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Beautiful work, Glenn!
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- RossR, CaptMorgan, Chuck and 6 others
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I’m so sorry, Kevin. It sounds like he has been a wonderful pet.
- Mr Whippy, Kevin, Ryland Craze and 1 other
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Beautifully done, Frank! Your moldings look amazing. I agree with Glenn that you are miles ahead having the channels fit while doing the moldings. I’m glad you’ve recovered from the flu and/or Covid.
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Beautifully done, Glenn! Your work is amazing.
- FrankWouts and glbarlow
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Here is the breast rail and ship’s wheel. The ship’s wheel is just sitting in place and has not been glued down, yet. I started by cleaning the uprights with 320 grit sandpaper, jeweler’s files, and a number 11 blade. Then I carefully adjusted the fit in the lower rail and the bottom piece of the upper rail. I made sure the fit was good before gluing the top and bottom pieces of the upper rail together. I painted the rails before assembling and then used a brush to apply wipe on polyurethane to the whole assembly after it was all together. I used a clear gel glue for assembling everything. I used an Emory board to adjust the fit of the uprights to the deck. I pinned the breast rail at the outboard uprights, hoping that gives them a little bit better bite using medium CA to attach the railing to the deck.
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On 1/11/2024 at 3:22 AM, KennyH78 said:
I will be following along now, even though I'm a little late to the party.
Thank you for your nice comment, Kenny. You’re starting at a great time, because there are so many members at various chapters. This is a very helpful group. I hope you have as much fun building yours as I am having with mine.
- scrubbyj427, KennyH78 and FrankWouts
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Hi Kenny. I don’t know anything about your conversion process, but if it involves the print function, you will need to make sure the scale is set to 100%. Read my log for a tale of whoa and despair over that error.
- James G and FrankWouts
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Hi Binchicken. Thank you so much for commenting on my build log. This was my first wooden ship model. I picked it after seeing several great build logs on MSW.
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Beautifully done, Dave! I hope the case goes well, too.
- davec and Ryland Craze
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Thanks, JJ, Glenn, and Rusty. And thank you for the likes. Happy New Year! I’m working on the breast rail and not quite ready to show any pictures of it.
- FrankWouts, scrubbyj427, James G and 2 others
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Welcome back to my Winchelsea build log. Once again, I’ve neglected it for several months. I’m working on chapter 10 and have finished planking down the center of the quarter-deck. The outboard planks were very challenging, and I’m pretty happy with my results. I did manage to screw up the binnacle to the point that I’ll be reaching out to Chuck for a new one. And I think I will leave it bright to match my capstan. I’m now starting to clean up the breast rail uprights. This will take me a while because I plan to leave them bright like Chuck’s.
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Welcome to the Winnie group, Kenny! I'm looking forward to seeing your CNC work.
- James G, FrankWouts and KennyH78
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22 hours ago, SomethingIsFishy said:
I looked at the clock… yikes!
This has happened to me in the shipyard many times! Your lobster smack is looking great so far. And I really like what you did with the stand.
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Chapter 3 is still one of my favorite parts of this whole project. The stern and q-galleries are spectacular and were so much fun to build. Cats are wonderful, aren't they? I found one of mine using Winnie as a bed right after I put the subfloor down in Chapter 4. I think that little bite mark on the transom will be completely covered by a molding. The one on the upright might be high enough that it will be cut off when you put the railing on in Chapter 10.
- Greg M, FrankWouts and Rustyj
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Hi Archie. Modeler's Sawmill is a good source for the wood, and they can mill it all for you so you are ready to go. Their quality is outstanding. Here is a link to the wood packages page of their site: https://www.modelerssawmill.com/wood-packages.php. This was not available when I started my Winchelsea. I began by milling my own strips. They came out just OK. When I needed more to complete the gun deck. I ordered from Modeler's Sawmill and I wished I could turn back time to have them mill the strips for the hull planking.
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Welcome to the Winnie group, Archie! It’s always great to see more builds. It looks like you’re off to a great start. I’m really interested in the CNC work. Can you please tell us about your equipment and how it works?
HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Matt D 1:48
in Member Build logs for the HMS Winchelsea
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Thanks, Glenn. Yes, they are tricky. I think this would be some of the things Chuck refers to as "fiddly bits". And I agree. I've actually been working on these railings for months, but in really small time increments. That has given me a lot of time to think about what I was doing, which helped me do a better job on them.