Apologies if this isn't the right sub-forum. Please move as you like.

I'm looking at the possibility of organizing a small, Eroica-style event. Probably not as rigid, and more of a Pacific Northwest "Let's all drink beer and ride old or old-looking bikes" (probably not in that order) thing. I view this as an excuse to build up a new bike, and I've gotten all excited scouring NOS 80s frame listings.

I've also been considering buying a new frame that LOOKED old, which isn't as sexy, but probably makes a lot more sense. And I've always liked British bikes and pretty paint jobs, so naturally, I wound up and Bob Jackson and Mercian. I loved their older stuff. Is the new stuff comparable in quality? I ask because for the price of one of the Taiwan-made Rivendells, I can upgrade the tubeset, choose custom colors in really pretty paint, and even have money left over for chrome. Plus, those steep seat tube angles make me happy.

Where would modern frames fall, quality-wise, in the Velo Orange > Rivendell (TW) > Rodriguez > Nobliette continuum?