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Took ages and loads of emails I even mentioned it was on loads of forums and they were all aware of why the build was stalled, I think it took about 8 emails and two months. hope they treat you better.
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It requires very specialist tools, a soft cloth and a pair of scissors and a soft brush (I use my missus blusher brush )(that's all I use anyway) this is now my third ship I've guided so I'm still a novice. You need some gold leaf (transfer is easier than loose leaf, although not as hard wearing(being thicker than transfer )) you also need size (this is basically gold glue) you paint it on and leave it for 20 mins (to go tacky) then cut a manageable piece if the leaf and lay it over the piece to be guilded the press it down with the soft cloth then gently brush the loose gold off, you will find little cracks which you then need to re apply some gold leaf to those areas (you won't need to re size)if you find the gold is not sticking you have not left the size long enough oh you will also need shellac varnish as the gold is very soft and easily damaged.
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Hi all well the part is coming, so here is 2 nights of guilding run out of gold leaf now, will have to order some more)
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I think with the fire buckets in place It hides a lot so maybe I will try to blend the rest of the deck in, anyway here is the next update.
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Yes I am somewhat puzzled by that bit the instructions say to paint it black, I assumed there was something went round it or on it, didn't realise I now have a weird black shape on the deck now. The platform for the fire buckets goes on there which won't leave much showing so will give it some thought when they are on as to what to do with it.
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Hi all well the gold leaf has arrived for this but will leave any guilding untill\if the other hull side turns up.
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Can anyone workout my first problem(It's a biggie, wont be able to go far with this at the moment ) You would think I would have learnt with heller by now (check everything, then check it again.
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Hi all i received this infamous kit as a present from my missus (note from the title I will only be correcting those errors my megre skills and even megerer knowledge will allow) that said as I'm building just a generic ship of the line it will end up being exactly right. I have today ordered some gold leaf for this kit as it worked so well on the La Reale and the Royal Sovriegn, I have some copper leaf and brass leaf, wish I could find some bronze leaf for the canons (does anyone know how I could colour brass leaf to look like bronze). I know everyone will be saying get good am blocks and tackle also bin the thread and get some proper stuff, but, the missus has said keep the costs down, also I feel why spend more on am stuff than the kit cost, so will be investing in bees wax and apart from the gold leaf all else will be oob (apart from maybe some scratch building. the molding is as exquisite as it was on the La Reale.
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Hi all given the green a coat of paint and weathered that and done a bit more to the copper
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Hi all I've gone for the copper leaf (needs a bit of patching) but I think its ok
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Hi all well I've tried a little experiment, I got some copper and brass leaf with the intention of guilding the copper plates and spraying it with salt water to get the patination of the real plates, well they dissolved so that's out so now I'm thinking I will guild it then distress it with a combination of washes and such my question is ( as there is some debate as to weather it was copper or muntz metal which is an alloy of zinc and brass I think) should I guild it with copper or brass.
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Steve deffo interested in new decals if available.
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Hi all here is the next update, most of the deck colour is done with pastels
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Hi all well since I'm having a rest from the darn Citroen (Hellers 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant A Mahoosive kit)I need something to fall back on (this addiction will be the death of me)I thought what be better than this,TBH I've been looking forward to this since I was kindly given it (I just hope I can do it justice)
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Not popped my head in here for a while the progress is astounding (mine is still on the shelf of doom and getting closer to the spares drawer all the time) great work mate keep at it, will be nice to see someone finish it.
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The moulding says 1959 that's 2yrs after I was born the moulding looks really crisp, looks good for a kit of this age and the sails don't seem any more brittle than the Royal Sovriegn (these sails will get the same treatment) yes there are decals. So maybe I will have to spray with varnish (which I have used before for dodgy decals.
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Thanks I'm not sure, don't know much about rigging but I do like pic on the box artwork which I think is square.
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