I guess I do both,When building my fire engines I find myself so in depth,I,m looking up info on the net,or in trade mags.All my sons say I,m going to go blind if I continue to small fine detail work,of course I tell them I'm blind already,48 years old with bi focals,and 1000x magnifier around my neck,is it crazy,is it a hobby,what is it?...
Its the the idea,when completed you can honestly say you did it with your two hands.
People ask me why I do it,I tell them its my way of expressing myself,my wife calls it art in miniture form..Well enough about it,wether its scale or box once you have laid down that first coat of paint and glued the first part ,Your not a builder anymore your an artist....