Le Soleil Royal ZHL Build Log [COMPLETED BUILD]

Vfordyce said:
I’ve built my first gun carriage for the upper guns with long tails. View attachment 250974
I think the gun may be too heavy. View attachment 250975
But maybe they want to kill some whales!

Anyone know what these guns/carriages are called and how they are rigged?
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Looks nice indeed
One option you may want to consider is bending the rear part of the gun (see log from Bigmike). I have not done that but considering to make this change.
I have used small brass strips to hold the guns on the carriage and have glued the carriage on the deck.
 
Gilbertm said:
Looks nice indeed
One option you may want to consider is bending the rear part of the gun (see log from Bigmike). I have not done that but considering to make this change.
I have used small brass strips to hold the guns on the carriage and have glued the carriage on the deck.
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I haven’t looked at Big Mike’s log. I have poured over yours, paulb’s, and Mr.Deep’s and discovered a wealth of information. Thanks for keeping in touch. I appreciate it.
 
Vfordyce said:
New toys! I have vices…I mean vises.
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Hey, Vic. I think I need to get this breadboard. I think it is magical...you asking for daily bread and get the vises! Wow! Is it daily delivered? What other tools did it offer? May I ask for a metal lathe? I mean I already have vises, don't need them anymore. ;)
 
I agree. No type of construction can ever be sturdy enough. Beautiful tools Vic! That Proxxon number is to die for!
 
Vfordyce said:
Some of the gun support boxes didn’t feel that solidly placed. I reinforced them by gluing steel wire into them through the plywood gun port strips. Then I cut the wires off flush. I don’t want the boxes to fall off after I seal off the hull with planks. View attachment 251658
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Hi Vic
It definitely can't hurt
Though I did not experience anything bad with the boxes being glued with a strong wood glue
 
In the instructions on my page 16 - the second picture from the top it calls out P1 to be used. In looking on the parts list - P1 is called out as 2mm x 6mm x 500mm (140 pieces) and it called Paulownia, Aulownia and noted as Hull Inside. Maybe you can see it better from this picture:IMG_0867.jpg
 
Vfordyce said:
Okay. I see it. It seems weird to cut all the supports off. Do you overlay the inside with second planking as well?
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I did plank the upper part of the inside hull using P1 (same as the rest of the hull); I then using planed the upper part of the inside using P3.
It makes the inside much nicer.
Of course I only planked above the decks
Makes sense?
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Gilbertm said:
I did plank the upper part of the inside hull using P1 (same as the rest of the hull); I then using planed the upper part of the inside using P3.
It makes the inside much nicer.
Of course I only planked above the decks
Makes sense?
See below

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Yes. That’s what I was thinking of doing. Did you glue the hull planks to the supports before cutting the bulkhead supports off? How did that go?
 
Gilbertm said:
I did plank the upper part of the inside hull using P1 (same as the rest of the hull); I then using planed the upper part of the inside using P3.
It makes the inside much nicer.
Of course I only planked above the decks
Makes sense?
See below

View attachment 252292
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When you did the upper inside with P1, didn't that increase the thickness too much? I'm almost to that point.
 
Vfordyce said:
Yes. That’s what I was thinking of doing. Did you glue the hull planks to the supports before cutting the bulkhead supports off? How did that go?
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Vic
I adjusted the planks and glued them together. I did not glue them on the upper part of the bulkhead since it had to be cut off
 
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