Lots of work.
I admire your ability to let the negative comments just slide off you. I think that's important. You shouldn't care what a bunch of random, unknown, people on the internet think (even though you're asking for it by posting a build thread).
Build it the way you want, and enjoy it. If you get it done and think " i should have done this a different way" you can always redo it
That said, the colors aren't my style, but keep up the hard work!