Medium Scale Jazz Build..... a what now??

[ezbass]

2 minutes ago, Bridgehouse said:

What you thinking? Black?

 

 

 

Nah, same hue as the body. However, on reflection, that could look a bit Fisher Price depending on which colour you go for. Hmm, can’t go wrong with black. Oh well, nothing to see here, move along.  

[eude]

21 minutes ago, Bridgehouse said:

Well, here’s a close up for ya Ricky - there’s definitely enough depth in there to get a bit of paint in. What you thinking? Black?

 

 

Why not go a bit crazy, mask up very carefully and put in some spangly Res nail polish?

[Bridgehouse]

4 minutes ago, eude said:

Why not go a bit crazy, mask up very carefully and put in some spangly Res nail polish?

I may rifle through Mrs B’s varnish box later…

[ezbass]

1 hour ago, Bridgehouse said:

I may rifle through Mrs B’s varnish box later…

I SAY! 😱

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be fair I didn’t see the word varnish first time. Still…

Edited December 3, 2021 by ezbass

[Si600]

3 hours ago, Bridgehouse said:

Well, here’s a close up for ya Ricky - there’s definitely enough depth in there to get a bit of paint in. What you thinking? Black?

 

 

I wouldn't trust Ricky's opinion, the colour blind fukkwit.

[Bridgehouse]

Just now, Si600 said:

I wouldn't trust Ricky's opinion, the colour blind fukkwit.

I’m not - but the sparkly nail polish option is tempting. I shall see once colour choice for the body is made

[Bridgehouse]

I've ordered the full set of Crimson Shots. 

 

I've also bought a bargain bag of Ash offcuts from some geezer on eBay so me and the missus can practise and work out the right colour scheme. 

 

In anticipation of these two arrivals, I tried a quick mock up..

 

 

[LukeFRC]

I like the body shape - kinda jazz, kinda not

[Hellzero]

On 03/12/2021 at 15:22, Stub Mandrel said:

 

I disagree, it's the pups being greenish 🙂

These cream pickups covers are greeny by nature, so there's something likes 5% of magenta excess to become correctly balanced if you look at the knobs.

 

Derailment over.

[Stub Mandrel]

Colour difference will disappear if you do a burst finish.

 

OTOH I think you'e going to fail unless you use a neck shim.

[Stub Mandrel]

[Bridgehouse]

Just now, Stub Mandrel said:

Colour difference will disappear if you do a burst finish.

 

OTOH I think you'e going to fail unless you use a neck shim.

I’ve got a pack of those Stewmac neck shims at the ready, and as I said a neck shim transformed the Shuker, so….

[Bridgehouse]

Part 1 of the great wood stain experiment has turned up today.

 

Having ordered all 12 of the Crimson Shots, my plan is to try different colours at different dilutions, with different combinations, and some multi-colour sand and apply style samples. I'll be able to see what they look like and I can post the various experiments here so others can see as well. 

 

And hence, the big box of Ash offcuts delivered (for a massive £8)

 

 

[ezbass]

22 minutes ago, Bridgehouse said:

Part 1 of the great wood stain experiment has turned up today.

 

Having ordered all 12 of the Crimson Shots, my plan is to try different colours at different dilutions, with different combinations, and some multi-colour sand and apply style samples. I'll be able to see what they look like and I can post the various experiments here so others can see as well. 

 

And hence, the big box of Ash offcuts delivered (for a massive £8)

 

 

[ezbass]

To be clear, I’m looking forward to seeing the results and I’m making myself suitably comfortable for the incoming posts. I’m not here to píss on anyone’s fireworks, which seems to be quite de rigueur amongst some folk recently. I love a build thread.

[Bridgehouse]

1 minute ago, ezbass said:

To be clear, I’m looking forward to seeing the results and I’m making myself suitably comfortable for the incoming posts. I’m not here to píss on anyone’s fireworks, which seems to be quite de rigueur amongst some folk recently. I love a build thread.

 

That's okay. I'm partly doing the offcuts staining for my own benefit, and partly as a bit of BC community service to see what happens! 

[Bridgehouse]

Oh, and stains are due for delivery tomorrow, so best make sure you've got plenty of popcorn on the go and I'd have at least a couple of loo breaks as well... 

[ezbass]

4 minutes ago, Bridgehouse said:

 

That's okay. I'm partly doing the offcuts staining for my own benefit, and partly as a bit of BC community service to see what happens! 

And we thank you for your impending activities. Obviously we’ll need some creamy plastic additions to make a valued judgement.

[Bridgehouse]

Just now, ezbass said:

And we thank you for your impending activities. Obviously we’ll need some creamy plastic additions to make a valued judgement.

 

I may start without for general consumption, and then add in some creamy plastic for those of a specialist disposition

[SpondonBassed]

Ash dye back?

[Bridgehouse]

1 minute ago, SpondonBassed said:

Ash dye back?

 

Front and back.

 

 

[Bridgehouse]

Ok, this might take a while...

 

Shots arrived. Tried the Phthalo Blue first. 

 

First job was to see what sort of dilution was needed. Used 100ml of water and using the droppers did 3 drops, then 6 drops, then 9 drops:

 

 

[Bridgehouse]

So, 10 drops sounds about right per 100ml. Switched to 50ml batches and 5 drops. 

 

And first up is that Phthalo Blue pictured wet, and then dry:

 

[Bridgehouse]

I then managed to get a few more done before timing out for today. 

 

Next came Green:

 

 

[Bridgehouse]

Interestingly the colours do play off each other quite well: