as well as the film, reworked Starfleet's uniforms. ( AOL chat , 1997 ) The uniforms, however, were scrapped at the last minute for fear of introducing too many new facets to the universe. Unaware of the change, Playmates Toys went ahead with production of action figures for the film, depicting the TNG cast in the unused uniforms. The producers opted instead to use a combination of the costumes used throughout TNG and those introduced on DS9 . The new Starfleet uniform worn by Patrick Stewart was auctioned off in the It's A Wrap! sale and auction [5] along with LeVar Burton's [6] . Also auctioned off was Dr. Soran's costume upon arriving on the Enterprise -B. [7] Between the release of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and the preproduction phase of Star Trek Generations , several advancements had been made in the art of motion picture visual effects. Primarily spurred by steps forward in computer-generated animation in films like Jurassic Park , Generations marked the first Star Trek production in which many starships were rendered digitally by ILM. Despite this advancement, physical models were utilized for the majority of effects shots. Unpacking the original six-foot model they built for " Encounter at Farpoint " in 1987 , the ILM effects team completely overhauled the Enterprise -D. In order to stand up to high resolution film cameras and big screen project, the starship was repainted and redetailed, receiving a new interior lighting scheme. Once again resulting from budgetary cuts,