jfhealey

Good point Siggi. There is an English expression - I expect there is a direct German equivalent - "Don't spoil the ship for a halfpence (pronounced "hay-p'nse") worth of tar". A halfpence is (or was before decimilisation) a very small unit of currency. So here is a good example - build a beautiful ship and then stick in a second hand stove bought off a dodgy trader. All that said, what a beautiful example of the craftsman's art this is - both the ship and the second hand stove which I love. You don't think it will leak a bit do you Chuck? Fred

I like that sentiment very much. Very much indeed. Fred

I guess we all think: "One day, when I'm as good as I'm ever going to be at making a model ship, I will build my masterpiece." Your Pegasus is exactly what I have in mind when I think those thoughts. The trouble is, I know I shall never have the skills to build the model I have in my mind's eye. You must have: and that must give you enormous pride and satisfaction. Its a masterpiece. All the best Fred

Thank you, Dusan, for sharing how you made the canon carriage wheels. I might have a go but I suspect the tool making is way beyond my skill level! I shall certainly have a go at painting the friezes. I shall be very pleased if they turn out half as well as yours. Would you share what colours you used? Kind rgards Fred

I'm not surprised you are happy. It looks faultless to me.

I Know you are part way through planking your Cheerful Erik - and a superb job you are making of it. I will start planking the deck of my Winchelsea soon and I fully intend to follow your meticulously careful lining out. I can see you are well on the way to a fantastic result. Best wishes Fred

I agree with Glenn. I wouldn't know where to begin designing a model surf board!

Thank you Johann. Coming from a master craftsman your kind words mean a great deal to me. Best wishes Fred

Thank you gentlemen for your replies and likes. Trussben - thank you for your post. I had forgotten the plans illustrate the treenailing. My "workshop" isn't big enough to keep the plans unrolled so these things can get overlooked. I used a dark pencil and woodfiller for the treenailing so far - all below the wales. Im not sure about it (and I may yet paint the hull). I'm going to order a drawplate and see how I get on doing a proper job on some scrap before I decide how to go forward. In the meantime I have finished planking the hull. It's OK. Some of the seams could have been tighter but otherwise I'm pretty happy with it. I intend to have a go at painting the figures and fancy scrolls rather than using the printed friezes. If I fall short of what I hope to achieve I can always stick the friezes on - but at least I will have had a go. In readiness I have given the topsides a first coat of Prussian Blue. The transom went on with no alarms or difficulties. The windows fit perfectly with no adjustment - so thats all a relief. I have finished the shells for the QGs. I cut the black strake/wale (just in front of the pie shaped piece) rather than try to rebate the outer shell of the QG - which is a bit of a tricky bit without the additional difficulty of trying to rebate it. Here is the result. All went very smoothly on both sids happily. The internal planking is all but done. I'll finish that today and then its red paint time and starting the deck planking. Deck planking let down my last attempt at Winnie so I shall take special care and hopefully, bringing to bear the learning and experience of my last go, I shall make a better job of it. Al the best Fred

Wow! Exciting stuff. I am following progress with keen interest. Fred

I'm glad I did Glenn. As ever there is a lot to take in and learn. I will study your latest post carefully as I have done throughout your build. Best wishes Fred.

I'm spechless - so I will say nothing......except bewilderingly brilliant. Fred

Crikey! That is exquisite. Fred

Come on JJ. Stop teasing us and post a few pictures of progress! Fred

I can see a lot of careful and wonderfully executed attention to small details that make a big difference - the wheels of the gun carriages for example (how did you make them?) and the scraped mouldings (which look superb) to identify only two among many. You must be delighted with the outcome so far. All the best Fred

Wonderful work. A dazzling model. Beautifully done. Fred

I shall look forward to that. May I wish you a happy, peaceful and productive New Year. Best wishes Fred

Very nicely done indeed. The rigging is very impressive. How did you anchor the rigging wires? Fred

Looking wonderful, Frank. Happy Christmas Fred

I'll second Glenn. Looking good! Fred

Thanks Glenn and JJ and for the likes. I've glued in the bollard timbers JJ. I know they are not bevelled quite enough but they look OK on the model. Here is a bit of an update in pictures. I completed the firrst two belts below the wales. The flow of the planking seems fine to me and there are no dips ( the one just below the wales midships easily sanded out) or high spots but some of the seams could have been tighter. I don't have a table saw so cuting the keel components was done with the scorll saw and then the Proxxon mill. A little slow but does the job. Here is the boxing joint. It came out pretty well to my ever optimistic eyes. So on to the lowest belt. I intend to "treenail" the hull. I used a 0.6mm drill and then pushed a sharp pencil into the hole before using a woodfiller. I'm sure there are better ways not least because wood filler, no matter how carefully applied, tends to fill and emphasise any gaps in the between planks seems - see the picture below. If I had a Byrnes draw plate perhaps I'd have a go at the real deal. I've no idea how many vertical "lines" of treenails there should be. I think I will add one more line between those presently existing - but I will make my mind up when the planking is finished and I have a better overall view. Thank you for looking by. All the best and very best wishes to you all for Christmas and the New Year. Fred

Chris - I shall follow this with interest. My grandfather flew a Sopwith Pup in the first war. His role was to act as a spotter to guide in artillery fire more accurately. German aircraft, I guess, fufilled the same role in reverse so both sides soldiers in the trenches hated the sight of an aeroplane. Pop's war came to an end when he was shot down by British anti-aircraft fire. Not so freindly friendly fire. I made a Wingnut Wings model of the Pup a few years ago but the standard to which some modellers were building Wingnut Wings models so far exceeded anything I could hope to do that I gave up - there are one or two (three come readily to mind) whose wooden ships on this site evoke the same feeling but I shall soldier on! Good luck with the build. it looks fantastic. All the best Fred

I have only now caught up with this build log. What a supery little model you have made. I love it. All the best Fred

That is looking wonderful Glenn. You must be delighted. I can see you take real care in everything you do. It shows. Best wishes Fred

He's a lucky fellow, that chap who made you the offer you couldn't refuse. I hope he treasures your Winnie. What a dilemma you must have confronted when the offer came in. Still, as you say, you now have the opportunity to start all over again - and I hope you do. It does get easier second time around. I know this - I'm on my third go not having been happy with numbers one and two. Best wishes Fred