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Woo hoo I just won Airfix royal sovereign off ebay This is a kit I built in my youth can't wait for it to come so I can start it. Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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Does anyone know if this is the same ship as sovereign of the sea. Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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Hi kpnuts..From what I have been able to gleen from the net...It looks the same... Current Builds: Deagostini HMS Victory: Deagostini HMS Sovereign of the seas. Completed Builds: Del Prado: HMAS Bounty: Hachette: RMS Titanic: Del Prado: Cutty Sark...
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Hello kpnuts,I could be wrong but I think she is the same ship after she was refitted and renamed the royal sovereign Man he took his time in the sun Had a dream to understand A single grain of sand He gave birth to poetry But one day will cease to be Greet the last light of the library...We were here!
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Hi Ken, Royal Sovereign is the same ship and named as such after a complete rebuild. In 1697 whilst undergoing repairs the SOTS was engulfed in flames reducing her to nothing but a shell, cause of this fire is speculated to be an overturned candle. Around 1701, the timbers that could be used from the SOTS were used to build the 100 gun ship that became the Royal Sovereign. So in effect you have the same ship but a later version. Hope this helps..
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Thanks Alan, so is the airfix artwork correct was she repainted black and gold or is she as I've seen on here blue and gold, also do you know how accurate airfix's kit is, I already know I will have to fabricate either part decks for the cannons or make the recesses deeper to try and make the cannons look more real. Sorry getting confused there I was looking at the soliel royal, forget the colour confusion, Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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Another interesting build to look forward to from you Ken 
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Just hoping the sellers description is OK some pics of the prow shows the figure head is snapped off, that iscsupposed to be the only damage and the bag is sealed so there should be no missing bits, if that is the only damage it's an easy fix, keeping my fingers and toes crossed. Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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kpnuts wrote:Thanks Alan, so is the airfix artwork correct was she repainted black and gold or is she as I've seen on here blue and gold, also do you know how accurate airfix's kit is, I already know I will have to fabricate either part decks for the cannons or make the recesses deeper to try and make the cannons look more real.
Sorry getting confused there I was looking at the soliel royal, forget the colour confusion, Hi Ken, from what I can gather Airfix first released the kit in 1963 and from then on it has been re-boxed many times with different artwork on the boxes. I haven't as yet found any information on these kits having been released as re-tooled versions so would have to conclude accuracy may be questionable. Also having never seen closely an Airix kit of this model then it would be difficult for me to give any definitive answer on its accuracy so can only give this as my opinion, plus of course you don't say which edition of the kit you have managed to aquire. Should you decide you wish to enhance the kit further then I would recommend you carry out some online research with Wikipedia being a good place for you to start.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Royal_Sovereign_(1701) You could also google Airfix Royal Sovereign kit reviews where you will also find some useful information. Hope this helps.. Regards Alan
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Ken I can sense the joy in your post - it's great being able to re-kindle something from our younger days. Think I shared this once but when I was around 9 ( a long long time ago it feels) our local post office come corner shop stocked a few airfix kits. One day they put above the alcove between the shop and the post office side the airfix 4 stroke engine. Cannot remember the price but I so wanted it. We were about to go on holiday to Scarborough for 2 weeks and Dad said if you have pocket money left over you can get it when you get home. Worst 2 weeks holiday ever but managed to keep my money only to find we got back too late on the Saturday and the post office was shut. Had to wait another day until the Monday to get it but boy what a feeling that was. Point of the story being (like you) airfix did a re- release and while the purchase was made with older eyes the sense of remembering was simpke great. I hope you will not be disappointed with your purchase and wish you well with your build. Happy Modelling
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That should give you quite a bit more gilding practice Ken and if it's as good as your 'La Reale De France' ship build it'll be a cracker!! 
Kev
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It looks like you've got yourself a great kit there Ken...Look forward to see your progress with her... Current Builds: Deagostini HMS Victory: Deagostini HMS Sovereign of the seas. Completed Builds: Del Prado: HMAS Bounty: Hachette: RMS Titanic: Del Prado: Cutty Sark...
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Nice, so when are you going to get started on her
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Wow, this is an old one! I remember doing this aged about 11, painting the gold drove me nuts Is this the 1/168 or 1/600 scale? Steve
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Pleased to see the kit arrived safely Ken, will look forward to seeing how you get on with it.... Look forward to seeing your progress... Good luck with it.... Regards Alan
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Thanks for all your posts its the 1/168 Steve not sure if to start before hols (next week ) or not. Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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Hi all well i've fixed the bowsprit  to be honest I dont think I will be staring this before my hols in a weeks time but I am excited by the prospect. the moulding for such an old kit I think is outstanding, its certainly equal to the Heller La reale.     Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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The molding doesn't look too bad, this is an early 60's kit and never been re-tooled even the latest box version from around the 90's wouldn't be any better. Steve
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