Thank you, I like those lifters also
Scratchbuilding is creative & fulfilling , as you say it is not perfect ( unlike 3D , Laser cutting etc ) but the simple act of creating something nice from scrap is very gratifying.
When I build, I have a general idea what I want BUT not how to go there . I just do.... I'm not saying that everything I build comes out nice, in which case I dismantle or restart.
One must not see shapes but possibilities....
Z