Hi Ian
I take your point about some of the excellent projects done here and certainly there are people out there whose skills leave me speechless. However for me what has captivated me about this thread is its very ordinariness, you are not using superpowers to craft an unattainable goal, quite the opposite you are crafting something that given the time and money I could think of having a go at myself.
For me this is a good feeling, it encourages me to look at what I can do rather than stand in awe of what I can't do. I really admire people with skills I haven't got, as my comments about welding showed, but I also like to be part of a group of like minded people I can relate to.
One of the many Ians