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Main deck now finished, Cannons rigged, deck detail added regards to Cannon balls/carriage, barrels/kegs spare wood for yards etc.. stairwell rigged and eyepins added to gratings. 6 running rigging lines attached as per instructions 2 of which get rigged to the Main sail as far as I can make out, will obviously have to double check the poor rigging plans just to be sure. The Hull architectural sides are all permanently fixed. Slowly coming together
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SOLEIL ROYAL 1669 The most intricate Painting process, its great to get back on her after the festive period 👍🤺⚓
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Lower Deck detail finished on the SR even though this deck won't be visible. 26x24pdrs & 6x18pdrs rigged. 32x Cannon ball carriages(stained in Walnut) with 160 Cannon balls, 4x14mm Barrels & 8x10mm barrels. Next stage fitting the 2nd deck.
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Well after several months of major house refurbishments it's bk to Heller's SOLEIL ROYAL. The lower deck and 2 sides of the Hull are now joined, I have rigged up the lower deck Cannons using 2 sizes of thread, using 1mm & 0.5mm Amati beige thread, albeit not fully as the angle curvature of the plastic Hull made this impossible, obviously with wood you have a lot more leeway regards space as your building the Hull. I have also rigged up the 4 Capstans on the lower deck using 1.30mm Caldercraft thread, and I am now in the process of rigging the ropes for the Gunport Hatches using 0.5mm Amati beige thread, the Hatches obviously will be added much later into the build. I am tempted to add more detail to this deck but not sure if I should as this deck will be hidden completely from view. Cannon balls, Cannon loading utensils, belaying pins, Rope hanks and Barrels/kegs spring to mind for detail addition. Not the best of Lower Stern fittings on the Soleil Royal having to fill with putty then obviously will be painted once dried. Just glueing together the bow structures before painting begins. Have added some deck detail regards to barrels will be adding cannon shot as well once they arrive as I Don't have enough in stock to do the whole bottom deck. Was thinking about a couple of belaying pins with rope hanks but will need to get them at a scale that doesn't look out of place. The bow segments have now been painted and wash applied to both the wood effect and the Gold architecture rails(black wash).This was done slightly differently from the Hull to get the same shade of wood effect. This was because the 2 Hull halves were moulded in black so only needed Humbrol matt 94 brown yellow applied thinly and drybrushed then the Humbrol Dark brown was applied. The bottom of the stern and bow sections were moulded in a light blue colour, while the Rudder sections were moulded in white, so to get the same shade effect I dry brushed Revell matt 8 black firstly òn the base of these sections, then obviously once dry, again drybrushed Humbrol matt 94 brown yellow, before applying the Humbrol Dark brown wash again to get the weathered effect. Next will be to size up cartridges to hold the cannon balls which arrived yesterday. As well as building the Ship stand within the kit as I will be nearing adding the bow sections and Rudder as well as the 2nd deck. Small steps but slowly coming together 👍🤺⚓
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Hi Jeff Tbh I haven't really thought about it atm. I am not really a lighting guy, just my view but I think lighting takes away the representation of a model ship, its purpose and development and turns it into just an ornament imho. Interior work could be a possibility again I haven't really though too much about as yet as their is no construction work going on atm as my house is getting a refurbishment. The scale is good to work with but it will need some long term thought.
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SOLEIL ROYAL : Heller 1/100 (side project cont'd) Small update Stern Gallery painted just to add a slight wash and of course any touch ups I've maybe missed. I have painted the 7 Hexagonal type panels blue instead of Gold as I intend to add decorative work to these and I will be adding some more decorative pieces to the SR at a later date. This has taken most of the week out with work, a highly detailed piece but very attractive. It's only when you are painting these parts you appreciate the work that has went into designing moulds through the process of Engineering, I take my hat off to Heller for producing a Superb Historical work of Art, it must have cost a fortune to produce this at the time. Yes these kits have been around a long time, I just wish more on this scale and magnitude would be produced. Next up will be the wash then the painting of the side Hull architecture/Gun ports/railings or the Architectural Bow fittings. Such a wonderful Hobby for all of us to enjoy 👍🍻🍻🏴🏴
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Thank you very much for your kind words Henry. 👍🤺⚓
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SOLEIL ROYAL : Heller 1/100 (side project cont'd) Small update Side Galleries painted just to add a weathered wash. It's took the best part of 3 days to finish this to the best of my abilities. There will probably be still the odd bit here and there that maybe touch up, as with detailed painting like this you always notice something later on. Apologies for the photo the blue in the photo looks lighter than it actually is, it's actually more of a mid blue (Humbrol matt 25) to be exact. Next up will be the wash then the painting of either the stern or the side Hull architecture/Gun ports/railings.
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SOLEIL ROYAL : Heller 1/100 (side project cont'd) After completing the 112 guns started painting one of the side Galleries which I have opened up. This is by far the most intricate model painting I have done. Very rewarding and very happy so far 😀🌞. The gold will have to wait as the inconvenience of work beckons 🙄
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Thank you very much Jeff, I've actually just ordered some more goodies this morning in the shape of Brass decorative pieces so I will see where I go with these also, if they don't fit well with the overall kit then they will be used elsewhere on one of my wood kits or something...
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SOLEIL ROYAL - HELLER 1/100 (side project) At the moment I am refurbishing part of the house including my humble workroom. So atm I haven't technically been doing any major construction work regards to my kit. This is a big project but A SIDE ONE for me as when my workroom and other refurbish are bk to normal I will be starting a main project in wood. I actually started this a few weeks ago but didn't want to start a build log for obvious reasons, plus the fact even now I still don't have a true picture of where I will go with this, other than the fact I will be to a certain extent heavily improvising on her, which I have started. I wanted to have wooden decks throughout so I meaured the sizes of the planking on the decks, calculated how much I needed and bought in 80 x1metre lengths 3mm x 0.5mm lime wood. The planking has gone really well and I have now finished it all, I also stained this with a Dark oak stainer. The Hulls I was unsure about but went with the kit instructions using Humbrol brown yellow and a lot of drybrushing, this came out darker than expected but realising this was because the mouldings of my kit Hulls are solid black(I used the same brown yellow on my complete Royal Louis but since that mould was in white hence the colour originally close to what it should be). That said I was quite pleased with the darker finish and it gave it more of a weathered look. I thought the bottom of the Hull needed to be slightly darker though so I used a Humbrol Dark brown wash over the brown yellow and it really came up to what I wanted. I have also drilled holes in the hull sides for the addition of pulleys for the Gunport Hatches. Atm I am now just building and painting the guns. I've finished the 24lb(x24) and have just started the 18lbers. I was originally thinking to replace them all after sales but found it well nigh impossible to get the correct type of gun and in 4 different correct sizes, so I've had to stay with the kit supplied ones. I have also bought in relevant wooden Deadeyes(triangular), cloth flags and rigging thread. Looking a bit further forward I want to replace all the masts and yards with wood other than that I don't know exactly where I will go with her, other than keep painting and weathering parts, I may well add other things like metal anchors and Rudder chain etc... Apologies for the long intro and in hindsight I probably should have posted earlier, but this will be a long drawn out build a bit like this post lol... On to the photos.....
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Hi Bill Here is the Link for the Occre warranty Spare parts form. If you have or you accidentally break any parts or they or you lose parts no matter how big or many fill in the form in your language and kit ref no which is on the instructions along with the part ref and how many you need and Occre will replace and send them to you free of any charge 👍🤺⚓. https://warranty.occre.com/form.php
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Sorry for the late reply Bill, for some reasons I don't get notifications of all replies on MSW. Thank you very much for your kind words. Wow that's a lot of questions lol so I will try and break down my answers to each one in order. First of all like you I hadn't built any wooden models but also have years of working with wood experience just not on this scale. Like you I scoured a lot of models and also kept coming bk to the OCCRE'S Endeavour. I didn't want a ship build with very little detail, but also didn't want to bite off more than I could chew with a 3 decker and loads of gun ports, these were the 2 main reasons plus like you I really liked the ship and its history. Prett much most things are done straight from the kit, which I must say is top notch in the way of wood quality. Some of the parts I did change like the blocks (which were plastic in mine which I think was a slightly older kit but contacted Occre who replaced these with wood blocks and deadeyes free of any charge which is another reason as their customer service is absolutely brilliant) rigging thread, etc.. I also replaced the brass wire for the deadeyes with Mantua chain plates which were much more realistic and easy to use, the brass wire is not the best very hard to manipulate especially when making small articles. I also re measured and made my own sails as the ones with the kit, while good quality lacked the correct detail size and we're slightly too big imho. Along with other improvisations my thought process was even though the kit is highly detailed I thought I could add more and make it more custom made while keeping things as close to historical accuracy as possible. I did have too purchase aftermarket items such as better quality rigging thread, sail cloth and cloth flags, belaying pins and more blocks and deadeyes ( both walnut). I hope this helps your understanding Bill and that I haven't missed anything out. BTW I have just started my Soleil Royal as a side project as my work room needs refurbished so it's mainly all painting atm, however as I say SR will be a side project as I intend to start another wooden kit when everything is done. All the best Robert 👍 🤺 ⚓
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