I think mikey has advertised the Ni pinstriping as being superior. The stuff he claims to be exact replicas appears to be a corners-cut attempt at that. I found a bit of Ni in the S271S I took apart, and I've not found any evidence which supports the idea that MQ ever put any in their so-called exact replicas. Actually I've found evidence which points to the opposite.I suppose mikey could weigh in and tell his side, but there looks like nothing but an admission of what I have already spelled out, and he seems to have more trouble saying 'I was wrong' than the Fonz.
cheers,
Douglas