What r00lz about your work is that you take parts that most would consider "perfect for the job" and make it "Exact for the job".
It is definitely time consuming, but there is something very special about being able to say, "I made that! And nope, no recasting.... surprisingly I have no idea how to recast stuff, nor do I want to put the effort into learning Well, I don't throw around the word "Masterpiece" lightly I just used my modelers knife; lots of small, careful cuts.