oh my gosh, that thing is gorgeous John! It has been good for me to read all about everyone's 500. I finally pulled my first one out of it's cabinet yesterday, and oiled it. Everything moves freely inside - dirty though. The outside is so yucky, I see pretty ones and wish for them. Beginning to see that at least I do have one, even if it is yucky. I need to put time into it, so it isn't yucky! Worst case scenario, I could pick an entirely different color scheme, and learn to paint! =))