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    Excellent work to all the entries and well...

    Excellent work to all the entries and well deserved winner, although it could not have been easy to pick.

    Till next time ... :)
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    That faux binding looks killer. The body shaping...

    That faux binding looks killer. The body shaping too. Far Kimmy. Lifting my game for my next build.
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    Just like a strat. Clean and clear.

    Just like a strat. Clean and clear.
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    The StratoScooper STA-1

    OK - Here we go. First completed guitar. Swapped the nut for a bone nut. All else is standard. Finished with Dingotone Colourless finish and a beeswax furniture polish.

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    And the headstock

    Front and rear of the headstock. I managed to scratch off some of the "brand" name when I was buffing with steel wool.

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    FINALLY - it is done

    I had a number of issues with the top coat on the body. I have used the Dingotone Colourless finish and when I put the first coat of top coat on it dried to a tacky finish in about a day, but stayed...
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    You can also go into Forum Actions -> General...

    You can also go into Forum Actions -> General settings

    Scroll down to "Miscellaneous Options" and change the Message Editor Interface to "Enhanced Interface - Full WYSIWYG Editing"

    With that...
  8. Part paint - part stain ... Thoughts on an RC-1

    Hey guys. Looking at the RC-1 with their dodgy fill piece behind the bridge. The solution is a paint job rather than stain. Black of course, or JetGlo if you talk to Mr Hall.

    Then looking at the...
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    Thanks guys. The shots of the intensifying coat...

    Thanks guys. The shots of the intensifying coat are from a couple of weeks ago. It is nice and even. I've moved on to final coats now. I've got a bone nut ready to drop in. I just needed to get the...
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    Stop! Decal Time.

    So I did the headstock decals as well. Two on the front and my name for this guitar on the back.

    Unfortunately the Stratoscooper name piece folded over on itself at the end. I didn't notice till...
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    So shiny and new ... come aboard ... we're expecting you

    And the end result? Clean up with a rag and metho. Tape removed. Fretboard cleaned up to remove tape goop and then a quick lemon oil and rub down.
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    Fret Leveling

    This is the one that scared me. I watched so many different videos on this. Once I got the fret rocker and went over the fret board I found so many frets were not level. Never very much in it and who...
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    Life ... Don't talk to me about Life

    So there have been delays and procrastinations aplenty. There has been the passing of a dog. There has been holidays away and there has been difficulty getting Decal paper. There has been tooling up...
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    Nice to put faces to the names of a couple of the...

    Nice to put faces to the names of a couple of the guys. Thanks for the shirt Adam.
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    I've squared it away with the missus. I will be...

    I've squared it away with the missus. I will be there. Will be good to meet at least a couple of the people on this forum.
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    You do know that the 3rd of March is the Fender...

    You do know that the 3rd of March is the Fender Roadshow here in Melbourne? Completely booked out for those who have not registered unfortunately.
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    Hey guys - Sky would be good for me too so I...

    Hey guys - Sky would be good for me too so I don't have to travel too far. Never been there, but been to the IKEA across the road many times.
  18. I whole heartedly agree with all of the above. A...

    I whole heartedly agree with all of the above. A great bunch of blokes with a huge amount of knowledge. Some of this stuff has scared me, but the back up of the Forumanians has helped me move...
  19. Thread: Hi Everyone

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    Welcome JP. I'll be over to talk to you soon ;) ...

    Welcome JP. I'll be over to talk to you soon ;)

    JP works with me and my stories of building and the stories I have told him of the stuff I have read on these forums has brought him over to the...
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    The Body Stain

    Using the Dingotone Natural finish on the body

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    headstock

    Here are some close ups of the headstock. I should probably start using a real camera rather than my iPad to take these photos.

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    you can still see the shine from the wet stain near...
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    some progress

    Been a bit waylaid in my build by work, children, wife ... basically life getting in the way. Damn you life! ;)

    Anyway, since my last posts I have sanded, sanded, sanded and sanded. After that I...
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    Absolutely devastated by the news this afternoon....

    Absolutely devastated by the news this afternoon. As an avid cricket lover I had opinions about Hughesy that are not going to be brought up here. I am so much more concerned for Sean Abbott now. I...
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    Dark stain to highlight grain

    Hi guys - I've seen a number of builds where the person building has done a dark stain, then sanded back so the grain is still dark and done a different colour as the main colour. Particularly on...
  25. Thread: New colours

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    That butterscotch ... mmmm. I wonder if I have...

    That butterscotch ... mmmm. I wonder if I have any lollies in the cupboard?
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