Thanks for the compliments guys!

I tried my darnest not to post any pics until it was done. I couldn't wait any more even though I still need to get the leather bar tape on. That might not happen until Monday though

I purpose built this bike basically for all day comfort weekend riding in the hills where I live. I'd use this bike for any longer ride that I don't have to carry much stuff as I don't ever want any racks or fenders on it. I have other bikes for that. I tried to give it a mix of "go fast" components while still making it cushy enough to sit on it all day. That's why I went with 25c tires and the taller stem. This is my only "modern" component bike, and my first bike with modern Campy ever.

Anyway, here's the specs as I remember them:

Bianchi Squadra Columbus Formula 2 frame. Made in Italy with Italian threading if anyone cares..

As was mentioned it was powdercoated, then I stole someone else's idea and used a paint pen to paint the lugs, bianchi writing, and bird looking bianchi things on the forks. As far as the powder coating, it cost $125 to strip the old frame and powdercoat it. That price was inflated $10 for the larger size frame and $25 for the "special" color. I can get the powder coat code if anyone is interested. The guy who did it does bikes, but not primarily. There is one spot on the bridge on the chain-stays right behind the BB that looks like he didnt strip good enough and there is a small brown spot I can't get to go away. Overall I'm happy with the job he did though, but I def wouldn't recommend it for a show bike. I knew I'd be using this thing a lot so I went with powder because I thought it would be more durable.

decals from Cyclomondo on Ebay in Australia. I forget what bike the decals were originally meant for, I think it was from the 60s, I just liked how they looked.

bottle cages are from Velo-Orange. bottles are Klean Canteens and they're really just for looks as they rattle (i may try covering the cages with leather to stop this) and you can't really open them while riding unless you don't mind crashing into things.

Seatpost and headset are mid 80's Campy Super Record.

Stem is Nitto Technomatic, bars are Nitto b115 (i think) that I traded someone here on BF for.

Seat is a Brooks imperial narrow that I got last year as part of the test group before they went on sale. It's probably my most comfy saddle.

Drivetrain is all campy, a mix:
Ergo's are carbon chorus from ebay
Veloce Compact 172.5 crank new from ebay (I wanted a 175 but I gave up trying to find one at a price i was willing to pay)
Veloce rear mid length mech new from ebay
Veloce 10sp chain new from ebay
9sp Mirage front Der new from ebay (works fine with 10sp)
token italian thread square taper BB new from ebay
10 speed 20t large cog Centaur Cassette new from ebay. I forget what the small ring is.
rear hub is a Centaur unit that I got for someting like $45 on a sale at nashbar.
front hub is sun that my LBS gave me for cheap
rims are ambrosio laced with dt spokes. I can't remember what model the rims were (i'll check next time i'm out) but my LBS had them sitting around and gave them to me for $25 each if I remember correctly. He cut me a deal because I had him build the wheels. I think I might have around $200 total in the wheelset.
tires are 622x25c Conti Ultra Gator Skins with a wire bead. Just got them today and this will be my first time trying them.
brakes are new Veloce dual pivots from ebay.

It took me all winter to gather the parts because I searched for each part individually to get the best price. I still have not added everything up to see if it was really worth it to do it that way, but I might not because I have a feeling I don't want to know..

That said I don't really care what the cost was because I know i'll keep this bike forever.

So far I've only ridden it around the block and up a really steep grade just to check out the gearing. I'm happy and I love the smooth shifting of the ergo's, marked difference from Shimano IMO. I do have to work something out with the headset because it seems to be binding a little bit. I'm going to take it apart and put new balls and lube in it as I reused the old balls and cages when I installed the headset.

Other than that it rides beautifully and I'm super happy with how it turned out! I even got a matching celeste bianchi jersey to go with it