Well, here's the finished product...
I added switch, power led, and input protection diodes 1N5408 . However, I think the diodes may be leaking, as the meter deflects to 1/3 of the scale when the leads are not connected. Will investigate. Also ordered the 20$ ESR meter thingy... I will probably be revisiting this one and replace the circuit with something entirely different some time in the future. In the mean time...
Thanks for the help and the learning experience.