failing all of that,,
go rent some of the original star trek shows, they are on dvd now
pause on scotty's engine room contol panel,,, too cool
and don't forget to hang the dilithium crystal over the lister!
or another alternative that would be more appropriate and cool as hell
go get 20 thousand leagues under the sea, and check out the subs controlls
now that would be awesome. there are some really cool old antique guages on ebay from time to time.
i can see a reostat control with a 6 foot art deco dial that takes both hands to move, with roman numerals or hey,,, egyptian hyroglyphics,, yaaaaa
we should have a design contest for a complete engine room , complete with controls
what the heck if you are going to build one, make it a center piece, a focal point,, then take a picture and make it into a poster
too cool
bob g