Thank you all for the compliments, especially coming from jaykay640. It means a lot to me. It was his inspiring work on BBR 911 GT1 that got me into building 1/43 (and hence uncontrollable buying spree). In fact that BBR 911 GT1 is the very first 1/43 kit I own. I would love to start a WIP someday but I often work on multiple kits at the same time. Some of them are still getting nowhere after years.
Ferrari Expo is definitely on my schedule. But life as a graduate student can sometimes be quite busy. Experiments always come first. My advisor will whip my butt if he finds out I'm attending a "nonscientific conference". Hahaha.