Full size guitars - Les Paul Goldtop

Hi – thought I would share some experience as a beginner. I have been making birthday cakes for my two sons for 22 years. They are not perfect but usually get a pretty good reaction.

This guitar project needed lots of planning due to size, weight and detail.

Parts to be made:

• 2 X 2 part pickups
• 1 bridge nut
• 22 frets
• 1 switch
• 4 knobs – super thick jelly , dial numbers printed on rice paper underneath
• 6 winders/tuners and silver spacer rings
• 1 bridge and string spacer
• 6 silver string posts
• 18 matchsticks to hold strings, posts and tuners
• 1 pick guard and bracket
• fret board – black
• 2 strap pins
• 1 cable plug
• 6 strings – used brown fly fishing leader which stretches very straight.
• body – compiled 2 X 30cm square cakes
• neck – cut up a 25cm square cake

I found a diagram on google and sized it exactly on MS Publisher to print across 8 A4 pages for size. I used mylar photocopy sheet to cut the parts exactly to size and after medium drying they lifted off well. Body and next separately, with the body being sprayed in gold. I used a butter cream for the body sides and neck and ganache to hold the guitar down to the board as I needed to transport this 30 miles away.

Anyway , the birthday boy was speechless and he wanted to plug the guitar in.

If anyone wants the plan in MS publisher just message me.