AJs LP1-A

[AJ]

this is going to be a slowish build as I'm not firing on all cylinders just yet.. (Recovered from surgery ok, but I think that bloody one of the forum members that lives close by sent me a version of that man flu... .. )

SO I finally got around to checking out the LP from the sale weekend, it has some faults from manufacture but nothing that cant be dealt with easily and quickly.

[wokkaboy]

Hey AJ, welcome back to the forum mate, awesome that you have made a start and started a build diary. The faults don't look too bad. What stain plans you got for this ? How does the neck fit into the pocket nice and snug ?
Don't go too hard mate get that ticker running on at least 7 out of 8 cylinders first

Would be good if we could get a pic of the top, love these ash LP kits, I just missed out on one of these

[AJ]

Well, this going to my experiment into the candy color range.. am thinking bronzy/copper with a wine red outer and a golden highlight. So far I have now put down a base coat of color ink that should accentuate the chosen colors.

[AJ]

forgot to mention, the obligatory sanding mantra was carried out on the body.. maybe just a little to amorous near the bottom edge of the cap...GOD DAMMIT! but that will be cunningly disguised during the last stages of finishing.
this has some really nice grain in it, so I will try to keep it the highlight

[wokkaboy]

wow AJ that burst looks stunning, almost was reaching for the sunglasses. Yes a red wine outer would look sensational. Hope you didn't sand through much of the cap, my biggest fear !

[AJ]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from wokkaboy on September 26, 2014, 14:06
Hey AJ, welcome back to the forum mate, awesome that you have made a start and started a build diary. The faults don't look too bad. What stain plans you got for this ? How does the neck fit into the pocket nice and snug ?
Don't go too hard mate get that ticker running on at least 7 out of 8 cylinders first

Would be good if we could get a pic of the top, love these ash LP kits, I just missed out on one of these

Neck fit is tighter n a fishes.. well u get the idea, sorta water tight, so it will make it easier to take out the tooling gouges in the neck pocket without too much drama.
The grain is rather nice also

[AJ]

wow AJ that burst looks stunning, almost was reaching for the sunglasses. Yes a red wine outer would look sensational. Hope you didn't sand through much of the cap, my biggest fear !

Thanks Wokka,
The circled area is where I blew the cap..

[wokkaboy]

well looks like you got a winner kit then AJ well done mate, must be good to be building again and should speed up the recovery process !
Hit the edges with a cherry red AJ and you won't even know you sanded through the cap, doesn't look very obvious now

[AJ]

A tip for anyone that does sand through the cap in spots, is to sand it a tad deeper in that spot then back fill with a little timber mate . That way it will be less obvious when the color is put on.

[wokkaboy]

did you do that technique AJ ?
sounds like a good idea