Presented below are some detailed images of the 30" x 24" x 6" TOS-style Klingon D7 filming miniature that was screen used in the celebrated Deep Space Nine 5th season episode
"Trials and Tribble-ations" (airdate: November 4, 1996); which was
created as a special 30th anniversary tribute to the Original Series.
"Trials and Tribble-ations" featured many highly enjoyable special
effects scenes in which the DS9 actors were inserted into TOS footage
from "The Trouble with Tribbles" episode and were seen to interact with
the crew and the events of that Original Series adventure; while
undertaking a time travel mission into their past.
This studio model was created for production by the celebrated model maker Greg Jein and features fiber optic lighting running through the main bridge and neck sections, with LED lights on the wing sections. It was part of the filming model collection of Star Trek VFX Supervisor Gary Hutzel, and was recently on display in the Tropical Room at the Rio Suites Hotel in
Las Vegas, Nevada during the Creation Official 2015 Star Trek Convention; where it was offered as Lot 1 in the Propworx Star Trek Auction VI event that took place live from the floor of the Rio on Sunday, August 9th. This miniature realized a very impressive final sales price of $30,680 (including an 18% buyers premium) and was the most expensive item in the auction.
