I finally decided to just get some paint onto the Severn Valley and get the project bolted together. If I love the bike after it's all up and running, I can consider letting a better painter to a better job. In the mean time, I've thrown Fiat Pearlescent White on the frame and fork, and with contrasting copper metallic head tube and seat tube bands.
Love the Nervex Pro lugs, especially knowing that they were 'scientfically modified' at the shop.
I don't know if I'm going to line the lugs or not. The original plan was to paint the lugs all in a contrasting colour, but that looked like a masking job too far. The bottom bracket and seat cluster are really nice, and I'm thinking since the head lugs pop so well, you'll go looking for the rest of the detail at the two big joints. Funny how it's the junctions of a frame that are always most important?
I had always intended these cutouts in the fork crown would be filled, and they compliment the triangular areas on the top of the crown nicely
So, to line or not to line. Right now I'm feeling like lining will be fussy, but I also feel like the seat cluster--especially those delish fluted seat stays--need a little louder statement. Maybe I'll just line the tops of the flutes. The seat tube bands need confining with a contrasting line; red would be an obvious choice, but the head badge I have has an interesting light blue in it:
I've got to let this much cure on the frame before moving to that detail, so later this week I'll decide. Then wet sand, line, transfers, clear coat. I'm shooting for the end of August as a build date. All the parts are sitting there--well, almost all: mudguards need to be ordered. Zeppelins, then highlighted with a copper stripe to carry the theme along. More next week!
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