John Dykstra and Apogee created three models to stand in for the Epsilon IX station. A 6 by 3.5 foot (1.8 by 1.1 meters) model was used for distant shots, while an isolated 5 by 6 foot (1.5 by 1.8 meters) panel was used for closer shots. The station control tower was replicated with rear-projection screens to add the people inside. A two feet model spaceman created for the shot was used in the drydock sequence and Spock's spacewalk. Unique destruction effects for the station had to be discarded due to time constraints. V'Ger itself was filmed in a hazy, smoky room, in part to convey depth and also to hide the parts of the ship still under construction. The multiple passes were largely based on guesswork, as every single available camera was in use and the effects had to be generated without the assistance of a bluescreen.

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