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A Klingon Warbird special effects exploded model miniature from the sci-fi series Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space 9.

The Klingon Empire used the versatile Bird-of-Prey warship for various mission roles and the USS Enterprise crew often came face-to-face with this type of warship, including in the Season 4 episode of Deep Space Nine "The Way of the Warrior," which utilized off-the-shelf Bird of Prey model kits for pyrotechnic SFX and to simulate battle-damage.

Nilo Rodis and David Carson designed the original Klingon Bird-of-Prey, which made its first appearance in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, and this class of ship subsequently made appearances in five more films and multiple Star Trek series.

These plastic components represent most, but not all, of a complete B'rel class Bird-of-Prey. It includes hull and wing segments painted green and brown with their undersides painted black with metallic-looking stripes to resemble the destroyed tech of the ship's interior machinery. The pieces have been mounted on to a custom-made display designed to hold the separate pieces in their approximate place on the model. Dimensions: (display) 13.5" x 10.5" x 9.75" (34 cm x 27 cm x 25 cm)

Additional Provenance: The set was originally sold in the Paramount-authorized It's a Wrap Star Trek auction, which began in 2006.

Estimate: $8,000 - 16,000

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