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Blue Ensign
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Great progress Jason, she's going to be a fine model. B.E. -
Thanks for looking in Ray and for your kind appreciation of my build. I see you have registered on the other forum, can't understand why once you have logged on you can't gain access to the build log. Please try again and if the problem persists let me know and I will speak to Pete Coleman. Cheers, B.E.
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Great work on the swivels Ian B.E.
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Those pumps against the Main jeer bitts do present a problem in belaying the Main Jeer falls. My approach was to drill sheave holes in the bitts and pass two loops of cotton pass thro’ the jeer bitt sheaves, and I hope to attach the falls to these and pull them tho’ at the appropriate time. The kit plans appear to show the jeers belayed at the Topsail sheet Bitts which gets around the problem. I covered this aspect on page 24 of my full build log in the "other" place. Those pump covers do look good Martin B.E.
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Very sad to read this news of Augie's passing, he was a great contributor to MSW and a fine model maker. I'm sure you will do justice to Augie's memory by completing his build Bug. B.E.
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Hi Christian, sorry to appear obtuse but I'm not entirely sure I understand what you mean by "not 100% vertical-perpendicular in front view". From the side view the cap is vertical to the waterline. The top and bottom chamfers are angled to the stive of Bowsprit and Jibboom, and so are horizontal to the line of those spars. There will be slight variance in the gap between jibboom and bowsprit as it passes thro' the cap due the bowsprit taper which gives the impression that the jibboom stive is at slight variance with that of the Bowsprit, but from head on the cap looks vertical to me. (well it does on my Pegasus) I see the arrangement for Diana is the same as for Pegasus with the cap being slightly wider to starboard of the jibboom hole to allow for the jack staff. B.E.
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She's looking wonderful Christian, what a fine model you are creating. I had similar issues with the Bowsprit cap on my Pegasus and ended up scratch building it from boxwood. The main issue was that the cap should be wider and the hole off centre to allow for the Jack staff to be accommodated on the Starboard side. Apart from this the kit provided part was of poor stuff and could not survive the rigours of shaping the hole to allow for a vertical fit of the piece. Cheers, B.E.
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Hi Hamilton, I have both a Proxxon Band Saw and Scroll saw. Both tools are very nice but I have used my scroll saw far more than the band saw. I suppose it depends how much work you are likely to do and of what type. In my model projects the scroll saw has proven more useful, particularly in relation to cutting the frames for my1:64 Pegasus Pinnace and Longboat; The Band saw simply couldn't get around the small and intricate curves, and the much finer scroll saw blade was more suited to the task. Cheers, B.E.
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A fitting display case for your unique and wonderful Pegasus Nils, and what a great room with such great models on display. B.E.
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I have made several purchases from Seawatch, and they do supply some unique and beautiful books. I appreciate they are a small business but there are a couple of things they could do to improve their internet procedures that would bring them into line with how most other internet sale businesses operate. The first is an order acknowledgement. In my experience once an order has been placed and paid for the buyer is left in limbo as to whether the order has gone through, and it would be re-assuring to have an order reference number to refer to. The second is a dispatch notification. The buyer has no idea when the order has been sent, and in the case of my last order I waited several weeks before contacting Seawatch by email querying the non receipt. After repeat emails requesting confirmation I was told I should have received the book "by now" Seawatch then instigated a tracking search and advised me of a delivery date, which was fulfilled. All this sort of thing tends to give rise to feelings of uncertainty, particularly as the books tend to be of high value, and these two simple steps could relieve a lot of it and improve the buying experience. B.E.
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Check out Amazon Ian, that's where I got my last supply in 2014. B.E.
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Buying an Expensive Kit and throwing most of it away
Blue Ensign replied to pirozzi's topic in Wood ship model kits
Let me help clear the fog of confusion for you Vince, at least from the perspective of one kit enhancer. I simply enjoy taking a kit and making it better. Kit costs are not an issue for me and I derive all the modelling satisfaction I require from what I do. Each to their own. B.E.- 72 replies
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Hi Mike, re sweep ports; They are shown on the Pegasus plans both forward of ports 6 and 7. A sweep port does fall between the side steps forward of port 6 which I thought looked awkward and would make the operation of the sweep very difficult. I took the entirely arbitrary decision to modify the side steps on my Pegasus to accommodate the sweep by shortening the length of the two steps adjacent to it. B.E.
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For small vessel anchors and lighter anchors a Fishermans Bend was also used.
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I suppose a lot of things got in the way aboard 18th C ships, but they had the manpower to fend off the boat from the ships side, gun port lids would have been another hazard from a swinging boat. The arrangement on the Gotheburg, looks a practical solution, and sailors were/are nothing if not practical. M.
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This is how I did mine, dear Daniel. A wip shot from the distant past. Seemed the only logical approach. M.
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Very nice progress Peter, one thing I spot from your photos - have you finished off the boat chocks yet, I think they could benefit from a little shaping, perhaps by giving them a slight shoulder, just a thought. B.E.
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Lees makes the comment that Crowsfeet generally ceased to be used by the end of the 18th century. As Diana dates from 1794 I wouldn't be worried by the absence of Crowsfeet. Pegasus on the other hand dates from 1776 where I would expect to see them fitted. Ships of some age such as Victory may have had them fitted originally but they weren't apparent following her refit of 1803. B.E.
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Santa visited me this morning, my copy of this beautiful book has arrived. A worthy addition to my library. B.E.
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Hi Doug, Fly/Pegasus is a very satisfying build to do, enjoy the experience. Cheers, B.E.
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There are plenty of online suppliers of Ramin Dowel Christian, success with your search B.E.
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I had a case like that Frank for one of my Victory models, quite a scary business lifting it off and on when the full masts and yards are in place, definitely a two person job, both with steady hands. Neat work on the sails B.E.
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