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That is interesting Marc. Never thought of making my own. Will see if I can find a plan on how to make them.
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Popeye are you using deadeye clamps or chains or whatever you call the little piece that goes around the deadeye and down through the channel? If not what are you using for that part of the rigging? If you are using an after market piece what are you using and where did you find it? Popeye I am going to read through your blog to see if you have addressed this yet. Marc I am going read through your’s as well to see if you address it. I am obviously doing a lot of pre build research before I get started.
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Great! Glad round deadeyes are OK! Marc would you want to guess at the correct sizes needed in wood round deadeyes? The Heller kit has four different sizes as I mentioned above. If they would work I would maybe like to get Daniel’s etched chains I used on the Victory. Wood deadeyes really fit great in his chains. Looking at the Heller deadeyes it looks as if they would have you glue a front and back together to make a deadeye with a groove the thread would fit in. Marc was your’s that way? Yes mine is all the same color plastic. I wondered when I saw the other ones on line that were in the different colors like your’s. I wondered if maybe Heller improved the molds they use as well to correct some of the reported issues. I guess I will see. My kit also came with the new instruction book which is so much better than the Victory instructions.
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Thanks Marc. Round would be OK? I have all the sizes I need in wood. Did not want you to ban me from MSW for using creative license 😀.
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If I measured them correctly I will need to shop for 4 sizes of triangle wood deadeyes 7, 5, 4, and 3 mm. I am finding 7 and 5 mm online. Still looking for 4 and 3 mm. It is interesting on several of the sites for after market SR parts they show using round deadeyes for the two smaller sizes.
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Cracked open the box today. My first impression is Wow there are a lot of pieces! Not sure but I think more than the Victory. I have not attempted dry fitting anything together but it appears the parts are beautifully molded, including all the figurines. I am impressed. One thing that struck me immediately is the shape of the deadeyes. They are more triangle or pear shape maybe. And as many have said the ones included with the kit will have to be replaced. I have many round wood deadeyes I purchased during my Victory build but see they will not work for my SR.
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Popeye2sea I have your SR build blog saved for easy reference, along with a few others. Will be referencing it when I get started.
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I have set up the linc to my Soleli Royal build. Please feel free to drop by and fill it up with your advice and comments. Bill https://modelshipworld.com/topic/33097-le-soleli-royal-by-bill97-heller-1100/
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Ok all my MSW friends that were there with me, and for me, during my HMS Victory build. I will soon be pulling the plastic off my next adventure the Heller 1/100 Le Soleli Royal. Both of these Heller models grabbed my attention when I first saw them. I had an incredible experience building the Victory. I could not have done it without all my friends here on MSW. Please feel free to begin filling this blog with your suggestions and advice. It will probably be a couple weeks before I start it. I must first build the display case for my Victory.
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Mexspur I will be starting my Soleli Royal soon and will start a new build blog. Hopefully you will join in with your thoughts and comments. And, of course, I very much hope my other friends and followers will continue to join in and offer advice. The number of current and past builders of the Soleli Royal is a fraction of the builders of the Victory. I am a little concerned about not having as much shared first hand experience. We will see out this new adventure goes. Please come along!
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Gentlemen it is FINISHED!! Thanks so much to all of you who joined me in this adventure. I learned so much that I will definitely use on my future builds. This was an absolute pleasure and memories I will treasure for you ever. Hopefully as I venture into my next build, the Heller Soleli Royal, you guys will still be here for advice and guidance. Thanks again so much. Not to the wood shop to build her case.
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Kentucky bourbon Ian! 🥃 Legend has it that Admiral Nelson and Lady Hamilton secretly visited Kentucky before this sailing. While here they tasted bourbon for the first time and liked it better than rum! He requested enough barrels for the two of them and the crew. 😀 Or so the story goes. I am not sure if it is true.
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Crewmen preparing the ship for departure from port. Admiral Nelson discussing progress with junior officers.
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As I a tinkering around with my crew I decided to make some barrels being loaded on the ship by the crew. A 1/4” wood rod is almost perfect at 1/100 scale for the diameter of a barrel. Cut to length, painted, and wrapped with thin pieces of black tape makes a great barrel. Did not try to taper top and bottom as a real barrel is.
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Always love a good porter 🍺😀 Got my one arm Admiral Nelson. His head is turned to the right and looking up. Trying to decide where to position him. Have him near the back looking up at the rigging and up near the bowsprit looking over things up there. Other places could be good as well 😊
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Ian the anchors are fixed! In and he episode we watched the couple and realtor were looking at old Queen Anne style grand houses. Very grand in size. We have been to Toronto and then east toward Lake Ontario. Beautiful little town we stayed in was Niagara by the Sea, I think that was the name. Several times we have ventured up to Halifax and other parts of NS.
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Thanks Ian. I see what you are talking about. Will get to shipyard early to make this correction! Still dealing with disgruntled USS Constitution crew that will need newly painted clothing and looking for my Admiral Nelson. it has been great fun Ian. Could not have done it without you. By the way my wife and I watch this series on TV called House Hunter International. Last night’s episode was about a couple looking for the perfect home in Ottawa. The parts of your city in the episode are beautiful! I always enjoy our visits to Canada.
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I now have the four anchors attached and rigged. Ian on your recommendation I removed the anchor ring and repositioned it to better reflect a more natural hang. With the attachment of the anchors the construction and rigging of my HMS Victory is, do I dare say, complete! Now to add life to the ship with a working crew. I have a handful of crewmen that deserted my USS Constitution. Not sure they came aboard the Victory voluntarily but once I get them in their new uniforms and show them around the ship, I am sure the will adjust nicely or find themselves in a he brig😀. I have a couple characters that I can select from to make my one armed Nelson wearing his hat the way he preferred.
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Thanks JeffT. I went back and edited the titles. Here are the four, and period, needing updated. All four are Bill97. I will see if I can figure out how to PM you the link if you still need it. 1501-1750. Man O’ War Mayflower Wasa 1851-1900. Cutty Sark Thanks again
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How do I edit the title from post 1? I went to one of my finished builds and was able to add the Finished tag but could not figure out how to edit the title.
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Thanks. I will give I a try.
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I have a number of build logs over the years here on MSW. All are finished except for the build I am currently working on. I have noticed on the index that the word Finished is indicated to the far right on many of the various builds. Curious how this comes about so that my build logs can show Finished?
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Absolutely beautiful Robert! As I said before, your craftsmanship and precision is very impressive! I am glad you went with the lights. Going to study if I can possibly do that with my smaller scale 1/100 Soleli Royal. Although I am not at all the electrician you are.
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