Well you guys, the finishing in red like I planned didn't turn out the way I planned because through a screw up with the dosing of the thinner in the finish itself it began to flake leaving me with no other option but to strip the body and start over.
Here's the body with five layers of varnish and I must say it looks rather classy. I need to sand it smooth and polish it but I like the look it now has and I guess I'll stick with it.
Yeah I know the control plate looks like shit.