HMS Winchelsea 1764 by westwood - 1:48

westwood · August 15

Thank you guys for the kind words and likes.
Today I have some photos again

Chuck · August 15

Wow...really busy for sure. Everything looks great. I cant wait to see it all assembled on the model.

Chuck

glbarlow · August 16

Such patience to not have it already n the model. Well done! The gangway is more tricky than it seems.

Edited August 16 by glbarlow

jfhealey · August 23

Your patience and attention to detail is there for us all to see. Looking great.

Best wishes

Fred

woodartist · August 23

On 8/15/2024 at 7:03 PM, glbarlow said:

Such patience to not have it already n the model. Well done! The gangway is more tricky than it seems.

How do you decide when to put the pieces in place permanently?

westwood · September 1

Thanks for the kind words and likes, guys.
I can't wait to get all these little things in their place on qdeck and fcastle, but for now I'm keeping them safely stored away.
It's both to keep the dust off while I work on the final chapter and to keep them from getting damaged.
I'll add them at the very end.
But something is there...
I made the deadeyes (they will be added to the model at the end as well)
The ladder - I have to paint the frieze and then glue the main channel.
The other channels are already glued on, as well as the fenders and the chesstrees and the swivel stocks.
Partly also the gangways.

And now the main thing, I'm working on the last chapter.
The headtimbers are in place.
The headrails are ready but not glued yet.
But I've finally permanently glued Catheads.
And right now I'm currently preparing the Catheads support.
And here is some photo

Chuck · September 1

Lookin great. The deadeyes and steps will blend in perfectly. The channels look great on the model also. Good luck with the headrails. Take your time there.

jfhealey · September 1

Wonderful. Do you have any pictures of the manufacture of the entry steps?

Best wishes

Fred

westwood · September 15

Fred, I am sorry that I do not have any pictures of the making of the entry steps.
But the method was the same as for the fancy moldings.

I'm slowly moving on here are some photos

glbarlow · September 15

Excellent work. This area frustrated me a lot.

jfhealey · September 18

Your photo sequence suggests its an easy stage - or at least you found it so.

On 9/15/2024 at 10:05 PM, glbarlow said:

This area frustrated me a lot.

I'm with Glenn but with an added helping of hair torn out.

Super work.

Best wishes

Fred

westwood · October 5

Thank you so much guys for all the comments and likes.
And I agree that this part was hard, but somehow I managed to finish it.
And now I just have to finish all the postponed parts...

glbarlow · October 6

Well done on all the fine work required here.

Chuck · October 7

That really looks great. Well done. If you havent built many headrails those certainly look like you made them look easy.

Chuck

westwood · October 13

Thanks guys,
I'm now finishing the channels, deadeyes and chainplates, strops and straps...

Edited October 13 by westwood

Trussben · October 13

Very nicely done there!

Rustyj · October 16

She's a beauty!

glbarlow · October 17

Well done, you’ve done a wonderful job with her!

westwood · October 20

Hey guys

I made some progress today...

woodartist · October 20

did you stain your Cherry wood or just apply WOP?

westwood · October 21

7 hours ago, woodartist said:

did you stain your Cherry wood or just apply WOP?

Hi
no staining on the hull and deck, just WOP.
I've only stained deadeyes to match the rest.

westwood · November 19

Hey guys,
It's been almost a month since my last post.
As I get closer and closer to finishing this build, it seems to slow down.
But the main thing is that I'm trying to keep going.

Stuntflyer · November 19

Looking very nice, indeed. One would never know that things have slowed down.

glbarlow · November 20

Yours is such a great build. The paintwork is especially nice. I understand a bit about slowing down, I was a little reluctant to finish mine, it having occupied me for three years.