Le Soleil Royal ZHL Build Log [COMPLETED BUILD]

[Vfordyce]

This blue is a mixture of cobalt and bright blue. It’s my version of royal blue for the Soleil Royal.

 

[Gilbertm]

This blue is a mixture of cobalt and bright blue. It’s my version of royal blue for the Soleil Royal. View attachment 269566

looking really nice Vic

 

[Tony H]

Hi Vic nice shade of blue, your Soleil Royal is really beginning to take shape. Those drawings in the background look to be very good quality.

 

[Heinrich]

She is really looking like a SR now, Vic. Well done!

 

[GrantTyler]

This blue is a mixture of cobalt and bright blue. It’s my version of royal blue for the Soleil Royal. View attachment 269566

Looking good Vic. I like your bookcase. Some of the books look interesting and old. .

 

[Vfordyce]

Some of my books are almost 200 years old. I have a Bible from 1834. I’ve got Dickens from close to first edition. A friend was doing remodeling on an old house in New York and found many of these books. The people who had lived their were several generations of teachers.

 

[Vfordyce]

She is really looking like a SR now, Vic. Well done!

Thanks.

 

[GrantTyler]

Some of my books are almost 200 years old. I have a Bible from 1834. I’ve got Dickens from close to first edition. A friend was doing remodeling on an old house in New York and found many of these books. The people who had lived their were several generations of teachers.

That is brilliant. Something to treasure.

 

[Vfordyce]

On to the bow. The instructions say to plank the piece with horizontal planks. I couldn’t see how that would work in real life, so I planked in line with the flow.

 

[Vfordyce]

That is brilliant. Something to treasure.

Precisely. I wish my descendants thought so.

 

[Vfordyce]

Unfortunately, my tube of red oak putty exploded out the back when I squeezed it. All over my beard, shirt, and hands.

 

[Vfordyce]

 

[Vfordyce]

I thought the leading edges of the bow decking looked a little rough, so I used some decking material to trim the edges.

 

[debauchery]

I am at the exact point that you are at. I am thinking about leaving the castings/stern gallery for a while to keep the weight off.? Once we add the weight, things are going to become a little more awkward.

 

[Jay]

I thought the leading edges of the bow decking looked a little rough, so I used some decking material to trim the edges.
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I have found on mine that there are a lot of places that could use some wood trim.

 

[Vfordyce]

It’s getting heavier already. I added polyurethane on the starboard side and bow. Next, I’ll add the grate. I think I’ll paint the bow grate black. It’s either that or stain the plywood grate. I wish I had painted the plywood bulkhead black before planking it. The planks shrank a bit and the plywood shows through when the light shines directly on it.

When I start adding metal ornaments, I don’t think my adjustable vise will be able to hold the ship. I’ll probably have to put it on a slip or on the supplied stand.

 

[Vfordyce]

I have found on mine that there are a lot of places that could use some wood trim.

I had to do that on the corners between the balconies too. It just didn’t look finished.

 

[debauchery]

It’s getting heavier already. I added polyurethane on the starboard side and bow. Next, I’ll add the grate. I think I’ll paint the bow grate black. It’s either that or stain the plywood grate. I wish I had painted the plywood bulkhead black before planking it. The planks shrank a bit and the plywood shows through when the light shines directly on it.

When I start adding metal ornaments, I don’t think my adjustable vise will be able to hold the ship. I’ll probably have to put it on a slip or on the supplied stand.

I'm using a stand that came with a different model. Just fold an old t shirt over for a pad. Onward and upward....

 

[Vfordyce]

Progress so far.

 

[debauchery]

Progress so far. View attachment 270010

You might want to fit the gratings first.... if not too late. It takes a little shaving.