Hi Flyer in the works! PG.3 Loads of Pictures

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 8:31 pm

I don't get the toggle switch position on the stock ones. "Let's put it in the most easily bumped spot!"

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 1:02 am

Cooterfinger is going to try to get it more like the Mosrite/Univox look. As far as the carve goes.

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 10:52 am

He'll do an ace job. He did on the old univox body he built.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 11:48 pm

It will be hard because the guitar plays really well, but the neck I picked up came in. I wasn't anticipating that the guitar would sound any good since it was a cheaper guitar, but it is super impressive. I mostly grabbed it because the neck is so lovely and it has tuners that would be easy to swap if I needed to change them without making any new holes.

20140926_162737 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

This neck is pretty hot looking. Glad I picked it up.

20140926_162750 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

20140926_162755 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

20140926_162806 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

20140926_162815 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

20140926_162821 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Sat Sep 27, 2014 12:16 am

Starcaster necks are great. Foook the nay sayers

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sat Sep 27, 2014 4:00 am

Cooterfinger's progress pics. Awwwww yeah!!!!

Custom HiFlier 26th 007 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

Custom HiFlier 26th 014 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

weeping_moon · Post by **weeping_moon** » Sat Sep 27, 2014 4:35 am

theshadowofseattle wrote:
Awstin wrote:
theshadowofseattle wrote:SHUT IT DOWN, COOTERFINGER
SHUT THAT SHIT DOWN!!![/quote

NOOOOO! ITS GONNA BE A PERFECT BUILD!

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sat Sep 27, 2014 5:51 am

Got the tuners and trees off and sanded the headstock to get it ready for the new decal. I think it will look pretty cool.

20140926_221335 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sat Sep 27, 2014 4:55 pm

BAM!

20140927_093837 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

Everything came off ok. I am going to replace all the cheap little screws. One of the tuner screws head was stripped, but I got lucky using my dremel to carve a line in the top and got it out with a flat head screw driver. It is looking great! Just need to work on clear coats now.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 8:04 pm

YESSSSSS

hnb guitar body 003 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

hnb guitar body 005 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

[/url]hnb guitar body 006 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 10:21 pm

Gonna be a sweet axe

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 10:24 pm

weeping_moon wrote:
theshadowofseattle wrote:
Awstin wrote:
SHUT THAT SHIT DOWN!!![/quote

NOOOOO! ITS GONNA BE A PERFECT BUILD!

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 10:58 pm

theshadowofseattle wrote:
weeping_moon wrote:
theshadowofseattle wrote: SHUT THAT SHIT DOWN!!![/quote

NOOOOO! ITS GONNA BE A PERFECT BUILD!

I'm in too deep.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 3:52 pm

Neck is curing now. I will give it a week or so before I knock the gloss back with steel wool or my fine sand paper to be satin like the rest of the neck. After that I can put all the hardware back on.

20140929_072050 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 12:55 am

Body came in today! Super psyched. I did some light sanding in some areas and then mixed up some white milk paint and got to work on my first brush on coat. I am using a foam brush and 3:1 thinned paint. I am hoping to have a whitewash/blonde finish when I am done. First coat went on pretty easy. This stuff seems to work well.

20141007_170918 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

20141007_173804 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 1:20 am

First coat on the back!

20141007_180729 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 2:21 am

Wow, that got there a little faster than expected. Thanks again!

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 2:45 am

Second coat of milk paint on the front. Looking more even. I will let it dry overnight to lightly sand tomorrow and do a third final color wash. Then I will wait a day and start spraying clear over it.

20141007_193002 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 3:27 am

Coat two of whitewash on back.

20141007_201208 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 2:35 pm

Last coat on the front and back. I will check it this afternoon after work. Not sure if I should seal it or use the clear to seal it. I don't want to risk sanding though.

20141007_215744 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

20141008_071220 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr