I just got home from visiting my Europa & it is looking great! They finished the inlays & frets & this week it should get the blue paint. My wife loves Orca whales, so I asked Mica to inlay a blue Orca at the 12th fret to honor my wife for not only allowing me to get this incredible bass built, but for actually encouraging me to get it! The bass is aptly named "Blue Orca" as the name plate shows.  

 

 

 

Rusty,  The bass looks fantastic !

Awesome!
 
Now I must have a dolphin on my next custom, what shall we call him? :-)  
 
Now for some blue, can't wait to see this finished!:-)

Love that inlay!!

Looks GREAT!

Thanks guys! Hopefully by Friday we will have some blue pictures!

Nice Rusty!

Thanks Brian!

wow, very nice!

Thanks Zom!

Looks good now, will look FABULOUS in blue, and I really dig the Blue Orca inlay.
 
Ya know, Rusty, speaking as an expat-Texan to a still-residing-in-Mother-Texas citizen (especially since we're both from East Texas), it occurs to me that we should possibly consider forming an 'Texas Society of Alembics in Color' , so we can separate ourselves somewhat from our esteemed colleagues who are unfortunately doomed to  
 
a) not be from Texas, and  
 
b) live with  B R O W N  guitars and basses.
 
Whoops, gotta go, 'Giant' is coming on next on TCM !
 
J o e y

NIIIIIIIICE !!!!

Sounds like a great idea J o e y! I think I'll start a new thread for colored Alembics!

Thanks Pierre!

Hey Mica, are we feeling blue yet?