There's a lot of merit in what you say and with your methodology. It is amazing in crash rebuilding how that with the smaller fragments, one can piece together wing ribs, bulkheads, longerons, etc. and salvage a lot of work up front. From the other pieces unsuitable for reusing, after piecing together, one can use them as patterns for cutting out new parts or reinforce them through a variety of methods. So it is worthwhile to pick up all crash damage parts as much as possible. More often than not a wreck can be rebuilt successfully, and with less trouble than building a whole new kit.

The old scratch build masters such as Walt Musciano and the late Keith Laumer used to have chapters in their books on techniques they used to rebuild wrecks.