HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Matt D 1:48

[glbarlow]

Looking great Matt. Those railings are a great look and no small thing to get right. Well done!

[Matt D]

Thanks, Glenn.  Yes, they are tricky.  I think this would be some of the things Chuck refers to as "fiddly bits".  And I agree.  I've actually been working on these railings for months, but in really small time increments.  That has given me a lot of time to think about what I was doing, which helped me do a better job on them.  

[glbarlow]

I then proceeded to knock one off while doing fenders. Fortunately it was PVA glue that gave and not the wood, so it was an easy fix. 

[FrankWouts]

Great progress Matt, I'd better get back to her again too, too much work and family lately...

Cheers,
Frank.

Edited June 22, 2024 by FrankWouts

[Matt D]

I know what you mean, Frank.  My kids are in high school sports, so I spend a lot of time at games and meets. And I’ve been traveling for work way too much this year.  I’ve got a long trip to the UK coming up this fall and I’m hoping to visit the National Maritime Museum while I’m there.  Don’t get me wrong: I love going to my kids events and I know this time is fleeting.  I also love what I do for work and I’m getting a lot of time with customers this year.  But I have a place picked out to display Winnie, and instead she’s on the bench being neglected.

[Matt D]

I can’t tell you the last time I made any progress on my Winchelsea.  And it’s not getting better soon.  I’m in the UK for work for three weeks this month and coming back late next month for four more.  Today was my first day off since I arrived, so I went down to Greenwich to visit the NMM.  Unfortunately, they’re renovating it and a lot of models are off display.  Here are a few pictures of what I saw.  

[scrubbyj427]

It seems you and I are in an competition now to see who can put off working on their Winnie the longest😂

 

Great photos of the NMM, post more when you can, I’m curious about some of those two deckers. Enjoy your trip. 

[jfhealey]

Hi Matt

 

The Science Museum in London used to have a wonderful collection of model ships. I believe that collection and much of what was on display at Greenwich has now been moved to the Royal Navy historic dockyard at Chatham (east of London but not a long journey from there) - which is apparently well worth a visit. Its on my list of places I'd like to go but my home in Cornwall is the other end of the country. If you are coming to the UK London area then it will be worth checking the website and perhaps planning a visit.

 

Best wishes

Fred

[FrankWouts]

Hi Matt,
Any updates?
Let's keep the Winnie build log alive, also for newcomers!?

Cheers,

Frank.

[Matt D]

Hi Frank. I’ve make a little progress, but nothing ready for pictures. I have the chain plates assembled (chapter 11) but not installed. I also finally finished the last of the gun deck cannon. I was short by six for the past two years. I should be done traveling for work. But life is getting in the way of hobbies right now.

[Matt D]

I’m still making slow progress on my HMS Winchelsea. I have a milestone to report: I’ve finished chapter six! I was short by eight cannon and found time to finish them. It was a concerted effort as it started to bother me. One consequence of dragging my feet was that I could not use the belaying pins from The Crafty Sailor for the last few.  I ran out and they closed shop. So I broke down and did it the way Chuck said to do it: I turned them in my Dremel.

 

I’ve also started chapter eleven. I assembled all of the chainplates as prescribed. I’ve mounted one as you can see in my pictures. I was very nervous about removing the molding, but it wasn’t really that hard. I just took my time on the cuts and loosened them with CA Un-Cure.  I’m using the new 3D printed deadeyes in Swiss Pear. They look fantastic. There’s a ton of work to do in chapter 11 so I’m sure it will take me a while to finish it.

Moldings removed to make room for the chain plate

Ship’s Wheel and binacle set in place 

Chapter six complete!  Kind of - they aren’t fixed in place yet.

Port side foremast chain plate in place. I had to see how a deadeye looks in place. It looks surprised!

Edited 4 hours ago by Matt D
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