Tks Kimb,
I have gold as well as the chrome so I'll dress it up in both a bit further down the track to see how it looks. With the brown tones I am leaning back towards the chrome. But we'll wait and see.
Cheers PK
Tks Kimb,
I have gold as well as the chrome so I'll dress it up in both a bit further down the track to see how it looks. With the brown tones I am leaning back towards the chrome. But we'll wait and see.
Cheers PK
Kellza
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The brown burst is comming up a treat.
Still trying to get it darker up around the neck
PK
Kellza
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looking good PK, see if you can fade the transition of the burst a bit more but it's getting close
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thks Wokk.
I'll hit it with a bit of 0000 steel wool to see if I can get the blend back a bit. What I have been trying to do is get the depth of brown out on the edge up near the neck to the same depth as the tail end. I might have to put some of the water based brown on it and then overcoat it with the Walnut. But getting the depth of the fade right has been difficult. On the teil its 20-30 mm, up on the neck it's 50-100. Maybe if I did it in 30 mm strips and just keep layering.
Ive been doing 30 mm strips aroudnd the edge, but it's been too wet when I have tried to blen it and it just wipe down to where it is now.
PK
Kellza
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Hi PK. I think Once you hit it with the steel wool it'll bring it to life looking great makes me want to build one
That is looking brilliant PK.
I'm very keen to have a crack at a GR in the not too distant future and a post on TDPRI about model planes got me thinking about a natural finish.
Back in the day when I were but a pup and building control line planes we use nitrocellulose dope ( clear and coloured ) on both the tissue and balsa which gave a very fine and glassy surface when finished with care.
Time to check out the model shops and experiment a bit, if they still carry it it may be a decent option.
Just thinking out loud through a glass of Shiraz
Originally Posted by dave.king1
SWEET! My granddad and I used to build balsa planes. We went the free flight route. Belonged to a group called S.A.M.
Kells your guitar has a very 40's look and feel to it right. Very cool.
oooohhh, nice, like Rob said, it looks 40's, I like it very much
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Tks Stan.
I've rubbed back the horn/neck areas quite a bit and have now put a heavy layer of stain around the edge. got to wait for that to dry. with 32 deg C today that shouldn't take long.
PK
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