westwood Posted January 1, 2022 Share #1 Posted January 1, 2022 Hi boys, Let me you join your group and introduce myself. I am Slovak, I live near Trenčín. I have a manual job so I spend my free time mainly on biking. I am a forum member for many years but I came back to modelling after about twenty years. Two years ago I started with Revenge kit which is rather a scratch build. But I like Chuck's project very much and indeed all your builds guys have inspired me a lot to return to this beautiful hobby. So I couldn't wait any longer and started building Winnie as well. I'm currently finishing the first chapter. I'll gradually upload photos of the build. Now I wish everyone happy, healthy and prosperous new year. Dusan Archi, Ryland Craze, Edwardkenway and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westwood Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share #2 Posted January 1, 2022 First step: Assembling the Knee of the Head (Cherry version) DocBlake, Matt D, CaptMorgan and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 2, 2022 Share #3 Posted January 2, 2022 Welcome to the Winchelsea group, Dusan! It’s a great time to start. I hope you have a lot of fun with the project. FrankWouts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustyj Posted January 2, 2022 Share #4 Posted January 2, 2022 Welcome aboard and that's a great start! FrankWouts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westwood Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share #5 Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) Thanks Matt, Rusty and for the likes as well. Next step: False Keel and adding the Stem Knee assembly and Keel Sections. I have pre-drilled the bolt holes but I will fill them later... Dusan Edited January 2, 2022 by westwood BobG, CaptnBirdseye, Ryland Craze and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westwood Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share #6 Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) adding bulkheads... Edited January 4, 2022 by westwood Beckmann, DocBlake, FrankWouts and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankWouts Posted January 2, 2022 Share #7 Posted January 2, 2022 Welcome Dusan! You’ve made a great start! Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted January 2, 2022 Share #8 Posted January 2, 2022 Beautiful start!!! Welcome aboard. FrankWouts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glbarlow Posted January 2, 2022 Share #9 Posted January 2, 2022 Welcome aboard, very nice start. FrankWouts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntflyer Posted January 2, 2022 Share #10 Posted January 2, 2022 Looking really Nice! Mike FrankWouts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westwood Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share #11 Posted January 4, 2022 Hey, guys, thank you for the warm welcome and the kudos. I really appreciate it. Adding the bulkheads was the easy part because everything fit perfectly. I start fairing at the bow. Then I did the Port framing. Sanding the ports was a bit more challenging because the bulkheads are soft poplar plywood and cherry wood is harder. And then I made the job even more complicated by adding balsa blocks. I hope I won't regret it. rafine, FrankWouts, Edwardkenway and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westwood Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share #12 Posted January 4, 2022 Edwardkenway, JpR62, rafine and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westwood Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share #13 Posted January 4, 2022 next: Stern frames and Quarter gallery framing It was a little harder. So I even forgot to take pictures ...🙂 FrankWouts, Rustyj, rafine and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted January 4, 2022 Share #14 Posted January 4, 2022 It looks great so far. FrankWouts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westwood Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share #15 Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) Thank you Chuck and for the likes as well. with Stern frames I'll show you, Planking the Lower Counter… Dusan Edited January 6, 2022 by westwood JpR62, scrubbyj427, Beckmann and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westwood Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share #16 Posted January 6, 2022 The Bollard Timbers... scrubbyj427, JpR62, rafine and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted January 6, 2022 Share #17 Posted January 6, 2022 Very nice!!! Just lovely. FrankWouts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted January 6, 2022 Share #18 Posted January 6, 2022 Now would be a great time to check the shape of your bow. This will ensure the caprail parts will fit and the fancy rail. See below. Kurt Bainum, FrankWouts, scrubbyj427 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westwood Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share #19 Posted January 6, 2022 Thanks Chuck The first chapter is more or less finished. So here's the important part: Preparing for planking What do you think ? Dusan Matt D, Beckmann, Ryland Craze and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted January 6, 2022 Share #20 Posted January 6, 2022 Perfect....but seriously check the bow shape before you plank over it. FrankWouts, Stuntflyer and Kurt Bainum 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westwood Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share #21 Posted January 7, 2022 So I checked the bow shape. More sanding was needed, so far the right side is done, I hope it's good. The temporary plank is thick as the planking plus the fancy rail. Fcastle cap rail template now fits quite well, it overlaps by about 0,5 mm. Is it better now Chuck? Stuntflyer, BobG, Ryland Craze and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glbarlow Posted January 7, 2022 Share #22 Posted January 7, 2022 Nice work! Where did you get those pins? FrankWouts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westwood Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share #23 Posted January 7, 2022 Thanks Glenn, I got the pins from here: Modelling Pins or Super Modeling Pins glbarlow, FrankWouts, JpR62 and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntflyer Posted January 8, 2022 Share #24 Posted January 8, 2022 On 1/7/2022 at 1:32 PM, westwood said: So I checked the bow shape. More sanding was needed, so far the right side is done Boy, I wish that I had that cap rail template when I was fairing my hull. You are avoiding what could potentially be a huge headache. Mike glbarlow, scrubbyj427, Rustyj and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westwood Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share #25 Posted January 26, 2022 Hello friends, unfortunately I didn't have enough time to build but I finally took the next step. I checked the bow shape over and over again. And yes the templates and plans and also your logs help a lot... ...Finally the first plank is glued. I just hope it's ok now. What do you think guys , has it fine run ? I hope so, because I'm worried about it. FrankWouts, scrubbyj427, oneslim and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntflyer Posted January 26, 2022 Share #26 Posted January 26, 2022 (edited) It looks good to my eye. Just keep a close eye on those butt joints. Edited January 27, 2022 by Stuntflyer FrankWouts, WalrusGuy, glbarlow and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubbyj427 Posted January 27, 2022 Share #27 Posted January 27, 2022 Looks really nice! I agree with Mike, watch those joints and you won’t be disappointed. JJ westwood and FrankWouts 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westwood Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share #28 Posted January 27, 2022 Thank you guys, the drop plank isn't glued. I only used it as a template for the position of the first strake. Stuntflyer and FrankWouts 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trussben Posted January 27, 2022 Share #29 Posted January 27, 2022 I narrowed the width of mine a bit to better match the widths of the other 5 planks in that belt, it helped with the flow of the planking up the bow. scrubbyj427, Stuntflyer, westwood and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westwood Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share #30 Posted January 29, 2022 the first four strakes of the wales in place dvm27, glbarlow, Edwardkenway and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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