To make vpw quality tables and use the toolkit takes a lot of time and blender experience. That's why they have a big team of people working on all the tables. The toolkit alone is a beast to learn, especially if you are completely inexperienced with blender as I am.
It's more a matter of enjoyment or not.
I know when I make a table it will pale in comparison with a vpw equivalent as I can't do the lightmapping or texture baking. But I enjoy mak8ng tables so I do. I work 60 to 65 hours a week at my day job and 20 to 30 at a part time job but everyone needs a break from working. You just need to find the thing that makes you happy and fulfilled. If your fulfilled no matter how much time it takes you'll be happy with your outcome.
I mean I've been working on blackout for 4 months now, going the vpw route with nfozzy and fleep and all of roths tricks for targets and what not and that part is fairly easy once you get the concept down It's mostly cut and paste and making collections. I spend most of my time trying to get all the baking and lightmapping without actually using the toolkit as I can't seem to figure it out.
So find your balance and enjoy the little free time you have. If vp isn't fulfilling find something that is. I was fed up with vp and drama in the community for a long time so I found building and setting up thousands of games for an arcade cabinet was more fulfilling. So I spent 3 years with that and now I'm back.
Just do what makes you smile