USF Confederacy 1778 by wernerweiss - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64

[CiscoH]

Man that looks beautiful

great job Werner

[wernerweiss]

14 hours ago, CiscoH said:

Man that looks beautiful

great job Werner

Thank you very much!

[wernerweiss]

Hello modelers,

 

with this post I continue the gallery with the latest pictures, but first some remarks:

1. Even if you build very carefully, for example the bow curve of the finished hull may differ from that of the prototype. Due to the bow curve of my model I had to make the shown adjustments with the cheeks to fit on the bow curve. The laser cut cheeks turned out to be too straight, so I hat to reshape them with a rounder curve to fit to the hull.
    

2. Regrettably the cast trailboards were not inversely equal. The starboard trailboard was a bit longer, thicker and wider than the port one. This is not what I would call high quality.
    

3. My next step will be the installation of the main head rails. Between them runs the so-called head beam, and sheet one shows two knees connecting this beam to the main head rails. These knees are not mentioned in the instructions, so I have to decide whether to omit them or not.
    

4. At the end of chapter 15 on page 134 it is suggested that the catheads are glued in place. I would suggest not to do so at this time. In the next chapter the main head rails are installed and for that purpose an appropriate angle has to be sanded at the corners of the beakhead bulkhead showing towards the stem. This is much easier without the catheads as an obstacle for the sanding tool.

See yourself, questions and remarks welcome.

[Montaigne]

Very impressive build, absolutely beautiful, not to mention inspiring. Well done!

[WalrusGuy]

Hi Werner, your build is gorgeous, everything's so neat and tidy. Very inspirational! 

 

Harshil 

[wernerweiss]

@all, thank you very much for your comments and your likes!

[Gus M]

looks great!!! congrats

[targa4403]

very impressive and clean

[BenD]

Really stunning build. I love the yellow ochre on the hull.

[Chuck]

Lovely progress....well done.    A pleasure to follow your log on this kit.

 

Chuck

[wernerweiss]

49 minutes ago, Chuck said:

Lovely progress....well done.    A pleasure to follow your log on this kit.

 

Chuck

Hello Chuck,

 

thank you very much for your personal appreciation! I would never have thought so far when beginning with the build......

 

Best regards

 

Werner

 

[wernerweiss]

On 2/11/2023 at 4:23 PM, BenD said:

Really stunning build. I love the yellow ochre on the hull.

Helllo BenD,

 

I used the shown basic colors mix ratio 1:1

 

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[wernerweiss]

Hi folks,

 

here some pictures showing the progress of the last weeks.....catheads done, main headrails and 10 of 12 head timbers done so far. The middle rails are ready to be glued, and next I´m working on the cathead support knees and their joint segments towards the middle rails.

 

Regards 

 

Werner

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[chris watton]

Superb progress.

[WalrusGuy]

Hi Werner, the headrails look fantastic! This is probably the most trickiest part of the build. 

[wernerweiss]

12 hours ago, WalrusGuy said:

Hi Werner, the headrails look fantastic! This is probably the most trickiest part of the build. 

Hello Harshil, thank you very much!

It is DEFINITELY the most trickiest part, especially the curved sections of the middle rails between the bow sections and the support knees of the catheads. The adjustment to the curve of the hull and the transition to the knees demands patience....actually I'm working on the starboard side.

 

Regards 

 

Werner 

[wernerweiss]

Hi modelers,

 

here the next steps to be posted.....the middle rails and the cathead support knees are done, the framing for the head grating is done, and I started with the grating timbers. 

 

Note the additional stripes along the framing and the main headrails as a support for the framing timbers.

 

The cathead support knees were notched instead of removing the hull molding stripes.

 

 

Greetings

 

Werner

[wernerweiss]

Dear modelers,

 

tomorrow my last post is exactly four months ago, and there is much progress with the model. The ship´s boats were placed only for the photos and are not yet glued.

I intend to have the model finished soon, because the next model is waiting....

 

Comments and questions welcome.

 

Greetings 

 

Werner

 

 

[rlwhitt]

Hello Werner,

 

Your build is superb!  I have this in my queue and am reading your log with much interest.  I like your color scheme and have a couple of questions about what you've done.  In most of the pictures the decking looks almost like it's bleached.  Did you apply some sort of whitewash?  Or perhaps it's the species of wood if you've substituted?  I've read some information to the effect that an actual deck would probably look bleached out like this.  

 

Also, the red you use for bulwarks and deck fittings looks to my eye like it would probably be more accurate than the brighter reds that you usually see, as iron oxide paint can be pretty dull.  What have you used here?

 

Thanks and kudos for a masterpiece work!

 

[wernerweiss]

59 minutes ago, rlwhitt said:

Hello Werner,

 

Your build is superb!  I have this in my queue and am reading your log with much interest.  I like your color scheme and have a couple of questions about what you've done.  In most of the pictures the decking looks almost like it's bleached.  Did you apply some sort of whitewash?  Or perhaps it's the species of wood if you've substituted?  I've read some information to the effect that an actual deck would probably look bleached out like this.  

 

Also, the red you use for bulwarks and deck fittings looks to my eye like it would probably be more accurate than the brighter reds that you usually see, as iron oxide paint can be pretty dull.  What have you used here?

 

Thanks and kudos for a masterpiece work!

 

Hello Rick,

 

thank you very much for your appreciation!

 

1. No, I didn´t use any whitewash or special wood at all, I just used the provided 1/8 x 1/16 inch basswood stripes. The only treatment was sanding the deck when finished.

 

2. As red for the bulwarks (Schanzkleid in german) and deck fittings I used red ochre as recommended by Caldercraft especially for period ships, see the pictures below. It is easy to find when you google....

 

I hope I could help you

 

Werner

 

[KennyH78]

Hello Werner,

 

Your model is absolutely stunning and a masterpiece!  I can only hope that my attempt at the Confederacy will be half as good as yours.

[wernerweiss]

3 hours ago, KennyH78 said:

Hello Werner,

 

Your model is absolutely stunning and a masterpiece!  I can only hope that my attempt at the Confederacy will be half as good as yours.

Hello Kenny,

thank you very much for visiting my build log and your appreciation!

Besides mine there are many other build logs here where you can profit from.

 

Greetings

 

Werner 

[wernerweiss]

Hi folks,

what a birthday present!

Just yesterday on my 67th birthday I got my Confederacy FINISHED......

The pictures of the anchor were the last I took from the unfinished model, and in the last days before yesterday there were only some steps left......mounting the rudder, the ship´s boats, the waist rails, the mast stumps, the quarterdeck railings and finally the figurehead as the very last part to be glued in place.

Yesterday, the only remaining work was to make some paint touch-ups on the stern decoration figures and the figurehead.

What I also meanwhile did was to build the showcase.

In the moment I cannot say when I will take the photos for the finished models gallery, but I let you know when it´s done. At least here two pictures as a first impression....

The next model I´m going to build is an AIDA cruiser ship from Revell which was a christmas present from my sons meanwhile a few years ago.....

Always happy modelling.....

Greetings Werner

[Ronald-V]

Stunning model! Congratulations with finishing her and ofcourse with your birthday! Looking forward to the final pictures  

Edited June 12 by mugje

[wernerweiss]

45 minutes ago, mugje said:

Stunning model! Congratulations with finishing her and ofcourse with your birthday! Looking forward to the final pictures  

Thank you very much!!

[wernerweiss]

Hi modelers,

 

Meanwhile I took a series of pictures of the finished model, and I just loaded them up into the gallery of finished models. 

 

Any remarks, questions and constructive criticism welcome. Thanks to all co-builders of this model who gave me inspiration by following their build logs.

 

Greetings Werner

[Ronald-V]

You definitely help to sell this ship! Pics looks stunning mate!

[ccoyle]

That looks amazing, Werner! Congratulations!

[davec]

Beautiful model - congratulations on finishing!

[Moonbug]

Lovely work Werner! One of my favorite models - so much so I’ll be building it again soon.  I appreciate your unique take on it.