Looking very nice.
Personally I would use the plastic rods or modify the kit part. It would be easier IMHO...
BTW ... it is better to upload pics directly onto our server. Just you have to remember about resizing them down if these are large or using of the Thumbnail option for displaying. Also for a such small detail it is useful to clip a large pic to the part you want to show. I have done that to your pic above. Looking quite good I would say.