Heller Soliel Royal

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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.


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the molding is as exquisite as it was on the La Reale.


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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.DSC_0003.JPG
 

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This'll be Epic.........I just have watch this Ken. :smiling3:
 
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Yes but have you seen the mistake look at the hull halves.
 

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Should have gone to specsavers spings to mind.


What a silly mistake to make
 

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Yes but have you seen the mistake look at the hull halves.
A bit of surgery and filler is all that's needed Ken..... You'll be fine :smiling3:
 

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Oh, dear...that is a big mistake really Ken. Heller are a pain at not checking and putting wrong parts in.


Still, a lovely kit with sumptuous detail.
 
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Hi all well I cant do much more than this(of course when the gold comes will get more done) I really am peed off though, I know from experience it will be weeks before I get the replacement hull half, stuff like this is really frustrating.


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That detail does looks superb, must admit. Pity this kit is over £100 :sad:
 

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dose look like a great kit,Ken and the detail is just superb looking, :smiling3:


what a shame about the hull being mixed up someone need a foot in the bottom,:confused: ;)


will have to stay tuned into this one,
 
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Looks a really detailed kit :eek:and just ideal for worked paint job.....


The shame is the hull....anyway I'.m sure you will build an excellent model! So...here I am....watching :D :D
 
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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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Am watching this is right up your alley;)
 

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looking good,so far and once some patch work done will look even better, ;)
 

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looking very nice liking this a lot, ;)
 
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Hi all I've finished one of the rear gallerys so I thought a lot of the detail was hidden so added an oil wash to them


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