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they were expensive and saved up for special episodes/two-parters, not enough money to constantly be using them every episode
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How many times do I have to explain this: Repeatedly using them hardly costs more, because they don't have to re-build them every time.
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and further altering them all the time.
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Who says it has to be continuously altered? Damaged Voyager could be like Kirk's Ripped Right Shoulder Shirt.
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They still exist, and they can be easily re-animated.
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Yes, NOW they can be used more liberally and altered more easily.
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No, NOW it just LOOKS better. Animation has never been hard. Especially when we're talking about a solid shape like a starship where animation consists of little more than movement and rotation.