I did the sharpie mod on my needles when I got my Venoxy gauge face, but am not really happy with the red. I really like the looks of your needles, and would like to do something similar.
I noticed you mentioned BluTec needle overlays earlier, but said you painted your needles above. Did the BluTec overlays not work out? If not, what paint did you use for your needles? And where did you get the extra needles that you have laying around?
Also - could you give a little more detail about how you did your needles - for example, it looks like you had to melt some joints to get the needles apart.
Amazing work - and thanks!