FV-1G "Alvin"

[vh2580]

Got a V kit last week and started building.
Blacked the flame and grainfilled body with Mahogany tibermate.
Sanded back and stained the front a couple of times to get the colour purple I was chasing and brought the flame up a little.
Will get a Gotoh Bridge and tuners.
Neo Darkstar pickups and cutback pickguard

Gonna go with string through ferrules instead of the traditional string plate ( actually checked the alignment this time)

[wokkaboy]

plans and progress sounds awesome Tony, keen to see some update pics ?
EDIT just saw the pics you posted. Coming along nicely Tony. Can't wait to see how it looks with more purple coats.
Is it a dye you are using ?

[vh2580]

Added a touch of black to the purple die and stained back and sides.
Dummy build when at early stage of colouring the front.

[vh2580]

Hi Wokka, just Colourtone dye mixed from Blue Cherry Red and Red Mahogany.
The front in top phot is final colour and has come up darker after first TO coat.

[vh2580]

Finished headstock and fitted tuners and TRC. Back still needs to be polished up a bit more and photo before neck attached.

[vh2580]

Now the dilemma of what knobs to fit. Not usually a fan of Vintage style top-hats but seem to stand out the most.

[darthdamo]

Now the dilemma of what knobs to fit. Not usually a fan of Vintage style top-hats but seem to stand out the most.

Go the vintage.. They look cool as with your colour scheme.

[andrewdosborne]

Coming along nicely vh. For me I would personally go for the 2nd set of knobs (black domed)

[wokkaboy]

coming along really nicely Tony. My preference would be the vintage dome knobs.
Love the colours and the plate on the back is a nice touch. Also the truss rod cover looks pretty cool, where did you buy that ?

[vh2580]

Thanks Guys.

Wokka bought a few from E bay from
http://www.ebay.com.au/usr/acmesuper...72.m2749.l2754 .

Has a lot of nice TRC
Exchange rate has changed a lot and they seem a bit more expensive than when I originally got mine.