ZHL Le Soleil Royal

[Jay]

Hi Jay
Great to see you back working on the Soleil Royal
Have fun

Thanks Gilbert, it’s been a bad year but things are looking a little better now. It’s good to be working on the ship again.

 

[GrantTyler]

By the way, good to see you back!

Ditto

 

[GrantTyler]

I finished planking on the starboard side and then started planking the aft side. Finished that and just needs a bit of trimming.

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Most of the aft side will be covered with blue paint, windows, doors and bling.

I decided to test fit the balcony floors before I started planking them.

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Finished planking the front of the ship. A little trimming is needed. Does anyone else wonder why the two cannons on the bottom are there?

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Also finished planking the rudder.

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Finished planking the port side of the ship.

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Now to figure out how to do the balconies on the sides of the ship. It looks confusing to me.

Good morning Jay. Good to have you back. That is looking so good. I love the way you achieved definition in the planking- looking really impressive. I’m with Vic here, those fore cannons may just blow out the sprit sails. Cheers Grant

 

[Jay]

Good morning Jay. Good to have you back. That is looking so good. I love the way you achieved definition in the planking- looking really impressive. I’m with Vic here, those fore cannons may just blow out the sprit sails. Cheers Grant

Thanks Grant. Hope all is well with you. Thanks to you and Vic this old dog learned something new.

 

[Jay]

Did a dry fitting for the side balconies. It makes a little more sense where and how they will fit.

Started planking the aft balcony floors.

 

[paulb]

I finished planking on the starboard side and then started planking the aft side. Finished that and just needs a bit of trimming.

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Most of the aft side will be covered with blue paint, windows, doors and bling.

I decided to test fit the balcony floors before I started planking them.

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Finished planking the front of the ship. A little trimming is needed. Does anyone else wonder why the two cannons on the bottom are there?

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Also finished planking the rudder.

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Finished planking the port side of the ship.

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Now to figure out how to do the balconies on the sides of the ship. It looks confusing to me.

Your build looks amazing!

 

[Jay]

Your build looks amazing!

Thanks Paul, I appreciate it since your build is one that I look to for inspiration.

 

[Jay]

I tried to get the side balcony supports to line up with the rear balcony floors but got frustrated with it so I picked up the dremel and cut off the rear supports and side balcony supports. I don’t know if that was a good idea but it made me feel better and I think I can line everything up without them.

 

[Jay]

I painted the rear of the ship ultra marine blue but it was too dark for my liking so I redid it with a lighter color and I like it better.




I also started planking the framework for the grates that go on the bow.

 

[Vfordyce]

I painted the rear of the ship ultra marine blue but it was too dark for my liking so I redid it with a lighter color and I like it better.

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I also started planking the framework for the grates that go on the bow.

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I know your frustration on those galleries. I like the second option on the blue. I wound up mixing two different blue paints to come up with the color I wanted. Your bow piece is looking good and you’re making good progress!

 

[Jay]

I know your frustration on those galleries. I like the second option on the blue. I wound up mixing two different blue paints to come up with the color I wanted. Your bow piece is looking good and you’re making good progress!

Thanks Vic, it’s good to be back working on this after almost a year absence. By the way welcome to the Three Quarter of a Century club.

 

[Gilbertm]

I painted the rear of the ship ultra marine blue but it was too dark for my liking so I redid it with a lighter color and I like it better.

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I also started planking the framework for the grates that go on the bow.

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Looking good Jay
Indeed Ultramarine blue was too dark

 

[Jay]

Thanks Gilbert, I like the color you chose for your ship but I didn’t really know what color I chose not seeing it in person but just ordering it online. I’m happy with it though.

 

[Jay]

I installed the bottom balcony floor and made sure it was level.

I finished the planking on the framework for the bow and installed the grates.

 

[Vfordyce]

Did you get the side galleries on too, Jay? Remember that the side ones have to be parallel and not further apart than the length of the metal supports. I had problems with that and so did a couple of others.

 

[Jay]

Hey Vic, no I haven’t gotten to the side galleries yet. About the metal support do you mean X15 in the picture?

 

[Bryian]

Wow, that’s looking awesome. Well done.

 

[Jay]

Wow, that’s looking awesome. Well done.

Thanks Bryian, I appreciate the compliment and welcome any feedback on anything you think I could improve upon.

 

[Vfordyce]

Hey Vic, no I haven’t gotten to the side galleries yet. About the metal support do you mean X15 in the picture?

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Yes, Jay. Those are the ones. If they don’t fit, you have to add to them. It’s not bad if you can keep the galleries parallel. Did you finish casting all the metal parts in resin?

 

[Jay]

Yes, Jay. Those are the ones. If they don’t fit, you have to add to them. It’s not bad if you can keep the galleries parallel. Did you finish casting all the metal parts in resin?

Vic, as of yet I haven’t done all the metal parts in resin. If the X15 parts are too short I will add a base to them and cast them in resin so that shouldn’t be a problem. Thanks for the tip though. It’s nice to know what to look out for before it becomes a problem.