More power to him I say. I get about 42au/hr in the job im currently in, and to say I love doing it would be a lie :).. he loves want he does and has been doing for many years ..that in itself is $$
Very nice. Did you use the Tamiya normal black or gloss black under the chrome spaz stix? Just asking as im building an 'older' F1 and wanting the wheels a flat chrome not overly done..those wheels look the right deal.