HMS Winchelsea 1764 by MLDixon

[Mldixon]

18 minutes ago, CaptMorgan said:

Awesome stuff -- very nice work!!!   Love the additional details....

Appreciated, the little details were indeed little. 

[Mldixon]

Chapter Nine begins and comes to a screeching halt...

Remember this photo, well I tore all that planking on both sides of the bow out all well as the starboard side of the q gallery deck. Now I gottta tell you that it broke my heart to do this, but I've come a long way to compromise at this point in the build. It just wasn't right. 

 

 

 

🔺  A really sharp chisel did the trick, and I had plenty of practice doing this when I was planking the hull. 

 

🔻 The problem was my bulwarks shape. I cut the planks from chuck's Template and just forged ahead. But my ship was not Chuck's Ship, and even though I could install them, it wasn't right. In the next photo you can see a clear template that I overlaid on the framing this was adjusted to the center line of the hull. I clamped it into place, and all was revealed. My margin planks were installed to my incorrect hull and it threw the whole thing out of

kilter

 

 

🔻This next photo is the Qdeck and the wave in the planking. Now at this point it was clear to me that I could not proceed and that is when I started tearing up the decks.  One bright note in this destructive process was that I remembered knocking out some windows and did not repeat that mistake. 

 

 

So the solution to my problem is going to be to lay all the center line decks first fore and aft. These areas are correct and will split the decking into equal parts port and starboard. Then I am going to lay the deck planks from the center line outward to margin planks, and then the Margin planks will have to be scribed to the bulwarks as they are,  I will most likely have to change the widths and tapers, I am hoping the this will result in a symmetrical deck that is more pleasing to the eye. I am  going to do this with paper and cardboard templates to make sure it will look right before cutting the actual deck planks. 

So much for a well laid plan....

  

 

Edited February 17, 2022 by Mldixon
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[Vladimir_Wairoa]

2 hours ago, Mldixon said:

Chapter Nine begins and comes to a screeching halt...

Remember this photo, well I tore all that planking on both sides of the bow out all well as the starboard side of the q gallery deck. Now I gottta tell you that it broke my heart to do this, but I've come a long way to compromise at this point in the build. It just wasn't right. 

 

 

 

🔺  A really sharp chisel did the trick, and I had plenty of practice doing this when I was planking the hull. 

 

🔻 The problem was my bulwarks shape. I cut the planks from chuck's Template and just forged ahead. But my ship was not Chuck's Ship, and even though I could install them, it wasn't right. In the next photo you can see a clear template that I overlaid on the framing this was adjusted to the center line of the hull. I clamped it into place, and all was revealed. My margin planks were installed to my incorrect hull and it threw the whole thing out of

kilter

 

 

🔻This next photo is the Qdeck and the wave in the planking. Now at this point it was clear to me that I could not proceed and that is when I started tearing up the decks.  One bright note in this destructive process was that I remembered knocking out some windows and did not repeat that mistake. 

 

 

So the solution to my problem is going to be to lay all the center line decks first fore and aft. These areas are correct and will split the decking into equal parts port and starboard. Then I am going to lay the deck planks from the center line outward to margin planks, and then the Margin planks will have to be scribed to the bulwarks as they are,  I will most likely have to change the widths and tapers, I am hoping the this will result in a symmetrical deck that is more pleasing to the eye. I am  going to do this with paper and cardboard templates to make sure it will look right before cutting the actual deck planks. 

So much for a well laid plan....

  

 

Oh I feel you. Good luck with repair, youre not alone repairing. awaits me some too .

[Mldixon]

"Oh I feel you. Good luck with repair, youre not alone repairing. awaits me some too"

 

 

Thanks, just a big pain going backwards. Working out new templates now, slow going...

[Mldixon]

Ship corrections 101.  

An adventure into paying more attention to the little things that can wreck your otherwise boring life.

I made the corrections to the margin planks at the qdeck. I did a scribe onto a blank paper that was taped to the beams, then scribed the existing deformity onto that sheet, cut to the scibed line, and then laid that onto the planking templates  and then cut the margin to that new shape. Laid those onto the beams and measured and confirmed all was as it should be. Looks right now. The forecastle i'm afraid will be a little more involved,  but is the same procedure. 

Onward and upward.

[Mldixon]

And the corrections to the forecastle templates,  you can clearly see the narrowing of the starboard margin plank. It's a lot better than it was but not perfect, I'm going to blame this on hogging from long sea voyages resulting in the ships carpenter having to make repairs underway...

The cap rail however fit with no effort of force. Strange, but for those who can still benefit from this, check your bulwark sanding , and I'm pretty sure Chuck emphasized this. Too bad I wasn't hearing the warning....

[Mldixon]

Ship corrections 101.  

An adventure into paying more attention to the little things that can wreck your otherwise boring life.

I made the corrections to the margin planks at the qdeck. I did a scribe onto a blank paper that was taped to the beams, then scribed the existing deformity onto that sheet, cut to the scibed line, and then laid that onto the planking templates  and then cut the margin to that new shape. Laid those onto the beams and measured and confirmed all was as it should be. Looks right now. The forecastle i'm afraid will be a little more involved,  but is the same procedure. 

Onward and upward.

[Mldixon]

So I fixed the forecastle decking. In the one photo you can see the paper overlay and the itty bit I added to get things right again.

Still more to go, but at least its moving along again.

 

[Mldixon]

Just a little more progress on the forecastle

[Mldixon]

Belfry and forecastle rails completed. I made the square shackle wire by bending the round wire to the required shape, and then whacked it with a hammer on an anvil and voila it was flat and square. Took several tries to get the proper shape, but wire is cheap.

[glbarlow]

Nice work and nice photos, I like the angles.

[Mldixon]

1 minute ago, glbarlow said:

Nice work and nice photos, I like the angles.

Thanks, always looking for the best shot. Thanks also for all the likes. I really like it better when viewing it without the camera, it looks so much nicer. 

[glbarlow]

41 minutes ago, Mldixon said:

viewing it without the camera,

I know what you mean, I’d never see a lot of stuff if I hadn’t taken a photo. 

[Mldixon]

So a little more progress,  I made the catheads and cut the channel for setting them. I painted the black line on the end of the catheads rather than taping them. I painted the rails black, after breaking it twice. I super glued it back together and used black filler to clean up the breaks. I am fine admitting my mistakes, and am getting really good at fixing them. The timberheads and rail were dry fit to check that the catheads were going to pass through. These timberheads and rails are delicate and required some finess to fit properly,  which is why Chuck numbered them. Pretty much a custom fit to each location.  The good news is they look like they're going to fit perfectly. Nothing glued up just positioned in the pics

 

 

 

🔺️I broke the rail just on either side of the cathead. Hard to see, CA saved the day 

 

 

[Chuck]

Nicely done…thats a tricky part of the project.  You did real nice work of it.

[Mldixon]

23 minutes ago, Chuck said:

Nicely done…thats a tricky part of the project.  You did real nice work of it.

Thank you sir, I agree about the tricky part...it was an adventure on the entire forecastle. Looked so simple in the pictures😀

 

Edited February 22, 2022 by Mldixon
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[Mldixon]

Forecastle complete except for grates. I still need to glue in the catheads.

I took some time out to play with the printing of the swivel guns. These are very small parts, and I had a heck of a time tuning in the right settings, and the right resin. 

 

🔻Still need to add the mounting bracket, that should be fun...

🔻All railings painted and glued into position

🔻First planking run on the Qdeck, this one is straight...

 

Edited February 24, 2022 by Mldixon
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[Chuck]

looking good.....Those kevels you added along the bulwarks close to the qdeck will be a problem.  They will certainly get in the way of the gangways and platforms.  I would remove them if I were you.

 

 

[Mldixon]

3 minutes ago, Chuck said:

looking good.....Those kevels you added along the bulwarks close to the qdeck will be a problem.  They will certainly get in the way of the gangways and platforms.  I would remove them if I were you.

 

 

I could of sworn i placed those based off the plans. Anyway should I move aft or to the bow.

[Mldixon]

Is this the location? Or did I read this print wrong.

[Chuck]

You read that wrong.....That goes on the inboard side of the platform we have yet to construct.....

 

Look at the overhead plan of the decks which show the platforms that lead to the gangways.

[Chuck]

Here is a good image of how the kevel will look but this is the Amazon...

 

[Mldixon]

Well heck. I see that now. Off it will come. And I'll stow it for later...thanks for keeping me on the straight and narrow.

[Mldixon]

Chapter 10

 

🔺️cannons are not complete yet

 

 

🔺️I'm okay with how the rails turned out.

 

 

🔺️Still no lids on for lower cannons, just too easy to knock off.

 

 

🔺️4 more cannons to make then details, no stairs in place yet, have yet to make them.

 

🔺️Transom rail...touch up painting will be required after I finish knicking it all up

[Chuck]

Those rails are tough...so you should be very happy with how it came out.   Well done.   I havent even started chapter 11 yet sadly.  I hope to next week.  Dont forget the ladder in that companionway.

 

Chuck

[Mldixon]

5 minutes ago, Chuck said:

Those rails are tough...so you should be very happy with how it came out.   Well done.   I havent even started chapter 11 yet sadly.  I hope to next week.  Dont forget the ladder in that companionway.

 

Chuck

Yes, the rails made me very nervous...on the transom it was like sink or swim, making the cuts I left lots of extra just in case, and sanded to the fit. Lots of moving parts involved in this Area.  The ladder is still in the works, but coming along. Thanks for making a great ship for us....

[glbarlow]

So much nice detail work. Very well done!

[Mldixon]

Thanks to all for the likes...

[Mldixon]

So I decided to add a figure to the wheel, the captain in the rear is still undecided🔻

 

Another angle 🔻

 

I decided to go with this configuration on the chain pumps, added the Stanchions on the companionway 🔻

 

and as always, it sure looks better in the real world at distance. Not so much with these High Def Cameras, 😉

 

 

[scrubbyj427]

Lookin good! Crew really bring it to life!