to apply a basecoat and start painting. Once the walls are painted, then I can start adding a comm panel, lights, panels and wall decoration usually found on the classic Enterprise.

Painting the Scene

The undercoat is done, the next step is to apply a light grey to the walls.

The floor has been painted light to mid-grey, the walls have been painted with light grey and a red stripe has been painted all the way around the top of the walls.

The arch I’ve painted silver, two doors have been painted the same colour red as the red strip across the tops of the doors and one door has been painted a light blue. To finish off, I painted the walls another coat of light grey.

My next steps is to finish painting the arch before adding the decor for the walls.

I have now completed my Classic Star Trek Enterprise corridor. To finish this build I have added three signs, a comm panel, and a pipe running underneath the red beam and no classic TOS build would be complete without the yellow piece of equipment attached to the wall. This was made from random leftover Warhammer 40K pieces. This piece is held together with magnetic tape, making it able to be flat-packed for storage. The simplicity of this build means it is easy to replicate to either expand the scene or make it for other people.