HMS Winchelsea — Official Timber Specifications
Authorized timber and material specification for the 32-gun frigate HMS Winchelsea design — species characteristics, grain selection criteria and full material allocation.
- Ship
- HMS Winchelsea (1764)
- Kit maker
- Syren Ship Model Company
- Scale
- 1:48 (1/4" Scale)
- Tolerance
- ±0.10 mm thickness
Material selection & tolerances
This section provides the official dimension and timber breakdown for Chuck Passaro's HMS Winchelsea (Syren Ship Model Company). Based on the official timber list provided directly by the designer, these configurations are calibrated down to strict ±0.1 mm tolerances in our workshop. Builders can verify required material quantities below for both Steamed Swiss Pear or museum-grade Castello Boxwood setups.
Species specification for this design
Steamed Swiss Pear
Warm honey-pink, very fine and even in texture. Selected for hull planking where several hundred strips must read as one continuous colour.
Steamed Swiss Pear material data →Castello Boxwood
Denser and paler. Holds a hair-line arris on mouldings, gunport framing and carved work without crumbling or fuzzing at 1:48.
Castello Boxwood material data →Alaskan Yellow Cedar
Light and dimensionally calm, sands cleanly. Specified for deck planking and sub-structure where workability outweighs density.
Alaskan Yellow Cedar material data →
Official Configuration — Verified against the designer's original documentation
Full material allocation — HMS Winchelsea (1764)
The complete strip and sheet allocation for this design opens in the specification calculator with the kit already selected. Choose the species and every dimension, quantity and tolerance is listed line by line, editable to match your own plank tapering and framing decisions.