Consider yourself lucky. I can't visualize like this, at least not since I was like 5 years old. When I try to visualize, I can never really see the object, and its hard to maintain attention to detail when visualizing. The best i get is fleeting images in my foggy mind's eye. The most interesting and intense visualization experiences for me come as I fall asleep, when scenes will play out in my mind. Also, it is easy for me to visualize color patterns and fractals, just not actual objects.