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Rustyj got a reaction from Archi in HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Rustyj - 1/64 - POB - 32-Gun Frigate January 14, 2018

Thank you for the kind words Antony.

Well I've pre fit all the bulkheads. Just some minor sanding of the slots was needed so it didn't
take as long as anticipated. Here is the first bulkhead in place. I clamp the angle piece in place
to hold the bulkhead square until the glue sets up. I do one bulkhead fore and one bulkhead
aft at a time and work my way to the center.
Rustyj got a reaction from Wishmaster in HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Rustyj - 1/64 - POB - 32-Gun Frigate December 5, 2014

Thank you for the kind words Antony.

Well I've pre fit all the bulkheads. Just some minor sanding of the slots was needed so it didn't
take as long as anticipated. Here is the first bulkhead in place. I clamp the angle piece in place
to hold the bulkhead square until the glue sets up. I do one bulkhead fore and one bulkhead
aft at a time and work my way to the center.
Rustyj got a reaction from Wishmaster in HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Rustyj - 1/64 - POB - 32-Gun Frigate December 5, 2014

Thanks Greg, I think I started doing that on the Confederacy.

Glad to have you here Jim. Are you going to make it up to CT for the show?

Hi Dirk, I hope you do build her. I would love to see it.

Also thanks everyone for stopping by and all the likes.

I had a great weekend. The real world left me to my devices and I had a lot of
shop time. Bulkheads are all cut out and stacked as previously mentioned and I
then attacked the bulkhead former . It is laid out in two pieces and I thought of
just cutting it out as one whole piece. But as Chuck pointed out to me that getting
one piece of plywood that long that wouldn't twist would be extremely difficult.
So after an unsuccessful search I relented and cut it from two pieces. I knew I
shouldn't have wasted my time but then again I'm not known for my better
judgment and decision making.

Any way the former plans were cut out and glued up, then I cut it out on the scroll
saw and fine tuned it with the disk sander and a sanding block. Once satisfied I
applied glue to both pieces, put wax paper over and under the joint, placed a scrap
board on it and some heavy weights and allowed it to dry over night.

Now I will test fit all of the bulkheads and then start gluing them up.
Rustyj got a reaction from Jorge Diaz O in HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Rustyj - 1/64 - POB - 32-Gun Frigate October 6, 2018

Thanks for stopping by Daniel.

Well I'm back and I have got a start on cutting the bulkheads out.

Care was used to ensure the plywood I have is free of warping. There are 27 bulkheads
to cut out. I used my standard method of cutting the individual bulkheads from the plans
and glued them one at a time to the plywood using a temporary paper craft glue. This
allows for removal of the plans should I so desire.

Once the bulkheads have been cut on the scroll saw I use my x-acto knife to score the
various reference lines that will be needed later. This is done just in case the plans are
removed from the bulkhead later.

I then take the bulkheads and make stacks of about 6 bulkheads of similar size and shape
and place a heavy weight on the to help ensure that they do not warp while I finish cutting
the remaining bulkheads and the former.

Well I'm off to cut more bulkheads out.
Rustyj got a reaction from fatih79 in HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Rustyj - 1/64 - POB - 32-Gun Frigate November 28, 2014

Thank you for the kind words Antony.

Well I've pre fit all the bulkheads. Just some minor sanding of the slots was needed so it didn't
take as long as anticipated. Here is the first bulkhead in place. I clamp the angle piece in place
to hold the bulkhead square until the glue sets up. I do one bulkhead fore and one bulkhead
aft at a time and work my way to the center.
Rustyj got a reaction from sonicmcdude in HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Rustyj - 1/64 - POB - 32-Gun Frigate November 16, 2014

Thank you for the kind words Antony.

Well I've pre fit all the bulkheads. Just some minor sanding of the slots was needed so it didn't
take as long as anticipated. Here is the first bulkhead in place. I clamp the angle piece in place
to hold the bulkhead square until the glue sets up. I do one bulkhead fore and one bulkhead
aft at a time and work my way to the center.
Rustyj got a reaction from Elia in HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Rustyj - 1/64 - POB - 32-Gun Frigate October 8, 2014

Thank you for the kind words Antony.

Well I've pre fit all the bulkheads. Just some minor sanding of the slots was needed so it didn't
take as long as anticipated. Here is the first bulkhead in place. I clamp the angle piece in place
to hold the bulkhead square until the glue sets up. I do one bulkhead fore and one bulkhead
aft at a time and work my way to the center.
Rustyj got a reaction from egkb in HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Rustyj - 1/64 - POB - 32-Gun Frigate September 19, 2014

Thank you for the kind words Antony.

Well I've pre fit all the bulkheads. Just some minor sanding of the slots was needed so it didn't
take as long as anticipated. Here is the first bulkhead in place. I clamp the angle piece in place
to hold the bulkhead square until the glue sets up. I do one bulkhead fore and one bulkhead
aft at a time and work my way to the center.
Rustyj got a reaction from Erebus and Terror in HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Rustyj - 1/64 - POB - 32-Gun Frigate March 16, 2014

Thank you for the kind words Antony.

Well I've pre fit all the bulkheads. Just some minor sanding of the slots was needed so it didn't
take as long as anticipated. Here is the first bulkhead in place. I clamp the angle piece in place
to hold the bulkhead square until the glue sets up. I do one bulkhead fore and one bulkhead
aft at a time and work my way to the center.
Rustyj reacted to Shazmira in US Brig Syren by Shazmira - Model Shipways - 1:64 March 12, 2014

For those that were following my previous build of the Syren, here I go again. Had a bit of a snafu getting the replacement parts from ME this time, but as usual they came through and all is good.

The bulkhead former, bulkheads, and everything are not the nasty laser burnt ply of before. I am hoping this new wood will turn out to be more stable and not crumble to pieces as before. I haven't quite figured out what exactly the wood is they used for this...very light weight, large grained, and I swear it is balsa....but my mind seems to think no one would use balsa for the skeleton of a ship....but what do I know.

So first the obligatory box and contents pictures

My boxwood upgrade from Jeff at Hobby Mills

new former with bulkheads squared and glued!

So to my friends and followers, wish me luck that this third attempt truly is the charm!

AND WE ARE OFF!!!
Rustyj reacted to rafine in Frigate Essex by Rafine - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Kitbashed March 11, 2014

Thanks Hamilton for your continuing interest.

I have now built the stove, but will not mount it until sometime later in construction to avoid damage to this very delicate little piece. Since the stove is painted, I chose to use the basic kit pieces to assemble it. I did a number of the details with non-kit items. For example, I used very thin styrene to do the various doors, a couple of very small bulls eyes I had for the pulleys and some tiny (40 links per inch) chain to connect the pulleys. Doing this piece almost convinced me that my aging eyes and hands need to work in larger scales. Still very enjoyable, but getting very difficult.

Next, I will start to mount and rig the first few guns.

Bob
Rustyj got a reaction from fatih79 in HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Rustyj - 1/64 - POB - 32-Gun Frigate November 28, 2014

Thanks Greg, I think I started doing that on the Confederacy.

Glad to have you here Jim. Are you going to make it up to CT for the show?

Hi Dirk, I hope you do build her. I would love to see it.

Also thanks everyone for stopping by and all the likes.

I had a great weekend. The real world left me to my devices and I had a lot of
shop time. Bulkheads are all cut out and stacked as previously mentioned and I
then attacked the bulkhead former . It is laid out in two pieces and I thought of
just cutting it out as one whole piece. But as Chuck pointed out to me that getting
one piece of plywood that long that wouldn't twist would be extremely difficult.
So after an unsuccessful search I relented and cut it from two pieces. I knew I
shouldn't have wasted my time but then again I'm not known for my better
judgment and decision making.

Any way the former plans were cut out and glued up, then I cut it out on the scroll
saw and fine tuned it with the disk sander and a sanding block. Once satisfied I
applied glue to both pieces, put wax paper over and under the joint, placed a scrap
board on it and some heavy weights and allowed it to dry over night.

Now I will test fit all of the bulkheads and then start gluing them up.
Rustyj got a reaction from Archi in HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Rustyj - 1/64 - POB - 32-Gun Frigate January 14, 2018

Thanks for stopping by Daniel.

Well I'm back and I have got a start on cutting the bulkheads out.

Care was used to ensure the plywood I have is free of warping. There are 27 bulkheads
to cut out. I used my standard method of cutting the individual bulkheads from the plans
and glued them one at a time to the plywood using a temporary paper craft glue. This
allows for removal of the plans should I so desire.

Once the bulkheads have been cut on the scroll saw I use my x-acto knife to score the
various reference lines that will be needed later. This is done just in case the plans are
removed from the bulkhead later.

I then take the bulkheads and make stacks of about 6 bulkheads of similar size and shape
and place a heavy weight on the to help ensure that they do not warp while I finish cutting
the remaining bulkheads and the former.

Well I'm off to cut more bulkheads out.
Rustyj reacted to SawdustDave in A fully Rigged Model Shipways Confederacy....... March 11, 2014

Just running across this discussion on my Confederacy. Been so long ago now..... I really appreciate the kind comments.
Be assured, I do not consider myself a serious historian of this wonderful art....just an old guy who fell in love with it and really enjoys the challenge.
Rustyj got a reaction from sonicmcdude in HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Rustyj - 1/64 - POB - 32-Gun Frigate November 16, 2014

Thanks Greg, I think I started doing that on the Confederacy.

Glad to have you here Jim. Are you going to make it up to CT for the show?

Hi Dirk, I hope you do build her. I would love to see it.

Also thanks everyone for stopping by and all the likes.

I had a great weekend. The real world left me to my devices and I had a lot of
shop time. Bulkheads are all cut out and stacked as previously mentioned and I
then attacked the bulkhead former . It is laid out in two pieces and I thought of
just cutting it out as one whole piece. But as Chuck pointed out to me that getting
one piece of plywood that long that wouldn't twist would be extremely difficult.
So after an unsuccessful search I relented and cut it from two pieces. I knew I
shouldn't have wasted my time but then again I'm not known for my better
judgment and decision making.

Any way the former plans were cut out and glued up, then I cut it out on the scroll
saw and fine tuned it with the disk sander and a sanding block. Once satisfied I
applied glue to both pieces, put wax paper over and under the joint, placed a scrap
board on it and some heavy weights and allowed it to dry over night.

Now I will test fit all of the bulkheads and then start gluing them up.
Rustyj got a reaction from Elia in HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Rustyj - 1/64 - POB - 32-Gun Frigate October 8, 2014

Thanks Greg, I think I started doing that on the Confederacy.

Glad to have you here Jim. Are you going to make it up to CT for the show?

Hi Dirk, I hope you do build her. I would love to see it.

Also thanks everyone for stopping by and all the likes.

I had a great weekend. The real world left me to my devices and I had a lot of
shop time. Bulkheads are all cut out and stacked as previously mentioned and I
then attacked the bulkhead former . It is laid out in two pieces and I thought of
just cutting it out as one whole piece. But as Chuck pointed out to me that getting
one piece of plywood that long that wouldn't twist would be extremely difficult.
So after an unsuccessful search I relented and cut it from two pieces. I knew I
shouldn't have wasted my time but then again I'm not known for my better
judgment and decision making.

Any way the former plans were cut out and glued up, then I cut it out on the scroll
saw and fine tuned it with the disk sander and a sanding block. Once satisfied I
applied glue to both pieces, put wax paper over and under the joint, placed a scrap
board on it and some heavy weights and allowed it to dry over night.

Now I will test fit all of the bulkheads and then start gluing them up.
Rustyj got a reaction from dnputnam in HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Rustyj - 1/64 - POB - 32-Gun Frigate March 12, 2014

Thanks Greg, I think I started doing that on the Confederacy.

Glad to have you here Jim. Are you going to make it up to CT for the show?

Hi Dirk, I hope you do build her. I would love to see it.

Also thanks everyone for stopping by and all the likes.

I had a great weekend. The real world left me to my devices and I had a lot of
shop time. Bulkheads are all cut out and stacked as previously mentioned and I
then attacked the bulkhead former . It is laid out in two pieces and I thought of
just cutting it out as one whole piece. But as Chuck pointed out to me that getting
one piece of plywood that long that wouldn't twist would be extremely difficult.
So after an unsuccessful search I relented and cut it from two pieces. I knew I
shouldn't have wasted my time but then again I'm not known for my better
judgment and decision making.

Any way the former plans were cut out and glued up, then I cut it out on the scroll
saw and fine tuned it with the disk sander and a sanding block. Once satisfied I
applied glue to both pieces, put wax paper over and under the joint, placed a scrap
board on it and some heavy weights and allowed it to dry over night.

Now I will test fit all of the bulkheads and then start gluing them up.
Rustyj got a reaction from AntonyUK in HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Rustyj - 1/64 - POB - 32-Gun Frigate March 11, 2014

Thanks Greg, I think I started doing that on the Confederacy.

Glad to have you here Jim. Are you going to make it up to CT for the show?

Hi Dirk, I hope you do build her. I would love to see it.

Also thanks everyone for stopping by and all the likes.

I had a great weekend. The real world left me to my devices and I had a lot of
shop time. Bulkheads are all cut out and stacked as previously mentioned and I
then attacked the bulkhead former . It is laid out in two pieces and I thought of
just cutting it out as one whole piece. But as Chuck pointed out to me that getting
one piece of plywood that long that wouldn't twist would be extremely difficult.
So after an unsuccessful search I relented and cut it from two pieces. I knew I
shouldn't have wasted my time but then again I'm not known for my better
judgment and decision making.

Any way the former plans were cut out and glued up, then I cut it out on the scroll
saw and fine tuned it with the disk sander and a sanding block. Once satisfied I
applied glue to both pieces, put wax paper over and under the joint, placed a scrap
board on it and some heavy weights and allowed it to dry over night.

Now I will test fit all of the bulkheads and then start gluing them up.
Rustyj got a reaction from gjdale in HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Rustyj - 1/64 - POB - 32-Gun Frigate March 11, 2014

Thanks Greg, I think I started doing that on the Confederacy.

Glad to have you here Jim. Are you going to make it up to CT for the show?

Hi Dirk, I hope you do build her. I would love to see it.

Also thanks everyone for stopping by and all the likes.

I had a great weekend. The real world left me to my devices and I had a lot of
shop time. Bulkheads are all cut out and stacked as previously mentioned and I
then attacked the bulkhead former . It is laid out in two pieces and I thought of
just cutting it out as one whole piece. But as Chuck pointed out to me that getting
one piece of plywood that long that wouldn't twist would be extremely difficult.
So after an unsuccessful search I relented and cut it from two pieces. I knew I
shouldn't have wasted my time but then again I'm not known for my better
judgment and decision making.

Any way the former plans were cut out and glued up, then I cut it out on the scroll
saw and fine tuned it with the disk sander and a sanding block. Once satisfied I
applied glue to both pieces, put wax paper over and under the joint, placed a scrap
board on it and some heavy weights and allowed it to dry over night.

Now I will test fit all of the bulkheads and then start gluing them up.
Rustyj got a reaction from fatih79 in HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Rustyj - 1/64 - POB - 32-Gun Frigate November 28, 2014

Thanks for stopping by Daniel.

Well I'm back and I have got a start on cutting the bulkheads out.

Care was used to ensure the plywood I have is free of warping. There are 27 bulkheads
to cut out. I used my standard method of cutting the individual bulkheads from the plans
and glued them one at a time to the plywood using a temporary paper craft glue. This
allows for removal of the plans should I so desire.

Once the bulkheads have been cut on the scroll saw I use my x-acto knife to score the
various reference lines that will be needed later. This is done just in case the plans are
removed from the bulkhead later.

I then take the bulkheads and make stacks of about 6 bulkheads of similar size and shape
and place a heavy weight on the to help ensure that they do not warp while I finish cutting
the remaining bulkheads and the former.

Well I'm off to cut more bulkheads out.
Rustyj got a reaction from druxey in HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Rustyj - 1/64 - POB - 32-Gun Frigate March 11, 2014

Thanks Greg, I think I started doing that on the Confederacy.

Glad to have you here Jim. Are you going to make it up to CT for the show?

Hi Dirk, I hope you do build her. I would love to see it.

Also thanks everyone for stopping by and all the likes.

I had a great weekend. The real world left me to my devices and I had a lot of
shop time. Bulkheads are all cut out and stacked as previously mentioned and I
then attacked the bulkhead former . It is laid out in two pieces and I thought of
just cutting it out as one whole piece. But as Chuck pointed out to me that getting
one piece of plywood that long that wouldn't twist would be extremely difficult.
So after an unsuccessful search I relented and cut it from two pieces. I knew I
shouldn't have wasted my time but then again I'm not known for my better
judgment and decision making.

Any way the former plans were cut out and glued up, then I cut it out on the scroll
saw and fine tuned it with the disk sander and a sanding block. Once satisfied I
applied glue to both pieces, put wax paper over and under the joint, placed a scrap
board on it and some heavy weights and allowed it to dry over night.

Now I will test fit all of the bulkheads and then start gluing them up.
Rustyj got a reaction from fnkershner in HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Rustyj - 1/64 - POB - 32-Gun Frigate March 11, 2014

Thanks Greg, I think I started doing that on the Confederacy.

Glad to have you here Jim. Are you going to make it up to CT for the show?

Hi Dirk, I hope you do build her. I would love to see it.

Also thanks everyone for stopping by and all the likes.

I had a great weekend. The real world left me to my devices and I had a lot of
shop time. Bulkheads are all cut out and stacked as previously mentioned and I
then attacked the bulkhead former . It is laid out in two pieces and I thought of
just cutting it out as one whole piece. But as Chuck pointed out to me that getting
one piece of plywood that long that wouldn't twist would be extremely difficult.
So after an unsuccessful search I relented and cut it from two pieces. I knew I
shouldn't have wasted my time but then again I'm not known for my better
judgment and decision making.

Any way the former plans were cut out and glued up, then I cut it out on the scroll
saw and fine tuned it with the disk sander and a sanding block. Once satisfied I
applied glue to both pieces, put wax paper over and under the joint, placed a scrap
board on it and some heavy weights and allowed it to dry over night.

Now I will test fit all of the bulkheads and then start gluing them up.
Rustyj got a reaction from bhermann in HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Rustyj - 1/64 - POB - 32-Gun Frigate March 11, 2014

Thanks Greg, I think I started doing that on the Confederacy.

Glad to have you here Jim. Are you going to make it up to CT for the show?

Hi Dirk, I hope you do build her. I would love to see it.

Also thanks everyone for stopping by and all the likes.

I had a great weekend. The real world left me to my devices and I had a lot of
shop time. Bulkheads are all cut out and stacked as previously mentioned and I
then attacked the bulkhead former . It is laid out in two pieces and I thought of
just cutting it out as one whole piece. But as Chuck pointed out to me that getting
one piece of plywood that long that wouldn't twist would be extremely difficult.
So after an unsuccessful search I relented and cut it from two pieces. I knew I
shouldn't have wasted my time but then again I'm not known for my better
judgment and decision making.

Any way the former plans were cut out and glued up, then I cut it out on the scroll
saw and fine tuned it with the disk sander and a sanding block. Once satisfied I
applied glue to both pieces, put wax paper over and under the joint, placed a scrap
board on it and some heavy weights and allowed it to dry over night.

Now I will test fit all of the bulkheads and then start gluing them up.
Rustyj got a reaction from harvey1847 in HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Rustyj - 1/64 - POB - 32-Gun Frigate March 11, 2014

Thanks Greg, I think I started doing that on the Confederacy.

Glad to have you here Jim. Are you going to make it up to CT for the show?

Hi Dirk, I hope you do build her. I would love to see it.

Also thanks everyone for stopping by and all the likes.

I had a great weekend. The real world left me to my devices and I had a lot of
shop time. Bulkheads are all cut out and stacked as previously mentioned and I
then attacked the bulkhead former . It is laid out in two pieces and I thought of
just cutting it out as one whole piece. But as Chuck pointed out to me that getting
one piece of plywood that long that wouldn't twist would be extremely difficult.
So after an unsuccessful search I relented and cut it from two pieces. I knew I
shouldn't have wasted my time but then again I'm not known for my better
judgment and decision making.

Any way the former plans were cut out and glued up, then I cut it out on the scroll
saw and fine tuned it with the disk sander and a sanding block. Once satisfied I
applied glue to both pieces, put wax paper over and under the joint, placed a scrap
board on it and some heavy weights and allowed it to dry over night.

Now I will test fit all of the bulkheads and then start gluing them up.
Rustyj got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Rustyj - 1/64 - POB - 32-Gun Frigate March 11, 2014

Thanks Greg, I think I started doing that on the Confederacy.

Glad to have you here Jim. Are you going to make it up to CT for the show?

Hi Dirk, I hope you do build her. I would love to see it.

Also thanks everyone for stopping by and all the likes.

I had a great weekend. The real world left me to my devices and I had a lot of
shop time. Bulkheads are all cut out and stacked as previously mentioned and I
then attacked the bulkhead former . It is laid out in two pieces and I thought of
just cutting it out as one whole piece. But as Chuck pointed out to me that getting
one piece of plywood that long that wouldn't twist would be extremely difficult.
So after an unsuccessful search I relented and cut it from two pieces. I knew I
shouldn't have wasted my time but then again I'm not known for my better
judgment and decision making.

Any way the former plans were cut out and glued up, then I cut it out on the scroll
saw and fine tuned it with the disk sander and a sanding block. Once satisfied I
applied glue to both pieces, put wax paper over and under the joint, placed a scrap
board on it and some heavy weights and allowed it to dry over night.

Now I will test fit all of the bulkheads and then start gluing them up.

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