Fabio Passaro Fabio Passaro is a self - taught digital artist who has made a number of contributions to the " Star Trek " franchise . Passaro ' s very first professional assignment came when he was contacted by Foundation Imaging ' s Effects Supervisor Adam " Mojo " Lebowitz who commissioned a digital version of the . Lebowitz , along with Doug Drexler , were among the few publication editors who granted young and aspiring amateur digital modelers a chance to create work for official " Star Trek " print publications . Despite the availability of a suitable production - used CGI model , Passaro ' s " Reliant " model was prominently featured on the cover of the 2002 collector ' s edition of , which was rendered by Lebowitz himself . ( ; ) Recalling his first professional assignment , he said , " " The client required it to as photo - realistic as possible . . . to be featured on a front cover of a magazine and with the possibility of a multi - page spread inside the magazine – which was later dropped . The mesh itself took 2 weeks ( 60 hours ) to construct from what reference I was provided with and the texturing a further 8 days . As always with the world of textures – a texture can never really be good enough and I could go on for ever making nicer and nicer textures for this ship . " " His next official " Star Trek " contribution came during his employment as a digital artist at Threshold Digital Research Labs where he co - created the Borg Chamber for the 2004 " Borg Invasion 4D " - ride at the " " - attraction . Passaro recalled , " " I was commissioned to create a part of the Borg Chamber used in the ride . The scene consisted of nearly 3 million polygons or so and was built to strict outside dimensions although I was asked to detail the inside of the chamber to my own tastes but in fitting with the Borg theme . " " Since 2013 , Passaro has been commissioned by Ben Robinson , the project manager of " " , to construct new CGI models for starship designs that are presently unavailable , have never been previously created , or have earlier live - action production models re - rendered that were deemed too low - resolution for practical print representation use . Part of Passaro ' s responsibilities is the conversion of remaster ed models from software into software . Career outside " Star Trek " . Being of Italian descent but born in Wales , Fabio Passaro has had a keen interest in graphic novels since early childhood . In particular , he found Marvel Comics ' work which had been imported to the UK from the US to be the most appealing . In the early 1990s , he acquired one of the earliest PCs available to the general public and started to try his hand at digital modeling , very much inspired by the groundbreaking " Babylon 5 " series . Despite having had some formal education in art , photography , engineering , and the fundamentals of three - dimensionality , digital modeling remained something of a hobby until Adam Lebowitz came calling in 2001 . For Passaro , his association with Lebowitz turned out to be particularly beneficial , as he recalled , " " My first break In the TV / Film industry came after I was asked to model the USS Reliant for the front cover of Star Trek magazine which ultimately led to the BSG " [ Battlestar Galactica ] " mini series gig and the rest thereafter . " " In order to market his skills more professionally , Passaro decided to establish his own company in 2001 under the name Meshweaver Productions . Through his company , he continues to create new digital works as a contractor . He also sells digital odds and ends ( often referred to as " greebles and nurnies " by digital modelers ) to try " " ( . . . ) to make other 3D artist lives easier . On many occasions when an artist has built a model there are many areas left empty and need to be filled . " " One of Passaro ' s first professional assignments was a commission to create meshes for models which were used in the creation of starship miniatures for the " Babylon 5 Agents Of Gaming " range , a role - playing game comparable to FASA ' s " " . He has subsequently worked as a digital artist on Ronald D . Moore ' s 2003 " Battlestar Galactica " mini - series , the 2005 television series " Captain Scarlett " , the 2007 direct - to - video " Babylon 5 : The Lost Tales " ( especially pleasing to the consummate " Babylon 5 " fan Passaro ) , and " Battlestar Galactica : Razor " ( alongside a slew of other " Star Trek " alumni ) . In reference to his hobbies , Passaro has identified an interest in ocean and fly fishing , clay and target shooting , motorcycling , photography , and home - based herpetology .