Buddy's Building a Guitar...

The misalignment is on the backside of the guitar and, honestly, it doesn't bother me since I don't notice a difference in the way it plays or string protection.
 
gtfields13 said:
oooh. I am a softy for metal flake and for pink guitars (my only is a Dusty Rose strat). Man this is right in my wheel house. This or an aqua metallic.
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I get so many compliments playing live with my shell pink that I distressed.. It looks really good with stage lighting.. I have yet to play this one on stage but this weekend I'm taking it out as my main... I've been playing it a few weeks and tweaking the setup and letting the neck settle in.
 
After the primer, I've decided to use acrylic paint for the rest of the project since I'm going to hand paint the rest with the exception of protection/finishing coat and for a few reasons. Acrylic paint is cheap. I can get a small bottle at a walmart or craft supply store for less than $1 a bottle/color. There are also a wide variety of colors and a few finishes to choose from. I'm not that great at combing colors to form the one I want, so this is a plus with it being so cheap. Acrylic also dries to the touch really fast (5-15 minutes depending on how heavy the coat is) so you can knock out multiple coats quickly. A downside to hand painting something is the leftover brush strokes even with a nice, soft bristled brush. The good news is you can knock it back lightly with some high grit (400+) sandpaper. Rattle can clear coats also help with this since it slightly "melts" the water soluble paint. Water soluble paint comes off very easily on your hands, clothes, and the sink where you wash you brush. Could I get a nicer finish with better quality paint? Yes, but I've reminded myself multiple times this is made from a 2X4. Acrylic seems fitting for something like this.

That being said, I've chose to knock back the stark white of the primer with an off white to act as my canvas. I'm not in front of my paints right now, but I think this is called "Antique Parchment" or something like that. This was a total of 6 coats and some sandpaper: 3 coats of paint, light pressure 400 grit sandpaper, 2 more coats, a heavier pressure with 400 grit paper, a topcoat, then light pressure sanding. It's pretty smooth, but not perfect especially with certain lighting. I'll need to put another coat of the conductive paint later on due to the inevitable mess this made whether or not "oops" happened.

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Picture's not the greatest in focus, but I'll try to update this later. Yes, those are legos and I'll come back and do touch up paint later. One of the things my wife and I like to do together is play the wide variety of lego video games out there on our old playstation (it's a PS3). These games are a great family game or at least to be played with someone who isn't particularly great at them (my wife isn't very good, but we have fun together). Even if you die in the game you just respawn in the last place you were with the only penalty of losing a few studs/points. These games are also meant to be played multiple times since you'll need to replay the levels to get all the collectables. Oh, and there are tons of themes in these games (Marvel, Batman, Harry Potter, Star Wars, etc.) which help extend the life of these games' playability. These games aren't really that hard, but they take time to go through. For us, it's one level or maybe two before bed, but we don't do this everyday.
 
You know when you have this dialled in, you're not going to want to dismantle it todo any mods so get them all on :D

What about Duke Nuke'em, Dan Dare (the Mekon, Trooper, Doomlord), Babylon 5, Tron, Tank (the 1980s arcade version) and even ELITE?

We also have "Viz" in the UK but it's not a kids comic and you may get banned from places..
 
NickKUK said:
You know when you have this dialled in, you're not going to want to dismantle it todo any mods so get them all on :D
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I can't really think of any mods other than maybe swapping out pickups down the line.

NickKUK said:
What about Duke Nuke'em, Dan Dare (the Mekon, Trooper, Doomlord), Babylon 5, Tron, Tank (the 1980s arcade version) and even ELITE?
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Showing your age now, aren't we? lol. Definitely some good ones on that list.
 
Random thought (and you may feel it's too late by this point) but you could try mixing your acrylic paint with some floetrol additive. Never used it on anything like a guitar but it's pretty good at minimizing brush marks
 
Joben Magooch said:
Random thought (and you may feel it's too late by this point) but you could try mixing your acrylic paint with some floetrol additive. Never used it on anything like a guitar but it's pretty good at minimizing brush marks
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IME, floetrol is best used with latex paint for your house. You can get the same effect with water since acrylic is water based, but will need to do more coats depending on how diluted it is. And to your point I think it's too late...
 
More cleanup needed, but I'd rather spend time later on touch up work.

I quit drinking 14 years ago. About 3 months into my sobriety I decided to lose some weight. I basically didn't eat most of the day and hopped on a stationary bike for 1.5 hours a day. In hindsight this was not the way to go about it, but I did lose about 50 pounds (~22kg) in 7 months. After that I switched gears and started lifting weights a few days a week. Over the years I've done tons of training styles and programs. Also, everyday my wife and I try to get our 10,000 steps. All those steps plus lifting allows you more wiggle room to enjoy your cheeseburger or pizza once in a while without as much guilt. We have our "cheat" meals once a week.

Lift weights. Do a workout a few days a week. You'll look better, sleep better, feel better, and just be a better human being. Just stick with it and you'll eventually see the results.

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Here's my attempt at a carbon 1k resistor. Cuz circuits are cool. I also tend to go through the 1k, 10k, and 1M resistors faster than my other values. I simply just chose 1k.

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