I've been looking into a few different styles and options, but keep coming back to Witchblade..
If had to use the comic book of my childhood it would have to be Asterix or Tintin.. ( living in the stick in the 80's/90's with no other source of comic) but the level of detail, style and colour are just not cutting it for me..
and I really don't want to do a run of the mill x-men/ batman style.. so Witchblade for now..
the other option I'm exploring is Dayglo
Back to springs - One could tool up and wind them for cheap-cheap, but the question becomes "is it worth my while?" With springs available, even at silly prices, no. I have had to wind springs for unuobtaniums in the past, the choice being a) Broken tool which you cannot but need/want to use, b) get someone else to tool up and make it and pay his/her time, c) hand over to the specialists who will not have the spring, will in all probability not wind the correct item, and install what is available from the scrap bin or such, which is what caused the problem originally. In such cases, well worth my time to tool up for one spring. Trem springs? Yes, well, possible, if you like to do bends by hand in music wire to form the end loop. I do not enjoy that much. And making up the winding jig for one or two items, no. Maybe later.
Having Reversed Engineered enough springs it shouldn't be too difficult get right, important factors would be wire gauge, number of turns , diameter overall length and the end hooks,,
personally would have it made out by one of our spring suppliers, but would need to have about 100 made up to make it their worth while, for when I need 5 springs.. doesn't seem worth my while,
or maybe.. I don't know.. exploring still
Tuckstir I really don't want to do a run of the mill x-men/ batman style.. so Witchblade for now
I hear ya, a while ago (it didn't seem that long ago), I did a batman inspired build with the Gear Junkies : https://community.guitartalk.co.za/d/24083-project-bat-strat
Was a helluva lot of fun, actually came out quite sweetly and played/sounded better than we had hoped. Was gonna follow it up with a Star Wars one, but we never did get around to it 
so still experimenting and going through ideas....
for a scratch plate.. what do you think?
its still going, but I'm Also still throwing around Ideas, might use it, might not ,might use it later on kinda thoughts going on..
my other 2 builds I kinda Knew what i wanted to do from the word go, this builds time i'm still throwing Ideas around.
and the Checkered plates is not Vinyl but 3mm aluminium, which i could do a back yard colour anodizing.. maybe go red.. maybe go blue.. or black... choices choices choices..
ok, i'm biting. loving the distressed sg and the 'unfinished/finished' finish on the bass is just too much, which is just enough for me.
great work
dh|
Tuckstir The ally plate could give the Jem a shot of the 80's...dayglo lime (or yellow?) on the body , black anodized plate with a blackout on the parts too...cheesy, but I did lust after a Jem back in the day - it's that monkey grip handle thingy I think :sleuth_or_spy:
For the strat? I.ve not much in they way of original ideas, I'd probaby go for another trans plexi pickguard with comic-y stuff stuck on underneath of the pickguard - not very original though.
The missus is planning on a purple base coat with a hand drawn lace effect over. also going to copper leaf the scratch plate and back plate.
the Strat is going to be Torquois glitter painted with silver leaf accents.. would like to do something with the scratch plate.. but for now nothing..
I also have 2 more on order just waiting for them to be delivered so we can start,
for my son, he has the Explorer and I have taken the Jazz Bass
the Jazz bass is getting the comic book treatment and ditching the scratch Plate.
and the explorer is still been umhed and ahhed about
Finally got all of the Guitars
Oooh purdy ?
and so we start,
The 
colour Gets applied
The head stock getting Shaping
My Head Stock For the Strat Shaped And Finished
Hope that's pointy enough
