Tidied up the binding and the top. There's one area where the colouring didn't take quite the same - it looks like the wood was filled with something after the F hole binding was applied. It's showing up more in this picture.
The first clear coat is on everything now - just the top and sides are drying now.
The automotive metal flakes are ordered - got a few colours just to run a test demo. They're going in the next clear coat. The clear coat I am using is a bit difficult to apply thickly and I am not sure it dies truly clear - so they might actually be hard to cover up and get a smooth surface if I don't want to end up with a green guitar. I expect they'll arrive Monday, possibly Tuesday. And I expect the pickups etc to arrive soon.
Here's two pictures of what it looks like right now.
From here it's circuit design (so tune out now if you find that stuff boring). I've decided I will probably drill a hole in the side of the body and have a jack put in on the side, rather than using the one on the top. But I haven't committed to that idea. That would give me five knobs on the front like the classic starcaster - but I'm not sure I have the resourcefulness for that, and I can probably get a better or just as versatile circuit in just 4.
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