Trussben Posted October 21 Author #331 Posted October 21 5 hours ago, glbarlow said: The all natural wood approach is bold and interesting. Well done! I’m not sure about the “all natural” quote there Glenn, there is actually a lot more paint on this model than I like personally, but we all have to expand our horizons. My Pegasus only has one color of paint on it, and I now wish I had done that in ebony wood. ben Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
glbarlow Posted October 22 #332 Posted October 22 Let’s just say it has less red than mine. I built my Fair American by “painting with wood,” not a drop of paint on it, all variations of different woods. It was a fun project so I get it. Trussben and CiscoH 2 Regards, Glenn Current Build: Royal Barge, Medway Long Boat Completed Builds: HMS Winchelsea HM Flirt (paused) HM Cutter Cheerful, Lady Nelson, Amati HMS Vanguard, HMS Pegasus, Fair American, HM Granado, HM Pickle, AVS, Pride of Baltimore, Bluenose
Trussben Posted October 29 Author #333 Posted October 29 Pushing forward into Chapter 11, I cleaned all of the channel pieces and glued the layers together and faired the backside to fit each location, I then added 1mm brass pins to each of them, 2 pins for the smaller ones and 3 pins for the longer ones. The trim work was cut away and then holes in the hull drilled to suit the pin positions, then the channel was glued in place. I just completed the port side and will get the other side done this week. westwood, davec, gjdale and 10 others 13 Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
Stuntflyer Posted October 29 #334 Posted October 29 Nice, Ben. I like that you pinned the channels. Current build - Sloop Speedwell 1752 (POF) Completed builds - 18 Century Longboat (POB) , HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 (POB), HMS Winchelsea 1764 (POB) Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey
Trussben Posted November 4 Author #335 Posted November 4 Halfway through Chapter 11, the gangways and their ladders along with newel posts and their fancy work is done. The Chesstrees and fenders, with their friezes completed. All of the Channels installed and I have started adding the channel straps, I looked at both boxwood or ebony deadeyes and I didn’t like the look of either so I have ordered some Swiss Pear deadeyes hoping they give the look that I want. I have also made a decision about the swivel guns - I’m not going to install them or their mounts - not keen on how they look on finished models that I have seen sticking up and altering the flow of the model. scrubbyj427, davec, westwood and 9 others 11 1 Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
Trussben Posted November 8 Author #336 Posted November 8 Chains completed on Port side, I’m happy now with the Swiss pear deadeyes gave the contrast I wanted, onto the SB side. jansmiss, jfhealey, druxey and 8 others 10 1 Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
Michael Mash Posted November 8 #337 Posted November 8 I don’t build wood sailing vessels so I am no expert. But, I don’t think it can be done any cleaner than this. I am curious about one thing: Since joining this site, I noticed there are quite a few Winchelseas being built. What make ship a popular choice? Mike Trussben 1
Chuck Posted November 8 #338 Posted November 8 Really looks beautiful....just wait till you get those headrails on. It will be a show-stopper for sure. scrubbyj427 and Trussben 2 Chuck Passaro - MSW Admin Sloop Speedwell - POF scratch Block Island Boat - POF scratch HMS Winchelsea - POB scratch build HM Cutter Cheerful - POB scratch build Royal Barge - POF scratch Medway Longboat- POF Scratch SYREN SHIP MODEL COMPANY
Trussben Posted November 8 Author #339 Posted November 8 4 hours ago, Michael Mash said: I don’t build wood sailing vessels so I am no expert. But, I don’t think it can be done any cleaner than this. I am curious about one thing: Since joining this site, I noticed there are quite a few Winchelseas being built. What make ship a popular choice? Mike HI IMHO - the Winchelsea is pretty much the best 1:48 Frigate “kit” out there, it is perfectly designed and the laser cut parts supplied by Syren are excellent - this gives the builder the best chance to complete a really good looking model and I guess that’s why it’s so popular. Jim Rogers, Chuck and scrubbyj427 3 Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
Trussben Posted November 8 Author #340 Posted November 8 4 hours ago, Chuck said: Really looks beautiful....just wait till you get those headrails on. It will be a show-stopper for sure. I’m looking forward to working on the head details and finishing up this build - think I will miss working on her a lot Chuck! Chuck and scrubbyj427 2 Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
glbarlow Posted November 10 #341 Posted November 10 You’re really moving along, it looks great. I got stuck for a long while sorting out head timbers, I’m sure you’ll fly right thru it. So much great detail in such a small space chapter 12, fun stuff. Trussben 1 Regards, Glenn Current Build: Royal Barge, Medway Long Boat Completed Builds: HMS Winchelsea HM Flirt (paused) HM Cutter Cheerful, Lady Nelson, Amati HMS Vanguard, HMS Pegasus, Fair American, HM Granado, HM Pickle, AVS, Pride of Baltimore, Bluenose
Trussben Posted November 10 Author #342 Posted November 10 Chains completed on the Starboard side. I also installed the gunport lids on both sides and the remaining QD cannons. Only things left to finish Chapter 11 are the entry steps, anchor billboards and the elm tree pumps. gjdale, realworkingsailor, scrubbyj427 and 11 others 12 2 Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
Rustyj Posted November 17 #343 Posted November 17 She's looking fantastic Ben! Ryland Craze and Trussben 2 Rusty "So Long For Now" Current Builds: Speedwell Completed Build Logs: HMS Winchelsea 1/48 Duchess of Kingston USF Confederacy , US Brig Syren , Triton Cross Section , Bomb Vessel Cross Section, Cutter Cheerful, Queen Anne Barge, Medway Longboat Completed Build Gallery: Brig Syren , 1870 Mississippi Riverboat , 1949 Chris-Craft 19' Runabout
glbarlow Posted November 17 #344 Posted November 17 Looks great Ben. Ryland Craze and Trussben 2 Regards, Glenn Current Build: Royal Barge, Medway Long Boat Completed Builds: HMS Winchelsea HM Flirt (paused) HM Cutter Cheerful, Lady Nelson, Amati HMS Vanguard, HMS Pegasus, Fair American, HM Granado, HM Pickle, AVS, Pride of Baltimore, Bluenose
Ryland Craze Posted November 18 #345 Posted November 18 You are making good progress. Your workmanship looks great. CiscoH and Trussben 2 Ryland Member - Hampton Roads Ship Model Society - Ship Model Society of New Jersey - Nautical Research Guild Current Build - Armed Virginia Sloop, 18th Century Longboat Completed Build - Medway Longboat
Trussben Posted November 24 Author #346 Posted November 24 Started Chapter 12 while finishing off the few final parts from the last one as I wanted to see how these headrails were looking like. Putting the headrail pieces together was no big ordeal, sanding them thinner towards the fore was ok, but then I went to put them on the model and found them too short!!!! They wouldn’t reach from the catheads to the hair brackets. I studied the plans and other peoples builds - the plans show the height of the head rails timber head bottom to match the top height of the snatch block - so I actually pulled off the hair brackets and moved them slightly aft so the the rails would make these positions correct, it wasn’t by much like 1/16” perhaps. CiscoH, PaddyO, Nunnehi (Don) and 8 others 11 Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
scrubbyj427 Posted November 24 #347 Posted November 24 Looking good Ben. Trussben 1 Current Builds: HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 - 5th rate 32 gun frigate (on hold for now) HMS Portland 1770 Prototype 1:48 - 4th rate 50 gun ship
glbarlow Posted November 26 #348 Posted November 26 Next is the fun of the head timbers……… Regards, Glenn Current Build: Royal Barge, Medway Long Boat Completed Builds: HMS Winchelsea HM Flirt (paused) HM Cutter Cheerful, Lady Nelson, Amati HMS Vanguard, HMS Pegasus, Fair American, HM Granado, HM Pickle, AVS, Pride of Baltimore, Bluenose
Trussben Posted November 28 Author #349 Posted November 28 Working with the 3 head Timbers is “fun”! JpR62, Rustyj, realworkingsailor and 10 others 10 1 2 Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
Fritzlindsay Posted December 1 #350 Posted December 1 Incredible work Ben. Are the swirls in the knee of the head, below the slot for the gammoning painted or carved? Either way it is beautiful. Thanks, Fritz
Trussben Posted December 1 Author #351 Posted December 1 3 hours ago, Fritzlindsay said: Incredible work Ben. Are the swirls in the knee of the head, below the slot for the gammoning painted or carved? Either way it is beautiful. Thanks, Fritz Hi They are 3D printed resin pieces from Syren that have been stained to look like boxwood. Ryland Craze 1 Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
Trussben Posted December 2 Author #352 Posted December 2 (edited) Second rails installed and coverboards being fitted to port side, getting a really tight fit in these areas is tough due to all the different angles that you have to try and match. Edited December 12 by Trussben Rustyj, druxey, westwood and 9 others 11 1 Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
Chuck Posted December 2 #353 Posted December 2 That looks very good. Its finicky for sure but the results speak for themselves. Trussben and druxey 2 Chuck Passaro - MSW Admin Sloop Speedwell - POF scratch Block Island Boat - POF scratch HMS Winchelsea - POB scratch build HM Cutter Cheerful - POB scratch build Royal Barge - POF scratch Medway Longboat- POF Scratch SYREN SHIP MODEL COMPANY
Trussben Posted December 12 Author #354 Posted December 12 Headwork continued progress. Mike Y, realworkingsailor, vossiewulf and 13 others 14 2 Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
scrubbyj427 Posted December 13 #355 Posted December 13 Coming along very nice Ben. Great execution! Trussben 1 Current Builds: HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 - 5th rate 32 gun frigate (on hold for now) HMS Portland 1770 Prototype 1:48 - 4th rate 50 gun ship
glbarlow Posted December 14 #356 Posted December 14 Fun stuff making the little sticks fit, but it looks so good when it’s finished. Your journey is near the end. Great work Ben! CiscoH and Trussben 2 Regards, Glenn Current Build: Royal Barge, Medway Long Boat Completed Builds: HMS Winchelsea HM Flirt (paused) HM Cutter Cheerful, Lady Nelson, Amati HMS Vanguard, HMS Pegasus, Fair American, HM Granado, HM Pickle, AVS, Pride of Baltimore, Bluenose
Trussben Posted December 15 Author #357 Posted December 15 Thanks you everybody for the likes and comments. Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
vossiewulf Posted December 15 #358 Posted December 15 Can't help but like and comment, your Winchelsea is outstanding. Trussben 1 Building HM Cutter Lady Nelson 1:64
Trussben Posted 21 hours ago Author #359 Posted 21 hours ago Not much to do to finish her up now. I ordered a 12 x 12 x 42” acrylic case for my Winchelsea from POPdisplays, wow has the cost of 1/4” acrylic gone up!! Now I have to start thinking about either some pedestals ( metal or wood ) or some sort of drydock ways type thing to display her on - decisions decisions. druxey, scrubbyj427, Ryland Craze and 1 other 4 Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
Trussben Posted 4 hours ago Author #360 Posted 4 hours ago Progress is steady on the Headworks. realworkingsailor, No Idea, scrubbyj427 and 3 others 5 1 Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
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