Both awesome builds, Hellers Soleil is on my wishlist for decades.
This detail painting is impressive !

Hi all here is the next update, 12 of the lower deck cannons, not done much detail work on the carriages as they wont be seen, and done some of the deck furniture, next job to drill the holes out for the gun door ropes( that is going to take some time 104 guns X 2 208 holes then I have to try and think of a way to make the rings for the gun port doors for the ropes to go through.

OMG Ken! 104 guns!

and i thought WW2 battle wagons were repetitious at times

looking great though

I will admit I'm only having all the guns out on one side but I still have all the gun port doors closed or open to do.

Hi all here is the next update, I needed to drill the holes for the gun port doors ropes, but I wanted them all in the same place so I made a jig.

Hi all here is todays bit.

Very nice work Ken! -but certainly somewhat tedious...

Your wood-replication looks absolutely awesome!!

Cheers,
Jan

more great work, Ken

as Jan said, looks tedious, but you're handling it well

Hi all here is the next update.

Hi all here is tonights bit, I've corrected another flaw of this kit There is a big gap in the knee of the head (which according to the experts would not hold the weight of the head and should have been filled with carvings of some sort ) here is the gap

and (since i'm no carver her is my fix, I know its not very elaborate but it fills the hole)

Hi all here is my next update.
Anchor ropes made and some of the superstructure made

Hi all here is todays efforts. The rear galleries should be open (in fact even on the boxart they are open) so I've cut them out(very nail biting as one slip and I could have ruined them) now I just have to do the floor on the 2 galleries.

Getting better 'n better Ken

Hi all here is tonight update








Here is the thing they suggest you mount this beautiful ship on

They really knew how to build 'em hey Ken

Hi all here is the next update, I wanted to add some detail to the cannons which can be seen so, after a great suggestion from a member elsewhere on how to make them I made some eyelets for the tie down ropes.

Hi all here is the next update on this.
Made a little jig for putting the tie down rings in the same place every time.













yes I know I've missed some painting on the front of the decks but will sort that soon.

Clever stuff with the jig, there Ken

Impressive work Ken,

She is coming on superbly.

Cheers

Si

Hi all here is another update

This beast is huge, Ken!

coming along nicely though

Ken,

some great work going on here!! Your jig is a smart solution, and yes!! She IS big!!

Cheers,
Jan

Hi all well still on this, not much to show, I seem to have lost any skill I had, this is looking so shabby, showed so much potential when I started it, I thought the wood effect was great (I know bit big headed but I did think it was a good effect) seems to have gone down hill since then, sorry.

don't let it get you down Ken, we all have good days and bad days

Dito what Russ says - and your shiny gold work still looks impressive, Ken!!

Cheers,
Jan