So whilst I'm waiting for the neck to show up, I decided to get going on the body finish and the electrics. Not the ideal order of tasks, I suspect, but better than watching TV....
Body grain-filled three times then sanded to 240 grit with a machine, then hand-sanded to 360. First coat of Danish oil applied, only (insert large number here) more coats to go...but it does feel very smooth already.
Then I got on with loading the scratch-plate. As you will recall, the wire from the switch to the volume control on the pre-wired harness was a touch too short for comfort so I've replaced it. I also replaced the rather tatty masking tape that covered the join in the bridge pick-up cable with heat-shrink tubing, after redoing the joint. Copper screening applied, although just the scratch-plate took all of the pack that I bought with the kit, so I'll need some more to do inside the body.
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