TNG studio models Chronological list of studio models appearing in . This list is of all new model designs that first appeared in TNG . Information on models that represented a single design can be found in the articles linked below . Information on models that were recycled or refurbished to represent different vessels or props from different species in " all series " will be listed herein TNG Season 1 . Edo God . This studio model made two appearances in . Tarellian starship . This model was originally designed by Andrew Probert , finalized by him in July 1987 and when built ( by Gregory Jein ) was approximately two feet in length . On his design , Probert later commented , " " I didn ' t want to do yet another ship out the back . I started out with the idea that this was an alien culture that had gone a totally different direction in their power development . Originally , I had this kind of energy ball that a ship would attach to and somehow use to pull itself . " " ( ) Probert however , ran into a designers version of writers block , unable to make up his mind as to where to put the engines . On another occasion Probert related how he sought out the help of Gene Roddenberry : " My favorite ship is the " Enterprise " itself , but beyond that , I like the ship from " Haven " for a couple of reasons . One , it was a ship that Gene and I put together . I was stuck on a concept of the ship I wanted to be different . Every ship we ' ve ever seen typically has its power source in the back , engines like , pushing the ship . I was working on a concept where the engine will be in the front , somehow manipulating and pulling the ship . I went to Gene and I just told him I got this kind of creative block and I really wanted to have something different . I told I thought of having the engines on the front . And Gene said , " " Put the engine in the middle " " . I said , " " What do you mean ? " " . " " Well , just put your power source in the middle . The ship is built around it and makes it go where it was meant to go . " " And I came with that design . Power source is as a big energy thing – of course , you don ' t necessarily have to fully explain how it worked – and I took from Herman Zimmerman , you know , the production designer , I took his " zap screener " , or their " breech " , which was basically a triangular shape , and I duplicated that at the front of that ship . I don ' t know , I was just very pleased with the shape , the concept , it brings me good memories of Gene and me working together . " Probert added , " " Once a general direction came into focus , I started modeling the ship ' s front end based on ( Production Designer ) Herman Zimmerman ' s layout for the Tarellian bridge set . That way , I ' d hoped people could relate that part of the exterior to the interior . " " As for the second reason of his pride in the design , tying in with Zimmerman ' s bridge layout , Probert noted in , " " I have a need to identify interiors and exteriors , so when I designed that ship what I did was look at Herman ' s set for the bridge . What you can see on that bridge is a sort of a sphere hanging down , and if you look at the exterior you can see the rest of that globe up above it . " " The model for its original appearance sported a hole in the aft section in which a green ball was inserted . This ball functioned as a green screen on which the engine effects were projected in post - production as they appeared in . After this episode the model was modified once . The holes were covered up with deck plating and the triangular shaped bow section was rebuilt as a more hammerhead shaped bow . In this modification the model made its subsequent appearances . As for the studio model itself , in its modified appearance , having escaped the " " and It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction auctions , it is still in the possession of CBS Television Studios and has been on tour displays such as " Star Trek World Tour " , " " , and " " as late as 2011 . Additional sources " Batris " . The studio model of the freighter , which first appeared as the " Batris " in , has been one of the most heavily reused models in the " Star Trek " franchise , as it was called upon to represent vessels of a multitude of races and affiliations . According to the the " Batris " , " ( . . . ) was a modification of a Visitor freighter from the miniseries " , built by Greg Jein . While the " Encyclopedia " entry suggested that the model was a modification of the " V " model , Jein himself has clarified years later , " " I think , I was working on " [ note : Jein was wrong about this as he would work on that feature one year later ] " , when we did the " Batris " , which was a freighter ship . So we took parts we had left over from " " V " " and " " Captain Eon and the Space Knights " " " [ sic . , Jein is referring to the 1986 science fiction short " Captain Eo " , featuring popstar ] " , and sort of cobbled them together to get it done within like a three - week period . " " ( TNG Season 1 Blu - ray special feature , " Stardate Revisited , Part 3 : The Continuing Mission " ) The " Batris " itself was further modified and seen as a variety of other freighters in later episodes , presumably suggesting that it is a design in use by many different planets . As long as the model was a physical one , footage of it was shot at Image G . The first time the model was refurbished was already after its first use in " Heart of Glory " for . The model was repainted to gray and had a variety of add - ons attached to it , among others additional details on the bow section , and most notably additional engine exhausts attached to the bottom section . In this guise it was used once more as the " Erstwhile " in second season ' s . In 2012 a CGI model was constructed at CBS Digital for use in some of the profile shots as the " Erstwhile " in the 2012 remastered version of " The Outrageous Okona " , simply because , " " Some footage was just plain missing " [ remark : for upgrading the footage to High Definition ] " . The only time we felt justified to replace an element . " " , as Doug Drexler put it . Use was made of the opportunity to replace the original LCARS graphics display of the vessel , that was consulted by the crew earlier in the episode , and which did not quite match up with the model configuration actually used , with the correct one , based on the wire - frame model of the CGI model . Michael Okuda recalled , " " The console graphics ( . . . ) are entirely " practical , ' meaning that they were actually there on set and were photographed by the camera . This is all back - lit art . The green wireframe ( . . . ) was indeed added in postproduction . Everything around the green element is practical , backlit art . I ' m pretty sure I didn ' t do that wireframe , but I don ' t know who actually did it . " " Drexler did for the remastered version , " " Deg " [ remark : Douglas E . Graves ] " built it in house . " " Graves took care that his CGI model was not too pristine looking , and toned it down in resolution to have it correspond with its original appearance . The original green wire - frame model , Okuda referred to , was also a computer generated graphic , and therefore one of the earliest CGI applications in the " Star Trek " franchise , as confirmed in the auction description of the " Long - Range Scan - Forward Array " LCARS translite graphic , that appeared directly on the console screen before the green wire - frame was built up on - screen . Originating from Drexler ' s own personal collection that graphic was sold as Lot 82 in Propworx ' " The official STAR TREK prop and costume auction " of 8 August 2010 for US $ 420 ( including buyer ' s premium ) , having had an estimate of US $ 400 - $ 600 . Oddly enough , the physical model was mostly reverted to its original appearance for its subsequent appearances . The add - ons were removed and the model was repainted in its original brownish colors , though some minor details differed slightly from its original appearance , among others the application of lattice on the bow section and the removal of the exhaust pipes on the bottom . In this guise it appeared as various ships in , with stock footage appearing in . In 1992 / 1993 the model was for the third and last time refurbished to represent yet another freighter configuration , in this case to represent the vessel " Norkova " in the first season episode of , . The refurbishment was an extensive one . The model was flipped , had its original upper bridge module removed , the original spine appendices reattached , the cargo modules extended and last but not least repainted in gray . In this very guise it was most notably used to represent the in the DS9 episodes and . For its three last appearances as Earth / alien freighters in and , a first CGI model was constructed at Foundation Imaging , based on the physical model as it was then . The CGI model debuted in as a Telsian freighter ( " " , p . 466 ) , and was for the last time , anachronistically , reused as a Moon freighter in . As of 2012 , the physical studio model itself , never been modified afterwards , having escaped the " " and It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction s , is still in the possession of Paramount Pictures and has , as a display piece , been on tours such as " Star Trek World Tour " , " " , and " Star Trek The Exhibition " as late as 2011 . Cryonics satellite . This model , which measured 36×26×5 inches , was designed by Rick Sternbach and Michael Okuda . It was based on a drawing Sternbach did in the " " . According to the , " " close examination of the model might reveal the letters " S . S . " Birdseye " " inscribed in the hull . " " A concept sketch for this design was sold in the Profiles in History auction for US $ 150 . 00 . The studio model was later sold in It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction for the final auction price of US $ 3 , 329 . 00 . . TNG Season 2 . Containment module . This model originally appeared as a containment module in . It would later be reworked , as a Rick Sternbach design , into " The Egg " appearing in . The new design was inspired by the anime series " The Dirty Pair . " ( Also see : Exocomp ) Straleb security vessel . This model , according to the " " , was a Rick Sternbach design , that was said to have been modeled simply after " a big Easter egg . " The studio model measured 24 inches × 9 ½ inches . The model was eventually sold for US $ 4 , 800 at the " " auction , then re - sold in the Profiles in History " Hollywood Auction 30 " for US $ 6 , 500 . Mondor . This model was sold for US $ 3 , 360 in the " " auction . TNG Season 3 . Promellian battle cruiser . The studio model was originally designed by Steve Burg and built by Ron Thornton in for the movie . David Stipes , who at the time was a special effects supervisor for the movie , stated on his that , since there was only to be one shot of the ship to be seen in the movie , only the ventral side of the model was built in any detail . In the alternative ending of the film , the ship was seen in better detail in the very last shot of the film flying slowly over a grave yard . ( ) When the " The Next Generation " s third season episode went into pre - production , the producers found themselves in a time pinch to come up with a model for the Promellian battle cruiser " Cleponji " , in simply described as " an ancient warship " , as regular studio model vendor Gregory Jein , Inc . was tied up in the Paramount Pictures production of ( 1990 ) . As a stopgap , TriStar Pictures graciously lent Paramount Television their model for use in the " Star Trek " television franchise , where the model was flopped , with the ventral side becoming the dorsal side . The opening shot in the episode showed the model from the aft ( and thereby confusing the editors of " Star Trek Fact Files " , whose interpretation of the " Cleponji " was woefully inaccurate ) . The studio held on to the model long enough for it to be used once more , as a Skrreean ship for the second season episode , with stock footage of that shoot appearing as Noggra ' s shuttle in , and as an alien ship in , both in that show ' s fourth season . Upon return to its rightful owners , by then the Stipes family , the model was entrusted , after refurbishment by Stipes ' son Nathan in 2005 , to genre aficionado Bob Burns for his private museum " Bob ' s Basement " , where the model still resides . The model has the distinction of being one of the very few studio models neither commissioned nor constructed by the " Star Trek " production team ( the other one being the ) . The " " ( 3rd ed . , p . 106 ) inaccurately describes this model as being " " a re - dress of the Husnock ship seen in . " " Romulan scout ship . According to , when designing this vessel , Rick Sternbach made sure that the design echoed the shapes that had been established for the and the . At he same time he imagined the bridge to be an ejectable module , usable as an escape pod in an emergency , though that never came to be . Once approved , the design was eventually built by Gregory Jein . The model was modified twice . For its appearance as a Romulan science vessel in , the forward module was replaced with a different structure at Gregory Jein , Inc . , and a " hammerhead " extension was added on the aft . Simultaneously a varying paint scheme was applied . The one and last later appearance as the " Nerada " in entailed a far less intrusive modification as the model was merely endowed with a new paint scheme at Brazil - Fabrication & Design , and that the flight direction was reversed . The practice of altering physical studio models to make them re - usable as ships of other design and / or affiliation , was met with rueful skepticism by designer Sternbach , " " Once the drawings and / or blueprints left my desk , I didn ' t have a whole lot of control over what happened to the models , as evidenced by the weirdness with the " Enterprise " - C and ships like the Romulan scout and Talerian ( Tarelian ? ) cruiser . " " ( . . . ) I don ' t mind the rework of some of my designs in CG ( . . . ) , since there ' s no real loss , but it was sad to see them do chop jobs on the physical miniatures like the Romulan scout . Expediency vs . history . " " The model itself , by now 31 × 25 inches , was later listed as in the " " auction , estimated at US $ 4 , 000 - $ 6 , 000 ; it ultimately sold for US $ 5 , 500 ( $ 6 , 600 with premium ) on 7 October 2006 . A set of ten concept sketches , listed as of this design was sold in the " The Ultimate Sci - Fi Auction " estimated at US $ 400 - $ 600 , selling for US $ 400 . A foam core camera test model for the Romulan scout was later sold as in the " It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction " for US $ 138 . 61 on 28 March 2008 , measuring 8 . 5 × 10 . 75 × 1 . 0 inches , while stating " Romulan Scout 1 / 3 scale " . Jovis . This model was designed and built by Gregory Jein . According to the " " , this model may have been heavily modified from the Husnock warship studio model . The model ( measuring 25 " × 14 " ) was listed in the " " auction . The estimated price for this model was US $ 3 , 000 to $ 5 , 000 ; it ultimately sold for US $ 4 , 800 ( $ 5 , 760 with premium ) . TNG Season 4 . Federation defense pod . According to the " Star Trek Encyclopedia " , this studio model was made from a , with two as nacelles . The model of the Federation defense pod was designed and built by Rick Sternbach as confirmed by Michael Okuda , " " Rick S . built the Mars perimeter ship from the same type of model kit . I think the body was made from a " Typhoon " - class Russian sub kit , although it was not specifically tied to the movie . If I recall , he and I bought a whole bunch of kits , including the Russian subs , in hopes of doing some kitbash ships ourselves . I used a couple of other subs on the " Buran " . " " Sternbach later clarified that there was only one built , " " There ' s no they . It was a single model which I built that was , yes , based on a " Typhoon " hull at one scale , and two " Dallas " hulls at a different scale . Motion control and compositing can do wonders in the absence of additional copies . " " The offhand remark of Sternbach , belied the amount of work that was involved in shooting the scene in . Composited in the pre - CGI age , choreographing the action of multiple ships required the motions of each element be worked out separately in . " " If it ' s a battle sequence that involves three or four ships , the work goes up in geometric proportions . For ten seconds of screen time , you ' ve shot four or five days . That ' s " [ rem : the scene ] " a big shot . It has Mars in it , it has the starfield , the three ships blowing up , and the Borg ship flying towards us and away . " " , Visual Effects Supervisor Robert Legato explained . ( " Cinefantastique " , Vol 22 , No . 2 , p . 33 ) Built shortly after the movie was released , the model was dubbed the " Blue - gray October " by the TNG production staff . ( " " , 3rd ed . , p . 139 ) In the documentary " Models and Miniatures : A Model of Perfection " a slightly longer take was featured of the model than was aired in the episode . Talarian observation craft . This model was built by Gregory Jein , based on sketches drawn up by Rick Sternbach . Original design and modifications : A concept sketch for this design was sold as in the Profiles in History auction for US $ 275 . 00 . The model itself , measuring 27 × 29 inches , was listed as in the " " auction . The estimated price for this model was US $ 3 , 000 to $ 5 , 000 ; it ultimately sold for US $ 5 , 500 ( $ 6 , 600 with premium ) . Talarian warship . This studio model was designed by Rick Sternbach and built by Gregory Jein . According to the " " , Sternbach revealed that " " the look of Endar ' s warship , " Q ' Maire " , is based on the big galactic patrol vessels of ' s . " " The forward part of the primary hull for the model of the Talarian warship was constructed from an . The remainder of the model remains true to the " Talarian design " found in the similar observation craft . This model was used in several appearances throughout " Star Trek " . It was eventually sold for US $ 6 , 000 at the " " auction . " Nenebek " . This model was designed , in part , by Joseph Hodges and Rick Sternbach , as well , on this ship type . ( ) The original model was later redressed for several appearances throughout TNG . The front portion of the ship was a reuse of the Zibalian escape pod partial originally seen in , which was also used as the Zalkonian escape pod in and , in part , as the " Arcos " escape pod in . Illustrations of Sternbach ' s modifications for the " Klingon shuttle " , dated , appeared in the " " ( p . 200 ) . The final appearance of the model had the registry BCD - 31775 . Cytherian probe . This studio model was sold in the It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction for US $ 2 , 200 . TNG Season 5 . " Apollo " class . According to the " " , this studio model was originally designed by Rick Sternbach , " " with a " Reliant " - like feel featuring long , pointed engine pods and a bridge - over - pod hull look . Urged to go for a more alien non - Starfleet look , Sternbach said he based the design on a central core surrounded by a wraparound circular generator . " " Sternbach did start from the only Vulcan ship ever seen up to that point in , as his annotations on a preliminary design sketch showed , " " - Basic masses only ; - Vulcan style engine pods ala shuttle / sled in ST : TMP ; - Vulcan / Starfleet Main Hull style " " Abandoning the preliminary design lines which echoed the design of the long range shuttle , Sternbach arrived at a final version in September 1991 and his notes on the final design read , " " Vulcan Ship V Variant of Annular ; No windows or other details ; basic body shape . " " Later he recalled , " " The commandeered Vulcan ships in " Unification " followed a pretty familiar approvals flow of initial idea , producer changes , and final concept to go to the model maker , in this case Greg Jein . Since we hadn ' t seen much in the way of Vulcan ship technology , beyond the motion picture shuttle , it was a bit daunting to home in on a true Vulcan style , and I can ' t say I ' m terribly happy with the final result . Hindsight always invokes a desire for more design time , which might have helped . Perhaps different proportions on the annular warp ring , more curves , and more positive - negative surface detailing . " " ( ) Eventually Jein constructed a physical studio model , measuring 20 " × 13 " for . The model was to be used twice more . The first re - use was as Tosk ' s ship . The model was extensively re - modified for the episode . Modifications included a new paint job , addition of small curved winglets in the mid and front section , an additional superstructure at the aft end and white window - like detail visible on the top of the model to convey the notion that it was a smaller vessel . Modifications were done at Jein ' s shop where co - worker Bruce MacRae was responsible for much of the refurbishment . The second re - use was aptly as a Vulcan freighter . Modifications this time were done at Brazil - Fabrication & Design and were limited to removal of the winglets and application of additional " greeblies " over the window details . As such , the model known as was offered in the " " auction at an estimated sale price of US $ 4 , 000 to $ 6 , 000 , where it ultimately sold for $ 12 , 000 ( $ 14 , 400 with premium ) . A set of Sternbach ' s design sketches , including some done in CGI , was sold as Lot # 331 in the Profiles in History " Hollywood Auction 14 " , and another two sets were later offered as and in the " The Ultimate Sci - Fi Auction " of 26 April 2003 , estimated at $ 600 - $ 800 and $ 400 - $ 600 , where they sold for $ 850 and $ 350 respectively . A foam core test model , ( measuring 7 " × 3 " × 10 " ) , created for , was later sold in the " It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction " for $ 119 . 61 , resold in the Propworx ' " STAR TREK auction " as Lot 202 on 2 June 2011 for $ 100 ( $ 128 inclusive buyer ' s premium and with an estimate of $ 100 - $ 200 ) . Sternbach ' s misgivings notwithstanding , the " Apollo " - class was a co - influence in the design of Doug Drexler ' s , establishing the circular warp engines as an signature design feature for Vulcan starships . TNG Season 6 . Borg type 03 . This model was designed by Dan Curry and built by Greg Jein . A display graphic , featuring an overview of the same design was later used to represent a Borg multi - kinetic neutronic mine , which appeared in . The original shooting model was later placed in the " " auction , where it was identified as a " Borg Type - 2 Ship Model " and described as " " An irregularly - shaped assymetric ship visual effects model featuring numerous open areas , outer hull made of overlapping matrices of miniature conduit detail , and intricate interior details – 36x26 in . " " Lot # 705 : Estimate : $ 4 , 000 - $ 6 , 000 ; Highest bid : $ 9 , 500 ; Price : $ 11 , 400