HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Rustyj - FINISHED - 1:48

[James G]

It looks so nice Rusty! Building the Winnie is a long journey. I was wondering, do you feel kind of sad that you’re coming to the end?

[Rustyj]

Thanks Mike and Glenn. Yes a lot of patience needed. Especially with the head timbers. Just minor sanding, test fit, oh that looks good,set the second one in place, sand and adjust, now the first one needs adjusting again! And repeat repeat repeat! No shortcuts no big tips just a lot of patience. By the way did I say I'm not very patient.😅

[Rustyj]

5 hours ago, James G said:

 I was wondering, do you feel kind of sad that you’re coming to the end?

Thanks James. It's always kinda sad when something you spent years doing comes to an end. But then on the other hand it opens up the shop to new adventures. That's always something to look forward to.

[Kusawa2000]

36 minutes ago, Rustyj said:

Thanks James. It's always kinda sad when something you spent years doing comes to an end. But then on the other hand it opens up the shop to new adventures. That's always something to look forward to.

So Rusty.. what is the next project for your shipyard?

 

Mike Draper

[Blue Ensign]

Beautiful work Rusty, she is a very fine looking 'Winnie'

Your care and attention have paid dividends as is so clearly evident.

 

Regards,

 

B.E.

[Rustyj]

4 hours ago, Kusawa2000 said:

So Rusty.. what is the next project for your shipyard?

 

Mike Draper

Hi Mike. Chucks version of Speedwell Is high on the list.

 

4 hours ago, Blue Ensign said:

Beautiful work Rusty, she is a very fine looking 'Winnie'

Your care and attention have paid dividends as is so clearly evident

Thank you B.E. I get so much inspiration from you, Chuck and so many other fine modelers here I can't name them all. Thank to you all. Thanks for the likes to!

[Kusawa2000]

2 hours ago, Rustyj said:

Hi Mike. Chucks version of Speedwell Is high on the list.

 

Thank you B.E. I get so much inspiration from you, Chuck and so many other fine modelers here I can't name them all. Thank to you all. Thanks for the likes to!

Rusty: I will definitely be keeping a eye on your posts on that project..  that will be interesting to see develop

 

Mike Draper

[Rustyj]

I've made more progress on the head timbers and cover boards. Chuck kindly supplied two sets of timbers. My first attempt worked but they weren't as good as I would have liked so I did them again with the second set. After many many hours of adjusting and tweaking I'm happy with the results. Not perfect but the best head timbers I have ever done. 

 

Next I will be doing the cathead support knees and head gratings.

[scrubbyj427]

Those Timbers look just awesome Rusty! Everything lines up very nice and symmetrical! 

[James G]

They look GREAT Rusty! Well done!

[Chuck]

Really nice work…And built right out of the box.  I have provided everybody with two sets of those.  Some folks maybe even got three sets if I had enough made.  Well done on a challenging part

of the project.

 

 

[Tigersteve]

Looks good to me!

Steve

[glbarlow]

Wow! Really well done. Where is the not perfect part, I can’t imagine them done any better. Always look forward to your posts and imagine a day when I get this far, and only hope I do it near as well.

 

I might as well ask for that third set now. 

[Rustyj]

Thank you JJ, Jim and Steve. 

 

Thank you Chuck for designing such a fine model.

 

On 4/7/2023 at 9:12 AM, glbarlow said:

Always look forward to your posts and imagine a day when I get this far, and only hope I do it near as well.

 

I might as well ask for that third set now. 

You'll be here before you know it and your Winnie is right up there with the best of them. I always look forward to seeing your fine work.

 

Also thank you all for stopping by and for the likes!

[westwood]

You're doing great, Rusty,

Fingers crossed for the final and looking forward to the gallery.

[Matt D]

Beautiful work, Rusty!  Those head rails look really fun to build.  

[Rustyj]

Thank you Dusan!

 

Yes Matt fun yep that's the word I would use, yep fun!

 

Really though it is a fun challenge. 

[Rustyj]

I've completed the cat head support knees. They are multiple layers glued together and then shaped to fit the hull curves. It was not an overly complicated process. Just assemble per Chucks instructions. Then it's a lot of testing over and over until you get a good fit. 

 

 

There is a fourth head timber that needs shaping and then it's on to the head gratings and seats. 

 

I am going slow as it is the proper way but also to kind of prolong the end! 

[glbarlow]

That looks really amazing Rusty - so much detail, so many curves. You could start over and build a second one 😄

 

[James G]

Looks so good, Rusty! I have a lot of savoring ahead of me since I’m only on chapter 1 but I’m enjoying the journey thus far. With spring finally arriving in Michigan my build time will slow down as the outside projects take precedence. However, will get back to the bench whenever I can. Thanks for continuing to share your Winnie experiences…really enjoy your updates!

[Rustyj]

On 4/19/2023 at 8:27 PM, glbarlow said:

so much detail, so many curves. You could start over and build a second one 😄

After seeing all of the AYC and Boxwood versions it is tempting to build a twin. I'd better plan on living to 100 though.

 

On 4/20/2023 at 12:03 PM, James G said:

I have a lot of savoring ahead of me since I’m only on chapter 1 but I’m enjoying the journey thus far. With spring finally arriving in Michigan my build time will slow down as the outside projects take precedence. However, will get back to the bench whenever I can. T

Thanks James, Yes summer and family do put a crimp in the modeling time but that's what makes it so enjoyable when we do get a chance to get back into the workshop!

 

Work has been slow these past few days but a new update should be available soon. Thanks for stopping by and all the likes.

[jfhealey]

Hi Rusty. I've been out of the Winnie loop for a while focusing on my Cheerful. With that now complete Im catching up with the Winnie posts and in particular admiring the construction of the head rails. For a relatively small component(s) they make a real eye catching difference to the overall appearance don't they? And yours are beautifully executed.

Fred

[FrankWouts]

Very nice indeed Rusty!

It will be hard to accept any other quality, detail and ease of building when building other models from kits in the future...

Frank

[Rustyj]

 

I've now started on the head gratings. They are laser cut and fit into the rails.

Though the pieces were close minor adjustments had to be made for them to fit my model.

The open space is left for fitting the seats later.

This is the best method for making the head gratings I've ever used.

Here you can see I've added the half timber. Just like the rest of the head timbers just smaller and in tighter quarters. It got dropped many times while making the adjustments!

[Chuck]

Nicely done…so close now.

[scrubbyj427]

That looks great Rusty! Adds so much to the model! 

[James G]

Beautiful Rusty! You are so close to completion of an amazing model.

[Matt D]

Your head rails are beautiful, Rusty!  The last two grating slats look like they will be tricky. 

[Rustyj]

14 hours ago, Chuck said:

Nicely done…so close now.

Thanks Chuck. I can see the light at the end of the very long tunnel and it's not a train! 

 

Thank you JJ and Jim.

 

9 hours ago, Matt D said:

The last two grating slats look like they will be tricky.

The two slates shouldn't be too bad but the two sections next to hull are another matter. Very tight and I'm continually dropping pieces on the floor. Tiny black pieces dropped on the black fatigue mat floor adds a lot of crawling around searching. Getting a lot of squats in though. 🤣

 

Thanks all for stopping by and the likes.

[Rustyj]

Ok no more crawling on the floor and the squats have been completed to my relief.  I was fitting the aft gratings and Chuck calls for them to be just under the molding but level. If I placed mine just under the molding there would have been a very noticeable incline. I was kind of bummed as the frieze showed and I didn't like that look. So I improvised and painted the frieze under molding black and it all blends in. No one is the wiser except all of you!  I then built the aft seats and false rails. Finally the fore seats and the last of the grating were added.

 

 

The cannon and the stern lantern will be the last items to be added. Then a whole bunch of cleaning a touch up will commence.