lets be a bit philosophical, shall we?

I've collected quite a few scales, 1/32, 1/18 and 1/6, I do appreciate the things I've collected and I do occasionally check to see if they are fine but it's not something I obsess over, I originally simply bought figures and that was it, wasn't until the early 2000's that actually started to kitbash as it is known. My original figures back then where all over the place and I didn't want to do too much to them (like taking my only uniform and dipping it in some acrylic wash!) so they didn't look good, it took some time, experimenting, reading and learning to get to where I am (which isn't amazing but I'm happy thus far). It then took a bunch more time for me to learn how to do stuff like pouches, bags and belts that appeared in scale more or less so for me doing this is just a way to be creative basically, I don't chase after expensive figures or care about the latest releases, I search ebay for cheap items that I can patch together and get a result (like some of my non canon SW troopers) simply because I enjoy that challenge of having cut up a bunch of trooper armor and figuring out how the hell am I going to piece this back together.

Another thing that I mix up with this hobby is writing, whenever I'm making something sci-fi or alt-history(very rare) or fantasy (legendary rarity) I like to sit down and figure out that world, what am I making, whats the culture/society like, whats sort of technology do they have, what type of government it is, how do they view other people or races. Without that frame work holding up that scifi or fantasy figure I lose interest, all I can see is a bunch of mismatched pieces thrown together. I actually think I didn't answer the question, I'll have to sit this one and think carefully, chose sociology over philosophy in college lol.