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Ingenious Special Tools you have there, Mark Excellent work on those deck fittings and planking Sir, it's amazing how much amount of detail you've added given the smaller scale you're working on

Thanks for the kind words Mobbsie, Steve, Grant, Sjors and Peter, they are much appreciated Steve, if by gap you mean the area above above the gunports, you are correct, they are indeed unplanked areas, this is how she looks now after completion of the outside planking: Peter, B.E.'s build is indeed something to look up to and in my opinion, is a Gold Standard for us Pegasus kit builders, I have been keeping tabs on his beautiful build to learn his excellent techniques Internal lighting and complete cabin interior is a very tempting suggestion my friend, but it will be quite difficult at this stage as it will entail even more major surgery in the aft area. My bulwarks are already weakened by my removal of the bulkhead extensions and this may further weaken it, so for now, I aim to just detail up the exterior. Still it isn't over until it's over so I am not completely removing that from my options Grant and Sjors, you beat me to it guys, I was just about to start an itsy-bitsy update when you posted Now for my itsy-bitsy updates : As usual, work has been really hectic, and work on Peggy Sue has practically ground to a halt since my last update Thank goodness for the Lenten Season, I have been able to sneak in a few hours build time Let me direct your attention to the kit's Main Sheet Bits, they look really cool out of the box as seen below: Unfortunately, TFFM and Contemporary references of Swan Class Ships again show a different picture: Good thing Amati has their "Super-Duper Main Sheet Bitts Upgrade Set", in my kit, they included in this set a historically accurate Main Sheet Bitts for my ship . I think this comes with their latest release of Pegasus kits : HEHEHE JUST KIDDING!!! ADVANCE HAPPY APRIL FOOLS DAY TO YOU ALL!!! I actually made these from TFFM plans. My first attempt has complete sheaves and the bitts have been spaced further apart than recommended to allow them to fit the slots for the original parts: The problem with this first attempt is that the bitts are too wide apart and the sheaves are way overscale compared to TFFM dimensions. I thus decided to forego the sheaves in my second attempt below to allow making the cheek blocks more to scale.This new Main Sheet Bitts also has the proper distance between Bitts and thus will not fit the original slot on deck. I will just close these slots with scrap wood, cover them with deck planking and just pin and glue this new Main Sheet Bitt to the deck: Well, that's about it..... oh wait, by the way, I forgot to say that I fell in love with a frigate named HMS Triton so I also added these new cutting tasks to accomplish in my shipyard: I'll thus be having another log soon, yes, I know that I have barely enough time for one build, let alone two, but I can't help it, it's the scroll saw's fault I'm not in a hurry, but I do plan to finish Peggy Sue before the end of this Decade and Triton before the end of the Century, fair enough goals right? That's all for now, Ciao Y'all

Hi Anja, Just catching up, I can completely empathize with you my friend, work-related stress can really sometimes eat away most of our energy from our build, take your time, the we and the Half Moon will be patiently waiting Congratulations on your first interview my friend, I have no doubt that you will pass the second with flying colors, keep up the good work

Beautiful detail work on the fittings, rudder, masts and sails Popeye, she's a real show-stopper

Hi Popeye, Wow! I sure have a lot of catching up to do, that's a lot of progress work my friend, all of them top-notch, that mast and sail on Denny Zen is a real treat, those lobster traps look so real I could almost imagine seeing "my unique albino lobster" inside one of them, and that sorting table is a real work of art, keep them coming mate

Hi Ray, Just catching up, I'm pleased to hear that your knee surgery came along smoothly, very nice deck planking work Sir, very neat caulking and I really like the grain of those planks you're using

Just catching up Popeye, thanks for the beautiful updates on Goth my friend, she's coming along nicely with all those neat fittings and masting work, I'm pleased to know that your deadeyes have arrived, looking forward to your upcoming updates

Amazing progress work my friend, you must tell me your secret on how you manage to beautifully build two giant ships at the same time San Ildefonso is coming along very nicely Sir

Hi Peter, Just caught up with your log, beautiful work on the fittings and rigging work mate, she's coming along beautifully

Thanks very much for that detailed explanation Robert, I appreciate it

Hi Grant, Just catching up, wow! excellent progress on the rigging work my friend, you must be very glad to be finally finished with all those ratlines She's looking really ship-shape with all those stays now in place, keep up the top-notch job mate

Excellent detail work on the cabin, Vitus, the Captain will be really happy with those goodies Very nice planking work too, she's coming along beautifully

Now those are really huge guns mate! I could imagine it now: your Aggy plus Sjors' Mirage and San Ildefonso... now that's really threatening partnership, you guys would be unstoppable Very nice work on those guns especially with those flintlocks and brassy barrel ends my friend, they're a real treat or should I say, threat

Hi Augie, Very nice work on the running rigging mate, she's really coming along

Hi Patrick, Just catching up, splendid rigging work Sir, everything looks neat and clean, and that's a very nice looking cradle you have there too, keep up the good work

Hi Frank, Wow! That's some remarkable progress you've made my friend, splendid rigging work, plus those furled sails really bring your ship to the next level, and now working rigging... genius my friend, that's pure genius

Hi Danny, Just catching up, congratulations on the resurrection of your magnificent log Sir, it's great to see those excellent detail works you've done once more Very nice work on the Main Topsail Sheet Bitts and Jeer Bitts, Sir they look great, the same goes for the Chain Pumps, your choice of wood makes for a very nice contrast, I'll be taking notes as I plan to add my humble versions of these details to my ship

Hi Borge, Just caught up with your build, amazing progress my friend, all the upgrades you've made have really spruced her up, you're a master of both wood and metal Sir, excellent work

Hi Sjors, Just catching up, wow! you've made a lot of progress my friend, she looks gorgeous, everything is beautifully done, fittings, armament and decorations are perfect! she's almost ready to launch

Hi Robert, Splendid work my friend, those scarph joints on the rails are very precise and that cathead is a real gem with all those detailed sheaves and end-caps, thanks for sharing your technique on opening up the sheave slots using a scroll saw then flossing with sandpaper, hope you won't mind me borrowing your technique A small question if I may: when "flossing" open the slots, could you share your technique on how you prevented the sandpaper from rounding out the side edges of the opening? Every time I try opening a slot with a sandpaper strip, I always tend to ruin/round out the side edges so I'm really keen on discovering your method of keeping them sharp

Hi Mobbsie, Thanks for dropping by my log, as well as the kind words, I apologize for the extremely late response... my usual excuse is work getting in the way Very nice and quick planking work there, my friend, looks like not even this giant could slow you down I can empathize with you on lining the gun ports, I'm only going to do 18 and I'm already burned out just thinking about it, so I could imagine what a task it must be for you to line that many ports Nevertheless, you're doing a mighty fine job and that jig is pure genius, hope you won't mind if I borrow your jig technique when get to that stage Keep up the top-notch job my friend

This is one of those subjects with a very wide spectrum of varying opinions/preferences, but as the others have said, it all depends on what you prefer in your build. If you still haven't made up your mind on what you prefer, then perhaps these three contemporary models (HMS Diana, HMS Minerva, and HMS Atalanta) can help you decide: Oh, by the may, I think it's pretty obvious from these what type of hull I prefer, and if these are authentic enough for the National Maritime Museum and the Navy Board, then they are authentic enough for me I do plan to do a copper plated ship, one of these days to gain the experience, but I will probably limit it the smallest ship I could find with less than 500 plates

I recall starting a discussion on this particular kit way back on the old forum. To summarize what was discussed: If you're going for total historical accuracy, you may need to do some bashing of the kit as the arrangement of the fittings is not that faithful to the original Admiralty Plans of the captured vessel. For builders not particular with the nitty-gritty historical details, this kit should be OK as a second or third build due to the average quality (and fairly sparse) instructions. While I have not built the kit itself, I would surmise that, like most CC kits, it has good to excellent quality plans, good to excellent quality photo-etch and metal parts, and average quality timber. If this is your first build, and you prefer Caldercraft kits, I would recommend the more recent ones like the Badger, Pickle or, if you want a bit of challenge, the Granado. All these kits have excellent instructions and plans. Based on my experience building 3 (and wrecking 2) of their kits, their most common downside is the average to poor quality timber, which may need replacement.

She's coming along nicely Vitus, good work on the planking

Hi Frank, I forgot to mention in my last post, those furled sails look great my friend, you should make a tutorial on this topic, I think many builders want to achieve this particular look that you've made, top-notch job