Heller 1/75 La Reale De France

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all you may think I've given up on this but I assure you I've not, I've spent all week on the rigging (not enough to bother posting but enough to drive me insane (I don't remember all the Airfix tall ships I built giving me so much trouble), must be the destructions, hopefully some pics tomorrow. I've done some work on the Royal Sovereign and finished the Honda vfr 750 f but, by the time I've done it, it's too late to post.

 

[takeslousyphotos]

Keep on it matey ........It'll be worth it when it's done.

 

[american]

So! You finally did it. It is an awesome job. I like the details, colors, rigging, all together give us a beautiful build. Well done!

 

[Deleted member 3568]

thanks for the comments, as promised here are some pics


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I couldnt find any gold thread in my local hobby store so this will have to suffice for the gold tassles on the flags and gold fringe round the canopy.View attachment 110661



what swmbo dont know cant hurt her Te Hee Hee.


Now I just have to duplicate this on the other side do the rest of the rigging on the main sail then do exactly the same on the front mast and sail.

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all the flags on the main mast and the fore mast all have tassles on them, the instructions tell you to wind the gold thread round a rod or tube tie them then cut at the furthest point for the tie. well this is my best attempt out of ten


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so, after hours of slaving at making a specialist tool for the job I came up with this.


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yes I know it looks futuristic and exotic, and I know everyone will want one (especially at the special introductory offer of £50.00) I am expecting huge order numbers so please be patient, anyway here's how it works


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a vast improvement on this


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I think you will agree.


I will be taking orders for my new tool which I will be calling the Prongy (catchy name dont you agree) I can see lots of other useful ideas for it too hair combing, lock picking, raking the grass just to mention a few So get in first to avoid the rush.

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Yippee One mast and sail done


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[takeslousyphotos]

That is some fantastic work Ken. Really first rate stuff matey.............


......... and you really need to think about registering a patent on the "Prongy" .......

 

[aaron]

Awesome fix using the fork...genius.

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all here is an update I've just realised there are 24 tassles on this kit ( maybe I should patent the prongy for all the other people who may build this kit)


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[flyjoe180]

That is looking superb Ken.

 

[Deleted member 3568]

I've sat down at the table 3 times tonight and done nothing, is this what it feels like to lose your mojo not felt like this before I love modeling but don't seem to have any interest when I sit down.

 

[takeslousyphotos]

I've sat down at the table 3 times tonight and done nothing, is this what it feels like to lose your mojo not felt like this before I love modeling but don't seem to have any interest when I sit down.

That's the one Ken ........ I get like that sometimes. Leave it for a bit and read a book or something. Go back to it in a week or so matey.

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all well I'm back on it and here is todays offering


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[american]

This is awesome! You have done great! I am so happy to watch Your ship!

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all here is tonights update


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[takeslousyphotos]

You have been busy Ken. Superb work matey.

 

[grumpa]

Wonderful work! have got to start looking at more ships, I like your idea of using a fork for tying off, I could make use of that...............Jim

 

[Deleted member 3568]

thought I would have a break from the rigging so decided to do the steps, they are supposed to have hand rails but they were so fine one was snapped on the sprue and one broke cutting it off the sprue so will have to make a couple out of copper wire


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[Deleted member 3568]

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as you can see from the parts list sprue 17 and 18 say 2 sprues sprue 9 and 9a are listed together with a sprue count of 2 I stupidly didnt count the number of oars on the sprues (there are 16 oars on each sprue) so the 2 on the parts list means 2 of each 9a and 9 (why didnt they list those to sprues separately or say 4 on the parts count, so now I have to go through the rigmarole of contacting heller again and waiting for the parts, this really is putting me off ever buying a heller kit again, I mean are all there kits like this, I dont think much of the're quality control if they dont even bother doing a sprue check on the contents of a kit.

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all here is as far as i can go its the side arms for her


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