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I am building Le Soleil Royal (ZHL) for my daughter. She loves the bling, and this ship sure has it. It will sit on her huge mantel above her fireplace. I'm looking forward to the challenge. The details of the pdf on the accompanying CD are amazing compared to the instructions I received for my...

Yes that’s right, its another ZHL Soleil Royal Build Log! Hi all, and welcome to my first build log here on SOS. Time for a little backstory. I’m primarily a plastic model builder, more specifically a sci-fi model builder but I bought the ZHL Black Pearl early last year to add to my stash of...

Welp, I received the Soleil Royal from ZHL today. It took 8 days from shipping date, pretty good I think. Thought I would go ahead and start a build log and show the packaging. Still need to do an inventory of the parts. Won’t start working on it till I finish the Black Pearl though.

Hi all A SOS member requested if I can do a box opening of this kit. And here we go. I am not an expert to do a real kit review. So I will just show you the box content in pictures. You can find all the info details, a box oppening Video and more detailed and professional pictures at this...

Hi Group, It's been a while since I posted anything. That's not to say I haven't been doing anything worth posting. Let's just say I've entered a new phase of my life as a model shipbuilder and business owner. I now consider myself "semi-retired." What that means is that after 17 years in...

This is my first model. I wasn't going to do a build log as I felt I would have nothing to offer and there are already a number of Black Pearl logs here and all put my work to shame. However as I think I will have questions as I go I have decided to dive into the world of build logs. The model...

Hi everyone. My name is Reggie and I am a true, honest to goodness newbie. The only ship I ever built was a cheapie 1:130 sailboat model that I purchased from Lazada (the Far East equivalent of Amazon). It took me a while to build, only because I was really coming from a zero knowledge base, and...

My shipment of the ZHL Soleil Royal arrived at 9:30 this morning via FedEx. After scrupulously disinfecting the heavy (22 lbs) box - here is what I found inside: More to come.

Hello, so my first ship model is going to be built (i hope) from the kit was given to me, here is link: "Chalupa 1834 L 14 Inch 360 Mm Wooden Ship Model Kits". From the first look, some parts don't fit and plywood used for ribs splits a part. Not easy to bend plywood planks, they split too...

I decided to do this model due to the fact that it was my first attempt and I knew it would be a good learning experience for the next build. Investing $200 is more tolerable than hundreds more to make the same mistakes. I must say that almost everything I have done so far I would probably do...

Good day. This will be a Delta Blog about my version of the RC. "Delta" because: - I follow the Maarten's blog (see it here). Therefore there is no reason to repeat in my blog detailed description of every step which you can read from Maarten's blog - I will publish just some pictures from time...

Good morning all, To introduce myself quickly, my name is Jerome and I live in France, a hundred kilometers south of Paris. I did a few ship models a few (many...) years ago : an Albatros of Mantua and a Greek galley of XIX century produced by Amati. I take the hobby to change the ideas of a...

Oké gonna try a build log from this kit. Started to take out the keel parts. Didn't have to do anything with it. It fits needless. All the parts are laser cut with big numbers on it. The drawings are a bit different from the drawings from other kits. They are A4 and there are 2 a0 drawings. I am...

G'day all Before I start this log, and even before I have this kit, I have to thank some of our great members. The first person to whom I havta say thanks to, is the no other, than owner of ZHL-Max. We have been talking, via emails from the start and everystep of the way, from the sale to the...

In April I bought this kit from ZHL for its beautiful carvings and extremely detailed hull and rigging. The model I am building is the version including masting and rigging with carvings in box wood. There are several version out there which vary in 3 different wood sets for the carved part...