Using wording like "aftermarket junk", "tedious finishing coats", "pricey and fussy aftermarket junk", "show-off garbage" and stating that a hobby shouldn't be competitive if one chooses to enter contests is a rather rough analysis of the other aspects of model building. I won't degrade these other endeavors out of respect for the hobby and it's participants. Why rain on others who choose different approaches with such derogatory 'judgements'? I call them choices rather than judgements. For the sake of the argument, my work sits here as far as views are concerned. That comes from the embracing of the hobby as a whole: https://www.rocketryforum.com/forums/mid-power-rocketry-mpr.8/?order=view_count&direction=desc