ZHL Le Soleil Royal

Finally got a few minutes to come up and do a few things on the ship.
I have a question for Paulb, Gilbertm, Big Mike and whoever has worked on the Soleil Royal, there’s 4 gun ports at the rear of the ship, 2 on each side of the rudder, I have seen where some don’t have them or some have them but cannons not showing, are there enough cannons to install or should I cast some? There is absolutely nothing about this in the instructions or plans that I have. Thanks 1A17BAD9-8EA5-4312-B395-18E743EF424F.jpeg
 
Jay said:
Finally got a few minutes to come up and do a few things on the ship.
I have a question for Paulb, Gilbertm, Big Mike and whoever has worked on the Soleil Royal, there’s 4 gun ports at the rear of the ship, 2 on each side of the rudder, I have seen where some don’t have them or some have them but cannons not showing, are there enough cannons to install or should I cast some? There is absolutely nothing about this in the instructions or plans that I have. Thanks View attachment 264332
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Hi Jay
Couple of points to your question:
- I did include gun ports there (2 on each side) but have decided to keep them closed
- Therefore I did not include cannons here. However, there are enough cannons in the kit should you wish to leave the ports open and onclude cannons.

Hope this helps
 
Gilbertm said:
Hi Jay
Couple of points to your question:
- I did include gun ports there (2 on each side) but have decided to keep them closed
- Therefore I did not include cannons here. However, there are enough cannons in the kit should you wish to leave the ports open and onclude cannons.

Hope this helps
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Thanks Gilbert, looks like I will have to do some creative planking to accommodate the cannons and gun port doors.
 
Jay said:
Thanks Gilbert, looks like I will have to do some creative planking to accommodate the cannons and gun port doors.
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I was one gun short. If you use them, see if you can attach the brackets first before you close the ports off with planks. Not sure how you’ll do that.
 
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Vfordyce said:
I was one gun short. If you use them, see if you can attach the brackets first before you close the ports off with planks. Not sure how you’ll do that.
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Thanks Vic, I only get a couple planks a day on when I can work on the ship so it will be a while yet. I will let you know when I am to that point.
 
I put the frames and grids together for the windows and attached plastic film to the back of the grids.

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In preparation for the windows and doors for the Menehunes I temporarily installed some wood strips to make the windows and doors level.

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While waiting for the glue to dry I felt really ambitious and painted the carriages and wheels for the cannons.
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I put a coat of polyurethane on all the decks and installed 3 cargo hatches to the deck. 02A44BED-0BCA-4048-A041-2572EA7638DE.jpeg

I added a couple pieces of wood to kind of finish off the Menehune doors and windows.

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I noticed the cannon supports at the rear of the ship were a bit small for the openings so I added some wood to them in order to glue them to the inside of the gun ports. 2F320B49-86D4-47DE-BE72-9FDD35BD04D9.jpeg3109836F-1F5C-4FAF-8601-C00128E496A4.jpeg

So I am continuing planking. I finished one side and used drywall mud instead of wood filler, like I did on my Black Pearl as it is easier to sand and provides a smoother finish in my opinion. EBFED417-54B5-4D26-B317-53E3DF84D61C.jpeg
 
I can’t believe how much slower it is to work on the SR than it was for the Connie or the BP! It’s like slomo. I don’t know if we’re getting older or just more particular. I was hoping to get’r done by February, but at this rate, I won’t even have the masts up. I bought my grandson a Fender guitar kit. We’re putting it together on weekends and holidays. That will take a bite out of my build time. But I want to have it finished before he goes off to college. CC4EA6C0-7DC7-45A3-AE3A-C77605BEBDB8.jpeg
 
Vfordyce said:
I can’t believe how much slower it is to work on the SR than it was for the Connie or the BP! It’s like slomo. I don’t know if we’re getting older or just more particular. I was hoping to get’r done by February, but at this rate, I won’t even have the masts up. I bought my grandson a Fender guitar kit. We’re putting it together on weekends and holidays. That will take a bite out of my build time. But I want to have it finished before he goes off to college. View attachment 269828
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Leo Fender went to the same high school as me. Used to go by his shop all the time.
 
Jay said:
I put a coat of polyurethane on all the decks and installed 3 cargo hatches to the deck. View attachment 269662

I added a couple pieces of wood to kind of finish off the Menehune doors and windows.

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I noticed the cannon supports at the rear of the ship were a bit small for the openings so I added some wood to them in order to glue them to the inside of the gun ports. View attachment 269664View attachment 269665

So I am continuing planking. I finished one side and used drywall mud instead of wood filler, like I did on my Black Pearl as it is easier to sand and provides a smoother finish in my opinion. View attachment 269666
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Hi Jay
Great to see you back working on the Soleil Royal
 
Vfordyce said:
That will take a bite out of my build time. But I want to have it finished before he goes off to college.
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The time spent with our grandkids - doesn't count towards a bite or two out of our build time. Such a time is an exclusive one, and giving us as a gift! Enjoy it at full! ;)
 
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