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

[Erebus and Terror]

Beautifully done, Rusty!

[Trussben]

Looks really good Rusty, you leave any wiggle room when you cut it out?

 

Ben

[Rustyj]

Thanks Ben. Of course!

[Sjors]

Looks really good Rusty, you leave any wiggle room when you cut it out?

 

Ben

 

Can I have a translation or explanation  for "wiggle room " ???????

 

Sjors

[Rustyj]

Hi Sjors,

 

To me "Wiggle room" is cutting the transom a tiny bit oversized and the window openings a little smaller so the I have a little room to adjust, wiggle, to the correct position and then sand or trim to the finished size.

[Sjors]

Thanks Rusty,

 

You make it clear to me     

In Dutch we called it pielen......

 

Sjors

[ASAT]

Fudge factor, that way if you really mess up it rhymes with the next words out of your mouth Rusty, I noticed your files do you use cheapo ones like me and replace them often or are they nice ones that stay shrarp?

[WackoWolf]

That a good question. I got the same ones also and still use them. When I think it's time to replace them I do. I will wait and see what Rusty says about his.Like I said this is a good question.

[Rustyj]

 

 I noticed your files do you use cheapo ones like me and replace them often or are they nice ones that stay sharp? 

       

 

Thanks ASAT and Joe,

 

They are relatively inexpensive ones. I only use them on wood and I’ve had them for 5-6 years now. They are

still in an acceptable condition but once they head south I won’t feel bad about chucking them.   

[ASAT]

Wow, 5 years is great thats alot of models the way you build!! Ijuse the harbor freight ones and get about one or two models max.... Of course some are used more than others.... Wher,e did you get yours

[Rustyj]

Oh my where did it get them?

 

The diamond files were either Micro Mark or Model Expo. The metal files were from a local hobby shop. I think.

[Rustyj]

I’ve started working on the fancy molding on the transom. The molding is cut from 1/32” thick

stock and is 1/16” wide. The shapes were traced and then rough cut out with a scroll saw.

 

 

I then sanded them to their final shape. I then used a scraper to obtain the profile I wanted.

 

Here is where I’m at so far.

 

[Beef Wellington]

Hi Rusty, lovely work.  Did you make your own scraper or buy somewhere?  Would love to try this myself in the future.  I was going to ask Chuck if there is anyway to get some similar to those provided in the Confederacy kit.

[Rustyj]

Thanks Jason,

 

I made my scraper from a leftover Confederacy scrapper.

 

I just used small files to form my desired profile as Chuck describes.

[Rustyj]

Hi All. Sorry for the delay in posting but between pc problems, the holiday and general family stuff I’ve been a

little busy. That’s not to say I haven’t gotten any modeling done. Well now that I have a new pc and I’m not using

the Admirals laptop and the backup files have been transferred I’ll start getting caught up.

 

I have completed the moldings on the transom and while doing so I noticed a minor problem. Self induced I must say.  

The upper counter is supposed to be uniform from port to starboard. Mine wasn’t! It was easy to correct this but in doing

so it threw off the height of the bottom of the quarter galleries. They are supposed to set on top of the black strake. Mine

will be into the black strake. It was the only way I could correct my error without tearing out the transom and wales. It just

goes to show the relationships between so many portions of the build. Miss on the wales placement and it alters the counter

which alters the quarter galleries.  

 

 

 

 

 

Here you see a set of laser cut lights and trim on laser board that I got from Chuck. This is really nice

stuff. Very thin and delicate but durable. I don’t the gentlest touch but the outer lights survived my

handling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

More to come in a bit.

[augie]

She's going to have one impressive stern.

[Chuck]

That looks fine Rusty.  Nice save on the gallery counter.   They are tricky buggers.   The hard part is making sure the angle is correct so the windows fit OK.    Luckily...if your windows for the galleries need some tweaking,  I can just make some adjustments and cut you new ones.  So dont fret about that.   All you would need to do is send me some templates with the correct angles.

 

Chuck

[Rustyj]

Thanks Augie and Chuck, also thanks for the offer to re-cut the windows. You are right the angle was

off and now makes this an oh crap moment. I adjusted the rear most upright and that corrected the

angle for the rest of the windows.

 

Here is the new angle.

 

 

 

For the roof I had to make shingles and as Chuck described slicing them from a strip of 1/8” boxwood instead of

cutting from a 1/32” sheet was much easier. The pieces are cut a little thinner than 1/32” and then sanded to clean

them up and make them even thinner. The shingles were placed one row at a time. Once dry the tops of the shingles

were sanded smooth to match the roof angle so the next row would sit flat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This catches me up on the work I had done while my pc was down. Now I have to decide do I rip it all out and get the

new windows at a different angle or continue on and make the columns for between the windows. Hmmmmmm.  

[Trussben]

Superb work Rusty, really nice.

 

If however you are not happy with it then you already know the answer to your quandary.

Best of luck

 

Ben

[BANYAN]

She is looking superb Rusty and build into a very fine model.  Chuck's 'bits and bobs' look excellent quality; thanks for the feedback on those.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[Rustyj]

Hi Ben. Until Chuck offered to cut new windows I was perfectly happy! Now it has me wondering.

I'll contemplate for a bit and see what happens.

 

Thanks Pat. Like we already knew his parts are the best.

[rafine]

Looks great Rusty. Either way you go, the rest of us will think it's terrific, but you have to be satisfied.

 

Bob

[Rustyj]

Here I’ve completed the decorative rail on top of the quarter galleries. My rail, Chucks has 3, has

4 decorative pieces in it  . My curve was a little bolder so it ended up too long for three so I

modified it to make four fit. I’ve decided to leave well enough alone with the windows. They won’t

be installed until much later as there is a lot of sanding and they will just trap dust and debris.

 

 

 

The only thing left to do for now on the galleries is to make the decorative columns. I am waiting

on a .016 kerf saw blade so I can cut flutes down the face of each column. 

 

That will complete chapter 6.

 

That will also catch me up to where Chuck is at right now. That will leave me time to work on

some other models I’ve shoved to the side. Also my daughter is moving to another house next

month and I have a looooooooong “Daddy do” list that will keep me quite busy for the foreseeable

future.

 

I just have to remember how to work at full scale again!  

 

 

 

 

[GLakie]

Just spent the last few hours here admiring the fine work you're doing Rusty. The planking turned out beautiful along with the stern. Very nice! I hope you don't mind my following along this late in the game.

 

Cheers 

[BANYAN]

Very nice work Rusty, some great detail appearing

 

cheers

 

Pat

[Rustyj]

Hi George, Thank you and welcome aboard!

 

Thanks Pat, Yes now that the hull is planked it will be fun adding more detail to her.

 

Thank you all for stopping by and all of the likes.  

[SawdustDave]

Absolutely beautiful work Rusty.... shingles are amazing.

I think the Winie is going to rival the Confederacy.

Still thinking this will be my next build once Chuck releases the kit.

[Rustyj]

Hi Dave,

 

Thanks! Yes they are both beauties and the Winnie would be worth the wait.  

[CaptMorgan]

Is this build still alive??  Has there been any progress on the Winchelsea??

I was very interested in following along with this (or Chucks) Winnie build.  

Probably make this my next build if/when that time ever gets here....

It's a beautiful ship !!!

Thanks

[Chuck]

Interesting you should mention the build.   I am making preparations to begin working on the Winnie within weeks.   It is very much alive.

 

Chuck