Great idea with the pilots, I will probably do something similar but I want to sculpt my own pilot head. It took so long to get the valves that I decided to finish my Ziroli Panther first, so I have been working on that and am almost ready to paint.
Spike, is that Diamondback scheme yours? Make sure you update us on yours when you get it, some pics would be nice also!
Look for updates on mine shortly!
Luke