Harrison
I have never built a single plastic model in my life, and only a couple of wooden ship models. I have to say, son, that watching what you are doing is truly inspirational for an old guy like me. My advice, is dont rush. Thats a universal rule for any work involving small details. I have just finished building my house....because I had to learn from scratch a whole range of skills, like tiling, carpentry, cabinet making, concrete work, gyprocking....all things and skills i knew nothing about when I started, I had to go slowly. The first thing was finding out how to do a job, doing the research is a huge part of this....watching skilled tradesman was another. Having the right tools and materials are all important. A reasonable workspace. If you can practice on scrap material to learn something, to get the technique right, do that.
Dont setle for second best. Always aim to do the very best that you can. There are life lessons in this for you, about how to approach any task, not just modelling. Patience, perseverance, detail.
Keep at it son, you are doing marvellously