Drummerdude's first build.. TLA-1Q. Wish me luck

[Drummerdude]

That is good info Dikkybee. I had to use a hand drill with a bubble level because I only have a small drill press and it was not deep enough to reach. I need a big drill press. It the wife doesn't agree.

[FrankenWashie]

That is good info Dikkybee. I had to use a hand drill with a bubble level because I only have a small drill press and it was not deep enough to reach. I need a big drill press. It the wife doesn't agree.

Yes, I have a couple projects stalled for the same reason.

[mjg]

Well I built a make shift spray booth to keep overspray down and dust out, or at least help.

That spray booth is awesome. I've just been spraying with the guitar hanging off the clothes line outside. Seems that every insect in the garden wants to touch my newly painted surfaces.

[Drummerdude]

Look what arrive yesterday... my two customized bass kits... I can't wait to start on these because they are for me.. both in 30" short scale and lots of mods planned for them. I am not that impressed with the timber on the in-5 kit but the pbh-4 looks pretty good. I just don't like how they glued up the pieces grain it very different and will hard to make look consistent I think any ideas? I will start a new thread for each of these soon..

[Drummerdude]

Here are a couple pics of the clear coat progress. I have 6 coats of poly, level sanded and left overnight. I got two more coats sprayed on tonight. These two coats went on much better than the first 6. I am basically a newbie on spray equipment except airbrushing some gun stuff. I got the gun adjusted better for these two coats. I will sand back again tomorrow and try and get 2 more coats oneach couple of days until I get built up like I want. Sorry for the bad lighting but you can get the idea.. I have a couple of places that I bumped when moving it so I will have to sand them out and build back up.. I can see the end in sight..

[dave.king1]

Spectacular DD

[wokkaboy]

tele looks awesome Drummerdude, good work.
If you are unhappy with the grain in the IB-5 I'm sure Adam will exchange it. It's really a lucky dip what you get. The factory make very little effort to match grains in the body blanks they just glue them together.

[UpperCaseH]

Tele's looking great.

Both those bass kits are on my list of stuff to do one day. Can't wait to see what you do with the IB5.

[FrankenWashie]

Here are a couple pics of the clear coat progress. I have 6 coats of poly, level sanded and left overnight. I got two more coats sprayed on tonight. These two coats went on much better than the first 6. I am basically a newbie on spray equipment except airbrushing some gun stuff. I got the gun adjusted better for these two coats. I will sand back again tomorrow and try and get 2 more coats oneach couple of days until I get built up like I want. Sorry for the bad lighting but you can get the idea.. I have a couple of places that I bumped when moving it so I will have to sand them out and build back up.. I can see the end in sight..

Oh DD. That top, absolutely glorious. Wonderful work mate.

[Dedman]

it looks like green swamp water and I mean that as a compliment