Don't be too hard on them raccoon,they're charter members of the "arcadecontrols.com welcoming committee". Seriously I get the frustration but give the newbie a bit of a break. Who knows, with a bit more support and a bit less sarcasm, he could turn out to be the next great member, instead he's just going to be scared off.
Scared off from what, his own desire?.... If that's the case, there is nothing any of us could say to deter him, including his gal, He will build it, He will spend, their cash, He will buy a room full of tools, He will work a drill press purchase into her sisters wedding day, He will work on the kitchen table, He will research, day and night constantly, even out at the restaurant with tap talk, He will spend every night (sometimes all night) out in the shop, He will have to build it now as it has become a platform of insanity, and a window into his soul, He will have questions, and, He will need us.... And There is simply NOTHING any of us could do about it.