Darin great idea and i can't wait to see urs done!!!!. now to me this is a great idea but i am not putting my AAR in a show or anything like it so to me i wont do it for now anyways. but not for the fact i think it is a waste of time not by a long shot but to me it not that big of a deal i mean i can see the differences in the model body compared to the 1:1 body's but its just a model man . once i get the level of craftsmanship that most of you guys can produce then ill have no problem doing so. i have been away for the hobby for a good few years and mostly built these things called gundams there easy to put together i still build them . so for now i want to focus on mostly out of the box builds and learning tips on scratch building things which i know this does fall in to that area but there other things first that i want to do , like how to get better at painting and wreathing making resin parts etc.
but all this a side great work man don't think for a second that i don't care about what you have done to this kit to me you have shown us how to do it the right way.