Stumbled upon this thread today, I am in wow of your patience, hard work, learning on the fly, teamwork, etc, etc, etc.
I have 3 pins, done my own mediocre "shopping" of all three and still learning what some parts even are as I go. I would like to think I could try this, but like I said your first virtue of patience isn't built in me and I might pull the pin early in the process. Congratulations on the hard work and dedication.