Tobias Richter Tobias J . Richter ( born ) is a German CGI artist . He has created the covers for the VHS video release of in Germany , and worked closely on several Paramount Pictures promotion elements throughout the years . It was through the acquaintance with the chief editor of the calendar series , Doug Drexler , that Richter was introduced into the world of the " " calendar series , some of which were reprinted in the 2014 book derivative . Already renowned in fan circles for his early work of fan - art , his work on the visual effects of fan made movies and his various " opening movies " for the FedCon – " Federation Convention " , Europe ' s biggest Science Fiction Convention – , he became more widely known for his highly detailed " and " accurate close - up CGI builds of the and the from the alternate reality movie , which he created for a five - minute HD animation for the opening ceremony of the 2009 FedCon , at a time when these were not yet made available to a general public by the franchise . In 1989 Richter created a pd / freeware game for the Commodore Amiga called " Star Trek : The Game " . Set on board the , it simulated ships functions , shuttle craft , missions and crew moral ; all in a 3D environment . Richter was an active participant on Drexler ' s blog , showcasing his work before his first official publication . Along with former Foundation Imaging colleague Adam " Mojo " Lebowitz , Drexler became one of the few publication editors who granted budding CGI artists a chance to create work for official " Star Trek " print publications . His work has since then also been featured in the official . One of the first more official , yet unrecognized , contributions Richter made for the franchise in 2011 , was an animation , featuring several by him built other " Star Trek " starship s , as a trailer for the summer 2011 German leg of the travelling " Star Trek The Exhibition " - tour , at that time located in the Filmpark Babelsberg , Potsdam . He and his team at " The Light Works " also created a lot of In - Game models of starships and stations for the game " " , that sadly got canceled shortly before release . For the promotion of the game he created an illustration that covered the whole 20 meter of the company ' s booth at the GamesCom , the largest games convention in Europe . His team also created illustrations for the game " " - images of starships and objects of the alternate timeline " Star Trek " , as well as visuals for the trailer . An even more signature , but equally unrecognized " and " uncredited , contribution followed the pursuant year , again courtesy Doug Drexler , " " Yes , I asked Tobias if we could use his D model , as it was one of the best I had seen . We did not use it very much while I was involved , as Paramount had taken good care of the original elements . " " ( " " ) Drexler was referring to the 2012 remastered " The Next Generation " - project , on which he had served as a technical consultant , predominantly on its first season . Intent was to enhance the series without introducing newly constructed CGI elements – as had been the case with the previous remastered - project – but , " " [ s ] ome footage was just plain missing " [ for upgrading to High Definition ] " . The only time we felt justified to replace an element , " " as Drexler had elaborated . Some of the missing elements involved footage of the and it was here that Richter ' s model came into play . His model was already featured in the episode on the very first release of the project , the " " sampler Blu - ray Disc . In the following months , Richter provided some other CG models as well that required a replacement . In this , Richter has followed in the footsteps of his predecessor Petri Blomqvist , who had six years earlier provided similar services for the remastered " Original Series " ( and received credit for it ) , but ironically , while Blomqvist had constructed his models in the software , which had to be converted at then using CBS Digital , the now LightWave using CBS Digital had likewise to convert Richter ' s model , as his software package of choice has been Maya . ( " " ) The book / DVD combo " " , released one year later by Carlton Books , featured a multitude of interior VR renderings of the . Richter and his team provided models of the Bridge , Transporter Room , Corridors , Medical Bay , Engine Room and more , recreated in detail from source material provided by book author Michael Okuda . Most recently , he has done the book covers for the Cross Cult series " " . In addition to that , he created visual effects for the fan production s " Star Trek : New Voyages " , " Star Trek : Renegades " , and " Star Trek : Axanar " . In order to better market his skills , Richter released much of his work under the name of his company The Light Works .