Gabek

Finally got the rudder on. It went fairly well, neanderthals have a hard time nailing tiny nails in the hull but it's done lol. I could not install the top gudgeons and pintels, so just painted the top one on , not really noticeable, It'll Do!!
 



I even installed the curtains lol. Now I think I work on the cap rails . Then move on to the bow and finish it up as well. There is more written instructions then pictures, so I have to studied the logs more. I am getting the idea, but the friezes are very small and hard to locate which one goes were, which way up or down lol but I'll get it lol.
 Everyone who has come to the shipyard loves it they all go wow is that ever nice. So far my son and wife have seen it lol.
 I have got lots of mistakes but I'm happy with it. Ok on to the starboard side. 
Thank you my friend's 
 
 

It’s been too long since the last update, so here goes with another. Progress has been slow, largely because so much of the work is very fiddly, given the small scale of the model. A word about scale seems appropriate. As I said, I’ve adopted an unusual scale of 1:150 for this model: there’s no room in the house for anything much bigger. It may explain in part why  what I have done is not as neat and beautiful in the photos as all the other models in this forum. My approach is that I want things to give the right impression, rather than trying for absolute accuracy. After all, the framing on Admiralty Board models was hardly to scale. The main problem is trying not to make the details oversize and clumsy. In my case, I’m aware that the deadeyes (which are bought) are bigger than they should be, but even Barrot de Gaillard allowed that it’s hard to have them accurately to scale. As is the case with many models, the deck planks at 2 mm. are a little wider than they should be, but cutting narrower ones would have been tedious and probably unsatisfactory.
Various elements have proved tricky. The skylight was one, and it took a couple of goes. It is at least glazed, even if the glazing bars are not as neat as I’d really like.
The chains were difficult, and in the end I compromised by twisting wire to hold the deadeyes (something which would have appalled R.C. Anderson, who condemned this practice), and then holding the wires in place with CA glue. Not a wonderful solution, but my attempts at proper links looked far too clumsy. It was much easier with my model of the mid-seventeenth century Winsby, which I fitted with plates not chains.
I’ve done a bit more with the stern, but may return to it again. The carvings are a problem, of course. In the middle of the last century I used ‘plastic wood’, but I don’t think it would work at this scale. I could not get a decent result with Fimo, but Milliput proved less bad than anything else.  In the late 1950s I probably used Humbrol gilt enamel for the carved work, which has lasted fine, but modern gilt paint intended for models  seems rather less satisfactory. I’ve therefore used Liberon Gilt Cream, which is not easy to put on, but looks as if it will last. I’ve left the ship’s name, though I concede it may not have been there (see Gary’s comments earlier). Pocock, however, included  Brunswick’s name in his painting of the Glorious First of June (https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-11963), though this could be artistic licence, and Carr Laughton’s view was that ships did carry their names at this period.
I’ve had problems with the quarterdeck, largely because the plans are not all that easy to interpret. Initially I followed the example of the kit models (excellent photos at https://www.modelships.de/verkaufte-modelle.htm), with two companion ways. This did seem odd, and it looks to me, however, as if the larger one is in fact a hatchway. It makes little sense to place steps just next to a capstan on the deck below. And the kits have two very small gratings, which I could not understand. One of the contemporary plans has one of these marked as ‘top tackle’, and I think that both are small hatches, fitted flush to the deck so as not to impede the guns when they are run back, and fitted with ringbolts.
Some things were much more problematic to make than I expected. The skylight was fiendish, and still only just about satisfactory at the third attempt. Even the poop deck railing took much longer than I expected. There is no plan of Agamemnon to show such a railing, but there are sufficient other plans and models to show that they were frequently fitted. It will make rigging easier. I have not decided whether to fit the wire cranes and hammock nettings yet, for they will be fragile and could easily get broken when I get clumsy doing the rigging. I did, incidentally, go do far as to fit hammocks to a model of an American schooner of about 1820, which I constructed in the late 1950s, and I’ve included a photo for amusement. The hammocks, I recall, were cut from insulated copper wire, and have lasted fine. But I’ll not try that again.
There’s still some tidying up, and the mizzen channels are still to be fitted among other things, but I should be on to the masts fairly soon, before Christmas gets in the way of work on Agamemnon.
 
 

I would say she cleaned up really nice. She even has a name now, had a great day in the shipyard, but I never got to the rudder. Oh well tomorrow is another day  🙃. 
 The tafferal was easy done. But I noticed that the two little decorations beside the name should be on the opposite side of each other.  Or well nobody will notice lol. So off to install the rudder. Talk soon my friend's     

 

You're nailing it, Bro! (Well, actually you're gluing it...but you know what I mean!🤣)
- Gabe

THE HARBOR STAND.  Today I made the stand for my Pegasus, I call it the Harbor  Stand because I got the idea from @Snug Harbor Johnny. Thank you.
 Frist I cut up the pieces  and router the edges. Then put some dowels for a little support. 


So then I stain it then two  coats shellac sealer. Boom ship on a stand lol

. So I took the ship off the stand to let everything dry up really well. And now I am off to study the plan to see what my next move is. 
 Looking up way to seal the copper so I can at least touch it with out putting fingerprints all over it . It looks so cool really happy with it.
  Thank you everyone  who's log I looked at and saw how to  install things,  then make my attempt lol Modeling is so much fun. Lol.
 

 

You're nailing it, Bro! (Well, actually you're gluing it...but you know what I mean!🤣)
- Gabe

You're nailing it, Bro! (Well, actually you're gluing it...but you know what I mean!🤣)
- Gabe

You're nailing it, Bro! (Well, actually you're gluing it...but you know what I mean!🤣)
- Gabe

You're nailing it, Bro! (Well, actually you're gluing it...but you know what I mean!🤣)
- Gabe

You're nailing it, Bro! (Well, actually you're gluing it...but you know what I mean!🤣)
- Gabe

You're nailing it, Bro! (Well, actually you're gluing it...but you know what I mean!🤣)
- Gabe

You're nailing it, Bro! (Well, actually you're gluing it...but you know what I mean!🤣)
- Gabe

I would like to thank @Gabek for giving me this package of little swabs they were fantastic for spreading the Phatic glue around. A little swipe on the copper plate then some on the ship  and it stuck great.
 So Did a little research  lol and found out I can just  could clear coat the copper. So after I washed it, and wiped it with vinegar, and rinsed it again I dryed it good and sprayed two coats of clear on, I think it looks OK.¹


So I finished all the copper , rudder is done time to move on lol. I have decided to finish off the stern and mount the rudder. 
It does.need a little clean up but it will do. This should be fun, the peices are tiny and I have to paint them lol I can hardly make out what they are , one looks like a knight with a sword  😅 
 Thank for looking

Bob, you set the standard pretty high for newbie’s like me:-) Maybe one day I’ll get there!

So I got up this morning and looked out side, yep still snow on the ground , so I ran down to the ship yard and finished the starboard side  copper. For my first attempt at copper I think I did ok. This is the practice side. It will be displayed looking at the portside. 


It was fun doing the copper. I learnt lots from doing this side it not perfect but for me  it is. I will try to do a better job on the portside. Now that I have done some coppering. The Super Phatic glue is I think fantastic.  It cleans up with water, I had two place that I used super glue on and had to really scrub it off. So sticking to the Phatic glue.
  Thanks to everyone who liked it. On to the portside  lol. Talk soon my friend's. 
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I think you are fixing to be an expert at coppering hulls!  Great job so far!

Bob,
  Pegasus is looking good!

Great job, Bob!

Great looking, Bob!  This will look spectacular when you're done.
Clear skies and sharp tools,
Gabe

I have been converting a picture of the guns recovered from the Mary Rose to printable files using Fusion 360. The scale is about 1:20. The second picture is the result after several rebuilds and restarts. I am pretty happy with the final result. If any members would like to make use of any of these cannons for a model then let me know. Otherwise if anyone has a particular cannon they would like modelled i am open to suggestions. All i need is some drawings. The scale can be adjusted to any size. The only limitation is the 3d printer build plate size. Only stipulation is that they are not to be sold. My present project is the culverin at the Basel museum with a dragon head on the barrel.

When I join MSW about 2 an a half years ago I looked at the Pegasus and said oh I got to build one of those  copper bottom hull. Well I am into it, and it really is not that bad to do. This is how I am glueing them on. I am able to put two pieces on at a time. Frist  I glue the pieces making  sure to cover it all, then apply  the Phatic glue to the hull.


 The glue gives me just enough time to slide it into place, you can feel it stiffing up so you have to be ready.  After holding in place for a bit, I use my thumbs to   rub off most of the glue. After I have applied  about 10 or so peices  I go back over it all with a damp magic eraser, this leave a white ish film that is easily removed by a paper towel.
 Most of the peices so far required very little  cutting.  But as I get to nearer  to the water line I see there will be lots of cutting. 
 I glued on a strip of wood at the water line, then painted it black.  Then I took copper paint and painted  just below the water line to hide any small spaces that I am sure will arise lol. So this is how she looks today, next post will be when I finish  the starboard side  lol who know when that will be ,  but I am still having the time of my life, modeler for ever lol.
Thanks to all who have liked my boat. And Thanks to everyone   at MSW and NRG who help me with  my learning curve, I still have so much to learn, but hopefully I'll won't be going any were soon lol 
Take care my friends   

Great looking, Bob!  This will look spectacular when you're done.
Clear skies and sharp tools,
Gabe

Great looking, Bob!  This will look spectacular when you're done.
Clear skies and sharp tools,
Gabe

Great looking, Bob!  This will look spectacular when you're done.
Clear skies and sharp tools,
Gabe

Great looking, Bob!  This will look spectacular when you're done.
Clear skies and sharp tools,
Gabe