About 6 months in- zero regrets

[Grainger49]

John,

Exactly.  I expect that there are many times more successful builds than those with trouble.

[Nathan]

That's why I posted what I did. Lots of moaning about what almost always turns out to be build errors. I wanted to proclaim my build was a success (ok, so I had to reflow a few joints) and proclaim my complete satisfaction with my Crack experience. And that I can view the Crack as a starting point (helps if you've got experience with soldering) is pure joy.