ZHL Le Soleil Royal

I finished shaping the bell and painting it.

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I also cast a small batch of the smaller pieces in resin. The metal pieces weighed in at 4.75 ounces and the resin pieces weighed in at .40 ounces a difference of 4.35 ounces.

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I installed the floor of the bell on the port side. I did that so that when I am forming the bell and sanding it, it wouldn’t make a mess on the other two floors beneath it.

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Jay said:
I finished shaping the bell and painting it.

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I also cast a small batch of the smaller pieces in resin. The metal pieces weighed in at 4.75 ounces and the resin pieces weighed in at .40 ounces a difference of 4.35 ounces.

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I installed the floor of the bell on the port side. I did that so that when I am forming the bell and sanding it, it wouldn’t make a mess on the other two floors beneath it.

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Good morning Jay. Looking great all round. Cheers Grant
 
Finished making the bell and started on the second floor of the port side balcony.

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Made a mold and cast some of the bigger pieces in resin. The metal ones weighed in at 11.65 ounces.

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The resin ones weighed in at just 1 ounce.

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Can I make a suggestion? The painted surface of the side gallery appears like lumpy plaster, and this conflicts with the wooden planked hull in appearance. If you are not against doing some more scratch building, you could glue narrow veneer strips of wood over the putty surface, so it looks like wood was also used on the galleries. I suggest using narrow strips of veneer, about 2-3mm wide, and paint those blue.

Example: On the galleries for La Couronne, Corel uses blocks of wood to form the bottom portion of the side galleries. If merely stained, they look plain and devoid of detail.
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I used 5mm wide vertical strips of walnut veneer in this example, 2 or 3mm horizontal planks would probably look better in your case. Also, thinner strips are much easier to bend and form. The strips were glued at one end using fast holding CA glue. PVA glue applied is then applied with a brush under the strip, softening the strip, and then the strip was bent over the curved of the wood block and pressed and held with a block of wood (to keep your fingers away) while hot air was used to dry the strip, drying the glue in place. Lightly sanding the entire piece smoothing over any facets, leaving a completely rounded part.
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The plywood was edged with veneer or brass strip for more detail. Your ship has castings of carvings. Spray lacquer brought out the dark wood grain.
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Having a striped wooden gallery looks a lot better. Using thinner strips on your model would make the process much easier than the 5mm strips I laid over some very sharp double curves. You have to cut the ends of your strips to match the juncture where the gallery meets the side of the hull. If this added detail worth it to you?
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DARIVS ARCHITECTVS said:
Can I make a suggestion? The painted surface of the side gallery appears like lumpy plaster, and this conflicts with the wooden planked hull in appearance. If you are not against doing some more scratch building, you could glue narrow veneer strips of wood over the putty surface, so it looks like wood was also used on the galleries. I suggest using narrow strips of veneer, about 2-3mm wide, and paint those blue.

Example: On the galleries for La Couronne, Corel uses blocks of wood to form the bottom portion of the side galleries. If merely stained, they look plain and devoid of detail.
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I used 5mm wide vertical strips of walnut veneer in this example, 2 or 3mm horizontal planks would probably look better in your case. Also, thinner strips are much easier to bend and form. The strips were glued at one end using fast holding CA glue. PVA glue applied is then applied with a brush under the strip, softening the strip, and then the strip was bent over the curved of the wood block and pressed and held with a block of wood (to keep your fingers away) while hot air was used to dry the strip, drying the glue in place. Lightly sanding the entire piece smoothing over any facets, leaving a completely rounded part.
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The plywood was edged with veneer or brass strip for more detail. Your ship has castings of carvings. Spray lacquer brought out the dark wood grain.
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Having a striped wooden gallery looks a lot better. Using thinner strips on your model would make the process much easier than the 5mm strips I laid over some very sharp double curves. You have to cut the ends of your strips to match the juncture where the gallery meets the side of the hull. If this added detail worth it to you?
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Darivs , yes I love suggestions. I was like you, unhappy with the results I got and today was in the process of rectifying it. If I am not happy with what I am doing and it doesn’t work out I would be happy to try your suggestion although I think it might be above my pay grade. I may have to resort to more primeval methods if that is the case.
 
Jay said:
Darivs , yes I love suggestions. I was like you, unhappy with the results I got and today was in the process of rectifying it. If I am not happy with what I am doing and it doesn’t work out I would be happy to try your suggestion although I think it might be above my pay grade. I may have to resort to more primeval methods if that is the case.
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I really hate leaving a feature I am unhappy with. Your eyes go directly to the flaw FOREVER when you look at the model, yet it's invisible to everyone else. I don't see how laying thin veneer strips is above your skill level. 1/16" wide thin strips of cherry and walnut wood are available at some of the larger hobby stores like Hub Hobby, and you of course find timber online. It just takes TIME and PATIENCE. Trust me, dood.
 
DARIVS ARCHITECTVS said:
I really hate leaving a feature I am unhappy with. Your eyes go directly to the flaw FOREVER when you look at the model, yet it's invisible to everyone else. I don't see how laying thin veneer strips is above your skill level. 1/16" wide thin strips of cherry and walnut wood are available at some of the larger hobby stores like Hub Hobby, and you of course find timber online. It just takes TIME and PATIENCE. Trust me, dood.
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Darivs, couldn’t agree with you more.
 
While I agree that it could have been sanded more, I think the bell will be covered with so much bling you might never notice. I used strips of wood, but you’d probably never notice it.
 
Vfordyce said:
While I agree that it could have been sanded more, I think the bell will be covered with so much bling you might never notice. I used strips of wood, but you’d probably never notice it.
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Perhaps. There’s a lot of carvings over the surface of the Soleil Royal’s side galleries. You would have to examine the decorations and judge whether or not laminating the putty surface is worth the effort based on what is visible in the end.
 
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