The Emeraldcaster Project (aka Son of Meloncaster) - Page 8

andy__woods · October 20th, 2007, 09:56 AM

you're definitely on the right track

Taipan · October 20th, 2007, 09:57 AM

Oh - My - God !!!!

MandyMarie · October 20th, 2007, 10:21 AM

I want to see it bust out of that tape and reveal it's binding!

Buckocaster51 · October 20th, 2007, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by telerasta

... like blending redish sparkles round the edge into a more orangey colour towards the centre? I can't help thinking it would look sweet.

Oh...I'm sure that you could...if you sprayed the stuff on...

but since I am DUMPING it on from a flower sifter...there is not much control...it just sort of goes EVERYWHERE and ANYWERE!

Buckocaster51 · October 20th, 2007, 01:11 PM

How about this?

and now we know what we have to do...

Buckocaster51 · October 20th, 2007, 01:15 PM

Let's start taping off that binding...

One of these times will be the LAST time!

The top, with the WIDE binding, is much easier to tape. I may start putting the checkerboards on the back...just to make masking the back easier!

Yeah! That'll be the day!

To go around the horn, I first used the REALLY thin stuff, then backed it up with the wider.

Buckocaster51 · October 20th, 2007, 01:19 PM

Oh my!

I had a find at Dollar General today!

Rolls of blue painter's tape for $1.00.

Maybe that's whe they call it Dollar General!

It's funny. Right on the label it says 1.86" - Use as 2". Huh!?

I just took some Ibus to knock back some knee pain.

Once I can walk again I'm a-heading out to the garage to sprinkle some sparkles!

kinkstah · October 20th, 2007, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buckocaster51

How about this?

... It's just WONDERFUL!!!

Buckocaster51 · October 20th, 2007, 03:26 PM

Knee feels better.

Let's go outside.

To the painting booth!

This stuff gets EVERYWHERE! I am going to try to limit the damage by working in a plastic tub. Should also make it easier to recycle/reuse the goods.

But first we'd best put down a sticky layer of that DEFT.

Then we can fill up the sifter and put it to work. No finesse here!

The DEFT seems to only glue on a tiny, thin layer. Most of this will brush right off...I hope!

As Martha Stewart used to say, "It's a good thing!"

Buckocaster51 · October 20th, 2007, 04:24 PM

Well, I don't know about you...but this is what I have been waiting for...

It's looking more and more like the plan is falling together!

Now let's put it back in the box to let that DEFT harden.

As Paul Jr. likes to say, "That's sick!"

Tomorrow the sides and the headstock.

Monday?

Well...Monday...MAYBE THE WORLD!

need2retire · October 20th, 2007, 04:26 PM

Good idea on the plactic tub. I'll copy that idea.

RichardWitt · October 20th, 2007, 05:55 PM

Buck, ya killin' me man! This thing is lookin' so sweet!

martyb1 · October 20th, 2007, 06:03 PM

WOW
That thing is going to look amazing
Figured out how you are doing the sides yet?

andy__woods · October 20th, 2007, 06:27 PM

I say you leave the sides sparkle-free. It looks amazing as it is, but in the end its up to you. It'll be awesome either way!

TelecasterBlooz · October 20th, 2007, 06:29 PM

Damn...definitely gonna hoist a few in memorium...I still recollect Star Trek The Next Generation..
From the episode "Relics"

Scotty: " Well....What is it then...?"
Data: " It is...It is...(sniffs tenatively...) It is GREEN!"

Good enought for the Aldebarens..and My own sense of Whiskey/Intoxication...Whoo-Hoo!

milkshape · October 20th, 2007, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buckocaster51

I'm not going to give up on the Preval tutorial.

I know the purple will work through the Preval.

Reckon I'll just have to do a purple guitar.

Sounds like a plan to me!

Thanks again everybody.

Cheers

Steve Dikkers
aka Buckocaster51

Well then I might have another hook up for you I'll PM

Buckocaster51 · October 21st, 2007, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by martyb1

...Figured out how you are doing the sides yet?

Thank you...

The sides? They've got to be green sparkles!

Or do you mean have I figured out how I am going to DO the sides?

Mask it off I reckon. Spray some DEFT and the sift some sparkles.

Probably attack it in four (4)quadrants...top side, bottom side, bottom bottom side, and then the neck pocket side.

If that makes any sense.

The stuff seems to dry pretty fast.

Might even go out and do some of it now...to get my mind off the blond in the black dress that was dancing in front of me all night.

martyb1 · October 21st, 2007, 12:11 AM

Well good luck with the sparkles and the blond!

blacklove · October 21st, 2007, 12:11 AM

Lord have mercy. That's just amazing. It's like Christmas and St. Paddy's day all in one.

What a striking finish.

Buckocaster51 · October 21st, 2007, 01:01 AM

So here's the plan for the sides...

The binding gets masked off...again...

and we'll add some wings with some of that fine blue Dollar General tape.

then we'll slather it with sprinkled sparkled dust.

I'll go back out in a bit and brush off the excess.

Won't have ANY trouble finding the path...

Buckocaster51 · October 21st, 2007, 01:22 AM

Here she is, demasked, back in her tub...drying for the night.

Amazingly, the ONLIEST thing yet to sparkle is the headstock.

Tomorrow I might be able to clean up the binding and get the first coat of DEFT on it...that should tack down the flakes and keep them from peeling off in my grubby little mits every time I touch 'eem.

Of course, every time I close my eyes I'm seeing those sparkles...and that blond!

bobthecanadian · October 21st, 2007, 08:02 AM

So, what kind of pickguard is it going to get?

I would like to vote for a silver sparkler.

Buckocaster51 · October 21st, 2007, 08:54 AM

Quote:

October 20th, 2007, 09:56 AM	#281 (permalink)
andy__woods Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Michigan Age: 23 Posts: 1,141 60 Photos	you're definitely on the right track __________________ -- Andy "Woods" Crowder --

October 20th, 2007, 10:21 AM	#283 (permalink)
MandyMarie Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Age: 28 Posts: 2,466 65 Photos	I want to see it bust out of that tape and reveal it's binding! __________________ our wacky little hillbilly band

October 20th, 2007, 01:11 PM	#285 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 56 Posts: 5,207 1 Photos	How about this? and now we know what we have to do... __________________ "If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all." - Thumper the Rabbit "An awfully lot of time can be wasted waiting for the right time." - Gunsmoke's Doc Adams

October 20th, 2007, 01:15 PM	#286 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 56 Posts: 5,207 1 Photos	Let's start taping off that binding... One of these times will be the LAST time! The top, with the WIDE binding, is much easier to tape. I may start putting the checkerboards on the back...just to make masking the back easier! Yeah! That'll be the day! To go around the horn, I first used the REALLY thin stuff, then backed it up with the wider. __________________ "If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all." - Thumper the Rabbit "An awfully lot of time can be wasted waiting for the right time." - Gunsmoke's Doc Adams

October 20th, 2007, 01:19 PM	#287 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 56 Posts: 5,207 1 Photos	Oh my! I had a find at Dollar General today! Rolls of blue painter's tape for $1.00. Maybe that's whe they call it Dollar General! It's funny. Right on the label it says 1.86" - Use as 2". Huh!? I just took some Ibus to knock back some knee pain. Once I can walk again I'm a-heading out to the garage to sprinkle some sparkles! __________________ "If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all." - Thumper the Rabbit "An awfully lot of time can be wasted waiting for the right time." - Gunsmoke's Doc Adams

October 20th, 2007, 09:57 AM	#282 (permalink)
Taipan Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Western NY State Age: 49 Posts: 422	Oh - My - God !!!!

October 20th, 2007, 03:26 PM	#289 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 56 Posts: 5,207 1 Photos	Knee feels better. Let's go outside. To the painting booth! This stuff gets EVERYWHERE! I am going to try to limit the damage by working in a plastic tub. Should also make it easier to recycle/reuse the goods. But first we'd best put down a sticky layer of that DEFT. Then we can fill up the sifter and put it to work. No finesse here! The DEFT seems to only glue on a tiny, thin layer. Most of this will brush right off...I hope! As Martha Stewart used to say, "It's a good thing!" __________________ "If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all." - Thumper the Rabbit "An awfully lot of time can be wasted waiting for the right time." - Gunsmoke's Doc Adams

October 20th, 2007, 04:24 PM	#290 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 56 Posts: 5,207 1 Photos	Well, I don't know about you...but this is what I have been waiting for... It's looking more and more like the plan is falling together! Now let's put it back in the box to let that DEFT harden. As Paul Jr. likes to say, "That's sick!" Tomorrow the sides and the headstock. Monday? Well...Monday...MAYBE THE WORLD! __________________ "If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all." - Thumper the Rabbit "An awfully lot of time can be wasted waiting for the right time." - Gunsmoke's Doc Adams

October 20th, 2007, 04:26 PM	#291 (permalink)
need2retire Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Irvine, CA Age: 42 Posts: 211	Good idea on the plactic tub. I'll copy that idea.

October 20th, 2007, 05:55 PM	#292 (permalink)
RichardWitt Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Age: 34 Posts: 1,133 1 Photos	Buck, ya killin' me man! This thing is lookin' so sweet! __________________ "What a perfect solution to a problem that should have never existed in the first place!"

October 20th, 2007, 06:03 PM	#293 (permalink)
martyb1 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Age: 44 Posts: 1,480 13 Photos	WOW That thing is going to look amazing Figured out how you are doing the sides yet? __________________ Before throwing it out,make sure it's not 16x13x1.75

October 20th, 2007, 06:27 PM	#294 (permalink)
andy__woods Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Michigan Age: 23 Posts: 1,141 60 Photos	I say you leave the sides sparkle-free. It looks amazing as it is, but in the end its up to you. It'll be awesome either way! __________________ -- Andy "Woods" Crowder --

October 20th, 2007, 06:29 PM	#295 (permalink)
TelecasterBlooz Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Lisbon, WI Age: 49 Posts: 653	Damn...definitely gonna hoist a few in memorium...I still recollect Star Trek The Next Generation.. From the episode "Relics" Scotty: " Well....What is it then...?" Data: " It is...It is...(sniffs tenatively...) It is GREEN!" Good enought for the Aldebarens..and My own sense of Whiskey/Intoxication...Whoo-Hoo! __________________ Leo Fender got it right the first time...(Telecaster)

October 21st, 2007, 12:11 AM	#298 (permalink)
martyb1 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Age: 44 Posts: 1,480 13 Photos	Well good luck with the sparkles and the blond! __________________ Before throwing it out,make sure it's not 16x13x1.75

October 21st, 2007, 12:11 AM	#299 (permalink)
blacklove Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Small Pond Posts: 421 6 Photos	Lord have mercy. That's just amazing. It's like Christmas and St. Paddy's day all in one. What a striking finish.

October 21st, 2007, 01:01 AM	#300 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 56 Posts: 5,207 1 Photos	So here's the plan for the sides... The binding gets masked off...again... and we'll add some wings with some of that fine blue Dollar General tape. then we'll slather it with sprinkled sparkled dust. I'll go back out in a bit and brush off the excess. Won't have ANY trouble finding the path... __________________ "If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all." - Thumper the Rabbit "An awfully lot of time can be wasted waiting for the right time." - Gunsmoke's Doc Adams

October 21st, 2007, 01:22 AM	#301 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 56 Posts: 5,207 1 Photos	Here she is, demasked, back in her tub...drying for the night. Amazingly, the ONLIEST thing yet to sparkle is the headstock. Tomorrow I might be able to clean up the binding and get the first coat of DEFT on it...that should tack down the flakes and keep them from peeling off in my grubby little mits every time I touch 'eem. Of course, every time I close my eyes I'm seeing those sparkles...and that blond! __________________ "If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all." - Thumper the Rabbit "An awfully lot of time can be wasted waiting for the right time." - Gunsmoke's Doc Adams

October 21st, 2007, 08:02 AM	#302 (permalink)
bobthecanadian Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Taipei, Taiwan Age: 42 Posts: 1,531	So, what kind of pickguard is it going to get? I would like to vote for a silver sparkler. __________________ It don't mean a thang if it ain't got that TWANG!!!