RE: Avoiding "ME TOO" models
Dick, I think these officially fall into the "having-a-whale-of-a-good-time" class! If radio gear was free I'd have a hundred models in the hanger!
For me, I suppose the approach I take toward having a "one of a kind" model is to model features that most other people don't bother with. For example I am enjoying my recent explorations into making my own spoked wheels. I'll never look at a pair of WB wheels the same way again!