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    Well, Martin, this is a rather philosophical question. If everybody’s imagination is running in the same direction, doesn’t that make it real? Be it as it may, I once saw a T-shirt. On the front was printed: I’M OVER 40 And on the back you could read: Over the top Going downhill Picking up speed It looks like that: the older you are, the faster you are. See it positively! When passing eighty you will be able to finish one ratline in 1/10 second or could start your formula one career and show all the Alonsos, Hamiltons and Rosbergs your taillights. Be good Peter
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    @Mike :blush: I always liked that Unicorn. (Corels Dolphyn was my first build). I’m happy to watch the development of a fine model. @Martin Years are going by ever faster lately, I find. You’ll be there very soon. @Frank It’s nice to hear from you. But I must protest: my crew is very crisp and proper – oh, you mean this ironical. Take care Peter
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    Thank you; Daniel!
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    Hi Alistair Thank you for the compliments. It is my opinion that a sailing ship should have some sails. Without them a crucial part is missing. Furled sails still let you see the whole delicate web of all the rigging while the ship seems more complete and the rigging has a meaning. Contemporary models seldom have sails but I think perhaps the sails and how to work them was either too self-evident (and similar on all kind of sailing vessels)or absolutely irrelevant to take the pain to show them to those who mainly used those models: Professionals or investors(kings). Aren’t you perhaps a tiny little bit overmodest with your remark about skills and sails? I visited your log! Painting the seams and gluing the hem is easily done and to dye the cloth you can even use some tea without passing it through you first. Cheers Peter
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    Hi Mike Thank you. You still haven’t changed your tag yet!? Cheers Peter
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    Thanks very much for all those likes. @Nils I’m looking forward to the rigging of your Pegasus. You see, setting it up and working on the details, can be as much fun as you have with the making of the interior details of your outstanding build. @Martin Thank you. Perhaps you should stop the grog for your crew if setting up of some rigging is planed? @B.E. Thank you very much. Yes, I had a long talk with my bosun about those lift/sheets. Well, he is actually quite old. When he started his naval career some 40 years ago, in the 1730ies, topsail lifts were set up separately (as they will again in about 14 years from now – but we don’t know this yet). To honor his long service I decided to allow us that little anachronism. Of course, this means 2 more lines to pull during maneuvers but fortunately I have a full crew of right seamen – and besides that I like the look of it. Cheers Peter
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    The finished sail was provided with the necessary lines and furled to the yard. The buntline blocks were installed as descript in Lees. After putting up the yard with parrel ropes, ties and lifts the cluelines and sheets were installed. For the lifts I choose (together with my bosun) a rather unconventional instalment. During the period of Pegasus’ build and live usually the topgallant sheets were used also as topsail lifts. In earlier or later times the lifts ran from the masthead; the same arrangement that is shown in the kits plans. The yard by yard build up seems easier for me, if I use separate lifts and sheets. Therefore, upon a suggestion of my bosun, I decided on a clove hitched span around the cap and seized the topsail lifts to it. Another problem is the belaying of all those lines. The space is rather cramped and I try to find reasonable belaying points using the plans and Lees while not overcrowding the bitts and rails. In the meantime the sail maker has started to work on the main topgallant sail. Parrel ropes attached Yard held with ties... ...and lifts. You see the span around the cap with the lifts sized to it. Lifts In the beginning there is still some space to belay the lines on the quarterdeck rail Buntlines are in place Captain Jack asks for more order around the bitts... ...and the bosun tries to live up to this rather untimely request.
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    Hallo Nils That Idea for your stern (I mean Pegasus’ stern) looks like great improvement: simple, reasonable and effective. I had the same problem with the garlands on the side badge (the badges look great, by the way) and timidly asked Amati if I could buy a replacement. They sent it quickly and free, no fuss at all. I like that company. The used contact is below. info@amatimodel.com Cheers Peter
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    Hallo Nils All those details are absolutely wonderful! I like going on a virtual walk through your Pegasus in those pictures. (By the way: Are you sure there were pin rails on the bulkheads? I understand they were rather flimsy constructions and above all were removed when the ship was cleared for action.) If you allow another critical question: Do you think it would be possible to rework the lower counter a bit? Your Pegasus’ stern looks in that place different from the other builds. I hope you don’t mind my nagging and do go on with that outstanding build. Cheerio and kind regards Peter
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    Hi Martin You see, you need just a little splicing and knotting to fall into a kind of trance. So, who needs laudanum? However, in order to compromise, I take occasionally the brandy part of it just leaving away the opium. (OK, those two are drinking beer, but I didn’t find a nobler smiley.) By the way, I was intrigued by your use of ‘channelling’. Trying to improve my English I looked it up in the net. As I mostly found technical translations originating from channel I assume you use it as a technical slang.?? Cheers Peter
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    Hi Nils and Mike Thank you. It’s actually fun to try to find out about the function of all those lines in the rigging (quite often I feel like Steven Maturin ) and to install them correctly. There are some differences between the kits plans and Lees book. Sometimes I go with the book and other times (especially if it’s simpler but still looks reasonable) with the plan. My Pegasus seems to have a unique bosun: sometimes he is very conservative and using old fashioned solutions and suddenly his work borders on science fiction. But over all I enjoy the setting up of the running rigging more than is right. Cheers Peter
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    Next was the main topsail. Its length was reduced by 40%. While making it, I noticed that the largest sail on a mast is in fact the topsail. The size of the yards was rechecked but the topsail yard is lighter than the main yard. But such a large sail should at least have two buntlines if the mainsail has four. They will be installed according Lees. Additional blocks were put in place on the yard and the masthead. The sail maker is putting the last stitches to the main topsail. The sail (reduced by the lower 40%) provisionally on the mast.
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    Finally the buntlines were attached according Lees and belayed on the quarterdeck rail. This is all the rigging which will be installed on the main yard for now. Buntlines installed Belaying the buntlines. Note the 2 blocks stropped together end on end for the buntlines.
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    Hi Paul It’s great that you’re back and working again on your beautiful monster. (@ Popeye: do yourself a favor and go to W7. Vista is far worse than W8.) Cheers Peter
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    Hello Frank Congratulations! What a lovely, dirty, outstanding, smelly, great old boat you made there. With your artistic weathering you achieved one unique masterpiece. Cheers Peter
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    Hi Ulises Congratulations on a beautifully completed Vasa. May she always swim proudly on your living room table and never sink (contrary to the prototype). But still, looking back now, it was a sad thing but also a piece of luck, that the king intervened and ordered the Vasa built in a way that she couldn’t swim, but nevertheless survive until today. Great work! Cheers Peter
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    Hallo Nils Those are absolutely stunning looking guns! Please forget everything somebody may have said about museum quality being a goal almost out of reach. Nevertheless, if you allow, I would like to pass on a remark I received from one of the old salts at the administration about guns wheels: It seems that the wheels of the ships guns were left in wood and no iron hoop was covering the bearing surface. The hoop would only tear up the deck while wood on wood would run ok. Those iron hoops were mainly put on onto field guns wheels, where protection on rough ground was essential. Sorry for nagging again. On the other side it could simplify your work. Cheers Peter
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    Hi Timmo It’ is great how you improve that already excellent kit! Keep up the good work Peter
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    Hallo Nils Well, are those highly precise models really accurate replicas? The original ships at those times were built with the very simplest tools like broad axes, coarse saws and simple forges for the ironwork – they didn’t have any fancy mills or such things. If you look at the Vasa from a close distance, you almost see every stroke with the axe by the skilled carpenters. So, all the apparent imperfections on our models are actually just the imperfections on the original ship, shown in perfect scale. At least that’s what I keep telling me. Keep up the good work Peter
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    Hallo Nils Your gun tackles are looking good. I marvel at the way you build your very own Pegasus. She may not have that precision down to the last 1/100 mm called ‘museum quality’ many of us try to achieve, but she will be a unique handcrafted masterpiece with a very special charisma. After all that flattering, I hope you will allow one remark: The breaching rope of your gun should rather be natural hemp instead of tarred. A rule of thumb another fellow told me is: If it moves, it’s natural. Keep up the good work Peter
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    Well, I learned (thanks, Gregor), that a few uploaded pictures in previous posts went missing – perhaps a problem with MSW’s server. With the editing function it was possible to reload them. Did anybody have similar problems or is it just me? Cheers Peter
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    Grüezi Gregor After your visit on my log I had to have a look at yours – and it certainly is worth quite many more. Seeing how you improve that basically already excellent kit makes me once more proud to be a fellow citizen of that great seafaring nation: Switzerland. Keep up the good work Peter
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    Thank you, Michael. But I’m afraid that any compliments for elegance should rather go to the Surveyor of the Navy, John Williams, who designed the very properly named swan class. (I’m glad; he didn’t come up with something like a swimming Ford Anglia.) Cheers Peter
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    Hi Martin Now, that’s an interesting thing. Rigging going up by itself? I want to learn that trick! Thanks and take care Peter
  25. flyer
    Hallo Niels Of course I am glad if I will be able to help you. Ask away! Regards Peter

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