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Thank you, I continued with the head-rails of the gallion. I must say, this is by far the most challenging part of the whole model. I messed up the first pair of headrails and had to ask for a new set, wich Chuck immediately sent to me. Thanks for that!! I started all over again. Every part here is important for the whole appearance of the construction. Ther are plenty of graceful curves and angles. If any of them are out of place, the whole construction looks weird. Here are the new headrails, I tried to remove most of the laser-char. First parts are in position now. Matthias
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This is a lovely project. I like it very much. And these little working boats should not be forgotten. So many folk earned their daily bread on them.
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So well executed!! You can be very proud of this beautiful model. I look forward to your display case. I still have no idea about a suitable stand and display case for my Winnie-model, wich is about to be finished very soon as well. Matthias
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Hello Everybody, thank you very much for your nice comments! I continued chapter 11 with the deadeyes and chainplates. It is all so well explained in Chucks instructions, there is not much to say about it. It all worked very well. The only bigger problem was to not stretch the acrylic chains too much, so they remain close. I tried the position in advance and made a hole with a needle, where the brass-nail is supposed to be. That worked quite well, I hope you know, what I mean. So here are some photos of the result. I also installed all the guns on the lower gundeck. I followed stuntflyers method and pinned them onto the deck with brass-nails, so they cannot get lost. I will now proceed to the next chapter and think about, if I will add the swifel guns or not. They are a nice feature, but somehow interrupt the lovely flow of the quarterdeck-rail. Matthias
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Is the model above HMS Endymion from the science-museum? Matthias
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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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