daniel - yeah, I think working on it for several months, then putting it down for four months actually helps with the patience... it also gives me a chance inbetween to take a look from time to time and see if I screwed anything up... or say, "what was I thinking there...". So far, so good.
lee - I think my twitches have their own twitches... lol, especially on this last layer! Remember way back when I first suggested attempting this thing... I think the larger cutaway would have ultimately been much easier, but now that the whole port is coming together and actually physically there where I can look down the tunnel - damn satisfying. :lol Can't wait to get this baby pinned up and in primer so I can move onto the surface elements. At least I'm nearly past most of the painstaking parts of this.