Ok, it's been forever and a few days since I've posted this. I do taxes in the states, so the first part of the year is crazy busy getting ready for it, and then we get even crazier busy... but that's just an excuse to find some sanity by getting back into the build.
Trying to get pictures to upload... but not much luck yet.
Essentially at the point of setting the neck. It's clamped at home right now and I'll pull the clamps once I get home. I ended up not trimming the pickguard as I was able to set the neck with a small gap (which will be filled) between the bottom of the neck and the bottom of the neck 'cavity'.
Once I sort out pictures, I'll get those up. The green came out nice. It shows a decent amount of woodgrain through it and with the 'stock' pickguard will have a nice retro feel to it.