Cheers, Simon.
It's going to get several coats of gloss clear but then given a 'matt' treatment.
I've taken to the pickguard with steel wool to give the whole scheme a 'workman guitar'.
Going to stick with the bridge for now as the Babiscz one's are a bit steep for me at the moment.
I was tempted to re-shape the headstock in the 'tele' shape to mimmic the pitbull JTL but I guess that's also a consideration further down the track.