Chuck

Just an FYI Some of you may have noticed that some of the eye bolts on the bulwarks for the gun tackles are in fact secured to a hanging knee. Rather than being secured into the bulwarks. SO.....for chapter six, when we are installing the guns, we will also need to install some of the hanging knees. In order to do this I must prepare the laser cut parts for the deck beams and knees so that you guys can add them. I am working on that now. While waiting for these parts, I must also point out an error I made for the number of hanging knees and lodging knees on the Qdeck. Those many years ago I added hanging knees and lodging knees to all deck beams in the great cabin. This is not correct based on the contemporary model for the Winnie and other primary sources. Its a wonderful thing to have such a detailed example with the Winnie contemporary model. It actually shows all lodging knees..... So I have redrawn and corrected the knee and beam placements. You wont have to print this and could easily use this PDF as a guide for placement of all the knees. See this PDF attached. Its a nice handy reference guide with all knees identified and labeled which will correspond to the laser cut parts when I get them done. I have also added this to the downloads page. beams and knees.pdf Remember these knees are optional.....if you plank the qdeck like this below you wont see any of the knees.....so these laser cut parts will be made available separately along with the deck beams.... This way those who dont want to add them can save a few bucks. Also note the sides of the deck beams painted red....but not all of them. In the partitioned cabins they remain bright.

Coming along nicely. Coamings are fine natural. They look good. The stove base is a bit of outlier though. That wasnt the practice at that time as far as I can tell. But it does look nice. Usually black slate or a metal slab for English ships. you will be so happy when the deck is planked. Its like making the guns...you just cant wait til its over.

Just an FYI Cannon carriages for the gun deck are now available. These are the 1 15/16" carriages. They are sold 4 per pack. You will need 24 of them. The Cedar versions are now available. The resin cannon are also available. Chapter 6 will be just this....making and installing the gun deck cannon. This will take a while for everyone to do neatly. IMPORTANT: I will add the carriage jig for free when you buy these. But you must remind me by writing in the comments section of your order that you are a Winnie builder. Otherwise I wont know to add it to your package. I wont ship the jig by itself later so please dont forget to mention it in your order before check out. You will still need to get your own 28 and 24 gauge wire.....as well as 1mm brass rod to make these. You are buying the laser cut wood parts...... They are listed on my Winnie store page. Chuck

Polar is the way to go. You will be cursing birch when its time to sand.

It holds a real sharp edge when you need it to. Alaskan Yellow Cedar works very well for our purposes.

Very nice work.....its looking great. Just remember that the wood is soft so be careful not to dent and scratch it. You can protect the finished stem when its all done with some painters tape.

Indeed taking your time and sanding carefully is the trick. Rushing will never produce a tight fit with those pieces. But regardless your capstan looks really good. Use of machines to sand and prep those parts is definitely overkill. Just take your time and try to not let impatience take hold of you. Just a light sanding by hand to remove the char with a sanding stick will ensure no over-sanding. Chuck

Wonderful.....yes you will have to flip and resave those images... You did a great job on the cheeks and head. That looks great. So much better than any kit project on the market.

Looking really good...you are making quick work of this little kit. Well done. 😃

Yes.....that is how it will work. Just one hole.....

Thats not my thing.....but you could. The ring would have been just bolted to the drum. Chuck

No they are for the pins that would go through and into the handles to lock them in while turning the capstan. Have a look at the fully framed model volume2. Great details in that book.

That looks very good actually. But I will mention that the tiny holes in that disc on the top of the capstan should line up above the square holes for the bars in the drum. You didnt align that disc correctly...it should have been oriented on the stick so they matched up. Also a little tip....if you own a miniature chisel....of good quality, you can clean up those notches a bit before adding the chocks. That makes a big difference. But nicely done.

Thats a new one!!! I have never seen that happen.

Welcome to the group.....dont hesitate to ask any questions. RNJOY the project. Chuck

Nope...the winnie gets a flat one....

Probably but we shall see when I get that far.... Chuck

Actually one of the interesting things about the Winnie contemporary model is the columns. All of the columns are square but fancy. Same is true for the uprights on the main rails at the break of the waste. We will be adding them but they wont be round....no lathe needed. Maybe the guy who built this didnt have a lathe either....LOL I love the way this looks actually....see the main rail below. and here is a look at the square uprights on the breast rail for Amazon. This is a better image and how we will make these. Also note the columns holding up the deck beams....you dont see very thick round columns here either. Which is what you usually see in kits and more modern models. These are very slender by comparison. Chuck

Someone mentioned deck beams earlier. I managed to get all of them sanded of char. I will need them as I move forward and thought it best to do them now while building cannon. Some knees will need to be in position to finish the cannon so these are good to have....but it really does change the appearance and gives you a great idea of how she will look. I will number them and remove them until needed.

Really nice work Glenn....you are in the homestretch...

Casting sets are in stock.....but you cant order a figurehead separately. You need to buy the whole set so I dont have to break up sets.

That is here... Yes you can do that. I will be going the more traditional route however. I will leave two open areas rather than leave an entire side bare. It will enable me to add gins on both sides without using the rather ugly methods that I sometimes see. Chuck

Indeed they are....Go here to sig up....then you will be given access. https://thenrgstore.org/collections/plans-and-projects Chuck

Not "MAY"......I have discontinued rope. But yes I intend to rig one cannon in order to show what blocks are needed and what size rope. Then I will remove it all for my model. But first I have 16 more guns to build and then I have to add all those eyebolts and split rings to the bulwarks. Good times.

No I am not going to add any rope at all which was customary for most if not all contemporary hull models. But I will rig one just to show how I did it in case you guys want to rig them. Chuck