HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Rustyj - 1/64 - POB - 32-Gun Frigate

[aliluke]

Looks great Rusty.

 

Although spilling maybe an OMG moment I'm sure it still takes a lot of skill. It is certainly a skill that I wish to attain on my next build!

[Sjors]

Wow,

 

That's high class planking !

That looks amazing Rusty !

 

Sjors

[Rustyj]

Thanks Druxey, I'm onto the second belt and with each plank cut out gets easier or I should say more comfortable.

 

Thanks Bob, Fun but slow.

 

Hi Alistair, Follow Chucks directions and you'll not have a problem.

 

Thanks Sjors.

 

Thanks everyone for all your likes too.

 

I'm heading back to planking now!

[jml1083]

Beautiful work Rusty!

 

Are you spiling every plank or just the ones at the bow and stern with straight planks for the long runs amidship?

 

If you are going to St Louis will you bring your Winchelsea with you?

[Trussben]

Very Very nice Rusty.

 

Ben

[Rustyj]

Hi Jim, I do the bow and stern and then strip wood between. I do have to taper the strip wood though.

Also I will be away and can't make it to St Louis. The Admiral issued travel orders that can't be ignored.

 

Thanks Ben.

[Elia]

Rusty,

 

Your Winnie looks tremendous. I've spent the last week catching up on it. Really super stuff. And those hull planking photos show a really sweet run of the planking.

 

Cheers,

 

Elia

[Rustyj]

Hi Elia,

 

It's was great to hear from you and thank you!

 

No pictures to post but I wanted to let you know that I am working along. Slow but sure. I've almost completed

the second belt of planking but work will halt for a couple of weeks as I have to take the Admiral on a vacation.

It's one of those good/bad things. Vacations are great but I hate missing the shop time.

 

See ya all in two weeks.

[WackoWolf]

Have a nice safe time, and we will all be waiting for when you get back.

[BANYAN]

Look forward to the update Rusty, but have a great vacation in the interim - I am just back from a two week flit around Germany.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[Trussben]

Have a good vacation Rusty, we have to keep those Admirals happy.

 

Ben

[Rustyj]

Hi all,

 

Well I'm back and glad to be back in the shop and it feels sooooooo good. The first thing I did was

to clean up a bit. Mind you it had nothing to do with running out of room to work.

 

One of the things I did was solve the issue I had with my vacuum hose being the same diameter as the

outlet for my Byrnes tools. I broke out my handy dandy lathe and took a 1 1/4" PVC coupling milled the

inside diameter to match the outside diameter of the hose and bingo I had a quick coupling.

 

 

 

 

 

The next thing I wanted to do was cut some sanding paper for my thickness sander. Normally there are

two 3" strips of sand paper on the drum. Sometimes though I sand wood that is 3" or wider. Now you can

put two strips of sandpaper side by side but that tends to leave a little grove in the wood from where they

meet. So I got some 6" wide sanding belts and cut strips  that cover the whole drum so now, if needed, I

can sand wood up to 6" wide now in one pass.

 

 

 

 

Ok back to actual modeling here. I have now completed planking the first two belts on both sides of the hull.

So far so good. Not stealers or drop planks. And as I said before it is slower but the planking is much easier. 

Everything has been sanded with 120 grit paper. Once the whole side is planked I'll finish sanding it

and apply a couple coats of wipe on poly. Now it's not a pristine as Chucks but I'm happy.

 

 

 

 

[Chuck]

Very nice....With a little luck I will be back at my Winnie in a month or so!!  I cant let you catch up to me 

[mtaylor]

Au contraire....  it's is very pristine, Rusty.  And nice work on the hose mounting and sanding strips.

[augie]

That's only 120 grit????  NICE.

[Rustyj]

Hi Chuck, you could take two months and I'd still not catch you.

 

Thanks Mark.

 

Thanks Augie I used to do more sanding but found that it was hard to match the new planks so I just hit it lightly until all the planking is done.

[gjdale]

Very nice Rusty  - and thanks for the tip on the 6" wide sanding belts for the thickness sander. Might have to investigate that myself.

[WackoWolf]

Now what you done with the lathe just shows that you can make anything your mind can think off, nice. I also like the idea of the sand paper cut to the size you need. Nice tip. The ship is coming along nicely. Thank for the update and good to hear that your back in the shop. 

[harvey1847]

Welcome back Rusty!

 

 

The first thing I did was

to clean up a bit.

 

Do not konw why but we are always cleaning and tidying up our shops, much more than cleaning the living room i.e... it´s something that the Admiral always says to me ..." You are always cleaning your shop!! is it so messy what you do upstairs?!"

 

Best wishes,

 

 

Daniel.

[rafine]

Good to have you back Rusty. The planking is looking great.

 

Bob

[Sjors]

This is high class planking.....

Very good !!

 

Sjors

[SawdustDave]

Incredible work, as always Rusty. Trying to catch up on some of my favorite builds this quiet Sunday morning. Can't wait til I get my hands on this amazing kit one day when Chuck releases it.

 

Dave

[Trussben]

Very Very nice Rusty, looks like you will manage without drops or steelers, that's a feat in of itself!

 

Ben

[BANYAN]

Good to see you back Rusty - thanks for the PVC coupling tip .

 

cheers

 

Pat

[mrjimmy]

 

Hey, Rusty........

 

Your planking is getting to be professional grade.  Keep up the good work.

 

Si

[Rustyj]

Hi Everyone. Thanks for the comments and likes.

 

Sorry for the delay getting back to you all. My PC's hard drive started failing and had to take her to the doctor.

 

During that time I was able to complete the startboard side planking, sanded it down and applied one coat of

wipe on poly. The good news is that I was successful in doing it without any drop planks or steelers. The bad

news is after sanding it a few joints aren't as tight as I would have liked.

 

All in all I'm happy with my first attempt at this type of planking. Hopefully the next one will be better

and the planks a little more uniform.

 

 

Well I'm off to the port side to start the last two bands of planking.

[Chuck]

That looks very good Rusty.   As fine as any planking job that I have seen.   I applaud your willingness to try the proper planking techniques of spiling and such.  Its different than just force bending and may take more time but once you start,  its something you will just continue to do.  Well done!!!  

 

Chuck

[Sjors]

That's just great  Rusty !!!!!!

And you think you can do it better ?????/

I don't believe that !

 

Sjors

[Rustyj]

Thanks Chuck,

 

If someone hasn’t tried it they can’t believe how much nicer it is to plank this way. This is my planking

method now.

 

Hi Sjors, Thanks but yes it can be done much better. Next time I’ll need to get the seams tighter and

the width of the planks isn’t uniform enough yet.

[BANYAN]

Very nice finish to that planking Rusty, well worth the effort.

 

cheers

 

Pat