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Beckmann
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Is the model above HMS Endymion from the science-museum? Matthias -
Hi Chuck, the decorated frieze is a good choice in my opinion. Many 18th century models show them. That will look very good. Matthias
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Hello everybody, Thank you all for the comments and likes. Work continued with some deck details, I finally finished the breastrail and the gangways. Matthias
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So there will be a 3/32" scale Speedwell for us mortals or not? I would prefer this scale for a rigged model of Speedwell like the one, Philipp Reed made. He made a wonderful waterdiorama of Speedwell as well if I remember correctly. I must look that up again.
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I would try this scale. It is very tempting. If you realise it, I will built Speedwell in both scales. Go for it! Matthias
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Thank you for your comments and likes. The mice are gone. I filled the hole they came in with concrete and completely filled the space under the flooring with insulation. It is actually much wormer now.
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That was a long break for Winchelsea now, I had to do something against the mice under our living-room flooring. Then, more fun, some macro planking These old Floorboards are wonderful stuff. About 200 years old. Just lovely. Anyway, back to my breastrail I first made a jig for the detailed profiles, to get them all in line around the columns. Next step was sanding the profiles in a nice shape ... and polishing each corner to get this lovely dull gloss, wich this material has, when being polished. ... cutting the collumns in the right length and assemblying everything... Finally the installment on the model... This almost finishes chapter 10. I have to do the eyebolts for the guns on the quarterdeck and then proceed to chapter 11. Matthias
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Hi Chuck, which software do you use for creating these 3D ornaments?
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Thank you all. Glbarlow, I thought it would be something like that. But thanks as well for your explanation!! Next challenge is the breastrail. I am in the middle of it. Matthias
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Thank you. I continued with some of the deck fittings. There are quite a few contemporary models, showing excellent deck fittings, including wheels made from ivory. Of course I had to try my best and make one for my Winchelsea model. First I cut the strips and made a jig, so I can sand them to a oktogon. For the red painted parts of the wheel, I used Chucks wonderful mini-kit. After that they were turned and the profiles were made with sanding sticks and files Ivory is a fine material for turning. It can brake if you are not careful, but with some patience one can make nice profiles. The final assembly. Not perfect, but the little incorrectnesses wont be visible later. And here the arrangement on the model. It will be glued onto the deck later, I don't want it to be damaged. Matthias
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Will there be optional a boxwood set of the carvings, like you provided for the Winchelsea?
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Thank you for the nice comments and likes. This weekend I finished the rails on the forecastle and the quarterdeck. Matthias
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Beautiful!! You should publish some of these photos in a calendar or something like that. They are exceptional. Matthias
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Did you think about pre-bending the planks? That helps a lot. If you do so, and use Ponal-express glue, you sometimes don't need any clamps at all anymore.
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Thanks Chuck! I made two more belfrys. I think they came out better then the first one. One of them is a gift. Guess what this is!! It is a piece of mammut ivory. About 50 mm long. Remember, the last mammut died about 12000 years ago. I hope it will be enough for the breastrail columns. Matthias
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Absolutely magnificent!! I am looking forward to this workshop you are planning about water surfaces. I will propably overwork my Unicorn diorama afterwards. Matthias
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Hello everybody, today I want to show the latest progress. First of all I finished the planking of the forecastle and quarter deck. I know, this does not actually belong into chapter 9, but I wanted to get this done and clean the model, before I add the deck fittings. The first fitting wich will be added to the forecastle ist the belfry. Some of you might remember me using the ivory for the captains cabin. Now most of this is hidden unterneath the quarterdeck planking. So I thought about using this material for some of the upper deck fittings as well. Chuck provided a wonderful mini-kit for the belfry and I follow his way of building it, but replaced a few materials as you can see on the following photos. Matthias
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Impressive work, well done!!
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Today's update is all about the first steps of chapter 9 The caprail was added first. This is a nice step, it changes the overall impression of the model so much. Continuing with the margin plank wich I joined before gluing it in position. The planking of the outside bands on the forecastle and quarterdeck is to do next. I reduced the size of the hooks at the top of the planks a bit, as I have seen on the frigate Jylland at Ebeltoft in Denkmark. For this I made a new forecastle template. And here we got with the result on the model. The planking is not cleaned yet, that will be the next thing. Matthias
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If I would be a seller on eBay, I would also take your photos!! 😏 The model looks perfekt. Well done!! Matthias
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Thank you all for the likes and comment. I finished chapter 8 with the front panel installed on the model. Looking forward to all the nice features on the upper decks wich com next!! Matthias
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I needed a rest from modelling and painting water, so I continued with Chapter 8 and installed the forecastle fittings, deckbeams etc. Nothing much to tell about, it was as always perfectly prepared by Chuck and no serious problems occured. Next thing will be the front panel, I want to build it from boxwood like I did for the cabin front below the quarterdeck. Matthias
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It depends. I always put one figure on the model to get an impression of the scale. At the moment I am working on a 1:72 waterline diorama model. In this case many figures are a very nice addition.
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Superb!! I really like this crew. Will you offer them in 1:72 scale as well?
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Hi Chuck, no progress since my last post, but I will continue soon! I was asked to write a little article about the Winchelsea, and especially the great cabin for the magazin „Logbuch“ of our Arbeitskreis Historischer Schiffbau. So I was busy doing that. I hope, that is some good promotion for you as well. I put your contact information in the article. At the moment, I am finishing an old project, wich I startet 10 years ago. It is the HMS Unicorn, a frigate from the 1740’s. Scale 1:72, fully rigged. I had to finish some rigging, now I am working on the display case. I want to make this as a waterline-model, because the ships hull is not as well built, as I wish it would have been, and I like the idea of a waterline-scenery. After this is done, Winchelsea will be continued. Matthias
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