Thanks for the encouragement guys! I've been busy with my daughter building her solar system diorama. It took a little longer than expected since I had to teach her how to calculate the required resistance to keep from blowing up the stars (LEDs) and it can also be a little tricky to get an 8 year old to not burn daddy while he's holding wires for her to solder!
Anyway, Momma says I can play with my toys today so I'm going back after the trunk gaps. I've done quite a bit with them but I'm not very happy yet so I'll be sectioning and welding pretty much all day. I'll try to have something up here by the end of the weekend.
Thanks again guys-Jake