Thanks for all the kind words, gentlemen.
Pix, I didn't think this kit was all that bad. I'd say the worse was the front avionics bay door that you see postioned open and up on the front. The inside of this door had quite a few pin marks. There were a few here and there, but nothing I thought was all that bad.
Delta dagger, believe it or not, both aircraft where painted with a Passche H model airbrush and a wheel-cart compressor I bought at Home Depot. That compressor also serves to fill up tires and other various tasks.