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Forum:	Models & Toys
Topic:	Mission Control Desk by Jeff Highsmith (Make:)

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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="600"><TR><td bgcolor="#000000"><TABLE BORDER=0 cellpadding=4 border=0 cellspacing=1 WIDTH="100%"><TR bgcolor="#660000"><TD COLSPAN=2><CENTER><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#ffffff" FACE="arial, helvetica">T O P I C     R E V I E W</font></CENTER></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="arial, helvetica">Robert Pearlman</FONT></TD><TD><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="arial, helvetica">Make: magazine's Jeff Highsmith shares this fantastic <A HREF="http://makezine.com/video/making-fun-mission-control-desk/" TARGET=_blank>Mission Control Desk</A>: <BLOCKQUOTE><I>For this desk project, I decided to go with a NASA theme. I researched the Apollo Program as well as NASA's Mission Control Center, and designed my own console roughly based on those. I say "roughly" because the actual Mission Control does more monitoring than controlling, and isn't awash in the whiz-bang rocket noises young kids appreciate. I took great liberties and made more of a "space-themed" play console than an accurate simulator.</I></BLOCKQUOTE> <center><iframe width="400" height="225" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/j6zseFi070E?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>

Norman.King

That's a great homework desk

apolloprojeckt

That looks great!

p51

Wow!

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Originally posted by Norman.King:
That's a great homework desk

Are you daft? Can you imagine a young boy getting any homework done anywhere near something that amazing?

mode1charlie

Fantastic! What a cool dad.

(Do you have to be 5 years old to want one of these?)

stsmithva

Here's a nice example of someone using his smarts, skills, and enthusiasm on something that hopefully his son will appreciate!

Editor's note: Threads merged.

minipci

Wow. I want one too!

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