HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Edwardkenway- 1:48

[FriedClams]

Been reading through your log Edward and your model is coming along very nicely indeed.  I will be watching for future updates.

 

Gary

[Edwardkenway]

The hatch framing has been tweaked and glued, so the false deck pieces were fitted and glued.

It was then I realised there was hump on the join between the bow sections and the midship ones😬😑

Very very carefully I detached the four pieces and set about the bulkheads with a sanding block. I'm putting this down to my initial cutting of the offending bulkhead. 

Anyway the false deck is once again glued and happily flat.

I've made all the coamings and also put together a couple of the gratings. 

Those are another item I'm glad I decided to get from Chuck. 

The fittings all seem to line up on the centre line nicely.

I'll need to cut some planking strips in various widths to do the bulwarks. 

Thanks for all your comments and likes, or just popping in. All interest is always and greatly appreciated. 

Cheers 

[glbarlow]

Nice progress, it’s great when you find things will fit like they’re supposed to. Definitely worth it to get the false deck in good and right. Well done.

[Edwardkenway]

I decided to have a crack at making a couple of the gratings up

these two are the result. I've sanded them as thin as I dare.

As most of you are doing or done, I'm going to paint the coamings black.

Thanks for all the likes, comments and calling by.

Cheers 

[glbarlow]

The gratings look nice, do your coatings account for the height of the deck planks?  They are well made for sure. 

[Edwardkenway]

Thanks Glenn,  with the coamings all I've done is remove the char. 

I'm going to start planking the bulwarks next, once I've got some more strips cut.

I appreciate all the likes, comments and visits. 

Cheers

[Edwardkenway]

The bulwark internal planking has got me pulling what's left of my hair out! because of the tumblehome it's like trying to plank virtually upside down. But I'm slowly progressing, although I shall be glad when it's done. 

I shall put some photos up when it is a bit tidier.

Thanks once again for your comments, likes and looking in. 

Cheers 

[Edwardkenway]

Plodding on with the bulwarks 

I realised when I reached the bow that I still hadn't fitted the bollards, so the two I'd decided were the best of many I'd made were duly glued into place 

I'm not too bothered about the glue stains on the lower two planks as there is the second layer to fit.

Still have to do it all again on the opposite side. 

Thank you all for your comments, visiting and the thumbs up. 

Cheers

[Chuck]

Looking good.  Just remember how much you will miss planking when uts all done!

[Edwardkenway]

Good morning, I managed a couple of hours last night.

I gave all the coamings the first coat of black, and then returned to the bulwarks. 

The starboard side deck clamp was glued on after much tweaking of its position. The aftmost notch being just above the window head.

Next was a dry fit of the cabin panels, with my fingers crossed,  that my initial measuring when framing the gunports, so long ago, was something close. I was dreading that they'd be so far out that I'd be unable to use the very nice panels.

Happily, with a touch of sanding here and there, it was OK.

These were then permanently fixed.

There is still lots to do, before getting down to the deck.

Thanks  for all the likes, comments and dropping by for a look.

Cheers

[AJohnson]

Those coamings already pop, they look very neat!

[Edwardkenway]

Thank you Andrew, kind of you to say, much of the credit for them must go to Chuck though, as his laser cut parts are fantastic, all I did was put them together 😊

Edited January 21, 2023 by Edwardkenway

[AJohnson]

Well depending on the day, seemingly straightforward assemblies can be a challenge and a coat of paint or varnish shine the spotlight on imperfections. But not those ones. 👏

Edited January 21, 2023 by AJohnson

[glbarlow]

I had the same reaction to my cabin walls…wow, they fit…cool…

 

Nice work!

Edited January 22, 2023 by glbarlow

[jfhealey]

What finish are you planning for the cabin walls, Edward? Paint or varnish? Either way they are looking good

Fred

[Edwardkenway]

Thank you Andrew, Glenn and Fred. 

I'd like to keep the natural look on the panelling, so just a couple coats of WOP. 

[Edwardkenway]

The bulwark planking is done,

and with two coats of paint, the first was Admiralty paints Red Ochre, then a coat of tamiya flat red.

I used red ochre so the tamiya red wasn't too in your face red.

I also gave the coamings another coat of dull black, along with the main wales. The gratings have been given some WOP. 

the mast and capstan partners have been made up, detailing still to add.

Thanks for all your comments, likes and taking the time to look in👍

Cheers

[glbarlow]

Although I’m kind of a RED guy, that’s a nice color shade you have for the bulwarks. It feels good completing that step and with the multiple layers and clamps no small feat. Well done!

[Edwardkenway]

Thank you Glenn.

Made both ladders

they are lovely little projects and definitely worth taking time putting them together. 

the single ladder is sanded and had a coat of poly. Larger one is waiting for the glue to dry.

 

Been to the library and printed the margin planks. 

Cut out the sections to test them on Winnie. 

With a bit of fettling they will be just right.

first starboard bow section cut out, and sanded to fit

Tomorrow I shall attempt the others and try to match the scarph joints together.

As always thanks for the comments, likes and looking in. Everything is greatly appreciated. 

Cheers 

[FriedClams]

Nice progress on this model Edward, and very nice workmanship! I like the ladders - clean and square.

 

Gary

Edited January 29, 2023 by FriedClams

[Edwardkenway]

Thank you Gary. Much credit to Chuck for excellent parts!

The rest of the margin planks have been made, tweaked and fitted. The cabin floor is dry fitted, the coamings and partners are temporarily glued to facilitate deck planking.

This is because I'm bound to damage them when sanding the deck planks.

I've cut and placed the centre plank. Glue will follow when I'm completely happy withe the placement. 

Many thanks to all that have visited, commented or hit the thumbs up.

Cheers

[Chuck]

That is looking so good.  Werent those ladders fun to make?  I dont know why I liked making those so much.  But your model is looking excellent.

[Edwardkenway]

Thanks Chuck, yes, I enjoyed making them up as well.

[glbarlow]

You'll catch up to me soon, it's looking great.

[VTHokiEE]

Great work so far! Such a joy watching it come together

[Old Collingwood]

Superb work  my friend.

 

OC.

[AJohnson]

5 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Superb work  my friend.

 

OC.

Indeed, I don’t know much about this model, do you over paint the bricks and cabin floor checker or leave natural?  Get in plenty of fine Tamiya tape if you do!  

[Edwardkenway]

Thank you all for the nice comments. 

I'll leave the cabin floor natural, with a coat or two of WOP,  but I think I shall paint the stove base.

[Edwardkenway]

I've started to add planks to the centre band, I think this may take a while.

The rest of the centre sections have been marked out for the planks.

Thanks for all the comments, likes or calling by. 

Cheers 

[FrankWouts]

Beautiful gratings and all perfectly centered. All set for deck planking, I wonder how much time those planks will take, I gess less than the complete hull at where I am now?

Frank.