Soleil Royal by JimO - Heller - 1/100 - PLASTIC

[JimO]

Ordered the kit late October and was late in delivery. Now still waiting but now delayed by the Canadian Post strike.  Meanwhile to kill some time I am looking to make some 1/100 ststscale crew members. 
     First I thought of doing some 6 inch figures in soft modeling clay and twist some in different positions after scanning them. Then after transfering images to a 3D printer, print them out in 1/100 scale. But now switched thought to modeling them in scale using air dry clay  I got at a craft store. DAG Modeling clay. Air-dry hardening.
     I have made 16  (.4 mm) wire figures and will start adding clay. I test tried one in soft clay and I feel able to do some good figures. Knock on wood.

     I will make 50 plus figures ranging from the head cheese, other officers, gunners both at rest, and on the guns. Powder monkeys, plus Crew members doing chores and up in the rigging with maybe a couple using the “head”. I think I have found some pictures of French Troupes de marine to do a few ship complement.

   Who knows maybe do a few walking the plank or a good old fashion keel hauling.

      I have a 25 mm figure from my old Golden Hind model but the new model of the Soleil Royal figures will need to be smaller for scale. 18 mm for 6 ft tall figures and about 15+ mm for 5’8” figures.

[JimO]

Still waiting for Canada Post strike to end and get delivery of my Soleil Royal. Add the strike and xmas backlog of mail it may take awhile. Meanwhile I will start work on the crew. First up Admiral Tourville or as he was called Anne-Hilarion de Costentin, Comte de Tourville. This is in 1/100 scale.