Can't disagree, Alan. Now I know how "Pinch me, I'm dreaming" Thevor felt when he saw the first pictures of his Olds remake, or Paul when he saw his "White Lightning" coming together. It's a good feeling; everybody should experience it at least once in their lifetime!
Kind of strange... the Eterna looks like I thought it would look... but at the same time it looks waaaaay better. I used to really lust after the Lawler cornet in same finish...but now that I've seen these pictures I think the Eterna actually looks better! The MR isn't exactly shabby neither.
Now I guess I better find some microfibre cloth and make a couple of protective bags for them: can't afford any unnecessary damage to that finish. I KNOW! I'll buy a half dozen bottles of Crown Royal and sew the bags together.... cool! A nice, crown "Royal Purple" bag. (Anybody got a bunch of spares? I don't think I can drink that much rye...even if it is CR).
PS: All of the photos are available at
http://www.photobucket.com .
Just enter "Tootsall" for the album name and the password "shredder" for "read only" access. Then click around through the sub-albums.
(That's a great free service, by the way)