Thanks @Gav, I've got in contact with Realtone and have already ordered the rings so we'll see how they go!

Today I got to spend a little of Boxing day on the build. That meant finally getting to sand and colour the neck and headstock. I used the same colour combination as on the body of the guitar - although the neck has taken the colour differently and ended up much more darker and redder. I still think it will work well in any case, even with a darker neck. I also attempted a small burst on the headstock. Not as good as the body but it's ok. If I decide it isn't good enough then I can always spray back over it later on . Anway here's how the headstock and neck looks with the soak coat of TO applied.

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cheers,
Gav.