HMS Pegasus by Beakerboy123 - Amati/Victory Models - 1:64

[Beakerboy123]

Took advantage of the day off to do something I should’ve done a while ago and that is to fix the rope coils astride my guns. The pic shows before and after.

I did these coils a few years ago and was never happy with them. This weekend I was looking thru the modelshipworld.com site and came across jigs for rope coils and $3 at the Dollar Store later I have rope coils. I pulled off the old ratty coils and started replacing with clean neat ones. Very happy with the results.

[Beakerboy123]

The port side guns done. Yes, I very much prefer how this looks vs how it was.

[Knocklouder]

Awesome work,  that looks really good.       Bob  M.

[Beakerboy123]

Lots done since last post. Finally finished the fore, main, and mizzen mast lifts. Just need to trim tag ends off once the glue dries. Overall I’m happy how they turned out. Took nearly 15 hrs to do. This hobby is certainly not for someone looking for instant gratification…

I tied them to their prescribed belay point and affixed rope hanks and coils as I felt were appropriate. The coils may be incorrect but I’m happy with it. It looks “ship-ish”, besides, the directions said to tie to the rail, and I didn’t know what to do with the rope end. It looked kind of awkward hanging there.

I have one more set of lifts to do (spritsail yardarms) and then the clewlines and buntlines. Then I’m done.

Edited November 25, 2024 by Beakerboy123

[Knocklouder]

You have been busy wow, I got to finish mine someday. lol. Great job my man.   

Bob  M.

[Beakerboy123]

The topsail cluelines (or clewlines?).
 

Last year I bought Syren’s Rope Rocket Ropewalk and man, does it make nice rope. I bought some high end embroidery thread in tan and black and my lines don’t kink like the kit rope does. 

 

The foremast tacks are done also.

There’s a cool but fiddly knot sequence to make the tacks that join the sheet block and clue line block with a tack block.

See pic from “Rigging Period Model Ship”

The tack block is tied down through a block on the boomkin and back thru to the knightshead.

I’m beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. 

[Beakerboy123]

More eye candy. Foremast buntlines.

and more of the weird knots in the middle of the line. 

like the tack knot. I seized the top line and grabbed the knotted end of the lower line. 

more progress pics

[Beakerboy123]

She’s finished. Thank God for Christmas vacation time! Logged hours: 678h over a 4 year period. The rigging took the lion share of the time overall. What a project. I’m sticking to single masted jobs for a while. Sheesh.

Next up is the case. I’m going acrylic. I made my one and only glass one last year and said no more.

[Knocklouder]

Very nice work, Congratulations  .      Bob  M.

[Beakerboy123]

Pegasus is in her place in my office. Love just staring at it. 

[Moonbug]

Great work!  She's a beauty.  And I totally concur that sometimes just staring at them is a wonderful, accomplished feeling.