Just stumbled across this video while surfing tonight and I thought it was pretty interesting. Might be good material if anyone is looking to build any of these props.
Dailymotion - "Movie Magic" on Effects used in Deep Space 9: part 1 of 2! - a Film & TV video
Dailymotion - "Movie Magic" on Effects used in Deep Space 9: part 1 of 2! - a Film & TV video