1669 Soleil Royal - ZHL [COMPLETED BUILD]

A very happy birthday to you Gilbert! May you have many more years of good health so that you can thrill us with your excellent work. Your SR is a beauty!
 
Gilbertm said:
Hello
It has been quite some time since my last post, I have been struggling with the poop balcony and have tried many different approaches.
I finally came out with a reasonable way and have then been able to move forward.
Below where I stand:

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I then painted the upper part of the hull. I started with ultramarine blue (Liquitex) but found it too dark. I then moved to Cobalt blue (2 coats).
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I also planked the stem (using sapeli).
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Next steps will be to complete the balcony at the stem and start with the deck elements.
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Very nice. I've been following your build for a while now. Working on same. Getting ready to start the stern galleries here in a few days. What did you use for a filler on port and starboard sides to smooth things out. I'm thinking about using the same filler that I used before the second planking. Due to the fact that this will be quite visible, I am questioning whether to use this or another product. The other product I have is a "Bondo" product that is mixed with a catalyst. It's more durable, made for wood, and easily sanded. Just wondered what you used. Thank you.
 
inge said:
Very nice. I've been following your build for a while now. Working on same. Getting ready to start the stern galleries here in a few days. What did you use for a filler on port and starboard sides to smooth things out. I'm thinking about using the same filler that I used before the second planking. Due to the fact that this will be quite visible, I am questioning whether to use this or another product. The other product I have is a "Bondo" product that is mixed with a catalyst. It's more durable, made for wood, and easily sanded. Just wondered what you used. Thank you.
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Hello Inge
I used a standard wood filler and covered the whole stern section before sanding. I had to use several layers of wood filler in order to get a smooth surface.
It looks like the product you mention (BOndo) is well adapted for this.
 
Gilbertm said:
Hello Inge
I used a standard wood filler and covered the whole stern section before sanding. I had to use several layers of wood filler in order to get a smooth surface.
It looks like the product you mention (BOndo) is well adapted for this.
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Thank you
 
Looking pretty good. I'd love to build this but, unfortunately, ZHL will not ship it to me in the UK.
 
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