HMS Winchelsea by scrubbyj427 - 1:48

[rlb]

Looking great, JJ!

Ron

[Rustyj]

Wonderful workmanship JJ. Looking forward to you finishing her up. You are also heading fast to the finish!

[dvm27]

The care you take with every detail is evident in the overall photos. The appearance of perfection only occurs if every sub-assembly meets very high standards. You're building a beautiful model!

[scrubbyj427]

On 4/3/2023 at 12:07 PM, Matt D said:

Beautiful work, JJ!  Your photos are really well done, too.  The close ups really show off the detail of your work.  Your wheel and binnacle look so good!  I also really like the mating of the cap rails to the fancy moldings in the bottom photo of your post.     

Thank you Matt, I’ve tried to step up my photo game lately. Honestly I’m still using my crappy iphone but I’ve employed a nice halogen light that I follow my camera around with. It makes nice warm light as well as a great surface to fry eggs on.

 

On 4/3/2023 at 12:30 PM, jfhealey said:

I entirely agree with Matt. Super work.

Fred

thank you Fred. I’m still eagerly awaiting the resurrection of your Winnie build.

[scrubbyj427]

On 4/3/2023 at 12:33 PM, rlb said:

Looking great, JJ!

Ron

Thank you Ron. Appreciate it

 

22 hours ago, Rustyj said:

Wonderful workmanship JJ. Looking forward to you finishing her up. You are also heading fast to the finish!

Thank you Rusty. I think we both started about the same time. It’s been quite the journey and a very rewarding build. Looking forward to seeing you cross the finish line soon.

 

21 hours ago, dvm27 said:

The care you take with every detail is evident in the overall photos. The appearance of perfection only occurs if every sub-assembly meets very high standards. You're building a beautiful model!

Thank you Greg, that really means a lot coming from you, your work is very inspiring.

[scrubbyj427]

Small update:

Well today I hit a major milestone on my Winnie, after almost two years (one month shy) I’ve finally completed chapter 6! What a journey! Lol. I feel better about the remaining 8 6pdrs now. 

[Chuck]

That looks awesome.   Well done

[James G]

Wow! You’re clicking them off just like Matt. Looks fantastic 😎.

Edited April 8, 2023 by James G

[Matt D]

That’s no small feat, JJ!  Especially since you rigged them all.  They look perfect!  Also, the cherry was an excellent choice.  Seeing yours, I wish I had done that, too.

Edited April 8, 2023 by Matt D

[scrubbyj427]

18 hours ago, Chuck said:

That looks awesome.   Well done

Thank you Chuck! I forgot to ask you what blocks I need to rig my 6pdr guns🤦‍♂️ 1/8”

 

16 hours ago, James G said:

Wow! You’re clicking them off just like Matt. Looks fantastic 😎.

Thank you Jim, I have had nothing but model boat free time this season!

 

15 hours ago, Matt D said:

That’s no small feat, JJ!  Especially since you rigged them all.  They look perfect!  Also, the cherry was an excellent choice.  Seeing yours, I wish I had done that, too.

Thank you Matt, rigging them was definitely no small task. I think the cherry does look good even though not correct for a dockyard model. I have to say though, I could have gone either way, bare AYC or painted, I thought they all look great. I think the bare AYC shows the most details though. 

[glbarlow]

I really like the cherry, I came very close to doing the same thing. Having rigged just 12 carronades on Cheerful I know the time I spent doing it. You’ve done 28 and they all look exactly the same, no small feat! Very precise, very nice. Your lighting makes for fun and interesting photos. Such a great looking model, congratulations on chapter 6 and of course the work you’ve done well beyond that. 

Edited April 9, 2023 by glbarlow

[scrubbyj427]

2 hours ago, glbarlow said:

I really like the cherry, I came very close to doing the same thing. Having rigged just 12 carronades on Cheerful I know the time I spent doing it. You’ve done 28 and they all look exactly the same, no small feat! Very precise, very nice. Your lighting makes for fun and interesting photos. Such a great looking model, congratulations on chapter 6 and of course the work you’ve done well beyond that. 

Thank you Glenn, I appreciate it. I haven’t decided if I’m going to rig guns again on my next model, there’s a lot more but it would look impressive. I’m leaning towards red or AYC. Who knows.

[westwood]

beautiful and inspiring, congratulations,
but the cannon rigging...wow, I'm not even going to try to imitate that.

[scrubbyj427]

9 hours ago, westwood said:

beautiful and inspiring, congratulations,
but the cannon rigging...wow, I'm not even going to try to imitate that.

Thank you Dusan. 

[scrubbyj427]

Chapter 11 completed. This will be my last update for a few weeks as I’m packing up shop, crating the model and Winnie and I will be sailing back to Florida then we will be taking a road trip across country where I will finally complete chapter 12… and the remaining guns.

 

Chapter 11 went pretty well, the channels and associated parts went together quite well and much easier than I expected. I messed up on the color configuration on the channels but I can live with it. The chainplates and deadeyes also went pretty smooth, I think I spent more time tumbling and finishing the deadeyes than I did installing them. 
 

Thanks for stopping by.

[Rustyj]

4 hours ago, scrubbyj427 said:

I messed up on the color configuration on the channels but I can live with it.

I don't think you messed up at all. They add a really nice look! Well done on chapter 11. 

 

Good luck on your sailing and road trip. 

[Matt D]

She looks fantastic, JJ!  I'm not sure I understand what you are saying about the channel color configuration.  What would you have done differently?

[glbarlow]

Really nice work, it all looks great.  If you reversed the channel configuration I’d say it was a good call, it looks great. 
 

Enjoy your trip, sounds like a big adventure is in store.

[Steve20]

What you've done looks really good. Your work is oustanding.

[James G]

Looks so great to me, JJ! If you hadn’t said a mistake had been made I’d certainly never have noticed. Safe travels.

[jfhealey]

Super build JJ. I can't see what the colour issue is with the channels. they certainly look the part to me. Good luck with your road/sea trip. I hope you and Winnie make it unscathed!

Fred 

[scrubbyj427]

On 4/27/2023 at 8:39 PM, Rustyj said:

I don't think you messed up at all. They add a really nice look! Well done on chapter 11. 

 

Good luck on your sailing and road trip. 

Thank you Rusty, I imagine by the next time i post an update you will have already completed your Winnie. Looking forward to it.

 

On 4/27/2023 at 10:03 PM, glbarlow said:

Really nice work, it all looks great.  If you reversed the channel configuration I’d say it was a good call, it looks great. 
 

Enjoy your trip, sounds like a big adventure is in store.

Thank you Glenn. Much appreciated.

 

so I didn’t reverse the configuration, prior to me laminating the channels,

i had painted them black but what I failed to realize/ pay attention to is that the edges should have remained bright. I was slightly discouraged that I had let this slip through the cracks, it’s a minor detail that only us Winnie builders will notice but still I wish I had paid better attention. 

On 4/27/2023 at 10:16 PM, Steve20 said:

What you've done looks really good. Your work is oustanding.

Thank you Steve, you are off to a great start on your Winnie, I look forward to seeing your Winnie come together.

 

On 4/28/2023 at 4:52 AM, James G said:

Looks so great to me, JJ! If you hadn’t said a mistake had been made I’d certainly never have noticed. Safe travels.

Thank you Jim, much appreciated. 

 

18 hours ago, jfhealey said:

Super build JJ. I can't see what the colour issue is with the channels. they certainly look the part to me. Good luck with your road/sea trip. I hope you and Winnie make it unscathed!

Fred 

Thank you Fred! I hope that next time I check in, I will be seeing updates on your Winnie build.

[scrubbyj427]

On 4/27/2023 at 9:49 PM, Matt D said:

She looks fantastic, JJ!  I'm not sure I understand what you are saying about the channel color configuration.  What would you have done differently?

Thanks Matt, yes I messed up on the edge colors, they shouldn’t have remained bright. I can live with it though. 

[Matt D]

3 hours ago, scrubbyj427 said:

 I messed up on the edge colors, they shouldn’t have remained bright. I can live with it though. 

I think that would have been really hard to accomplish.  You would have to either really carefully sand the edge, or really carefully not paint it.

[FrankWouts]

Beautiful and gorgious work to admire JJ, scrolling back again and again to admire the warm tones, clean lines and crisp details!

Frank.

[scrubbyj427]

On 4/29/2023 at 9:24 AM, Matt D said:

I think that would have been really hard to accomplish.  You would have to either really carefully sand the edge, or really carefully not paint it.

Hi Matt,
I sprayed the thin pieces of the Channels before laminating them, essentially I would have just had to sand more “char” off to achieve the correct look. By the time I realized what I did, they were already assembled.

On 5/24/2023 at 3:38 AM, FrankWouts said:

Beautiful and gorgious work to admire JJ, scrolling back again and again to admire the warm tones, clean lines and crisp details!

Frank.

Thank you Frank.

[scrubbyj427]

While I await a new control board for my laser I thought I’d make some progress on my Winnie, I started chapter 12 and the headrails, spent a decent amount of time working on the stbd side fit, I may have removed a little too much so thank god for the bolster to cover up all my potential sins. The headrails are quite complex but yield great results if done properly. I’ll be fitting the port one tomorrow and then checking for symmetry. I’ve officially hit multiple builds in progress status.

 

[Rustyj]

Looking good and great to see you back at it.  

[glbarlow]

Nice to see you back on Winnie, it’s a good thing you point out your errors otherwise we’d never ever see them😂😊Very nice work as always. 

[scrubbyj427]

19 hours ago, Rustyj said:

Looking good and great to see you back at it.  

Thanks Rusty, I doubt I’ll get too much done on this trip, but it’s nice to be working on her again. Also great motivation as I cut parts for my Portland.

 

16 hours ago, glbarlow said:

Nice to see you back on Winnie, it’s a good thing you point out your errors otherwise we’d never ever see them😂😊Very nice work as always. 

Thanks Glenn, I blame it on my terrible lighting lol. I actually went back and added a small piece of filler wood on the back side and filed it down, since those three faces will be black, it will never be seen! It’s almost cheating.