Length: 935mm
Width: 285mm
Height: 875mm

HISTORY OF THE FRENCH GUN VESSEL SOLEIL ROYAL: A MAJESTIC WARSHIP
Soleil Royal was a French line ship with 104 guns, flagship of Admiral Tourville. In this sense, the Soleil Royal was built in Brest between 1668 and 1670 by the engineer Laurent Hubac, and launched in 1669, but unfortunately it remained unused in the port of Brest for years. Later, the Soleil Royal was put back into service with 112 guns and 1,200 men on board when the Nine Years War broke out in 1688. Its role was fundamental as the flagship of the Escadre du Ponant (West Squad). It was said to be a fine sailing ship and its decorations were among the most beautiful and elaborate of all Baroque vessels. The emblem of the ‘Sun’ (Soleil) had been chosen by Louis XIV as his personal symbol.

SOLEIL ROYAL 1:72 WOODEN WARSHIP MODEL KIT: SPECTACULAR ARTWORK
The new wooden ship model kit of the French warship Soleil Royal at 1:72 scale contains one of the scale models to build most detailed on the market. This faithful replica of the ship in line of the King of France Louis XIV has a large number of decorative details both on the stern and on the bow, as well as throughout the entire deck. Artesania Latina modelers have followed all the available and more precise information for the design and creation of this marvel of naval modeling.

Of course, the wooden model of the Soleil Royal includes hundreds of laser cut plywood and solid wood parts, as well as all die-cast and photo-etched parts, and a complete set of pre-sewn and hand-sewn sails ready to be placed. All this provides the ship, without a doubt, a spectacular beauty.

Instructions included in the kit: DVD with detailed, step-by-step instructions, with almost 400 pages and thousands of images. Video tutorials will show you how to solve some of the trickier tasks. Instructions are on DVD. No printed instructions are included. Once it is built, this beautiful model measures 36.81” (935mm) length, 11.22” (285mm) width and 34.44” (875mm) height.

For ages 12 and up

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The Modeller’s Workshop
Montreal, Quebec, Canada