Jim,
I had an very smart teacher (many years ago
) who told me that no matter what you do in life you will have :
45% of the people for you
45% of the people against you
10% who don't care
The odds may change some in any given situation, but the groups will all be there. Basically you can't please everyone no matter what you do, so do the best you can and go on. Time and Technology wait for no one. You've been planning and working on this for a long time now, and today's high priced cutting edge machines are tomorrows low priced entry level machines. Set your sights high and keep doing the best you know how, thats why everyone that looks at your work is so impressed with it. If I have to upgrade my machine to handle it, thats my problem not yours. If you start to let your standards fall when you get finished there will always be things you will wish you had done or tried, and besides, if you don't do it someone else will eventually anyway. Right now, you are the first, don't waste it. Good Luck and Great Job. My 02 worth