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Yours is such a great build. The paintwork is especially nice. I understand a bit about slowing down, I was a little reluctant to finish mine, it having occupied me for three years.

Thank you all for the gracious comments. I really enjoyed this build, a little sad it’s finished.

Glad yoy find it helpful, that is always my goal for my logs. It’s a great build for sure.

Cutting out a copy of the stern is a good idea, something I did as well in fact I had two copies of the plans, one just for cutting out various pieces. Glad my log is helpful.

Very nice work, as always.

Hopefully you haven’t done this yet. These don’t get cut down for a while but the do get cut down in a curve higher than bulwarks. I believe I showed my wale placement in my log, it worked out well as I did it. You are correct to check. Every step at this point of the build is critical to your future success.

Looks great Ben.

Great work Rusty. So much to line up and fair…

I have always used cut up cotton t-shirts, no fiber issues.

I failed a lot, just keep pushing. No model is perfect.

Great question. I thing something simpler like the Medway Longboat.

You’re really moving along, it looks great. I got stuck for a long while sorting out head timbers, I’m sure you’ll fly right thru it. So much great detail in such a small space chapter 12, fun stuff.

That’s some serious sanding, my elbow hurts just looking at it. Looking great!

Thanks. It’s true building Cheerful taught me lessons I carried over to Winchelsea, modelling is definitely a progressive skill set.

Very clever work on the tiller. It and your other deck furniture are looking great. Well done!

Wow, thank you all for the kind comments. They are very much appreciated and a joy to read.

Thank you Mike, much appreciated!

Finished With this my 66th post and three years since I began I have finished my HMS Winchelsea. I’ve included a few final photos, in each I am reminded of the time and effort I put into that section of the model. It was important for me to get it right, I was never reluctant, or better said even if I was reluctant, I’d take it apart, tear it off and do it again, often multiple times. I like to think my hull has three sides worth of planking. Like those before me I commend, thank, and appreciate Chuck for his outstanding design and quality parts from beginning to end. I appreciate his patience in answering my questions and his unfailingly providing replacement parts when I exhausted the included spares. Thanks Chuck for giving me the experience of building this amazing model. While many smaller parts were provided in boxwood, the majority of the model is Alaskan Yellow Cedar. It is beautiful wood, my Cheerful completed 4 years ago continues to age into a pleasant golden tone. The AYC is just right for its color and woodworking properties, it and the boxwood blend well together. In the end I decided not to include the lantern, sorry. I built it and it’s fine, my “candle” even turned out great. However, the stern with all its intricate figures, friezes, and combination of small parts is likely my favorite part of the model. I just couldn’t bring myself to deflect any part of that view, let along drill into the boxwood crest. So historical accuracy is set aside this one time, I built a little stand for it to sit on a shelf and there it will stay. So here are the photos without further commentary: My thanks and appreciation to those that have followed my log these past three years, I hope it was helpful or at least entertaining. I’m not sure what’s next, I’ll take some time to think about it. If on the other hand you’re wondering what your next project will be, Winchelsea is a great challenge to take on. It sure was for me.

Definitely, but that’s going to be a bit of a wait.

There are multiple heights of that same style brass pedestals available. I used two different ones on my model. I did scratch build a few of the deck furniture as the kit supplied ones are horribly out of scale, as described in my log. Nice work for a first model, you’re doing great.

Yep. Not sure what I’ll do with myself…

Bumpkins, Completed Headworks I’m nearly at a the finish line. The bumpkins, were they drunk when they named these…, are completed and installed. Like a few others I couldn’t bring myself at this stage and in this tight area to drill thru and/or remove moulding, so I faked it as best I could. The brackets are added using black masking tape. The figurehead, the young man, patiently waiting, playing his mandolin, in my cabinet for three years, is now permanently installed along with the extensions of the hair brackets that have waited with him The model is now sitting on my pool table, temporarily on its soon to be home. I’m working on the lantern, not sure if I will include it or not, we’ll see. I’ll also dust, touchup, paint and buff where needed before the final photos. Thanks for stopping by.

She’s been patiently waiting…😁

Let’s just say it has less red than mine. I built my Fair American by “painting with wood,” not a drop of paint on it, all variations of different woods. It was a fun project so I get it.

The all natural wood approach is bold and interesting. Well done!