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

[druxey]

Nicely done, Rusty. You'll never want to go back to forcing plank strips again! And the result looks lovely. 

[Elia]

Rusty,

 

Very nice work on that planking. No stealers is no easy feat. I think it looks superb. I can't wait for the next side!

 

Cheers,

 

Elia

[fnick]

Fantastic planking Rusty.

 

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

Couldnt agree more. It just looks soooooo much better this way. One thing I am struggling with a little bit is getting a smooth curve on the curved planks. Any pointers you'd like to share?   or is it just a question of experience. I am using walnut mind you and it's not the easiest of woods to cut (well that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it :D ).

 

Nick

[augie]

Nothing more to say.  It looks great....beautifully clean.

[gjdale]

I'll just add my voice to the chorus of praise Rusty - a very fine looking planking job indeed.

[mobbsie]

Ditto to all the above Rusty. That's reaaaaaaaaaaaal nice.

 

Be Good

 

mobbsie

[tadheus]

Beautiful work.

 

 

Tadheus

[kees de mol]

Your planking looks very good to me. I wouldnt know how to do that.

[Rustyj]

Thank you for such kind words.

 

Nick. Practice, practice, practice. When I first started I rejected as many as I was accepting. I would

think walnut would also be a bit harder to get a smooth run. Also I use a sanding block whenever possible.

It helps me keep a clean edge.

[fnick]

Hi Rusty

 

Thanks a lot for your response.

 

Practice, practice, practice

Good to know there's hope for us all then!

 

Nick

[dvm27]

That's a lovely hull Rusty. Did you try applying some white glue in the small gaps then sanding over with 120 grit sandpaper? Oft times this hides them quite nicely as you are using the same wood as a filler.

[ChrisLBren]

Looking good Rusty - i use pure tung oil and sand - works great as filler.  Im sure the same technique would work with wipe on poly.

Chris

[Trussben]

Superb Rusty,

 

Try Gregs advice with the white glue trick, I have used it on Pegasus and it will hide some small gaps nicely.

 

Ben

[Rustyj]

Hi Greg and Ben,

 

Oh I've used the white glue sanding trick many times. There were only a couple of spots where I needed to do that. The joints that bother me the most were ones that weren't a tight as they should be but were filled with glue and dry before I saw them so there was no sand n fill possible. Oh well trying harder on the port side.

 

Chris, I could see where doing that with tung oil would work. Not so with the poly as it dries real fast.

 

Thanks everyone for stopping by and the like. Continuing to make progress.

 

[Rustyj]

Hello all,

 

Well I’m happy to say I’ve completed the planking on the portside too. No stealers or drop planks this

side either. All that is needed now is a good deal of sanding and then some wipe on poly. I have to say

planking this way is more time consuming but it works so much better and the run of the planks is much

easier to maintain. Definitely the way I will plank from here on out!

 

 

 

One thing I want to point out is that I handle a model a lot when I’m working on it. 

Because of this I would inadvertently rub off some of the pencil marks. To make sure

I didn’t lose the main belt line mark I used a sharpie to mark them. Then if I accidently

rubbed off any markings I could go back to the main mark and redo them.

 

After I check the hull over and make sure it’s all set I will move on to the stern.

[Remcohe]

Looks awesome Rusty!
 

Remco

[rafine]

Great looking planking Rusty.

 

Bob

[augie]

Take a deep breath and smile.  That's what I'm doing !  NICE.....

[mtaylor]

Sweet planking.  

[druxey]

Nice result there, Rusty. Well done.

[Sjors]

Beautiful planking Rusty !

 

My compliments that you are doing that without stealers and drop planks !!!!!

 

Sjors

[gjdale]

Great result Rusty, you must be feeling very chuffed!

[Trussben]

Superb Rusty, very well done you spilling master.

 

Ben

[BANYAN]

Well, you seem to have mastered that technique pretty well Rusty.  Nice run of planking.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[jaerschen]

Very clean work Rusty, she's looking great.

[Elia]

Beautiful planking there Rusty.

 

Cheers,

 

Elia

[ASAT]

Just beautiful Rusty, your results are outstanding!!

[Rustyj]

Thank you all for the kind words and all of the likes. It is very much appreciated.

 

Well I’ve started chapter 6 now and started working on the stern. To start I have to cut the transom out of

 some 1/32” plywood. I pasted the plans on and then cut it out with the scroll saw getting it close. I then

used various sanding tools to get it close to shape.

 

 

The windows were cut out using an x-acto and finished with files too.

 

 

Then the assembly was glued to the frame work.

 

 

That's it for now!

[augie]

That is one nice looking piece.  PLEASE use caution around those 'wings'.

[Rustyj]

Oh yeah I see major potential for an oops moment!