HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Frank Wouts 1/48

[Stuntflyer]

Nice work, Frank!

 

Tip: As you move further down the hull you can bevel the front of each plank. This will allow you to get a tight fit against the stem rabbit, with no gaps showing. Hope that makes sense.

 

Mike

[FrankWouts]

5 minutes ago, scrubbyj427 said:

Very nice Frank! Clean and sharp!

Thanks Scrubby!

[FrankWouts]

3 minutes ago, Stuntflyer said:

Nice work, Frank!

 

Tip: As you move further down the hull you can bevel the front of each plank. This will allow you to get a tight fit against the stem rabbit, with no gaps showing. Hope that makes sense.

 

Mike

Shure that makes sense Mike, got it! Thanks!

[Chuck]

Good work....no need to rush and proceeding carefully will pay off in multiples later on.

[Mldixon]

Looking really good. Nice clean work, more fun ahead for sure.

[Jorge Diaz O]

6 hours ago, FrankWouts said:

Hola a todos, solo una pequeña actualización para que todos sepan que todavía estoy trabajando en mi Winnie...

Hice una corrección en el ancho de la capa superior de los tablones de la columna, reemplacé la fila superior porque olvidé medir el grosor exacto de las barras de los tablones de la columna 7/32 AYC. Por supuesto, son un poco más gruesos que 7/32, ya que Chuck nos da una buena relación calidad-precio.

Así que también pedí la lijadora de espesor Byrnes. El total de 5 tablones de columna ahora es exactamente 35/32, y la curva de columna que fue determinada por el listón todavía se conserva.

Mis tablones tendrán el grosor exacto que se indica en los planos a partir de ahora: ¡esto no me volverá a pasar!

Saludos, franco

 

Hello, great job, what red are you using, I think the Indian red is a little darker

[Kurt Bainum]

Great photos and dig the masking!

 

[FrankWouts]

Thanks Chuck, Mike, Jorge and Kurt! And the likes which are always a big stimulus for me!

@Jorge Diaz O I use vermillion red Humbrol 60 , as the Red Ochre color from Admiralty is too harsh to my eyes, too much towards redbrown/purplegrey/blue. I have it and I tested it and, though perfect paints they are, I personally don’t like this red ochre. Maybe this is because in my life I have seen too many window shutters and church doors in vermillion red on our antique houses and churches in Europe from the 17th and 18th century. The vermillion will shine through nicely after I’ll wash it later on with strongly dilluted darker redbrown oil paint like burnt sienna. You’ll have  much nicer and warmer antique appearance afterwards.

But I’m not sure if I’ll go ahead with this, as the vermillion as it is now looks beautiful to me. My photos and lighting aren’t what it should be, I’m not a photographer at all. The vermillion red looks more orangish, brownish than in the pictures.

Also scaled down to 1:48 colors, should always be lighter and with little more grey tones in them than in real life. So an exact copy of the real color is wrong anyway in scale. Too dark and without the distance (waterdamp, dust in the air) grey tone effect in them.

[glbarlow]

I think whatever color you like is the color you should use, there is no right answer. It looks great.

[Jorge Diaz O]

15 hours ago, FrankWouts said:

¡Gracias Chuck, Mike, Jorge y Kurt! ¡Y los likes que siempre son un gran estímulo para mí!

@Jorge Díaz O Uso rojo bermellón Humbrol 60, ya que el color Red Ochre de Admiralty es demasiado duro para mis ojos, demasiado hacia el marrón rojizo/gris púrpura/azul. Yo lo tengo y lo he probado y, aunque son pinturas perfectas, personalmente no me gusta este rojo ocre. Tal vez esto se deba a que en mi vida he visto demasiados postigos de ventanas y puertas de iglesias en rojo bermellón en nuestras casas e iglesias antiguas en Europa de los siglos XVII y XVIII. El bermellón brillará muy bien después de que lo lave más tarde con pintura al óleo marrón rojizo más oscuro fuertemente diluida como siena tostada. Tendrás una apariencia antigua mucho más agradable y cálida después.

Pero no estoy seguro de seguir adelante con esto, ya que el bermellón como está ahora me parece hermoso. Mis fotos e iluminación no son lo que deberían ser, no soy fotógrafo en absoluto. El rojo bermellón se ve más anaranjado, parduzco que en las fotos.

También reducidos a 1:48 colores, siempre deben ser más claros y con un poco más de tonos grises que en la vida real. Entonces, una copia exacta del color real es incorrecta de todos modos en escala. Demasiado oscuro y sin el efecto de tono gris de la distancia (humedad del agua, polvo en el aire) en ellos.

Thanks for answering.

[FrankWouts]

Small Sunday afternoon update: one side ‘planking above the wales’ finished!

Better than a jig saw puzzle, but slightly comparable in my opinion…

Took me about three weeks off and on in my loft, so next update in three weeks hopefully.

Edited February 13, 2022 by FrankWouts

[scrubbyj427]

That looks excellent Frank! Very well done!

[FrankWouts]

53 minutes ago, scrubbyj427 said:

That looks excellent Frank! Very well done!

Thanks Scrubbyj427!

It’s a lot of fun, also working in that yellow cedar smell and the result is so rewarding!

Edited February 13, 2022 by FrankWouts

[Chuck]

Excellent planking...slow and steady.   Your care with it shows beautifully.

 

Chuck

[glbarlow]

Well done Frank.

[SteveL]

Beautiful work Frank!

Steve

[Stuntflyer]

I second all of the comments above! Take your time and you will be rewarded.

 

Mike

[FrankWouts]

Wow thanks Chunk, Glenn, Steve and Mike! Thank you all very much for such nice words. I’m a bit surprised myself everything works out better than I could have dreamed. I hope to be able to maintain this careful pace and come as far as all of you masters!

[FrankWouts]

And thank you all for the likes as well!

[Rustyj]

I also agree with everyone that is some fine planking!

[westwood]

wow, really beautiful planking Frank.

[FrankWouts]

Thanks, Rusty and Dusan!

I was anxious if the bow template would fit on my Winnie, and everything seems to be allright, it seems to fit within less than half a millimeter tolerance…

I cut the portside one and turned it over by the way, the print is on the other side.

The first thing I did not oversand I guess…LOL.

Edited February 14, 2022 by FrankWouts

[Mldixon]

Really nice job on the planking. Good choice making those template checks. 

[FrankWouts]

My humble work update of past few weeks: planking port side avove the wales. Up to the stealer and two more rows and the wales.

[Chuck]

Very nice work....beautiful tight seams

[FrankWouts]

15 minutes ago, Chuck said:

Very nice work....beautiful tight seams

Thanks Chuck!

[glbarlow]

Excellent work Frank, it looks nice and tight.

[scrubbyj427]

Looking really good Frank! Excellent work.

[FrankWouts]

Thanks Glenn and Scrubbyj427 and the likes ofcourse!

Yes, planks and seams rather should be tight in my slow inter-long-working-hours tempo.... haha 🙂

I try to work on her every minute available in my scarse free time with very busy work and family, but still 

I'm moving rather slowly I feel.

Edited April 4, 2022 by FrankWouts

[scrubbyj427]

7 hours ago, FrankWouts said:

Thanks Glenn and Scrubbyj427 and the likes ofcourse!

Yes, planks and seams rather should be tight in my slow inter-long-working-hours tempo.... haha 🙂

I try to work on her every minute available in my scarse free time with very busy work and family, but still 

I'm moving rather slowly I feel.

I sympathize Frank... between work and family my Winnie has been reduced to a glacial pace, you will probably catch up with me soon.

 

JJ