Tony Meininger
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Tony Meininger was a model creator who worked on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager.
He built the models of the Defiant-class and the Danube-class ships, as well as other models such as the Promellian battle cruiser and the Type-15 shuttlepod. He also modified the Galor-class model to become the Keldon-class in Deep Space Nine's third season. Meininger's other work includes the original model of the space station Deep Space 9 as well as miniatures for the Star Trek: Voyager pilot episode "Caretaker".
Outside Star Trek, he worked as model shop department manager for the science fiction film Mission to Mars (2000) and the action comedy Shanghai Noon (2000).
