I can I join you. I too have noticed Exercise is everything. Free master Miachi application , polishing. Learning and exercise is just everything. Wen you new techniques appropriates one must first clean it also grow and gain experience to be able to apply them properly. In the meantime we have to make so much beautiful products from many good manufacturers available to our hobby much easier.
Sure there are still old hands or lateral thinkers who can not do anything with the new stuff, and do not want to touch it, but I'm not from without migration, or AK ammo of Mig. And as for the advice and tips, man must also have to learn to use them and to accept. I know what I'm talking about, tips and advice I always ignore or not taken seriously. And so not very good models produced. I used to think they were great but now I keep my older stuff just for shotgun.
Sometimes must stop something else happen to it to save to list and redirect. For me, it was my girlfriend. When you was the quality of the work was by leaps and bounds and now increases with each model.
And then the out-of-the-box or detailing with etching parts, or the like is also dependent on how the experience level is and how you like it. I'm building lot Sratch work or Kitbashes. Here you must plan what should be created and not wild together clapping Yes well in advance. And a high number of Kit is doing her other (Greebels)
And the necessary experience can indeed be found in the net, 'example here. A good site really. And crept cally very important, only then operate the hobby whom you desire and time for has. On the fly that does not work, everything is already through.