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[Harro055]

My last effort..AL Soleil Royal
First fully painted kit which was a bit daunting at first…but in the end pleased with the result

 

[DARIVS ARCHITECTVS]

Bravo!

 

[Corsair]

Beautiful !

 

[oldflyer]

Nice work on the individual shields. Your model will present beautifully.

Thank you --- I also intend to add some shoulder straps - or at least all the needed buckles. (To do on a later list) -

 

[DARIVS ARCHITECTVS]

Thank you --- I also intend to add some shoulder straps - or at least all the needed buckles. (To do on a later list) -


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Someone who knows how roundshields are designed! NICE. A rare treat for an armourer like me to see.

 

[ERSRich]

It is really good to see you rigged two single blocks instead of a double and single which we often see on kit models even though a single and double was not used on guns smaller than 32 pounders on English ships according to Caruana. What size are the blocks they provided for the rigging?
Tx
Allan

Good morning, the cannon blocks are 3mm. Following the Caldercraft plan.

-Rich

 

[Seatoland]

My last effort..AL Soleil Royal
First fully painted kit which was a bit daunting at first…but in the end pleased with the result
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Is this the Artesania Latina kit? How was building it without any drawings?

 

[Harro055]

Yes it is Artesania Latina
The kit came with a CD of very comprehensive instructions…however the rigging instructions were at times hard to follow but overall better than previous (older) AL kits

 

[Ignatius27]

Yes it is Artesania Latina
The kit came with a CD of very comprehensive instructions…however the rigging instructions were at times hard to follow but overall better than previous (older) AL kits

I just completing my build of the A/L kit Juan Sebastian de Elcano and, while it was a Level 1 (easy) kit, it had a fairly complicated rigging plan for an entry level kit. The rigging job involved 19 sails, 4 masts with topsails and stay sails, and 30 blocks. I found the videos to be very basic, contained incorrect directions at times (on the videos, all 4 stay sails were attached backwards), and the lack of any narration was a real shortcoming. It would have been better, for a relative beginner like me, to at least explain the difference between standing rigging and running rigging. Without a rigging plan, I had to look at the box top to see where all the rigs were attached atop decks. I understand that it's a beginner's kit, and they have to keep the cost of the kit lower for beginners, but I don't think I'll be building another A/L kit. My next build will be a Corel kit, which has 6 pages of ship design plans and a full (printed) rigging plan.