Heller 1/75 La Reale De France

[Guest]

Hi all here is the next update these red rib bits are so confusing


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[takeslousyphotos]

The guilding is superb .......... and this will be a first class job ...............


I hope you get the missing parts ......... Have you heard from Heller ?????

[monica]

this is looking so good ,do love the guilding looks superb,


I do think that the plarks do need a wash to pickup thhe detail,but it will dull it,


but you can pickup the high lite again,with a dry brush of gold,thats what i think,


with an aged gold or even a brass just to sit in the low spots,

[Guest]

Thanks not heard from heller yet, email twice and just got the automated we've received your email and we'll get back to you as soon as possible. Really struggling with the instructions, I would suggest anyone contemplating this kit should learn French first.

[monica]

oh lol,


maybe did you try a google of a build for it maybe that will help,

[Guest]

I tried that moni the only build log out there i can find is on a german site (its a beautiful model completed, I can see that much from the build log)


I am having all sorts of problems getting rid of the loose flakey bits that you just cant seem to brush off, so I've decided to try guilding the whole part then painting over the guilding.


First I sized all the parts to be guilded


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next I guilded all the parts


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then I painted them


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also I added a wash to the solid guilded parts to bring out the detail


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[eddiesolo]

Jeez Ken, that looks awesome mate! DO NOT BIN IT...even if you don't get the bits. Top work so far like this.


Si

[Guest]

Thanks si, already have an idea if the bits don't turn up, I could do a dio with it in dry dock having a refit. Just an idea but we'll see.

[monica]

awesome work so far Ken,that looks great,


sorry to hear that its missing bit,s

[takeslousyphotos]

Thanks si, already have an idea if the bits don't turn up, I could do a dio with it in dry dock having a refit. Just an idea but we'll see.

If Heller don't come up with the missing bits .............. Get everyone on here to email them asking why ????

[Guest]

It is a Great job. Did you plank the deck or is highly detail deck? Don't give up , I know you will find a way for missing piece. Nice work , I like it.

[Guest]

Thanks, no the deck is painted no wood, unfortunately I couldn't scratch build the missing parts there is probably more than 60 parts on those sprue's and a lot of them are handed so I would have to try and make an opposite of the one I have, I tried that on my bentley build and that was just one part, not a thing I am keen to try again.

[papa 695]

Thanks, no the deck is painted no wood, unfortunately I couldn't scratch build the missing parts there is probably more than 60 parts on those sprue's and a lot of them are handed so I would have to try and make an opposite of the one I have, I tried that on my bentley build and that was just one part, not a thing I am keen to try again.

I really do hope you get them Ken it would be a pity with all the hard work you have put into this one already

[Guest]

Hi all done nothing on this today as I've been busy elsewhere but here is last nights work


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[Guest]

Hi all here is todays bit


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