HMS Pegasus 1776 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:64 - 16-gun sloop

[dgbot]

Looking good Nils,  When looking at your build one can appreciate how tight and uncomfortable the ships were. 

David B

[Mirabell61]

David,

 

I also can imagine the uncomfortable Situation on board these 300 tons Swan Class Sloops. Acc. to the Historic ships Website they carried a 125 heads Crew, unbeleaveable !

I just trying to imagine the amount of drinking water and Food required for a Mission at sea

 

Nils

[captainbob]

Beautiful build with such detail.  You challenge others ( me) to try and do as well just by showing it can be done.

 

Bob

[Mirabell61]

Thank you Bob,

 

nice appreciatve words....

I hope I`ll find my way through when it gets to the rigging. I`m trying now already to "groove myself in" for the rigging Details, and I must say there are so many beautiful examples here at MSW already

BTW I`m missing pics of the rigging on your Lettie..., did I miss something ?

 

Nils

[popeye the sailor]

pulley assemblies look very good......which looks good on the cannon placements. sweet job all the way around

[Mirabell61]

Hi Popeye,

 

thank you, I still have 5 pulley assemblies and cannon placements to go, but the learning curve is working.... it goes off the Hand a slight bit faster every time

 

Nils

[HIPEXEC]

Excellent workmanship!

[Mirabell61]

Thank you Hipexec,

Thank you Crackers,

 

Nils

[flyer]

Hallo Nils

 

While catching up on your fantastic build I noticed your remark about eyesight being limiting when working on small details.

My simple solution is wearing a second cheap standard pair of reading glasses (correction e.g. 2.5) over (or below) my normal glasses. The corrections of the two pairs add up and while the depth of focus may be a bit shallow you move your super eyesight freely where you need it without cumbersome magnifying lenses. Of course my 4-eyed look      is a source of amusement for my family but here the end justifies the means. (Uups – now I introduced Machiavelli into ship modeling. Anyhow this is certainly a better place for him to be than in politics or – heaven forbid – banking.)

 

Take care

Peter

[Mirabell61]

Hello Peter,

 

ist nice to hear of you again, and thanks for that tip with the second pair of reading glasses. I`ll give that a try.

BTW your Suggestion (thanks again) to contact Amati for damaged etch-parts replacement has lead to a full replacement of the concerned sheet, and a Kind acompaning letter, without even charging for it. I am highly satisfied with their customer Service.

 

Nils

[Mirabell61]

thanks Crackers,

 

for this Input, I`ll Keep it in mind, it would be of help in some cases, but fortunately my sight is not that bad.

 

Nils

[Mirabell61]

Build log part 44

 

 

 

 

view into cargo hold and intermediate deck

intermediate deck with sight on Forward stair from gundeck, sailroom, freshwater-drum, railing for main hold hatch, upper well area, and in Background pantry room.

The port side stowed anchor cable is tied and resting on the cargo and Barrels, and rises up and through the gundeck hatch grating

 

portside aft chainplates. Because of suited length to the intermediate links I made individual new ones instead of using the ones from the etch-sheet

 

 

 

appr. 66% of this area shall be covered by the QD

 

I´m quite pleased to be so far now... (keellaying was in Apr. 2013)

 

my Color System, brass, natural Wood and dull black where applicable

 

last dry fit for focsile- and Quarterdeck, all fits well so far..

 

also fitted the last deckstringers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Build log part 45 to follow....

 

 

Nils

[kruginmi]

I have picked up several tools and such at craft / fabric stores that specialize in beading supplies.  These are also aimed at us older folk. 

 

Not just plastic stuff for little kids, they stock tons of glass beads and such of all sizes so grabbing them as well as manipulating the wire to string them for jewelry.  A different hobby medium but very suitable.

 

I have picked up tweezers (small tension included to keep them shut) that I have used for similar things at such a place.

 

Mark

[pete48]

Hi Nils, She is looking great , Beautiful work

 

Best Regard,

Pete

[Mirabell61]

Hi Mark,

 

I also call up the the same sort of crafter web-Shops, and often find small items (actualy a sort of bead or a bead link) that with a slight Change here and there, work out as something I was looking out for or wanting to build. As far as the tweezers are concerned I use Long and short ones, but for gripping and grabbing purposes I have most pleasure in using thoe arterial clamps with tooth shutting / opening Feature, for example when Holding These mini blocks for Drilling the sheave holes a Little larger.

 

Nils

[Blue Ensign]

A very unique build Nils, love the fascinating insights to life between decks, great imagination and ingenuity.

 

B.E.

[dgbot]

Beautiful workmanship Nils.  How many time did you have to take a "wet" of brandy before you were done?

David B

[Martin W]

Great work, Nils, with lots of fascinating details.

 

Cheers,

 

Martin

[Mirabell61]

Thanks to all visitors to this log, for dropping in and the "likes"...

and for the nice comments...

 

Pete,

thanks for your Kind words

 

 

B.E.,

thanks for the appreciative words. The thought was to simply leave away the portside interior Fitting out (cabins, rooms lockers. etc. That would enable sight into the ship as far as the side cutaways allow. I still ca`nt beleave that the Crew was counting up to 125 men.

 

 

David,

thank you, a brandy usualy goes with a good cigar, but I do`nt smoke any more since I was 25, so the thought dd`nt even rise, but its worth a try with a good glass..., after achieving a result to ones own satisfactory

 

 

Martin,

many Details were not planed from beginning on but just implemented as the thoughts came. That is the benefit of scratch..., no limitizing margins

 

 

Nils

[HIPEXEC]

Your details are just amazing! great work!

[Mirabell61]

Thank you very much Rich,

 

I`m happy if this Version is being enjoyed...

 

Nils

[captainbob]

Love that first picture, up through the frames, of the below decks area.  You always do such great work.

 

Bob

[Mirabell61]

Thank you very much Bob,

 

I think I`ll have to watch out if there is available somewhere a Little camera lens attached to a flexible Slim Support that can be used in combination with a digitible camera for making shots (like the medical applications). But that would probably be rather expensive

 

Nils

[Blue Ensign]

You mean this sort of thing Nils

 

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/flexible-snake-scope-camera-n41gw

 

B.E.

[Mirabell61]

Thanks very much for that link B.E.

 

That is exactly what I meant..., shall look further into it or to simular Equipment

 

Nils

[Mirabell61]

Build log part 45

 

 

 

The rigging of the anchor cables

 

 

 

slowly but steady Pegasus is coming on

 

guns are now all completely rigged

 

 

 

 

 

The anchors will be mounted much later, but the cables are placed already

 

 

Capstan with 4 rounds to the Messenger cable

 

the QD is going to cover the most of it, but view is partialy given from through the outcut in QD

I`m going to fit Support rollers (bracket with Horizontal and vertical rollers) for the Messenger, just behind those pillars to avoid rubbing to the wood

 

port anchor cable is tied and secured to the bit, whilst the starbord cable is temporary tied to the Messenger, as a waist-decklength is hauled in, then the tie is shifted to the front again for the next haul

All the ropes are indicating a busy deck...., I wonder already how that may look after the rigging later on...

 

 

 

Nils

[pete48]

Simply Amazing Nils, The detail work is incredible, Beautifully done

 

Best Regards,

Pete

[Mirabell61]

Thank you for your appreciative words Pete

 

Nils

[Martin W]

That messenger and capstan look terrific.  There are loads of detail to admire in this wonderful build. 

 

Cheers,

 

Martin

[dgbot]

Simply Amazing Nils, The detail work is incredible, Beautifully done

 

Best Regards,

Pete

Pete said it all.  All I can add is WOW 

David B