RE: A NEW KIND OF BUILD THREAD, for those of you . . .
My dad taught me to solder when I was 8 years old. I hated it at the time. But I have thanked him constantly since then that he did teach me. Tigerdude, like just about everything else in this hobby, you'll get better the more you do it. But don't let on bad solder joint stop you from trying. Just redo it like Bruce said and you'll be fine.
Ken