Heller 1/75 La Reale De France
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Re: Heller 1/75 La Reale De France
Coming along nicely! The oar handles look good, well thought out.
coyote- Intermediate Member
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Re: Heller 1/75 La Reale De France
Hi all, well I think I'm on the last leg of this build, this is half way there with the oars
just these left to do
every single oar has this huge seam on it, so, only32 to sort
I really feel this is nearing the end now, once I add the oars it will be huge, no idea what I will do with it when done, I had my warspite dio in the local library, but now thats back due to the library re-utilising the areas and no longer having room for it (a polite way of saying no one was interested in it) so now I've got that back too. argh I have no room.
just these left to do
every single oar has this huge seam on it, so, only32 to sort
I really feel this is nearing the end now, once I add the oars it will be huge, no idea what I will do with it when done, I had my warspite dio in the local library, but now thats back due to the library re-utilising the areas and no longer having room for it (a polite way of saying no one was interested in it) so now I've got that back too. argh I have no room.
kpnuts- Resident member
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Re: Heller 1/75 La Reale De France
super job. What does the library know about art? Nothing is my guess.
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Re: Heller 1/75 La Reale De France
Well I am so annoyed I thought I had some oars over and I had finished them but no, stupid idiot there are 32 PAIRS of oars, not 32 oars, now I have to order more of the steps to cut down for the handles, or I display it from one side only.
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Re: Heller 1/75 La Reale De France
Excellent work, just stunning. I say order the stuff you need, much to nice to do it half way.
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Re: Heller 1/75 La Reale De France
Well I've got to do all 64 oars again, I ordered some more ladders to do the handles with ( ordered more than I needed as I could see them being usefull for other things) luckily I ordered the wrong bits.
now when you compare them, I just have to redo all of them
now when you compare them, I just have to redo all of them
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Re: Heller 1/75 La Reale De France
Hi all I've been racking my brains trying to think of a way to do the tassels round the canopy, I cant find any which match the cord I've done the flags on the mast with, so,came up with this.
take a piece of double sided tape and stick it to a piece of paper
tack that each end to a lollipop stick
wind the gold thread round the lollipop stick
Cut along the edge
then glue in place
take a piece of double sided tape and stick it to a piece of paper
tack that each end to a lollipop stick
wind the gold thread round the lollipop stick
Cut along the edge
then glue in place
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Re: Heller 1/75 La Reale De France
Dun da da da,da its finished
I will post better pics tomorrow but here she is.
I few suggestions for anyone building this, don't glue the trumpets on the angels on the stern till the kit is finished( cant count the number of times I've knocked them off). do not glue the side railings on till the end they were constantly getting in the way making it difficult on numerous occasions, and most annoyingly including the rigging stage, I know you tie some of the rigging off onto it but you could always tie off to the framework some where temporarily.
other than that it is a great kit and all goes together well.
I would like to thank everyone for keeping me motivated on this kit, as without you I would have given up at the first hurdle.will post some better pics in the finished section tomorrow
I will post better pics tomorrow but here she is.
I few suggestions for anyone building this, don't glue the trumpets on the angels on the stern till the kit is finished( cant count the number of times I've knocked them off). do not glue the side railings on till the end they were constantly getting in the way making it difficult on numerous occasions, and most annoyingly including the rigging stage, I know you tie some of the rigging off onto it but you could always tie off to the framework some where temporarily.
other than that it is a great kit and all goes together well.
I would like to thank everyone for keeping me motivated on this kit, as without you I would have given up at the first hurdle.will post some better pics in the finished section tomorrow
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Re: Heller 1/75 La Reale De France
Hi all well getting this one back in a sorry state, went down to feed the birds and empty the bins this morning. Rolf tried to take it to his house in frinton yesterday, didn't even get it out of the hall broke lots of oars off the anchor post lots of railings, a lot of the rigging is slack so he's busted something there as well, he thinks I will just go down with a tube of superglue and stick it all back on, not that simple a lot of the guilding was pulled off when the oars and railings came off so that will have to be redone(a real pain as lots of bits were stuck on after the guilding ) I will take some pics when I get it home.
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GaryDainton- Advanced Member
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Re: Heller 1/75 La Reale De France
wow, that's not good news at all. Keep the restore going on here. It's all part of the history of the piece.
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Re: Heller 1/75 La Reale De France
Ok so I've reguilded the damaged guilding and the actual damage is not as bad as I feared the worst bit being he broke one of the side arms off and I cant find it anywhere os will have to try and scratch one(those canons are tiny, maybe a stretched sprue or a matchstick in the lathe, it's also now missing one of the flags (which I also cant find) nothing I can do about that so will just touch up the paint where it was snapped off .
here is the damage.
here is the damage.
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Re: Heller 1/75 La Reale De France
I think it could have been a lot worse. Looks like you have things well in hand.
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Re: Heller 1/75 La Reale De France
Hi all well shes back to her former self (lets see if he breaks it again, I may have to charge next time)
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Re: Heller 1/75 La Reale De France
Glad to see her back together.
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