You don't have to clean up the thread, Z, don't worry about it.
As much as I'd like to, I haven't really had the time to really super detail out much these days...My job is very time consuming and stressful (I'm a freelance sculptor in the toy and comic collectables biz) so when I get any modeling time it needs to be stress free and above all, fun so my brain doesn't explode! I spend the most time tricking out the cocpits, and sculpting pilots if they don't come with 'em. I've been trying to finish a lot of the projects I've started before they break from laying around, and of course, starting more new projects! You have to know yourself and figure out what you can honestly accomplish in small modeling sessions. So, I try to work on things that I consider enjoyable. I'm not out to create FX worthy museum quality models any more, it's just not a realistic goal with the time I have to do it. All my models have some kind of flaw, but that's ok by me. No one's perfect. When I did try for those standards, I was miserable,threw out all my Fine Scale Modeler mags, and stopped modeling all together. Some time later I realized that what made me happy when I was just modeling for fun was painting with a brush! Sounds stupid, right? I have 3 airbrushes, and I hate using all of them. They seem to hate me as well! A friend suggested applying paint with a make-up sponge - I thought he was a nut, but I gave it a try, and it worked great! So now I work on models, painting with sponge and brushes, whether plastic or paper, or figures, in my living room out of a small box tray full of tools and paint, while the family hangs out, and it's a blast again! If they come out good I think it's a reflection of how much I enjoy the process, and just because I've been doing this for 40 years. My wife is very supportive, and doesn't mind the hobby at all, in fact, she usually surprises me with models I'm too cheap to buy myself! (Like the 1/350 TOS Enterprise I was just handed for my b-day!) Still don't know where I'm gonna put that!