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

[captainbob]

With a closed bulwark the capstan bars were laid in up turned hooks mounted on the inside of the bulwark.  Mainly they have to be out of the way of being snagged by lines swinging past.

 

Bob

[mtaylor]

An excellent solution to the latenrn problem.  I think I'll quietly tuck this one away for future reference.

[Mirabell61]

Thanks David,

for your answer...

 

 

Bob,

thanks for your Input on the turned hooks for inside the bulwarks, I`ll leave that feature open till I can see where the rigging leaves a suitable place at the bulwark

 

 

Thanks Mark,

I still hope that someday I`ll find a brass or brass casting lantern housing in propper scale, it can be replaced easily

 

 

Nils

[popeye the sailor]

being terminology challenged Nils.......you might be right.....club rack would be a good description. I'm pretty sure, that in the heat of battle, capstan bars could very well, have been used as weapons there are probably debates out there, as to how they were stowed.......either binned or racked horizontally along the bulwarks. I think vertically racked looks just as good too makes them quite handy.

[michael mott]

Nils, thanks for the clarification on the hammocks.

 

michael

[Mirabell61]

Thank you Popeye,

 

I`ll leave the decision for stowing the capstan bars to a later Point, due to finding the best place..

 

 

Michael,

 

the hammocks (47) are all in place now...

 

47 hammocks fit into the nettings

 

 

 

I am now studying masts and bowsprit rigging

to begin with an easy one, here are the foresail tack bumpkins with their blocks....

 

 

 

 

the ropes through the blocks are just to secure the dowels a bit untill they get permanently rigged

 

 

 

Build log part 52 to follow...

 

 

 

Nils

Edited July 30, 2014 by Mirabell61

[dgbot]

Nils the green eyed monster is beginning to rise again.

David B

[Omega1234]

Hi Nils. Gotta love your work. The crispness and quality of the detail work is amazing. Can't wait fir the masts and rigging!

[Mirabell61]

Thank you David and Omega,

 

work shall go on a bit more steady from now on..

 

Nils

[Martin W]

"More steady" Nils?  My word, you set a brisk pace already. 

 

Great work, and fascinating detail as always.

 

Martin

[Blue Ensign]

Moving along a quite a pace Nils, good find with the stern lantern, it fits in very well with your scheme.

 

Can't really help with the capstan bar storage question, but I suspect that with an open railed ship like Pegasus, they were probably stored below, in my case out of sight, out of mind.  Not something I recall seeing on any contemporary models.

 

B.E.

[Mirabell61]

"More steady" Nils?  My word, you set a brisk pace already. 

 

Great work, and fascinating detail as always.

 

Martin

Martin,

 

Thanks for your words ...,

sorry, relating to the "more steady" term, guess I Chose the wrong word, was actualy wanting to say that the foot is taken back a bit from the accelertor pedal, the historical rigging and understanding of the function of all those ropes (especialy the running rigging) differs a bit from the steel hull tallships I did before

 

Nils

[Mirabell61]

Moving along a quite a pace Nils, good find with the stern lantern, it fits in very well with your scheme.

 

Can't really help with the capstan bar storage question, but I suspect that with an open railed ship like Pegasus, they were probably stored below, in my case out of sight, out of mind.  Not something I recall seeing on any contemporary models.

 

B.E.

Thank you B.E.

 

also for your comment to the capstan bars storage..., I still remember your remark to the length (8`) of the bars some time ago which probably would have excluded vertical storage. Its not so important, just to keep in mind, perhaps someday on a picture showing something completey else, there may be in the background a rack or hooks or something alike for stowing away the bars, must have been 6-8 per capstan bars or so..

BTW, do you perhaps know for what reason a violin block was used instead of a double sheaved block, which I feel performs the same function in the rigging ?

 

Nils

[pete48]

Nils, She is looking really good , Beautiful work .I am excited to see the Masting.  She will be breath taking when completed

 

Best Regards,

Pete

[Blue Ensign]

Hi Nils, re your question on the Violin block or Fiddle Block.

 

More properly called a Long Tackle Block, which had two sheaves set on the same plane but contained within the same cheeks.

 

My understanding is that it was used where there was a risk of line fouling were the traditional double block with side by side sheaves be used. They were commonly used for the Yard Tackle pendants on the Lower Yards, and also Stay Tackles.

 

B.E.

[Mirabell61]

Many thanks for your explaination B.E.,

 

I`ll see it now from that Point of view relating to the rigging..

 

Nils

Nils, She is looking really good , Beautiful work .I am excited to see the Masting.  She will be breath taking when completed

 

Best Regards,

Pete

 

Thank you for your word Pete,

 

I am meanwhile gathering the required Information....

 

Nils

[Mirabell61]

Build log part 52

 

 

 

Starting with the masting, and the top platforms.

 

 

 

as I have no milling Equipment the mast dowels are being filed down to the required measurements

 

shaping, fore, main and mizzen

 

 

it worked dfine so far and the main top platform has a tight fit within the rated dimensions

 

the lower cheeks are fitted, the upper cheeks will be of ply

 

B.E once showed a wonderful tuteral for Platform Ratings, more orientated on Steel`s dimensions rather than the plans dimensions. Here the main top is 59,5 mm broad instead of 56 mm

Thanks to B.E. for this Research !

 

The fastening Points for the blocks are prefitted. The outer platform rim is of 3 mm ply and the Slots for the deadeye tacke are ready, as well as the 16 0,5 mm holes for the crows feet lines

 

the threstle timbers are quite sturdy

 

 

 

Nils

Edited August 5, 2014 by Mirabell61

[captainbob]

“as I have no milling equipment the mast dowels are being filed down to the required measurements”

 

So that’s the secret of how you do such nice work.  I guess I need to get rid of my power equipment.

 

Bob

[Mirabell61]

Hi Bob,

 

I know it sounds crasy, no joke, but I have neighther a lathe nor milling machine. Rotation symetric parts are done with my electr. Speed contgrolled hand Drilling machine as good as it goes, and small round parts are cut off with a saw blade.

 

Nils

[Blue Ensign]

Glad you found my work on the mast tops of use Nils, I think the kit Mizen top in particular must have been a mistake, it was far too small for purpose.

 

Nice bit of hand squaring on those mastheads.

 

Regards,

 

B.E.

[Mirabell61]

You`re right B.E.

 

I had my doubts with that mizen platform on the plan when I first saw it. Now all 3 platforms are corresponding with you research results, many thanks again.

In the Moment I have not made up my mind yet, if the masts shall be or partially blackend in the platform Areas. If I put black wooldings on It perhaps may be contrast enough to the natural Wood, I was thinking of blackening the Yards though.

 

The mizen topmast as well as the fore- and main top masts and the two topgallant masts (acc. to plan ) look ver fragile in the waist Areas. Did you follow the plan here with yours ?

 

platform widths now:

mizen 44 mm

Foremast 54 mm

Mainmast 59,5 mm

 

 

 

 

Nils

[Omega1234]

Masts are coming along really nicely, Nils. I bet you can't wait to get the rigging done.

 

Can I ask what the next ship on the horizon is for you?

[Mirabell61]

Thank you Omega,

 

You`ve won that bet,....., blocks are ordered, still Need to buy some certain rope (sewing thread) Diameters, and of course studying the function of all those rigging lines, I intend to spend her a full suit of set rigged sails.

 

Next ship on the horizon is still out in the mist...., if I had the space in my home left I would like to challenge one of those famous nostalgic four stackers (Cunards Lusitania, or one of the many german 4 funnel black hull ocean runners of that time)

 

Nils

[Blue Ensign]

Hi Nils, those tops look a much better proportion

 

You will find the dimensions of my Topmasts on pages 11 and 12 of my log, I essentially went with Steel but the topmast lengths were less than on the kit plans.

 

 Cheers,

 

B.E.

[Mirabell61]

Thank you B.E.,

 

I`ll look at your log pages you meant...

 

BTW I`ve been studying the plans several times and still am not sure if all the Yards (as they are fitted with lifts that go to the outer Yard Ends)are foreseen for vertical hoisting / lowering, or only those with with haleyard blocks in the Yard Center area ?

On the tallships I built 3 out of 6 Yards were fixed hight, only the three others were hight moveable

 

Nils

[pete48]

Hi Nils, The masting is looking good , Nice work

 

Best Regards,

Pete

[Blue Ensign]

Hi Nils, re your lift/yard question.

 

All the yards were raised to set sail, and lowered to the caps when bare stick. The lower yards were not normally  moved once in position, but they could be using the jeers.

 

Commercial sailing ships of the mid 19th century such as clippers often had split topsails with one fixed lower topsail yard and a moveable upper topsail yard. I understand this was to make for easier handling with the fewer crew available on such ships.

 

B.E.

[Mirabell61]

Thank you very much B.E.,

 

good explaination, shall have to Keep this in mind when rigging the sails. Some (not this one)plans I saw, Show masts with Center axis. and one side "bare stick" other side set sail. That is a good help for understanding the sail relevant operating lines.

 

 

Nils

[popeye the sailor]

masts are looking very good.....getting caught up was enjoyable for me......very nice progress!

[Mirabell61]

Thank you Popeye,

 

Nils