Quote - I wasn't passing any judgement as to whether it's good or bad to use just a subset, it was more a comment on how well that subset actually works. My point is that a simple program like Wings is entirely focussed on a limited number of tools, but they work really well at what they have to do.

Oh no, I didn't intend to be judgemental either, and I apologise if I gave that impression. A limited toolset is ideal IF those tools suit your way of working, because you don't have to wade through loads of stuff to get to the bits you can use. The flip-side is obvious: if the limited toolset doesn't suit you, all you can do is use a different modeller. I use one of the most limited toolsets there is (Anim8or), so I'm hardly in a position to preach against them. :)