I think it's a good test run!  That guy one that 
I posted was my first run at it.  And YES, hair 
is a beast to paint, you have to be sooooo 
careful!

I have never gotten any funny looks at Kinky's, 
people are usually interested.  I never had any 
problems with scratching on the accetate.  The 
transparency they use has a small, white strip on 
the edge, the copy machine uses that to grab the 
sheet, then you can peel the strip off I think.  
You also might look around your town for a 
blueprinting place.  They have some special 
machines there that can do some neat things.