Kitbash
From Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference.
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The term "kitbash" is a behind the scenes term used to describe a ship or a station created by the production staff from already existing parts of a different ship or station.
The vast majority of ships at the Battle of Wolf 359, in TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II", and the Surplus Depot Z15, in "Unification I", were kitbashes.
Among the Federation classes that are designated 'kitbashes' are the Freedom, Springfield, and Cheyenne-classes.
Several of these vessels were built for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, including the Centaur, Curry and Yeager-types.
Kitbashing is a common method for creating studio models in sci-fi. In addition to designs seen on screen, non-canon Star Trek games feature kitbashed designs.
See also
- Studio models, a list of re-used studio models
