I didnt like it at first, but now its 99% there it actually looks rather smashing
What I would do is grab some of those tiny mini hand files and give it another going over, straighten up some edges and corners etc, then polish & clear coat it; too nice to cover in paint.
I think a solid one-piece version of this machined from a block of alloy ( a la UE mono-block ) would be even more awesome
