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I'm a model ship builder from Belgium, currently immersed in constructing the Soleil Royal (Artesania Latina version). My journey in this hobby has been a difficult but rewarding one, with two completed projects: the Bounty from Billing Boats and the Scottish Maid from Artesania Latina. I have to admit, I'm a slow builder—each of these ships took me about 10 years to complete! That said, I'm hoping to speed things up with my current project while still enjoying the process.

I'm excited to share my progress, learn from your experiences, and be inspired by your incredible creations. Here's to many more years of model building ;-)

Happy modeling!
 
Welcome to the forum.
You will see that there are very good people here, and you will always find help.
Whenever you want, post some photos of how it goes, I personally don't know that model.
Greetings and encouragement from Pamplona, Spain.
Nacho.
 
Welcome to the forum. I highly recommend that you visit Nigel’s build of this kit. It will give you an idea of just what is possible to improve the lines, scale, and historic realism of the model:

Soleil Royal- Re-engineering Artesania Latina's New Kit by NMBROOK

Hi All I was determined not to buy any more kits as I have enough projects and pastimes to keep me going beyond retirement. However this release changed all that, I simply HAD to build it. Not because it is an amazing model straight out of the box but more a case that I realised the potential...
shipsofscale.com

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Hubac’s Historian said:
Welcome to the forum. I highly recommend that you visit Nigel’s build of this kit. It will give you an idea of just what is possible to improve the lines, scale, and historic realism of the model:

Soleil Royal- Re-engineering Artesania Latina's New Kit by NMBROOK

Hi All I was determined not to buy any more kits as I have enough projects and pastimes to keep me going beyond retirement. However this release changed all that, I simply HAD to build it. Not because it is an amazing model straight out of the box but more a case that I realised the potential...
shipsofscale.com

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I’ve already had a look at Nigel’s build … impressive! I plan to stick a bit more to the kit.
 
However, according to experts, the colors used were ochres, red into the bulwarks, and yellow out the ship's sides (vermilion only on rails)

Gold was replaced by the yellow of Naples, and the blue (as "Bleu de France"), made with lapis lazuli, was never used, (too much expansive)

For the wales, the best process is using a black Indian ink, applied with a small watercolor brush, then polished with a soft cloth :

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CRI-CRI said:
However, according to experts, the colors used were ochres, red into the bulwarks, and yellow out the ship's sides (vermilion only on rails)

Gold was replaced by the yellow of Naples, and the blue (as "Bleu de France"), made with lapis lazuli, was never used, (too much expansive)

For the wales, the best process is using a black Indian ink, applied with a small watercolor brush, then polished with a soft cloth :

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Click to expand...
Thanks for the info and the tips! I don't think I will use the colours as shown by the kit. However, I will first need to finish the planking of the hull ... will take some time before I need to decide ;-)
 
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