Rustyj

I have the distinct honor of being able to work with Chuck again on my  next project,
the HMS Winchelsea.  This is the same ship that Chuck is designing and currently
building. I cannot put into words my gratitude to Chuck for allowing me to participate
in his project. I will make every effort to build her as described in the plans and
practicum although I will never be able to reach the outstanding level of craftsmanship
Chuck has set.
 
 The HMS Winchelsea was launched in 1764 and is a Niger class 32 gun frigate. This
build will show how she appeared during the American Revolution. The model will be
fully rigged at 3/16" scale. I will be using various woods throughout the build but the
primary wood used will be Boxwood, Holly and Swiss Pear. All of these woods are
from Jeff at Hobby Mill.
 
As Chuck has very eloquently detailed his log and I could never reproduce that either.
I will just show how I worked my way through the build.
 
Here is a sample of some the plans that I will be using to build the Winchelsea.
 

 
The first step in the build will be to cut out and assemble the knee of the head. There are
eleven parts to the head knee assembly and they will all be cut from 3/16" Boxwood. The
pieces were rough cut with the scroll saw and finished with files, sandpaper and chisels.
To simulate the caulked joints.
 
Once assembled Chuck states " The entire assembly must be tapered. This taper extends
from the upper stem piece towards the bobstay piece.  The aft edge of the upper stem
should remain 3/16” thick.  It should gradually be reduced to 3/32” thick along the
forward edge of the bobstay piece. The taper is 3/32” at the top of the bobstay piece
but it also gradually widens back to 3/16” as it works its way down towards the cutwater. "
 
Hopefully you can see this taper in the photograph.
 

 
Next it will be time to cut out the bulkheads and the bulkhead former. These will all cut
from Birch 3/16" aircraft 4 ply plywood. As there are so many bulkheads, a total of 27,
I anticipate it taking a least a week to cut them out and fit them prior to gluing.
 
That is if my mind doesn't wander!  

Thank you for all the likes and comments. It is very much appreciated!
 
Joe that means I'd have to do design work and we know that isn't gonna happen!
 
Thank you Remco. Your Kingfisher continues to inspire me.
 
Thanks E&T.
 
Hi Chris. Yeah we may have started around the same time but my little ones are into houses
of their own so my distraction level is much lower!
 
Thanks Ben. I can't begin to express how lucky I am to be involved in this.
 
Hi Augie. You should see them spread out on a 40" x 40' sheet. Truly amazing! You know when
you finish the Confederacy this would be a good project for you. Come to the dark side...come.....   
 
Hi Mark. Thanks for your continued support and encouragement.
 
Thanks Floyd.
 
Hi Greg. Tall order? Try impossible! I'll just do the best I can and have a whole lot of fun.
 
Hi Alan and welcome aboard.
 
Hi Alan from down under. Once this gets underway full steam there will only be two projects ongoing. Well maybe......
 
Hi Grant all seats are in the front row here!
 
Hi Chuck. I don't know how much fun you'll have....but I'm planning on having a ball.
 
Again thank you all for stopping by. I will be away for a couple of days so probably no new updates until the weekend.  

Good luck and my best wishes with this new venture Rusty!
 
We´ll be here waiting to see your pics and posts!
 
Good luck again Sir!
 
 
Daniel.

I have the distinct honor of being able to work with Chuck again on my  next project,
the HMS Winchelsea.  This is the same ship that Chuck is designing and currently
building. I cannot put into words my gratitude to Chuck for allowing me to participate
in his project. I will make every effort to build her as described in the plans and
practicum although I will never be able to reach the outstanding level of craftsmanship
Chuck has set.
 
 The HMS Winchelsea was launched in 1764 and is a Niger class 32 gun frigate. This
build will show how she appeared during the American Revolution. The model will be
fully rigged at 3/16" scale. I will be using various woods throughout the build but the
primary wood used will be Boxwood, Holly and Swiss Pear. All of these woods are
from Jeff at Hobby Mill.
 
As Chuck has very eloquently detailed his log and I could never reproduce that either.
I will just show how I worked my way through the build.
 
Here is a sample of some the plans that I will be using to build the Winchelsea.
 

 
The first step in the build will be to cut out and assemble the knee of the head. There are
eleven parts to the head knee assembly and they will all be cut from 3/16" Boxwood. The
pieces were rough cut with the scroll saw and finished with files, sandpaper and chisels.
To simulate the caulked joints.
 
Once assembled Chuck states " The entire assembly must be tapered. This taper extends
from the upper stem piece towards the bobstay piece.  The aft edge of the upper stem
should remain 3/16” thick.  It should gradually be reduced to 3/32” thick along the
forward edge of the bobstay piece. The taper is 3/32” at the top of the bobstay piece
but it also gradually widens back to 3/16” as it works its way down towards the cutwater. "
 
Hopefully you can see this taper in the photograph.
 

 
Next it will be time to cut out the bulkheads and the bulkhead former. These will all cut
from Birch 3/16" aircraft 4 ply plywood. As there are so many bulkheads, a total of 27,
I anticipate it taking a least a week to cut them out and fit them prior to gluing.
 
That is if my mind doesn't wander!  

Thank you for all the likes and comments. It is very much appreciated!
 
Joe that means I'd have to do design work and we know that isn't gonna happen!
 
Thank you Remco. Your Kingfisher continues to inspire me.
 
Thanks E&T.
 
Hi Chris. Yeah we may have started around the same time but my little ones are into houses
of their own so my distraction level is much lower!
 
Thanks Ben. I can't begin to express how lucky I am to be involved in this.
 
Hi Augie. You should see them spread out on a 40" x 40' sheet. Truly amazing! You know when
you finish the Confederacy this would be a good project for you. Come to the dark side...come.....   
 
Hi Mark. Thanks for your continued support and encouragement.
 
Thanks Floyd.
 
Hi Greg. Tall order? Try impossible! I'll just do the best I can and have a whole lot of fun.
 
Hi Alan and welcome aboard.
 
Hi Alan from down under. Once this gets underway full steam there will only be two projects ongoing. Well maybe......
 
Hi Grant all seats are in the front row here!
 
Hi Chuck. I don't know how much fun you'll have....but I'm planning on having a ball.
 
Again thank you all for stopping by. I will be away for a couple of days so probably no new updates until the weekend.  

Thanks Augie, Ben and Paddy.
 
Well I'm barreling down the home stretch and speaking of barreling I have mounted the barrels
to their carriages and will be putting them in place once I'm back in town.
 

 

 
Thanks for stopping by.

Thanks Augie, Ben and Paddy.
 
Well I'm barreling down the home stretch and speaking of barreling I have mounted the barrels
to their carriages and will be putting them in place once I'm back in town.
 

 

 
Thanks for stopping by.

Thank you for all the likes and comments. It is very much appreciated!
 
Joe that means I'd have to do design work and we know that isn't gonna happen!
 
Thank you Remco. Your Kingfisher continues to inspire me.
 
Thanks E&T.
 
Hi Chris. Yeah we may have started around the same time but my little ones are into houses
of their own so my distraction level is much lower!
 
Thanks Ben. I can't begin to express how lucky I am to be involved in this.
 
Hi Augie. You should see them spread out on a 40" x 40' sheet. Truly amazing! You know when
you finish the Confederacy this would be a good project for you. Come to the dark side...come.....   
 
Hi Mark. Thanks for your continued support and encouragement.
 
Thanks Floyd.
 
Hi Greg. Tall order? Try impossible! I'll just do the best I can and have a whole lot of fun.
 
Hi Alan and welcome aboard.
 
Hi Alan from down under. Once this gets underway full steam there will only be two projects ongoing. Well maybe......
 
Hi Grant all seats are in the front row here!
 
Hi Chuck. I don't know how much fun you'll have....but I'm planning on having a ball.
 
Again thank you all for stopping by. I will be away for a couple of days so probably no new updates until the weekend.  

Thank you for all the likes and comments. It is very much appreciated!
 
Joe that means I'd have to do design work and we know that isn't gonna happen!
 
Thank you Remco. Your Kingfisher continues to inspire me.
 
Thanks E&T.
 
Hi Chris. Yeah we may have started around the same time but my little ones are into houses
of their own so my distraction level is much lower!
 
Thanks Ben. I can't begin to express how lucky I am to be involved in this.
 
Hi Augie. You should see them spread out on a 40" x 40' sheet. Truly amazing! You know when
you finish the Confederacy this would be a good project for you. Come to the dark side...come.....   
 
Hi Mark. Thanks for your continued support and encouragement.
 
Thanks Floyd.
 
Hi Greg. Tall order? Try impossible! I'll just do the best I can and have a whole lot of fun.
 
Hi Alan and welcome aboard.
 
Hi Alan from down under. Once this gets underway full steam there will only be two projects ongoing. Well maybe......
 
Hi Grant all seats are in the front row here!
 
Hi Chuck. I don't know how much fun you'll have....but I'm planning on having a ball.
 
Again thank you all for stopping by. I will be away for a couple of days so probably no new updates until the weekend.  

Thanks Augie, Ben and Paddy.
 
Well I'm barreling down the home stretch and speaking of barreling I have mounted the barrels
to their carriages and will be putting them in place once I'm back in town.
 

 

 
Thanks for stopping by.

Thanks Augie, Ben and Paddy.
 
Well I'm barreling down the home stretch and speaking of barreling I have mounted the barrels
to their carriages and will be putting them in place once I'm back in town.
 

 

 
Thanks for stopping by.

Thanks Augie, Ben and Paddy.
 
Well I'm barreling down the home stretch and speaking of barreling I have mounted the barrels
to their carriages and will be putting them in place once I'm back in town.
 

 

 
Thanks for stopping by.

Thanks Augie, Ben and Paddy.
 
Well I'm barreling down the home stretch and speaking of barreling I have mounted the barrels
to their carriages and will be putting them in place once I'm back in town.
 

 

 
Thanks for stopping by.

Thank you for all the likes and comments. It is very much appreciated!
 
Joe that means I'd have to do design work and we know that isn't gonna happen!
 
Thank you Remco. Your Kingfisher continues to inspire me.
 
Thanks E&T.
 
Hi Chris. Yeah we may have started around the same time but my little ones are into houses
of their own so my distraction level is much lower!
 
Thanks Ben. I can't begin to express how lucky I am to be involved in this.
 
Hi Augie. You should see them spread out on a 40" x 40' sheet. Truly amazing! You know when
you finish the Confederacy this would be a good project for you. Come to the dark side...come.....   
 
Hi Mark. Thanks for your continued support and encouragement.
 
Thanks Floyd.
 
Hi Greg. Tall order? Try impossible! I'll just do the best I can and have a whole lot of fun.
 
Hi Alan and welcome aboard.
 
Hi Alan from down under. Once this gets underway full steam there will only be two projects ongoing. Well maybe......
 
Hi Grant all seats are in the front row here!
 
Hi Chuck. I don't know how much fun you'll have....but I'm planning on having a ball.
 
Again thank you all for stopping by. I will be away for a couple of days so probably no new updates until the weekend.  

Thanks Augie, Ben and Paddy.
 
Well I'm barreling down the home stretch and speaking of barreling I have mounted the barrels
to their carriages and will be putting them in place once I'm back in town.
 

 

 
Thanks for stopping by.

Thanks Augie, Ben and Paddy.
 
Well I'm barreling down the home stretch and speaking of barreling I have mounted the barrels
to their carriages and will be putting them in place once I'm back in town.
 

 

 
Thanks for stopping by.

Thanks Augie, Ben and Paddy.
 
Well I'm barreling down the home stretch and speaking of barreling I have mounted the barrels
to their carriages and will be putting them in place once I'm back in town.
 

 

 
Thanks for stopping by.

Thanks Augie, Ben and Paddy.
 
Well I'm barreling down the home stretch and speaking of barreling I have mounted the barrels
to their carriages and will be putting them in place once I'm back in town.
 

 

 
Thanks for stopping by.

Thank you E&T.
 
Ok Ben.... you should have excused yourself.  You had insider information!
 
Yes Chuck has graciously allowed me access to the Winnie and I will be starting her shortly.
As this will be a long slow build while he continues to design her I will try to complete the Fly
at the same time. Gotta keep the Grand kids happy you know!  
 
I have completed the stand. I made it out of some Maple I had available.
 
 

 

 

 
I kept the dowels low on the stand so they wouldn't cover the frame work. Now I just have to put
on a couple of coats of sealer and I can set the cross section in it.

Thanks Augie, Ben and Paddy.
 
Well I'm barreling down the home stretch and speaking of barreling I have mounted the barrels
to their carriages and will be putting them in place once I'm back in town.
 

 

 
Thanks for stopping by.

Thanks Augie, Ben and Paddy.
 
Well I'm barreling down the home stretch and speaking of barreling I have mounted the barrels
to their carriages and will be putting them in place once I'm back in town.
 

 

 
Thanks for stopping by.

Thanks Augie, Ben and Paddy.
 
Well I'm barreling down the home stretch and speaking of barreling I have mounted the barrels
to their carriages and will be putting them in place once I'm back in town.
 

 

 
Thanks for stopping by.

Thanks Augie, Ben and Paddy.
 
Well I'm barreling down the home stretch and speaking of barreling I have mounted the barrels
to their carriages and will be putting them in place once I'm back in town.
 

 

 
Thanks for stopping by.

Thank you E&T.
 
Ok Ben.... you should have excused yourself.  You had insider information!
 
Yes Chuck has graciously allowed me access to the Winnie and I will be starting her shortly.
As this will be a long slow build while he continues to design her I will try to complete the Fly
at the same time. Gotta keep the Grand kids happy you know!  
 
I have completed the stand. I made it out of some Maple I had available.
 
 

 

 

 
I kept the dowels low on the stand so they wouldn't cover the frame work. Now I just have to put
on a couple of coats of sealer and I can set the cross section in it.

Thank you for all the likes and comments. It is very much appreciated!
 
Joe that means I'd have to do design work and we know that isn't gonna happen!
 
Thank you Remco. Your Kingfisher continues to inspire me.
 
Thanks E&T.
 
Hi Chris. Yeah we may have started around the same time but my little ones are into houses
of their own so my distraction level is much lower!
 
Thanks Ben. I can't begin to express how lucky I am to be involved in this.
 
Hi Augie. You should see them spread out on a 40" x 40' sheet. Truly amazing! You know when
you finish the Confederacy this would be a good project for you. Come to the dark side...come.....   
 
Hi Mark. Thanks for your continued support and encouragement.
 
Thanks Floyd.
 
Hi Greg. Tall order? Try impossible! I'll just do the best I can and have a whole lot of fun.
 
Hi Alan and welcome aboard.
 
Hi Alan from down under. Once this gets underway full steam there will only be two projects ongoing. Well maybe......
 
Hi Grant all seats are in the front row here!
 
Hi Chuck. I don't know how much fun you'll have....but I'm planning on having a ball.
 
Again thank you all for stopping by. I will be away for a couple of days so probably no new updates until the weekend.