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  1. glbarlow
    It looks better with the second coat of WOP and will better still with the third coat, gotta love AYC. Thank you all for the comments and the likes!
  2. glbarlow
    Thank you all for the kind comments. The bad lighting is referring to the bright spots, the color of the wood is true. I’m building ind AYC. I love boxwood too, but not this time around.
  3. glbarlow
    A Half A Milestone After a two week interlude of family vacations in Colorado and North Carolina I'm back to spending time with Winchelsea. I’ve now reached half of a major milestone by completing one side of the hull, only eight more strakes to go on the port side to finish my seemingly life long pursuit of planking. Other than apologizing for the poor lighting and rushed quality of photographs there isn’t too much to add to the text, I’ve about used up all my planking related commentary having been at for four months or so at this point. So here in her upside down glory subject to all that macro shots expose: I’m not at all concerned about the different shades. I completed Cheerful just over a year ago, I know the AYC mellows wonderfully with age and evens itself out. Plus there is only a single coat of WOP at the moment. I will sand with 800 grit and add at least two more coats before I call it done, that too will even out the color. Plus there is all that character and showcasing the butt shift pattern. Now flipping it over for the first time in a long time: Now back to my push to complete the hull and seeing her deck up going forward. As always thank you for the likes and your comments, they motivate me to continue.
  4. glbarlow
    It’s looking really nice, well done! I’m looking forward to this phase of my build.
  5. glbarlow
    Glad to see you back at it. The columns are a great add and a nice touch!
  6. glbarlow
    Nice looking model Rusty, as always!
  7. glbarlow
    The bow fillers were definitely helpful for me. I used Balsa, easy to shape and does the job. I went from deck level to keel. I’m sure you noted on the plans the gun-ports follow the sweep of the deck and consequently aren’t level with the waterline. It is essential to get them right, so much later will follow that line.
  8. glbarlow
    I last used it to fair the inside of my Winchelsea, I show that in my log linked below
  9. glbarlow
    A small plane or chisels would be better for the rabbet, you’d stand a good chance of over doing it with a Dremel. I rarely find a use for mine. I have a slower speed Proxxon rotary tool thats easier to manage.
  10. glbarlow
    Well done, it looks great
  11. glbarlow
    Really nice!!
  12. glbarlow
    Bold move. I bought a sheet of acrylic, no way I’d go near the kitchen granite. Glad you survived contact. welcome to the build.
  13. glbarlow
    Hi Allan, not to hijack BE's log, I'd be really interested in seeing some of your logs or gallery images of your models, I'm sure they'd be inspiration for us all to see the level of detail you bring to our shared hobby. Can you add links to your signature we could follow?
  14. glbarlow
    Glad to see you back and hope you are well and able to continue your Winchelsea, it is inspiration for us all.
  15. glbarlow
    There are details that matter and those that don't - the number of spokes in a ship's wheel simply don't.
  16. glbarlow
    Detailed books can be overwhelming for many first time builders - while they are a valid resource the best way to learn rigging is to do it. The build logs noted above, in particular @DelF are an excellent resource, I try to explain as much as I can in my build logs, in particular the Cheerful log linked below in my signature. Cutters and sloops are a nice place to start, they have enough rigging to make it an effort but not too much to overwhelm. The most important thing to do is to get a model with excellent instruction and detailed plans. Many of the cheap kits have neither. Vanguard Models provides both in a manner that separates its kits from all others for beginners. The plans have all you need on what and where to rig, but you do have to know how to seize, belay, and tie, which the plans don't cover. The build logs help with that as does the specialty forum for rigging on this site. Although he's not in favor by many on this forum, I learned how to rig my first model, the AVS, using Bob Hunt's practicum - he covers every detail.
  17. glbarlow
    Quite amazing how you engineer complexity such that us regulate people can build it simply.
  18. glbarlow
    That’s pretty common for rigging. On quality models like Vanguard that’s really all you need, or for me it is anyway. I consult other build logs, sometimes even different models to sort it out, then try to explain as best I can how I did it. When that and looking at my copies of the many books often posted fail I go look at @DelFlogs😁
  19. glbarlow
    I won’t 🤣
  20. glbarlow
    Wheel spoke count? Wow, I never knew 12 verses 10 was a thing, my lack of maritime knowledge continues to show.
  21. glbarlow
    Indy was one big frigate, razee or not. Surprised it’s they’re that close in size.
  22. glbarlow
    I think it’s ok to pin the yard to the mast with a cut off nail. That way you’re not fully dependent on rigging to keep it in place. It’s completely in visible once done and with rigging in place. Your second diagram down is my vote except I’d tie it off to the mast, I’ve never run that rope down to belay, seems unlikely there would be two ropes running down. There should be a yard lift that raised and lowered it to be added later. That said I’ll defer to our maritime experts that I’m sure will offer an opinion.
  23. glbarlow
    I haven’t and won’t ever include a representation of sails on my models. Aside from scale and material problems they overwhelm the model, hiding or masking all the detailed work of both wood and rope. They become too much the focus of the model and overall not a good look. To me they look like one of those decoration type ships found in home accessory stores. That said, and has been noted, this is just my opinion of which there are many and varied on this forum. Ultimately it’s your model and your choice.
  24. glbarlow
    I run one color highlighter over every tenth row line on the card and a different color over the fifth row between those, helps to keep track. I learned that trick from someone here on the forum.
  25. glbarlow
    Looking sharp, your usual high quality work. There was a little debate on one of the Sphinx threads about how to do the crows feet, hollowneck’s I think.

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