Model A model was typically a small - scaled reproduction of a large item such as a building , a sailing ship , a starship , or a space station and was commonly employed for decorative , illustrative , recreational , or instructional purposes . In his childhood , Miles O ' Brien had spent many years building model starship engines . ( ) When Neelix was young , he built what he described as extremely detailed scale models of orbital tether s at one tenth scale . He later claimed to have " worked on an orbital tether " . ( ) Jake Sisko , as a child , played with starship models . When he took an interest in Bajoran girls , his father playfully asked him , " " Wasn ' t it a few week s ago that you were playing with model starships ? " " Jake , however , corrected him by reminding him that it was more like " a few year s ago . " ( ) Displayed models . 20th century . In 1996 , Rain Robinson had a model of the on display in her office at the Griffith Observatory . ( ) In the same year , Henry Starling ' s desk incorporated a model train . ( ) In 2000 , Henry Janeway kept a model of the clipper ship Sea Witch next to the cash register of his bookshop . ( ) 21st century . The Crash - n - Burn Bar operating in Bozeman , Montana in 2063 contained a display with several rocket models . ( ) 22nd century . As a child , Jonathan Archer built some model spaceship s with his father . One such model could be flown by remote control . ( ) In 2143 and onward , several early spacecraft were on display in Admiral Maxwell Forrest ' s office on Earth , including models of the " Phoenix " , two space shuttle orbiter s , and several vessels of the " Apollo " series . ( ) In 2152 , Ensign Travis Mayweather kept a model of " Nomad " in his quarters aboard . ( ) He also used to possess models of the clipper " Sea Witch " and the " Phoenix " in his quarters aboard a previous ship he served on , the . ( ) 23rd century . " In 2255 of the alternate reality , played with a broken salt shaker model of a starship at the Shipyard Bar . " ( ) " In 2259 of the alternate reality , Admiral kept fourteen air and spacecraft models in his office . These models included the " Wright Flyer " , " Spirit of St . Louis " , a V - 2 rocket , an X - 15 rocket plane , the " Vostok 1 " spacecraft , a Gemini capsule , a space shuttle orbiter , an Ares V rocket , the ring ship , the " Phoenix " , the NX - Alpha , , the , and the . " ( ) In 2267 , used sympathetic magic and a transmuter to affect a voodoo charm of the . When she heated the model on a candle ' s flame , it caused the real ship to dangerously overheat in orbit . Korob later sealed the " Enterprise " model in a transparent crystal block in order to surround the orbiting ship in a force field . ( ) In 2269 , Captain James T . Kirk and his landing party were surprised that Flint kept a model of his ship , the USS " Enterprise " , at his home . Much to their horror though , it turned out that it was in fact their own actual ship , miniaturized by the omnipotent Flint as a means of deterrence . ( ) In 2285 , Admiral James T . Kirk kept several wooden models of historic Earth sailing ship s in his apartment in San Francisco . ( ) In 2285 , a model of an Epsilon IX - type station was displayed on a wall in the Starfleet Officer ' s Lounge . ( ) In 2285 , a model of an environmental suit was displayed in the entrance of the Starfleet Officer ' s Lounge . ( ) In 2293 , Captain Kirk also kept a model of his first command , the , in his quarters aboard the . ( ) In 2293 , the Federation president kept a model of the Eiffel Tower in his office . ( ) 24th century . " In 2327 , in a Q recreated alternate timeline , recently graduated Ensign Jean - Luc Picard , while awaiting his first commission , kept a display model of a starship in his quarters . " ( ) In 2353 , young Annika Hansen sometimes played with a model of a Borg cube that belonged to her father . ( ) In 2364 , Captain Jean - Luc Picard kept a model of a starship in his ready room aboard the throughout the room ' s lifetime . ( ; ) However , this model was briefly replaced by that of a refit - " Constitution " - class starship at various points in the same year , ( ) as well as by a . ( ) In 2364 , Groppler Zorn of the Bandi kept a model of Farpoint Station in his office in the Old Bandi City . ( ) In 2364 , Commander William T . Riker kept a model of a refit " Constitution " - class starship ( ) and a miniature of the Class F shuttlecraft in his quarters aboard the " Enterprise " - D . ( ) A refit " Constitution " - class model starship was also displayed in one of the guest quarters in 2364 . ( ) In 2364 , a model of a long range shuttle was on display in the guest quarters aboard the " Enterprise " - D that Anne and Mark Jameson and later the Brekkian s Langor and Sobi stayed in . ( ) In 2365 , Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge built a model of the as a gift for his former commanding officer , Captain Zimbata of the . ( ) In 2365 , Worf tried to build a model of a sailing ship but was interrupted by his door chime and broke the ship ' s mast . He also kept a metallic model of the in his quarters . ( ) In 2366 , a model of a refit " Constitution " - class starship was on display in Drafting Room 5 of the Mars Station at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards , recreated by Geordi La Forge on the holodeck of the . Alongside the refit " Constitution " - class starship model , a smaller model of a pre - refit configuration and a Klingon D7 - class model were also on display , whereas else in the room a model of a starship was displayed as well . ( ) In 2367 , in an illusion created by Barash , Admiral Picard kept a model of a vessel in his office aboard the Romulan warbird " " . ( ) In that same illusion , Riker kept a model of a starship and another model of the " Apollo 11 " luna r lander . ( ) In 2367 , Malcorian science minister Mirasta Yale kept a model of the Malcorian warp ship in her office on Malcor III . ( ) In 2368 , and Data built a model of the Temple of Kural - Hanesh . ( ) In 2368 , Wesley Crusher kept a metal lic model of a " Constitution " - class vessel in his room on the campus in San Francisco . ( ) Benjamin Sisko kept a model of the starship in his office on Deep Space 9 . In the same room , he also kept models of a starship and another of a " Nebula " - class starship and , in later years , a large model of the International Space Station , complete with a docked space shuttle orbiter . ( ) In 2369 , Keiko O ' Brien ' s classroom aboard Deep Space 9 featured five starship models , including " Miranda " - , " Galaxy " - , " Daedalus " - , and " Nebula " - class starships , as well as one other , unidentified vessel . ( ) In 2370 a model of the early Earth starship , " Bonaventure " ( C1 - 21 ) was added to the collection of starship models in Keiko O ' Brien ' s classroom . ( ) In 2372 , Admiral Leyton kept several silver - plated display models in his office at Starfleet Headquarters on the Presidio . Among others were a refit " Constitution " - class , a refit " Excelsior " - class , and a " Galaxy " - class . ( ) In 2373 , the observation lounge aboard the contained display cases with gold en models of all six Federation starships named USS " Enterprise " . During the " Enterprise " s trip to the year 2063 , some of the models were broken when Captain Picard slammed a phaser rifle into the case . ( ) The models were eventually replaced . ( ) In 2373 , Captain Picard kept a model of the USS " Enterprise " - E in his ready room aboard the ship . ( ) In 2374 , Benjamin Sisko experienced a vision from the Prophet s during which he was transported back to Earth in the 1950s . At the offices of " Incredible Tales " magazine , a model of a flying saucer UFO was seen . ( ) In 2375 , Miles O ' Brien had created a historical scale model of the Alamo compound . ( ) When his daughter , Molly , was attempting to touch the model , Miles shooed her away and told her that " " it ' s a model , not a toy . " " Keiko sarcastically added that , if that was the case , " " then maybe it belongs in a museum . " " ( ) By 2375 , the Malon Pelk had built a model of an old Malon ship for the son of his colleague , Fesek , but he has also enjoyed playing with it himself . ( ) In 2377 , the Bajoran Teero Anaydis kept a small model of a Maquis raider in his house . ( ) In 2377 , Tom Paris put together a baby crib mobile with models of " Voyager " , a Klingon Bird - of - Prey , and a D7 battle cruiser for Miral Paris . ( ) In 2378 , Joseph Carey was building a model of the , the ship to which he was assigned , in a bottle up until his death in that year . At the time of his demise , he had almost completed the model and only had one nacelle left to finish . ( ) By 2379 , Captain Picard had replaced his original ready room USS " Enterprise " - E model with a new , transparent one . ( ) 25th century . " In 2450 of an alternate timeline , Jake Sisko kept a model of Deep Space 9 in the living room of his house in Louisiana . " ( )