contact pattern

Is there any chance you could pattern chk it again and this time resist the ring gear while you are turning the pinion?
The first tooth in the top picture looks off to the outside, and the last one looks off to the inside of the ring gear.
Think it may be because the paint was keeping the teeth from making a good solid contact pattern.
I'd be happy with the pattern on the backs of the teeth though.
The idea is to keep the pressure of the pinion tooth face centered on the face of the ring gear tooth and I think the paint is tricking us a little.

The blue pattern looked pretty good, if maybe just a bit too far in but still runnable without issue.
JMO