SOME WONDERFUL NEW PROBLEMS HAVE ARISEN AND NEED OT BE ADDRESSED....SO I HAVE TAKEN ALL OF THE "FINISHING" POSTS OUT OF THIS PAGE AND PUT THEM IN A NEW ONE. NOW THE PROBLEMS SHOULD FLOW A LOT MORE EVENLY......WAIT.....WHAT....
1. satellite dish / speaker cover
GOT SOMETHING PRETTY SPECIAL PLANNED FOR THIS. IT IS A SPEAKER THAT WILL ALSO SERVE AS THE ON/ OFF TOGGLE SWITCH. MR RIGGS HAS GRACIOUSLY AND GENEROUSLY OFFERED TO HELP OUT WITH THIS PART.....AND HIS SKILLS ARE AMAZING!!!
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THE FIRST ATTEMPT WAS KIND OF A ROUGH DRAFT, LOOKING AT SIZES OF HOLES AND OVERALL FIT. THE PROCESS IS SIMPLY FASCINATING.....
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FIRST ATTEMPT = PRETTY DARN CLOSE. MAYBE A LITTLE TWEAK HEAR AND THERE, BUT OVERALL IT LOOKS PRETTY SWEET....
4. WARNING......AWESOME COMING...........
AT THIS POINT MR RIGGS HAS GOT SOME PRETTY COOL IDEAS WORKING OUT. NOT ONLY HAS HE SOLVED THE SIZING ISSUES, BUT HE HAS SOME IDEAS ABOUT DETAILING THE BACK OF THIS THING. I CAN NOT THANK MR RIGGS ENOUGH FOR ALL OF THE INFORMATION, TEACHING, AND JUST PUTTING UP WITH ALL MY QUESTIONS EVERYDAY. THANK YOU MR RIGGS, YOU ARE A ROCK STAR!!!!!!!!!!
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HIS IDEA IS TO NOT ONLY ADD SOME LINEAR DETAILS ON THE BACK, BUT TO ALSO INCLUDE THE REBEL SYMBOL....WHICH.....ACCORDING TO "WOOKIEEPEDIA" ITS PROPER NAME IS THE REBEL ALLIANCE STARBIRD!!!!!!
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AFTER ALL OF MR RIGGS HARD WORK.......HERE COMES THE PAY OFF........
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UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!! (IT DOES KIND OF LOOK LIKE R2 D2S HEAD IN THE SECOND PIC)
THIS PART IS AMAZING......
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WHEN IT PRINTS ON THE PRINTER.....IT IS SET TO HAVE THIS BUILD UP OF MATERIAL FOR SUPPORT. SO THE FIRST THING I HAVE TO DO IS CLEAN IT UP A LITTLE BIT.
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1ST TEST FIT IS......PERFECT!!! HOW COOL IS THAT.....
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AGAIN I CAN NOT THANK MR RIGGS ENOUGH NOT ONLY FOR THIS AWESOME PIECE OF ENGINEERING, BUT ALL OF THE HELP AND ASSISTANCE HE HAS PROVIDED ALONG THE WAY. I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO MUCH OF THIS BUILD WITHOUT HIM!!!!!!
11. SLOW DOWN
AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF THINKING ABOUT THE BACK, I HAVE FINALLY DECIDED THAT IT LOOKS TERRIBLE. I WAS VERY EXCITED TO GET IT ON AND PAINTED UP THAT I DIDN'T THINK SOME THINGS THROUGH AND IT CAME OUT UNACCEPTABLE FOR THIS GUITAR.
FOR STARTERS...I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE A PLAN TO HIDE THE OUTSIDES. THEY ARE JUST KIND OF OPEN GAPS RIGHT NOW THAT LOOK WRONG....
AND.....YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOOK AT IT VERY LONG TO SEE ITS VERY OFF CENTER. IN MY DEFENSE.....I BELIEVE THE ENTIRE SECOND HALF OF THE WHOLE GUITAR IS SKEWED OFF TO ONE SIDE.....BUT THIS IS JUST NOT OK........SO..........
12. TEAR IT OFF
IT WAS A TOUGH CALL BUT DOING IT BETTER WILL MAKE ME FEEL BETTER ABOUT IT!
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I WENT BACK AND DID THE SAME THINGS ALREADY SHOWN BEFORE.....I DID COOK IT A LITTLE LONGER AND REALLY TRIED TO PRESS IT TIGHT AGAINST THE SHAPE ITS GOING TO BE.
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ANOTHER SLIGHT MODIFICATION THAT I THINK WILL BE AN IMPROVEMENT WAS TO BEVEL THE SIDES A LITTLE BIT....HOPEFULLY THAT WILL MAKE THE COVER BLEND IN A LITTLE BIT BETTER
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GETTING ALL OF THE PIECES PRINTED OFF AND MAPPED OUT.....
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AFTER A COUPLE COATS OF PAINT I GET THIS PIECE BACK ON
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THEN LOTS OF HEATING, BENDING, CLAMPING, AND..........GLUING...........
18. FREE SAFETY TIP...........
POP QUIZ TIME.....CAN YOU GUESS WHAT THE FIRST PICTURE IS? IF NOT, LET ME EXPLAIN....YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE RUN WHERE THE SUPER GLUE RAN DOWN THE SIDE......THE HOLE IN THE 7-8 LAYERS OF PAINT (YEAH IT PULLED THEM ALL UP, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BARE WOOD!!!), IS WHERE I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO PULL MY FINGER OFF!!! IT COULDNT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR MORE THAN LIKE 3 SECONDS....THIS STUFF WILL STICK YOU TOGETHER, I PROMISE. GOOD THING WE HAVE LIKE 7 LAYERS OF SKIN OR SOMETHING....CAUSE I PULLED OFF ABOUT 6 OF THEM HERE....OUCH!!!!
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GETTING THE SIDES BACK ON.....LOOKING GOOD...
FIRST COAT OF PAINT....
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AFTER MUCH TRIAL AND ERROR....I FINALLY HAVE TO PIECES THAT WILL WORK FOR THIS. I HEAT THE PIECES UP WITH THE HAIR DRYER, THEN MOLD THEM INTO PLACE AND GLUE THEM DOWN.......
A LITTLE BIT OF GLUE AND A LITTLE BIT OF PRESSURE......
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TURNED OUT PRETTY GOOD....NOW TO CLEAN IT UP SO THAT I CAN RE-DIRTY IT UP!!
22. DEJA VU........
I WAS UNABLE TO GET TO THOSE SPOTS TO CLEAN THEM UP......THE FOGGY LOOK WAS NOT WORKING FOR ME .........SO.............
23. TEAR IT APART AGAIN...
I'VE GOTTEN PRETTY GOOD AT RIPPING THIS THING APART....NOT REALLY SURE THATS A GOOD THING.....
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AT THIS POINT THE BACK END WAS LOOKING PRETTY SAD......
SO I PUT A LAYER OF FILLER ALL OVER IT.....SANDED IT DOWN.....
AND GAVE IT A FEW MORE COATS OF PAINT
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MORE NEW PIECES TO TRY AGAIN.....THANK YOU MR RIGGS FOR PUTTING UP WITH MY WHINING ALL DAY LONG!!
26. 3RD TIME HAS TO BE A CHARM
GOT THIS THING ON AGAIN
COOKED THE BLUE PIECE AGAIN AT 350 FOR 4 MINUTES...IT WAS DELICIOUS!!
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THEN STARTED PUTTING PIECES ON.....THEY ARE STILL VERY ROUGH. I GET THEM IN PLACE, THEN GO BACK AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE GLUED ON GOOD
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HERE IT IS WITH A COAT OF PAINT. STILL SOME WORK TO DO. I HAVE TO GO TO ALL OF THE GAPS AND FILL THEM UP. I ALSO NEED TO SHAVE DOWN SOME OF THE PIECES IN CERTAIN PLACES. THEN I CAN MOVE ON TO PAINTING AGAIN AND DIRTY WASHING...
FINGERS CROSSED THIS THING STAYS GLUED TOGETHER OVERNIGHT..........
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AFTER SOME TIME WITH SOME FILES AND SANDPAPER....ITS LOOKING FANTASTIC! I NEED TO FILL SOME GAPS AND SEEMS WITH SOME FILLER, THEN FILE AND SAND AND REPAINT AND PAINT AGAIN AND THEN DIRTY WASH......EASY!!!