Well that was a marathon read.
First off, Ady my condolences to you and your family on your recent loss, that never gets easy!
I have longed for some form of continuity with the overall look of the OT for so long now, & I just Know you are the man for the job.
I have to say that having the TIEs go grey is a Feckin' FANTASTIC idea I can't wait to see em in action.
granted I would also like to see the Republic/Empire have nothing but Green Lasers throughout the 6 movies but hay I'll live with it.
there is a shot that I would love to see fixed - please bare in mind, the my mind is more than likely playing tricks on me here-
as Yoda "lifts the X-wing over the swamp (over & away from the camera) the shadow seems reversed to my eye with the engines shadow going forward where as the ship is going nose forward. could somebody please prove me wrong on this one