You're right, I should have hit a spoon when I was doing the primer. I built an old (2002) Tamiya Sherman kit along side the Whippet build and my plan was to use the Sherman as the paint mule, but I only have that one about 90% complete on the build and I just got carried away pushing forward with the Whippet. I've just become a little attached to the Sherman after I've battled through adding all the little details (welds, flame cuts, and other nonsense that doesn't belong on a Sherman) and thought I might just keep it for more than a mule once it's done.