This is page 2 of the continuing build log of my 1/70 scale model of the French ship Soleil Royal dating to 1669.
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The finished pictures are HERE.
7/26/2020 Here are some pics to show the latest proogress. A few days ago, in a moment of insanity, I decided to replicate the hull plank pegs. Thus I had to drill about 2000 holes in the hull, glue in basswood toothpicks and trim and sand them. This was followed by a coat of Minwax natural stain.
7/28/2020. Here are some more build photos. The light hull planking is finished with Minwax Natural then Minwax Cherry. I made a plastic pattern to allow me to accuratly drill 2 holes on each side of the gunports for the black nails. There are about 1200 toothpicks on each side. That's a lot of holes!!
8/14/2020 A few more photos. The build has been a ton of fun – such a nice change from plastic models.
8/28/2020 Another update – cannons finished and one is installed and rigged.
9/4/2020 The waist cannons are now finished.
9/13/2020 The upper deck cannons are finished and the first one has been installed. I'm still waiting for the 2mm single and double blocks I've odered from Syren.
9/18/2020 A few more pictures….
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