betamale
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What a beautiful build. The attention to detail and ingenuity is first class.
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Words do not cover my appreciation and the pleasure it is to see your log back is genuine. I will devour the new log as I did the old one. Well done pulling up your boot-straps and starting again. What must have gone through your mind in the last week can only be imagined.
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Hi Paul, Looking very good so far. Very nice to have another Pegasus build on here as well. I second what Anarfather says about Blue Ensigns build and log, well worth bookmarking and referring to constantly.
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Another addition to my extremely sporadic log and build. I had a very relaxing few days making and painting. As always I have used Blue Ensigns build as inspiration.The next step is making the hearts for masts as suggested 6 months ago! Luckily this is not a time dependent hobby. Happy New Year everyone.
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An absolute treasure of a ship. You should be very proud indeed.
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I got busy elsewhere again! But I am back and have just finished the top masts. Rather than make the topmast gallants I am going to get my head round the hearts and then the standing rigging as BE suggests.
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Ha, I am terrible! I have not really touched Pegasus for a few weeks. Work has been mad and I have spent more spare time with family than with the shed. Which is exactly as it should be. Thank you for your kind words. I will look at the order of build as you suggest B.E. In fact I very much appreciate your suggestions as I do not have the same grasp on this as you do.
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Progress has been slow in the ship yard. I find that only having an hour or so at a time is not long enough to get your head round what you are doing, then you have to start again next time.I have made a start on the lower masts and made up a fishing davit. Again a combination of kit and following Blue Ensigns mods. Not anywhere near his standards, but inspired by. I am not sure what to make a start on once the lower masts are done. I need to get my head around or of build again after the long lay-off.
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Hi Doug, It looks to me like you are making a fine start to your ship.I look forward to following your build.
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She looks great. Well done. Your build brings back fond memories of an enjoyable build. In hindsight the kit is not great quality, but Ladysmith is a wonderful and unusual ship.
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Ladysmith was my first build. It was a bit like pulling teeth at times but the end result is, in my opinion, a really good looking and unusual boat ( unusual in modelling to see a fishing trawler) I gave the boat to my Dad as a present along with the plans. But I do think I still have scans of them on my computer as somebody on here asked for them a couple of years ago. Not sure how much I can help but I will keep an eye on the thread.
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Hi Doug, I hope you enjoy the build. It is a great kit. I would pay close attention to how Blue Ensign has gone about it personally. If I had realised the little tricks he employed when I started, my build would have been better. It is also a very complete and easy to follow build log.
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I had not wandered off again! My wife found another project for me. Now I am back on the ship. My first few attempts at the spare top masts failed in several areas. These are the finished items, not perfect but closer than anything I have managed to this point.
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Beautiful build Sjors. I need to study your posts closer.
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Looking good so far Herb. I think we all overthink sections of our builds, for what its worth I think planking before fitting the decking would have made more problems than it solved. Cutting out the hatches etc is not actually a problem (As long as you do not totally obscure them) I had a lot of fun using Pegasus as makeshift maracas, trying to get all the bits of planking out from the lower deck.
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Hi, Welcome to MSW. Don't glue directly to the ship, not with any glue. Put a wee bit on a plate or something and transfer it. Gluing directly will end in tears every time.it did for me anyway!
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I am currently making a tentative start on the spare masts. Firstly I milled out a 6mm square slot in some wood to hold the pieces steady Not being in possession of a 4 jaw chuck, I found that holding the piece in a short length of air pipe with the flats packed out centred everything nicely as well as protecting the part. I then return the part to my holding jig and have filed/milled the flats into the mast. This was achieved with packers. The mast is 6mm square. The first to be reduced is 4mm, so a 1mm packer under the mast raises it the correct height. Turned 4 times this appears to work nicely.
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I had put the build on hold for a couple of years due to other commitments. I restarted just after Christmas. I always feel a bit daunted by the far higher level of build elsewhere on the site and can not hold a candle to them, but maybe there is something to contribute by making a log. I owe a massive debt of gratitude especially to Blue Ensign as I have pretty much used his log as a "How to" although the quality of my ship falls short, the order of build and small changes he has made have been invaliable. Firstly a couple of pictures showing the current state of play.
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That looks really nice Mike. I have just seen your p.m from nearly 1 year ago! Sorry, I have not done any modelling for a while and have only fleetingly looked in on the site. The build looks very good.
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