Hey Cody:
Ne illigitimus carburundum. I can't affect Brodaks, and I'm a five day drive away so I can't help much directly either.
Change out the leadout and go fly, and ignore the Internet nay-sayers. Take comfort in the fact that no matter how badly you cover airplanes, there's geezers who cover worse than you do. The air does not care what it looks like. Consider, too, that doing repair jobs is a good way to learn building skills.