After reading thru everyone's thoughts, I started thinking about it a bit more and there was something I remember from way back. Dave pretty much said it. To build SOMETHING like exampled (from the link) and plop a Joe in front of it, the 2 realism factors probably won't match. Therefore, I need not worry about making gnarly sets anymore! I can continue doing what I do cuz it'll remain consistent with the look of my dios.
Thanks all.