Thanks for the kind words guys!
I'm really happy with the outcome (so far)..
Let me just say I'm well acquainted with spray cans now. There's many many (lost count) gloss coats on this and I had to take a few off and start again because of stuff ups, sags, random hair, dust and bugs...but I finally got there!
Gav the pickups are Gretsch filtertrons. A buddy has them in an axe I borrowed and they sound sweet.
Itching to play this but final wiring and setup to come..