FrankWouts

Nice progress and beautiful work Matt!
I always shake my little bottle or tube with CA gleu before using it.
For some reason the sticky part of the emulsion sinks when the bottle or tube is in rest for a longer period of time.
You then do not only apply only solvent instead of the full glue emulsion.

Frank.

Beautiful build af the Agamemnon Mike!

Twelve years, wow, I thought I was slow here with my Winie build…

Great to follow your build!
Frank.

What a shock!
Rest in peace Bob, I didn't notice this message until now. I didn't know Bob for a very long time on this forum, but he had always kind words and tips...

Will someone of you living nearby finish the last chapter 12 of his Winnie for his family I was wondering?
Frank.

That looks very good!

Frank

Thanks Chuck,

I’ll start planking then, I still have a few days holidays, so let’s see if I can finish at least half or maybe a whole first band.

Frank.

21 hours ago, Chuck said:

Looking good....I would love to see pictures at this stage with the hull right side up.

 

Chuck

Thanks Chuck, Here some pictures of my beginner’s planking layout…It takes a very long time this way, but I just want to get it right…hopefully no anomalies anymore…I’m eager to start planking now after all this fiddling with fine tape and pencil…though I still have to find some plank joints and mark with a red cross… and tweak some tapes to an average in lining and spacing now that I look to these pictures.

17 hours ago, glbarlow said:

 Very thorough. 

 

Happy new year!

Thanks Glenn!

29 minutes ago, Rustyj said:

Well laid out Frank!  Happy New Year to you too!

Thanks Rusty!

Almost ready for planking after days of checking and correcting with small yellow tape.

It won’t be till 2023 I’m afraid…

I wish everybody a Happy New Year!

Frank.

Good tip Glenn, I’m marking them right now like you mentioned!

Amazing work Dusan….how do you make such fantastic looking fancy mouldings? Just by scraping?

Frank

Welcome to the group Aceso!

Enjoy your build and take your time!

Frank.

Good to being able following you again J.J.!

Frank

Wonderful and truly amazing work!

Frank.

Beautiful work and very steady progress Glenn!

Frank.

Thanks all!

Merry Christmas to you all!

Hopefully our friends in the US are

all allright with the current snow storm and temperatures below -40 celsius!

Frank.

12 minutes ago, Stuntflyer said:

Check the run of the strips with the ship upright. You don't want it to look like the strips are sloping downwards. A gentle slope upwards as they run into the stem is preferred.

 

Mike

Good tip Mike, I’ll check that, thanks, Frank.

I finally finished chiseling and sanding the inner gunport framing…man, what a lot of chiseling and sanding that was…it took me weeks…I’ll check the thickness at every frame again though before planking it later on.

I’m now trying to line off the lower hull…

I hope I’m doing allright like this using Chuck’s tick strips.

Frank.

Thanks Glenn!

1 hour ago, Chuck said:

Frank...you can gradually reduce the thickness to 1/8" thick.   Not the full length down to the deck.   I would say anything around 5/32" thick at deck level and even slightly more is fine.   But not much more.   Its along the sheer that is most important.  A wide caprail is so clunky and out of scale and is typically what you see on most kit models and scratch alike.  Its a huge common rookie mistake.   

 

Chuck

Again a very clear explanation Chuck.  I don’t want to seem a rookie ofcourse 😉, despite the fact that I actually am on wooden ship models…

Thanks!

Frank.

Hi all,

I’m almost at the point of planking the underside of my Winchelsea hull. But first I have a question about fairing the inside of the hull above deck level.

It says the inside should be faired till 1/8”. I have made a wooden rudimentairy 1/8” measuring device as seen in the photograph. But is this from top to deck level the same? Shouldn’t it be a hair more than 1/8” on deck level? The bulkheads all seem to be cut that way as well and with POF models one also sees the thickness taper gradually.

Thanks, Frank.

I clearly notice your experience deviating from Chuck's instructions, but recognize every inch to be correct....

Beautiful build!
Frank.

Congratulations on your exquisite achievement, a beautiful work of art and inspiration for us all!

She’s a real beauty!

Frank.

Wow! What a sensational effect those lamps! Well done on a beautiful clean build!

Frank.

2 hours ago, Edwardkenway said:

Lovely clean planking Frank,  beautiful work all round. 

Thanks Edward!

Frank