Well I apologize Curt, I was lead to believe that this community was filled with knowledgeable people eager to assist. I've been building models for twenty years, earned awards at every level of competition, scratch-built master patterns for many successful resin kits, and have been involved in internet modeling communities for many years. I am by no means the best builder around, nor even the best one here, however "Newbie" certainly doesn't apply. You should take a moment to consider that perhaps it is you who has gotten off on the wrong foot with me, not the other way around.
There are many, many threads here asking the same sort of question I opened with, without the more specific following questions. Yet you chose mine to police about wasting your time. Hey, if you thought it was repetitive, don't reply. Simple, easy, unoffensive, and it lets you spend your time more productively elsewhere.
P@T