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.