Matt D

Beautiful work!  Your ship’s wheel looks like it was tricky to make.  It came out great!

I’m so sorry, Kevin.  It sounds like he has been a wonderful pet.

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.

Beautifully done, Glenn!  Your work is amazing.  

She’s looking great, Adam!  This looks like a really nice kit. 

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.  

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.

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.

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.  

Beautifully done, Dave!  I hope the case goes well, too.

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.

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.

Welcome to the Winnie group, Kenny!  I'm looking forward to seeing your CNC work.

Beautifully done, Adam!  

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. 

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.  

Great video, Allan!  Thank you for sharing.  

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.  

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?

She's beautiful, Marsalv!  Congratulations on your wonderful work!!  

It turned out beautiful, Chris!  Congratulations!!

Thank you, JJ, Chuck, Glenn, and Frank!  I'm really happy with how it is turning out and excited to get started on Chapter 10.  Chuck, this is an amazing project and I really appreciate your excellent work to create it.

She looks terrific, Steve!  What a fantastic voyage this has been!  I’ve enjoyed following along.

My broken railings are fixed and Chapter 9 is done.  Here are some photos of my completed forecastle.

Echoing what everyone else has said, Frank, you’ve really done an excellent job on your planking.