HMS Winchelsea 1764, 32 gun Frigate 1:48, Syren Ship model by Trussben

Pushing forward into Chapter 11, I cleaned all of the channel pieces and glued the layers together and faired the backside to fit each location, I then added 1mm brass pins to each of them, 2 pins for the smaller ones and 3 pins for the longer ones.
The trim work was cut away and then holes in the hull drilled to suit the pin positions, then the channel was glued in place.
I just completed the port side and will get the other side done this week.


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The little things make this above and beyond. The vent holes in the binnacle, gunport stops on the lower sill and sides that are not overly thick,the frieze work, and the list goes on. The use of holly below the wales rather than paint reminds me of the David Antscherl's models so you are in good company.
Allan
 
Halfway through Chapter 11, the gangways and their ladders along with newel posts and their fancy work is done.

The Chesstrees and fenders, with their friezes completed.

All of the Channels installed and I have started adding the channel straps, I looked at both boxwood or ebony deadeyes and I didn’t like the look of either so I have ordered some Swiss Pear deadeyes hoping they give the look that I want.

I have also made a decision about the swivel guns - I’m not going to install them or their mounts - not keen on how they look on finished models that I have seen sticking up and altering the flow of the model.

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trussben said:
Halfway through Chapter 11, the gangways and their ladders along with newel posts and their fancy work is done.

The Chesstrees and fenders, with their friezes completed.

All of the Channels installed and I have started adding the channel straps, I looked at both boxwood or ebony deadeyes and I didn’t like the look of either so I have ordered some Swiss Pear deadeyes hoping they give the look that I want.

I have also made a decision about the swivel guns - I’m not going to install them or their mounts - not keen on how they look on finished models that I have seen sticking up and altering the flow of the model.

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Hello Ben,

Your work is always a joy to see. I have a question: I see you have painted the frieze over the chesstree and fenders. Should I be surprised or was that the way it was done??? I'll soon encounter the same issue on my Kingfisher and I don't recall ever seeing your (rather attractive) solution...
 
dockattner said:
Hello Ben,

Your work is always a joy to see. I have a question: I see you have painted the frieze over the chesstree and fenders. Should I be surprised or was that the way it was done??? I'll soon encounter the same issue on my Kingfisher and I don't recall ever seeing your (rather attractive) solution...
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I guess I would be surprised in real life if those surfaces had been painted fancy, but there are several contemporary models that show this feature - and thats why I did it this way.
 
Intrigued by this topic I revisited the Marshall painting of the Kingfisher yesterday and it appears to show the chesstree and fenders painted just as Ben has done (though it only intends to depict the admiralty model not the real ship). At least that's what I think I see - I can't find a higher resolution image to be sure.

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Sorry for the diversion, Ben.
 
Thats fine - you can see on that painting that the fenders/chesstree and the swivel gun mounts all have the frieze work/paint on them.
 
Hello Ben..Sorry we never got to meet in Queensbury..Your Winnie is lovely..I used Gabon ebony as well on my Confederacy wales also on a scratch built frigate.. any suggestions for bending the ebony that worked for you? steaming,dry heat? I have a Byrnes thickness sander,etc. Lovely wood, I use guitar necks, but bugger to work with! Thanks! John Coryea
 
manning16 said:
Hello Ben..Sorry we never got to meet in Queensbury..Your Winnie is lovely..I used Gabon ebony as well on my Confederacy wales also on a scratch built frigate.. any suggestions for bending the ebony that worked for you? steaming,dry heat? I have a Byrnes thickness sander,etc. Lovely wood, I use guitar necks, but bugger to work with! Thanks! John Coryea
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Heat, and lots of it, multiple times, hairdryer on high is what I used.
Thicker pieces are harder and you may want to build up layers of thinner stock.
 
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