Looking good dude, I like your thought process Gonna be a bugger fitting that interior light back in though .
Not into shiney varnish in small places so stain and wax I think, but I want it to look old rather than new.
Looks good Zed...we're going for the ply roof on Gusbus (if JK ever deliver it) but Michelle wants a light colour, maybe a white wash to it (the style that highlights the grain)
You mean limed? The original ply westy liners had the grain printed on them. I'm going for dark and cosy myself.
thats the one..limed! It'll be quite dark with the grey upholstry, the limed wash will brighten things up..hopefully
I had some more thoughts about the head liner today. Circumstances forced my hand with the spine and the cupboard, but having set off down the road of bespoke roofage I thought it would be rude not to carry on and be different for the sake of it. And pick something slightly more difficult in the hope of doing something first - though I doubt I am. Got to try though. So - I'm kind of heading for a 30's - 50's cabin cruiser inspired interior. No not portholes! Just gentle leanings and nods maybe - in my mind anyway. So to the roof. It reminds me of an upturned dinghy, though inside out, and I thought it would look better if the rearmost edge was flat rather than following the roof shape. So with the help of some steel shelving legs and the last bits of cupboard I got a straight edge for the rear, made the strange shaped panels and here you go. And from the front with the joining strips as well. Though I did it like this purely for the look it's also going to make filling in the hinge bit easier I think and as luck would have it the slope of the roof will hit the rear of the van just about right.
Zed you are a genius, it looks great. This is going to be an amazing and original camper. I really wish I had your skills mate. You can make dreams come true
Thanks fellas. Once I'd had the idea, I had to follow through to see what it looked like. : It looks a bit flat in the photos but quite wierd in reality as the rear dips right down. This one shows it better. I'm kinda pleased it all went wrong now.
