So, here's what is was supposed to look like, generally speaking...
Here's what was in the box...
If you notice, I didn't get the shims/spacers, so these pictures with my hand at the emitter are with me spacing it manually to get everything lined up right.
and these with my hand at the pommel are with all the threading tightened down.
There's only a few cosmetic differences that I noticed.
The build doesn't have the brass pin (which I actually liked from the mock-up)
The lower greeble on the switch section is black...but I rather like having the red & black instead of two red.
And the coloration if the darker sections...but again, that's livable. If I want them blacked out or darker, I can do that.
I didn't glue in the fake buttons, as I do intend on getting the electronics pack to bump this up to at least warrior, if not champion when my credit card stops crying.