I don't know how I missed this thread!
WOW! Great job! It is really neat to see the kits when they go together! It is hard to tell from the resolution of the photos, but did you paint the blue portions of the pods/nacelles not solid, but with stripes following the molded in detail? Nice touch! Sorry to hear about the probelms with the decal set, we usually have great raves about them. It is possible that you may have just got a bad sheet, let me know if you need another.
Great job!