Heller 1/75 La Reale De France

[bazers]

Great work I ,love it i want one is it a old or new kit.

[Guest]

I think it's quite an old kit, but still available

[Guest]

Hi all here is where I'm at now (barely started the rigging yet)


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[takeslousyphotos]

Looking absolutely fantastic Ken

[papa 695]

Looking fantastic Ken.


Don't you just love rigging, your doing a great job mate keep it up.

[Guest]

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.

[Guest]

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!

[Guest]

thanks for the comments, as promised here are some pics


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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.

[Guest]

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.

[Guest]

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.

[Guest]

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.