Rambo
I know it looks like a mess in there but it's a controlled chaos.
No, not at all. I was going to comment what a nice neat job you are doing with the wiring. All the fiber optic lines are mind boggling (I've yet to do that, all my lit models were wires back in the old days.
And back to the very beginning you asked about the grumpy old man in the hobby shop, two things; 1) I agree with Timmy, parts is parts and 2) old guys who hang around in hobby shops tend to fall into two catagories-very nice fellows (majority) and creepy old grumps (minority). I hope I never turn into a number "2".
Oh, and I see you are one of those guys who can paint a pretty straight panel lines with an airbrush. Phooey on you, Cllnt.