Heller Soliel Royal

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all well since my boss was having her hair done in Harrods that meant 5hrs sitting in the car waiting, I took a few parts to do whilst waiting, I think I've glued over half the cannon barrels together (the moulding on these kits really is superb, it's such a shame about their customer care)

 

[american]

I am impressed by your work! Well done! i will follow this work with great interes!

 

[Deleted member 4539]

That wood effect looks great.


Thanks for sharing your technique.

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all here is the next update


some of the many, many cannons, think I will see them in my dreams


















Couldn't resist trying the gold up against it

 

[eddiesolo]

That looks gorgeous Ken, really nice wood effect and the gilding and blue makes it pop.

 

[monica]

looking so good do real like your wood effect looks great.

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Looking at the pics I think I need to dirty up the blue a bit, it looks much to clean against the hull(either that or clean the hull up) although like like the hull how it looks.xx

 

[Fenlander]

The hull looks amazing as it is, hard to believe it is plastic.

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all these 2 ships are pretty much the same scale (I think it just goes to show how big this ship was)(although the Victory would dwarf the Soliel)

 

[flyjoe180]

Been watching this Ken, and it's looking pretty good so far. Quite large with a lot of detail, great stuff.

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all here is the next update, 12 of the lower deck cannons, not done much detail work on the carriages as they wont be seen, and done some of the deck furniture, next job to drill the holes out for the gun door ropes( that is going to take some time 104 guns X 2 208 holes then I have to try and think of a way to make the rings for the gun port doors for the ropes to go through.

 

[Deleted member 4539]

I do like the worn look of the cannon's.


Rather you than me with drilling all those holes

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all here is the next update, I needed to drill the holes for the gun port doors ropes, but I wanted them all in the same place so I made a jig.

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all here is todays bit.

 

[John Rixon]

Interesting! And, effective, nice one!

 

[Graham D]

Looking good, the wood effect works really well

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all here is the next update.

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all here is tonights bit, I've corrected another flaw of this kit There is a big gap in the knee of the head (which according to the experts would not hold the weight of the head and should have been filled with carvings of some sort ) here is the gap






and (since i'm no carver her is my fix, I know its not very elaborate but it fills the hole)

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all here is my next update.


Anchor ropes made and some of the superstructure made

 

[Deleted member 4539]

This is going to turn into a stunner.