HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1/4" scale

[scrubbyj427]

That looks really good Mike, excellent work.

[Chuck]

Looking great Mile

[Gahm]

Beautiful!!

 

Thomas

[Oldsalt1950]

Outstanding craftsmanship, Mike !

[Stuntflyer]

Thanks!!!

 

Chapter eleven starts with my completing the six channels. .

 

Before gluing each channel to the hull I set the straps. Each strap was angled according to the plan sheet. A tiny drop of medium CA underneath is all that was needed. I did find that there where a few slots which needed some angling on the bottom of the channel in order to get the desired strap angle. I was careful not to file away the shape of the slot as seen from above. During the gluing process, the IGAGING Digital Height Gauge was used to set the channels parallel to the build board. Once the channels where set, I used blackened brass nails, leftover from my Mayflower kit, to attach the bottom of each strap to the hull. A tiny smear of CA on the nail was more than enough to hold it securely in place.

Mike

Edited June 1, 2022 by Stuntflyer

[scrubbyj427]

Those look great Mike, what a great tool for that job, eliminates all the guess work and tricky eyeballing. Where did you get that? I may have to invest in one.

[Gahm]

Wonderful job, Mike! Your craftsmanship is outstanding!

 

Thomas

[Stuntflyer]

Thanks, Thomas!

 

http://www.igaging.com/
 

Look under measuring tools / height gauges

[Stuntflyer]

I still have a lot more work to do on chapter 11. Here is generally where I am at as of today. Both main and mizzen channels are done (almost). Notice that the forward two chainplates are not attached to the hull. I'm going to remove that moulding where the second ladder goes. This will make it easier to both install it as well as shape the moulding that goes around it. All of the stools are in.

Keeping things Parallel

First attempt at chesstrees

 

Mike

Edited July 2, 2022 by Stuntflyer

[Rustyj]

Very nice Mike!

[Gahm]

Fantastic work, Mike! What a beautiful model!

 

Thomas

[Stuntflyer]

As usual I'm working on a number of tasks at the same time. The Lantern is near completion and I should have some photos to share fairly soon. Meanwhile I've managed to complete the nailing of the chain plates except for two on each side which I left dangling. Also, I removed the moulding under them. When I start on the boarding ladders it will be easier to work in that area without the moulding. Besides, I prefer to shape the moulding to the profile of the ladders while off the ship rather than on. The billboard and fenders are done. The fiddly fenders required a lot of profile tweaking and I was very happy to be done with them.😏

Mike

[Stuntflyer]

I now have the boarding ladders completed. Chuck says that they are "pretty straight forward". I guess that in a way they are, but I needed to figure out how deep to make the profile for it to work. The back edge needs to be tapered in order for the tops to sit parallel to the building board. If the profile is too deep they would be too thin on the bottom after tapering. My first scraping was just that, too thin. I made another profile that was only half as deep and that worked out okay, I think. The I-Gauging tool help me to see when the top was parallel. The middle three ladders where later given a coat of Poly after being glued onto the hull. That strip of blue tape was just to protect the wales from getting scratched by my fingers while working.

I decided not to cover the top ladder with a frieze. Now that the ladders are in I will finish up the two dangling chain plates.

Mike

Edited August 3, 2022 by Stuntflyer

[Stuntflyer]

I'm still working my way through chapter eleven, though the end is in sight. .

 

I've been working on the gangways. The bottom edge of the small platform that sits underneath the breast beam sets the height of the gangway along the waist. I made no adjustments to it. Consequently, the top of the gangway sits flush with the lower edge of the cap rail rather than the upper edge. The gangway probably should have been higher, but I really didn't notice it until after that aft platform was already glued in. Hopefully that 3" step up wouldn't have created a huge problem for the sailors.😁

 

The ladder needed to be tweaked in order for it to sit somewhat in line with the deck planking. To do that, I reduced the depth of the top of the aft side (see below). I just needed to be careful not to take off too much.

 

You might have noticed that the QD Rail is missing. After leaning on it, I removed it while working on the gangway.

I found that the knee angles where basically one size fits all, but incorrect for my model. The disc sander took care of that.

 

Mike

Edited August 19, 2022 by Stuntflyer

[Rustyj]

Very nice Mike!

[Gahm]

Beautiful work, Mike! A pleasure to watch!

 

Thomas

[Trussben]

Beautiful work

[Greg M]

Absolutely beautiful.  

[Stuntflyer]

Thank you all for the likes and kind words. Very much appreciated!

[Stuntflyer]

Progress has been really slow lately. I did manage to get the so called newel posts and fancy rails completed. I re-installed the QD rail, but this time I pinned all six posts. All that's left to do in chapter eleven are the swivel gun supports. Hopefully, I will get an adrenaline rush and finish those up soon.

Mike

Edited September 2, 2022 by Stuntflyer

[Stuntflyer]

Just a quick follow up on my last post. I changed the position of the fancy rail after realizing that I originally placed it incorrectly.

Mike

[Chuck]

Lovely work!!!

[dvm27]

Excellent, Mike! We were all horrified by your uncharacteristic 1/16" error. We'll sleep soundly tonight knowing that perfection has been restored.

[HardeeHarHar]

I wasn't going to say anything, even though that fancy rail mistake was sticking out like a sore thumb poking me right in the eye... 😉

[Stuntflyer]

Another small update on chapter 11.

 

The lantern as seen here is removable from its support which was made from blackened 1/16 brass rod. The two 24ga wires that go from the lantern to the transom rail are omitted for the time being. I'm concerned about the lantern getting knocked about in transit, so I left it removable for now.

I started on the swivel stocks. The first four are now on the ship.

Mike

 

[westwood]

Incredibly clean beautiful work Mike.
I don't know how you do it.

[Gahm]

Wonderful work, Mike!

 

Thomas

[Stuntflyer]

For the most part, chapter eleven is finished. As I mentioned earlier, the lantern is still removable. but, that's it.

 

Without any adjustment the forward stock will angle out. I undercut the inner face and tapered it in order to make it sit more upright, basically perpendicular..

Mike

[Chuck]

Beautiful work Mike

[Stuntflyer]

Thanks, Chuck!

 

It was great getting back to a Saturday get together at your place. Nice to see old and new faces too.

 

I'm starting chapter twelve with the main rail. This is my first try at doing rails. I can only imagine the difficulties in doing them full scratch.

 

After assembling the first six sections I measured the width at the timberhead. It was too wide and needed to be reduced to 5/16". First, the outer face was reduced slightly to create a more gentle transition between the parts. Then the inner face was tapered to 5/16" at the timberhead down to 5/64" at the forward end. As you can see, it's flat on the inner edge. The timberheads were then shaped.

 

Here is the first test fit after setting the forward end and then removing a small amount of the cap rail and fancy moulding. With the rail in place the area I removed cannot be seen.

I will probably need to remove a bit more from the back of the rail. It's a wee bit too tight going in right now.

Mike

Edited November 24, 2022 by Stuntflyer