Longlegs55 builds ZHL Soleil Royal

[Longlegs55]

so I am not going to start with a grand box unveil, suffice to say everything that was supposed to be sent has arrived.
having previously only built Caldercraft kits I feel a little bereft at the lack of instructions. three AO sheets and a dvd. ive printed the dvd pages and am none the wiser so its off to Jotika to reprint the Victory instructions as a guide.

Hopefully building will start tomorrow with some pictures!

 

[Red Bear]

Good Luck

 

[Uwek]

I am looking forward .... have fun with the project

 

[Tobias]

Good luck and have fun

 

[xander898]

The beggining of building a kit is the best moment for me, have fun !!!

 

[Stutzi]

The beggining of building a kit is the best moment for me, have fun !!!

Fully agree

 

[Stutzi]

Beautiful model. I wish you a lot of fun.

 

[Longlegs55]

already thankful of the build logs of Bandido and GilbertM, at least i can see where pieces should be as again i have to say the instructions are terrible, heyho but I suppose it all adds to the fun.

And so it begins:-

 

[Longlegs55]

sorry for the camera shake, will try better next time!

 

[Uwek]

so I am not going to start with a grand box unveil, suffice to say everything that was supposed to be sent has arrived.
having previously only built Caldercraft kits I feel a little bereft at the lack of instructions. three AO sheets and a dvd. ive printed the dvd pages and am none the wiser so its off to Jotika to reprint the Victory instructions as a guide.

Hopefully building will start tomorrow with some pictures!

Hallo @Longlegs55
we wish you all the BEST and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY

 

[Longlegs55]

many thanks Uwek

 

[Vfordyce]

I've also built this version. You can click on it in my signature block if you so desire. If you read mine, you'll learn where most of the pitfalls are. I've fallen into most of them. I do recommend getting a heat gun to bend the metal pieces. They tend to break if you force them. Yes, I'm saying this from personal experience. Good luck on your build. If you have any questions, I'll be following your build. If I don't respond right away, please feel free to PM me.

 

[Longlegs55]

Thanks Vfordyce, i will look into your build and will probably pick your brains at some point.

 

[Longlegs55]

All bulkheads fitted and decks dry fitted. all seems to be going well. So far!!

 

[Longlegs55]

a few clamps on the rear holding 12 and 13 together, fortunately i fitted 16 before fitting bulkhead 12, thanks to all the build logs for pointing that out to me. Vfordyce, Gilbertm to name 2. thanks

 

[Vfordyce]

That's an interesting slip your ship is sitting on, Legs! Did you make it or buy it?

 

[Longlegs55]

wish i could claim the credit but it was bought specifically for this build. It was the biggest one i could find and looks like it will be just long enough. will hold hull horizontal when i remove the clamps on the rear

 

[Vfordyce]

wish i could claim the credit but it was bought specifically for this build. It was the biggest one i could find and looks like it will be just long enough. will hold hull horizontal when i remove the clamps on the rear

Was it expensive?

 

[paulb]

You can also check out my build log located in my signature.

 

[Vfordyce]

You can also check out my build log located in my signature.

Paul's is a great one. Definitely check it out.