5150 build.

[Andy Eagle]

Paint time again;


Full back wear. I will add to it after the rest of the paint.

 

[Andy Eagle]

The white over the final grain carve;

 

[Andy Eagle]

Tape time .
Projector and this time I am going back to one side at a time.

This is a lot harder than it looks and I am still learning exactly how to get this right. Note the liquid mask on the contour to help control the rub through pattern. A full set of edge photos were used to get how the tape ends on every stripe.

 

[Andy Eagle]

Top painted .

A little rub through work before I do the back. This paint takes a few days to cure properly so I will probably leave it to be fully hard before I even paint the back.

This is the back for now.

 

[Andy Eagle]

I need to put the black on one stripe at a time and the bottom one in two sections.


I kept the old set of space tape to use as a reference for position. This shows you the interaction between the numbers and the stripes:


And for reference;(and to make me look bad);

 

[Andy Eagle]

A bit of progress but I really do need to leave it to get hard for the chips and tape pulled off paint flakes to look even close to right.

I need new numbers. There is a debate as to whether the original ones had a printed outline or Ed went round with a sharpie before he stuck them on (wonky). I think the are printed slightly out of register which was common at the time because I tried a sharpie on some "Space tape Dave " numbers (allegedly what ED used) and it doesn't write even. Maybe a better pen but I doubt this is right . Also Space Tape Dave numbers have 1/2" prisms and Eds have 1" so wrong again. I may try and get a pen that works and try them but the prism tape is still wrong. I can't get EVH ones at the moment in the UK.

 

[BBN]

I'm still SO impressed that you got the grain right.
Awesome job Andy!!

 

[State of Epicicity]

You could've been an art preservationist in another life.

 

[Andy Eagle]

You could've been an art preservationist in another life.

Maybe they get paid?

 

[Andy Eagle]

I have actually sanded and repainted the arm wear. It look a lot better now.

When trying to do one from a mid point you are stuck with photos from all different time frames.

 

[State of Epicicity]

This is scarily close to the original. The wear on the black tape is blowing me away.

 

[Andy Eagle]

This is scarily close to the original. The wear on the black tape is blowing me away.

Long way to go, The black line wear was from a different picture and unfortunately more than in this shot. This build is probably my last shot at it and I will redo bits I'm not happy with as I go along.

 

[BBN]

Long way to go, The black line wear was from a different picture and unfortunately more than in this shot. This build is probably my last shot at it and I will redo bits I'm not happy with as I go along.

I get what you mean, different pics over the years show different wear.
I (as one who loves this iconic guitar) would never pick up on that unless I started pulling pictures out and doing a comparison. And more importantly, I wouldn't care. It's beyond close enough.
You've got a real talent for build and finish work.

 

[Andy Eagle]

A bit more relicing. It looks more like the real one in person. (I would say that.)

Remember mine is meant to be earlier than this picture and not finished. The back is still white.

 

[Budda]

Wow.

 

[Diego]

WoW, it really looks like the real one!!! Well done!

 

[GitGuy513]

As I see some of your incredible detailed work the thought passed through my head…“this guy is crazy”. I mean that in the best possible way. You know I’m blown away by all your work. Also, each pass is just that much closer, and as you said depending on the period it’s slightly different. It’s like trying to catch the wind. I think I can say we all love seeing the evolution.

 

[Andy Eagle]

That space tape has to go It is literally half the size on the prism. If you look at the number one on the original it has 2 prism centres and a bit and mine it has 4. I need to find some EVH tape in the UK as that is the right size. I can see why on first glance it may look ok but the replica version has mistakenly counted the centre for another prism.

 

[Hellbat]

It won't be perfect until you have those "passed out on my guitar with a lit cig" burns on the top.

 

[Andy Eagle]

It won't be perfect until you have those "passed out on my guitar with a lit cig" burns on the top.

This is a no cig burns replica, that's what killed him.