HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Kusawa2000 (Mike Draper)

[James G]

Looking very nice, Mike!

[westwood]

Perfect Mike, nice start to the planking.
I'm curious to see the progress and how it will look in the boxwood.

[Kusawa2000]

12 hours ago, scrubbyj427 said:

Great start to your planking adventure! Boxwood will look great.

Thanks.. as Chuck has said a few times before.. dont rush.. take  your time.. 

 

and yes.. I agree.. the boxwood will look really good. I going to have to see if I use wipe on poly as a finish or tung oil. I will have to experiment on some waste wood first.. 

 

Mike Draper

[scrubbyj427]

8 hours ago, Kusawa2000 said:

Thanks.. as Chuck has said a few times before.. dont rush.. take  your time.. 

 

and yes.. I agree.. the boxwood will look really good. I going to have to see if I use wipe on poly as a finish or tung oil. I will have to experiment on some waste wood first.. 

 

Mike Draper

The little bit of boxwood that I have worked with has turned out lovely with a good sanding and just WOP. I’m very tempted to do my next build in boxwood. 

[Kusawa2000]

1 hour ago, scrubbyj427 said:

The little bit of boxwood that I have worked with has turned out lovely with a good sanding and just WOP. I’m very tempted to do my next build in boxwood. 

thanks for the heads up! I will probably lean in that direction but i thought i would give tung oil a try...

 

Mike Draper

[glbarlow]

Planking becomes a way of life for a while, enjoy the journey. Looking nice!

[garyshipwright]

Glenn you are so right. It does take a lot of patience that's for sure. Once you have it finish it's nice to sat back and enjoy your work. Gary

[Kusawa2000]

Everyone: Its been a while since my last post. With the snow gone and into summer, been busy trying to get firewood cut and projects done. I have managed to get the upper planking above the wales completed on the Winchelsea. I do love that boxwood I am using for the hull planks! its a joy to work with!

 

I havent added any sealant yet but once I get the hull planking I will be giving it a few coats of Tung oil.  

 

I have also managed to get the starboard planks marked using the plank template guides. Will get the port side done tonite and start thinking about planking that hull. Been doing a lot of measuring twice, cutting once. I hope it pays off when I get into the planking. As I imagine everyone has discovered who has tackled this project, I have quickly noticed there is pretty low tolerance for measurements being slightly off.. I have been taking my time.. 🙂

 

Also.. thanks to all those that did a great job documenting their construction process. Your photos and posts have saved me some grief.. 

 

Mike Draper

[Kusawa2000]

Hey Everyone: Its been a while (actually a long while) since I have posted any progress pictures on MSW of my building the Winnie. The main reason is that I was hitting a bit of a wall with the hull planking and decided I needed a break to recharge. To keep myself busy I did manage to finish a brand new Woody Joe kit (Kofukuj/Goju-no-to -1/75 scale) which was extremely enjoyable even though I don't read a word of Japanese 🙂. That took longer than planned but it was the needed break I was looking for.

 

I got back to the Winnie this fall and had to rip out some of the planking and took a second crack at it. Combined my renewed interest in getting the hull planked and three weeks of -30C outside, I managed to get the hull done to my satisfaction as well as 4 coats of wipe on poly buffed with cheesecloth.

 

 

I wanted to get these pics posted to let everyone know that Im still have a active shipyard out there and have a renewed passion in getting the Winnie built. 

 

Here are some progress shot of the Winnie as of today and the completed Woody Joe pagoda. I will keep ya posted as I move onward to the stern galleries.  

Enjoy

 

Mike Draper

[Ronald-V]

Both models looking great! 

[garyshipwright]

Looking good Mike for both of them.  Glad to see you back to work on her. Gary