Craftsmanship will always be something I look up to .. whether its custom cars, buildings, furniture ,paintings or airplanes... There is nothing more interesting than the creations of someone that is skilled with their hands. Thats why people are still fascinated with objects from the masters of many ancient civilizations.
When it comes down to it ,every arf and kit exist because of a builder. Some of them just live on different continents and work in factories. I am sure they get very tired looking at the exact same covering schemes by the end of a model run like the rest of us.