I don't think that the picture is all that bad. the pen parts shine real nice. fit is very good. Just curious about your blank though, is it made from alumilite. The reason I ask ,is that I was given a blank at a demo , and was told to get a good shine on it ,I would have to finish with ca even though it was a alumilite blank, and after turning it I realized they were right ,cause all I could get with MM and plastic polish was a dull shine. Then I put on 2 or 3 coats of ca and then finished again MM ,PP and the shine that I wanted ,appeared.