BLACK VIKING

I must admit that to do all the tree nailing might be a bit overkill on this scale as like Greyhawk said they are practically invisible. Being a bit sad I have measured the ones on the Victory and they are only 30mm across so at this scale they would be minute.
 
Martyn

She is really coming together well Morgan very nice work. Looking forward to your next update 
Martyn

Wow what a brilliant idea, thanks for sharing. I will definitely be pinching this one 
 
Martyn

I must admit that to do all the tree nailing might be a bit overkill on this scale as like Greyhawk said they are practically invisible. Being a bit sad I have measured the ones on the Victory and they are only 30mm across so at this scale they would be minute.
 
Martyn

Wow what a brilliant idea, thanks for sharing. I will definitely be pinching this one 
 
Martyn

Hey Morgan. 
 
Building this one myself, I'm up somewhere in building phase 95 or so right now.
 
One thing you might consider about the treenails is "how many of them are even going to be visible?", "Who is going to notice?" and "Would they even be visible in this scale?" When the kit is done, there is a lot of stuff going on on the decks and above to distract from the planking.

There is a trend in model ship building right now to strongly mark the heck out of deck planking, but if one looks at photographs of decks or is on an actual deck, these things are actually tiny and barely visible. I myself have barely touched the deck planks up and still think they come over too strong compared to real life decks.

Hi E.J and Cédric! Welcome to the log. It’s always fun to get more feedback and advice. I have seen your build E.J and you’re doing a supreme work on your model. It’s interesting to see how different manufactures create different models of the same ship.
I have been reading up on treenails and I guess you mean that I should do something like this Cédric?

When I think about it, it makes total sense to mark the rest of the nails. I saw that some people make their treenails in actual wood (toothpicks or similar) but if I decided to mark them I’m just going to use a pencil. Too create them from wood is going to take too much of an effort Thanks for the feedback.
I have been on the road for most of this week but hopefully I will have time to do some building during the weekend. Until then, take care.
/Morgan

She is really coming together well Morgan very nice work. Looking forward to your next update 
Martyn

Hi Mates,
 
Sorry for the late thank you’s.
 
zappto: very appreciated - thank you
 
John: Oh! what can I say? – Thank you so much – I’m very happy that you find this log, and build so much to your liking.
Your words have really touched me.  I have felt the same following other logs, and feel touched that you find this build in the same regard that I feel about others. Again your words, and the support that I have had from members here have indeed been inspiring.
 
kier: Thanks as well. As I had mentioned I was not comfortable with the idea of sails, these being my first effort. I learned from other logs and gave it a shot. Yes, they did come out nicely – very much to my surprise and relief. Thanks for your nice comments –much appreciated.
 
fmodajr: Frank as you know you were the catalyst for my embarking on adding sails having closely followed your Vasa build. (;-) thanks!
 
Peter: Thanks as well – much appreciated.
 
Regarding mizzen – yes the fore tip will be adjusted. In fact all yards and sails will be adjusted, set and made to look correct as I move from the bow to stern finishing up this build that has taken way too long.
 
Funny you never disappoint – I did, of course, add treenails to the weather deck. I followed one of Landströms drawings from The Royal Warship.  So it has gone with this build. Regarding the base, the nails will stay just of the extra detailed look.
 

 
So small start at bow pulling lines and now looking for pin locations.
 

 
This has brought up a dilemma for me. Kit and after-marked wood pins all seem to have too much girth.
I like the look of metal pins, but not going there. I may thin out all of the needed wood pins, and re-stain them. Could be overkill on my part. Still thinking Hmmm
 

 
Again Mates thanks SO much for your super kind words, the great like clicks and also for just dropping by.
 
Regards,
 
 

First planking on the starboardside is now finished. So starting with portside now.....
 
 

She is really coming together well Morgan very nice work. Looking forward to your next update 
Martyn

Hi Morgan! I'm a little late but you have not gotten too far ahead yet. Off to a great start on your build! I too am building Soliel Royal but not by DeAgostini. Always fun and educational to see the many variations of similar models that get built. Even when you are just starting out and following the instructions, every builder is unique and therefore every model is as well. Plus you never know who may give you that inspiration for something you have never thought of doing. Plus you are lucky to have Martyn building just ahead of you on his model. It is turning out to be a beautiful build and you will have some great guidance to help you on yours.  
 
Good luck and I'm looking forward to an enjoyable build!

Looking good Morgan I certainly wouldn't worry about the lower deck as it won't be seen. Looking forward to seeing your next update 
 
Martyn

The deck planking in the instructions are very simplified for beginners to follow. The three shift pattern are quite common on ships of the period along with the five shift but it looks a bit over the top at this scale so went with the three shift. Hope this helps.
Martyn

Hi Impulsius glad to have another Soleil builder l am also building this model so am looking forward to your build if you need any help there are lots of brilliant builders on this site to help 
 
Martyn 

Thanks for the comments Sjors and the likes 
A bit more done on the SR the knightsheads and bitts have been carved and fitted.
I have also completed the the rails on the forecastle and put in the round gunports 
Next job gluing the strakes to the topmost portion of the hull . Hopefully the next update will show some of the gold carvings in place on the hull 
 
Thanks for following 
Martyn

Thanks for the comments Sjors and the likes 
A bit more done on the SR the knightsheads and bitts have been carved and fitted.
I have also completed the the rails on the forecastle and put in the round gunports 
Next job gluing the strakes to the topmost portion of the hull . Hopefully the next update will show some of the gold carvings in place on the hull 
 
Thanks for following 
Martyn

Thanks for the comments Sjors and the likes 
A bit more done on the SR the knightsheads and bitts have been carved and fitted.
I have also completed the the rails on the forecastle and put in the round gunports 
Next job gluing the strakes to the topmost portion of the hull . Hopefully the next update will show some of the gold carvings in place on the hull 
 
Thanks for following 
Martyn

Well, I may be finally out of the woods so to speak health wise. Doctors said I had a type of pneumonia but as of this morning things are looking up and hopefully I am on my way to recovery. With some luck I may even get in some shipyard time later this week. 
 
So so thanks for all the well wishes! I am looking forward to having some actual ship updates again! 

Hi Mates,
 
Installed the mizzen yards and the last furled sail.
 Well, I do believe that all rigging has mostly been attached, except for a few upper mizzen sail lines, and other bits.
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 An observation: I had initially a lot of doubts about adding sails. In retrospect happy that I took the leap. That said, the sails added (I’m estimating) probably 60% more required rigging than if I had just hung the yardarms without any sails at all.
 
Though as I had mentioned earlier – much appreciated the learning experience this provided.
 Now will start at the bowsprit attach, and pin locate all of the 100s of ropes leading through to the stern.
 
Steven Thanks so much for your kind compliment, remarks, AND for your link. Excellent indeed.
 
 Here are a few updated pics.
 
Cheers,

 
 

Micheal,
 
Have been on MSW since 2013 I have never seen (builds I have scanned) such a complete informative and educational build log. The narratives and pictures were like I was sitting beside you as you built. From this point on I think I will try to mimic the effort in my logs in the future, it tells the complete story.
Cannot add any praises you have not all ready received beautiful man just beautiful it really is awe inspiring, and falls under a museum quality build KUDOS.

Looking forward to seeing these huge ships come together and the differences between the two 
 
Martyn

Hello Everyone,
 
I'm working away at the upper ratlines at the moment so it will be a short while until I've got anything of interest to show.
 
I'm taking  a coffee break at the moment to rest my shoulders, so in the meantime I'll show you some more pictures of my home town. In the last set I showed you Hilbre Island about half a mile away in the estuary, here are some closer pictures. At the tip of the island you will see an old disused lifeboat station, this hasn't been used for about a hundred years, in its day it was fully manned as it was a busy shipping area, the lifeboat was man powered, oars, very brave men. I've included a picture of the old lifeboat.
 
As I've already said, it's hard but someone has to live here.
 
Ken
 
 


 

Looking forward to seeing these huge ships come together and the differences between the two 
 
Martyn

Thanks for the likes everyone 
 
I have now completed the stern galleries and have painted them . They were a real fiddle to do with lots of bending to get the right shape but really happy with them . 
Next job knightsheads and bitts 
 
Cheers for looking 
Martyn