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Beautifully neat work on those cranks Ian, a fine job you're doing. ps. I agree with your kids re darkest Herefordshire and area, although as it's only an hour from me, I can enjoy what it has to offer in short visits. Thanks for the link to the Museum . B.E. -
I will be following your approach to figure creating with interest Nigel, something I've always shied away from. B.E.
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What a beautiful frame you have created there Mark, and I'm impressed by your plan to aid precision, a work of art in the making. B.E.
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Sweet little stove Nils. If you don't wish to go to the trouble of making the distillation pipe, you could just insert the connecter, a short length of brass tube inserted on top of the stove towards the edge centrally between the boiler lids. B.E.
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Beautiful meticulous work Bob and great photo's. Re the pump dales, presumably in reality there were extension pieces that ran to the hull end exited thro' a dale scupper? A pleasure to see your updates. B.E.
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Those last shots along the hull show the wonderful curvature you have achieved, great stuff Nigel B.E.
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Hi Nils, I've just recalled that Daniel (Dafi) did some extensive work on working the anchor cables, here's a link to his posts which show the arrangement of the cables around the riding bitts, and running down thro' the hatches. http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/76-hms-victory-by-dafi-to-victory-and-beyond/page-10 Writing in his book Arming and fitting Brian Lavery comments that sixth rates had no separate orlop deck amidships so they carried their cables on top of the barrels in the hold, which must have been inconvenient at times. Smaller vessels stowed them where they could, sometimes directly on the bottom of the hold. Neither of these options seem very good for either the condition of the barrels or the drying out of the cables. When underway I understand that the anchor cables were unrove and the hawse holes blocked up, and when stored the cables were loosely coiled. The stored cables took up a lot of room within a ship; Lavery writes that they took up around 2/5th of the length of a ship, and in the ffm Vol 1V a standard cable length of 720' is given. At 1.64 scale this would equate to a massive 342cm of coiled cable running each side of the centre line of the ship. Remember that the anchor cables were not directly attached to the capstans when hauling them in and out, they were attached to smaller messenger cables. A good reference source is The Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War 1600 - 1815 by Brian Lavery. Hope this helps. B.E.
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Big improvement on the stern counter Nils, looks good, and some intricate work going on there beneath the Fo'csle. re the anchor cables:- if you are going to rig the anchors the cables enter thro' the hawse holes, are taken around the riding bitts, and then lead back to the Main hatch where they descend to the cable tier above the hold. Often on models notches are seen taken out of the forward side of the Main Hatch grating to allow passage of the cable. In terms of your Pegasus with open views thro' the hull, I'm not quite sure of the exact position of the cable tier, I don't have that information, but I will look further thro' my references and see what I can come up with. B.E.
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Wonderful work Grant, you have got down much finer with your framing than I dared attempt at 1:64. Like your idea of refixing the centre cut-outs to aid external shaping of the frames. Looking forward to seeing how your boats develop. B.E.
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Quarter badges look good Vitus, tone in beautifully with the hull Cheers, B.E.
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You surely have achieved an elegant build Mike, very nicely done B.E.
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Great photo's Peter, she is looking excellent, with the sails in place and the crew busy about their business you have imparted a real sense of life and movement in your build. Re the topsail lift / t'gallant sheet arrangement that is the method indicated in the ffm Vol 1V,and the one I will follow if I ever get around to rigging Pegasus. B.E.
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Yes I think that would work, I would add a simple wooden moulding strip to match the one above the name to complete the effect. B.E. I
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Nice progress Nils, beautiful little glimpses into the inner world of your Pegasus, I find your build so appealing. Regarding the comment by Pete(flyer) about the stern counter, I see what he's getting at and I understand your reasons for the approach you took. Only my opinion but I think the look could be improved, and you may be intending to do it, by adding a further decorative rail below where the name is, at the level of the wale tops. It would break up the flat expanse of what is the lower counter on your Pegasus. Just a thought. B.E.
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Fine, fine, work on those guns Michael, so impressive given the scale and level of detail included. B.E.
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Great update shots Timmo, the high standard of your work clearly shines through. A very special Granado this one. B.E.
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Very nice work Skippy, she's looking spot on, B.E.
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Very nice work Ray and excellent photos. Look forward to seeing the centre-line fittings in place. B.E.
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Fine piece of detailing work Ian B.E.
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Tedium has it's rewards Bob, the gun rigging looks spot on. B.E
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Hi John, good job on your first layer planking once cleaned up it should provide a good base for when you come to apply the top layer. Well worth re cutting the rabbet along the stem when you come the second layer, helps to secure the planks around the bow and present a neat finish against the stem. Cheers, B.E.
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Very impressive Grant, she looks wonderful, and what a fine series of photo's, you must be feeling well satisfied. Looking forward to seeing the final touches. B.E.
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Blue Ensign replied to *Hans*'s topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
What a fine build Hans, I think your son will treasure this hand crafted model built by his father, I know I would. Regards, B.E. -
Those channel support brackets are excellent Nils and look so right on your Pegasus. B.E.
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Beautiful work on your cutter Ron, I think I'm going to have to up my game to match the fineness of detail you have achieved. B.E.
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