ZHL Le Soleil Royal

[Vfordyce]

I thought it was Rustoleum

 

[DARIVS ARCHITECTVS]

If you lacquer that rust layer it will turn a beautiful dark speckled brown.

 

[Jay]

oh maybe i used the wrong word. I meant that it looks very even it terms of painting. I hope I am making sense.

Works for me.

 

[Jay]

I thought it was Rustoleum

Vic, I think Rustoleum is a rust preventer.

 

[Jay]

If you lacquer that rust layer it will turn a beautiful dark speckled brown.

Ha ha, that’s the purpose for having it look like rust, don’t want it looking beautiful.

 

[GrantTyler]

Ha ha, that’s the purpose for having it look like rust, don’t want it looking beautiful.

Good morning Jay. Would be my preference on your bike as well. Lovely machine, although I’m off road guy. Most importantly enjoy the ride . Cheers Grant

 

[Jay]

Good morning Jay. Would be my preference on your bike as well. Lovely machine, although I’m off road guy. Most importantly enjoy the ride . Cheers Grant

Thanks Grant, truth be told because of my disease I wasn’t able to even get on my bikes so I had to sell both of the Harleys. This was my other one.

 

[GrantTyler]

Thanks Grant, truth be told because of my disease I wasn’t able to even get on my bikes so I had to sell both of the Harleys. This was my other one.

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Good morning Jay. I’m sorry to hear that. Cool bike tho, it must have been difficult to sell those two. Cheers Grant

 

[Vfordyce]

Vic, I think Rustoleum is a rust preventer.

Oh well, the Too late!

 

[Jay]

Good morning Jay. I’m sorry to hear that. Cool bike tho, it must have been difficult to sell those two. Cheers Grant

Selling them wasn’t too bad but knowing that you can’t do something that you’ve done for 60 years sucks.

 

[GrantTyler]

Selling them wasn’t too bad but knowing that you can’t do something that you’ve done for 60 years sucks.

True story. Ahh now we build little wooden ships

 

[Jay]

Haven’t had much time to work on the ship but I did some blue painting and once again dry fitted the platform with the grates. Fits much better now. Need to do a little touch up on some of the edges on the bow.



Also added the cornucopia windows on the starboard lower balcony to match the ones on the port side. Took some tracing paper and made a template for the round gun ports on the port and starboard sides.



Lastly I dry fit the two storage boxes in front of the leprechaun quarters.

 

[Jack Sparrow]

Haven’t had much time to work on the ship but I did some blue painting and once again dry fitted the platform with the grates. Fits much better now. Need to do a little touch up on some of the edges on the bow.

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Also added the cornucopia windows on the starboard lower balcony to match the ones on the port side. Took some tracing paper and made a template for the round gun ports on the port and starboard sides.

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Lastly I dry fit the two storage boxes in front of the leprechaun quarters.

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people must have been smaller back then?

 

[Jay]

people must have been smaller back then?

Louie, was an equal opportunity employer.

 

[Jay]

In case you noticed the gun port decoration was upside down, it was just a dry fit.

 

[Jay]

I put a minwax stain on all the decks. As we say where I live in the south, it is a pecan (pronounced PEA CAN) stain.



Started putting the first coat of gold on a few pieces of bling. Many, many, many more to go.

 

[Vfordyce]

And in Texas, we call it pehCAHN! Nice job on the bling.

 

[DARIVS ARCHITECTVS]

Up here in the north, it’s pronounced “tan”.

 

[Jay]

And in Texas, we call it pehCAHN! Nice job on the bling.

Thanks Vic, hope you and all the vets out there had a great Veterans Day.

 

[Jay]

Up here in the north, it’s pronounced “tan”.

I declare, I just don’t know about you folks north of the Mason Dixon Line.