Trussben Posted January 4, 2014 #1 Posted January 4, 2014 Hi, I will be starting my second scratch build and I chose HMS Pegasus 1776, Swan Class sloop, using the plans from Admiralty models and all four volumes of the TFFM books by David & Greg. Also a full set of plans was bought from NMM and the wood package from Hobbymill in Swiss Pear wood with some highlighting in Boxwood. I intend to leave her mainly in frame with a small amount of external planking - maybe from wales up, and will be using fully chocked joints and correct framing using the Disposition of frames plan. Internally I'm thinking of only framing Upper Decks with some planking, possibly the lower deck but just framing. Depending on how I feel when I get to that point will be the decision on Rigging her. I include pictures of the main keel parts completed, halving joints were used and cut on the JimSaw, the forward keel piece with the boxing joint was cut from larger stock on the scrollsaw and the joint was chiseled out with care. This will be slow starting as I am in the middle of rebuilding my workshop and I am also going to be working on my Confederacy when I need a rest from Pegasus. Here begins another journey. ben AON, mtaylor, Dubz and 12 others 15 Quote Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
realworkingsailor Posted January 4, 2014 #2 Posted January 4, 2014 Best of luck on your new endeavour. I'll be following along. Andy Quote Quando Omni Flunkus, Moritati Current Build: USF Confederacy
Gaetan Bordeleau Posted January 4, 2014 #3 Posted January 4, 2014 This is going to be a nice build. good luck Jorge Diaz O and Bosworth 2 Quote
Remcohe Posted January 4, 2014 #4 Posted January 4, 2014 Nice Ben you'll be treated with hours of fun. Remco Quote Treat each part as if it is a model on its own, you will finish more models in a day than others do in a lifetime. Current build HMS Kingfisher MSW 1.0 log click here
augie Posted January 4, 2014 #5 Posted January 4, 2014 (edited) I'm looking forward to this so let me wish you a successful voyage. Swiss pear looks beautiful. Oh.... I LOVE 1:48 Edited January 4, 2014 by Augie Quote Augie Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64 Previous Builds : US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988 Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976 Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956
dvm27 Posted January 4, 2014 #6 Posted January 4, 2014 Great start, Ben. It's all a cakewalk from here on. Jeronimo 1 Quote GregwebsiteAdmiralty Modelsmoderator Echo Cross-section buildAdmiralty Models Cross-section BuildFinished buildPegasus, 1776, cross-sectionCurrent buildSpeedwell, 1752
Rustyj Posted January 4, 2014 #7 Posted January 4, 2014 Nice Ben you'll be treated with hours of fun. Remco Hi Ben, Remco’s “hours of fun” will be joyfully measured in thousands not hundreds. This is a great model and I know you will do a wondeful job on it. Quote Rusty "So Long For Now" Current Builds: Speedwell Completed Build Logs: HMS Winchelsea 1/48 Duchess of Kingston USF Confederacy , US Brig Syren , Triton Cross Section , Bomb Vessel Cross Section, Cutter Cheerful, Queen Anne Barge, Medway Longboat Completed Build Gallery: Brig Syren , 1870 Mississippi Riverboat , 1949 Chris-Craft 19' Runabout
druxey Posted January 4, 2014 #8 Posted January 4, 2014 Congratulations on your new project, Ben. You are off to a fine start. Jeronimo 1 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
mtaylor Posted January 5, 2014 #9 Posted January 5, 2014 A very good start, Ben. I'll pull up a chair also. Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
AnobiumPunctatum Posted January 5, 2014 #10 Posted January 5, 2014 Nice start, Ben. I will follow your log with great interest Quote Regards Christian Current build: HM Cutter Alert, 1777; HM Sloop Fly, 1776 - 1/36 On the drawing board: English Ship Sloops Fly, 1776, Comet, 1783 and Aetna, 1776; Naval Cutter Alert, 1777 Paused: HMS Triton, 1771 - 1/48 "Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it." Salvador Dali
Trussben Posted January 5, 2014 Author #11 Posted January 5, 2014 Thank you all for the interest you have shown in my Pegasus build. I am currently pulling bamboo treenails though the Byrnes plate for the keel bolts, down to the smallest hole in the plate to match a #77 drill for a scale 7/8 bolt - tedious work but I don't need many at the moment. Ben Quote Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
Chuck Posted January 5, 2014 #12 Posted January 5, 2014 Great looking project Ben. I will be following along with much interest and so far you are doing a fantastic job of it!!! WackoWolf and Trussben 2 Quote Chuck Passaro - MSW Admin Sloop Speedwell - POF scratch Block Island Boat - POF scratch HMS Winchelsea - POB scratch build HM Cutter Cheerful - POB scratch build Royal Barge - POF scratch Medway Longboat- POF Scratch SYREN SHIP MODEL COMPANY
albert Posted January 6, 2014 #13 Posted January 6, 2014 you're starting a wonderful job, where did you get the designs to make it happen? WackoWolf 1 Quote
Trussben Posted January 7, 2014 Author #14 Posted January 7, 2014 Thanks Chuck. Albert - I got the plans from Admiraltymodels.com and the TFFM books from Seawatch books, the other plans were from the National Maritime Meusem in Grenwich. For some of the parts I have scanned in the plans to acad 2006 so I can manipulate and print out specific parts as I need to. Ben WackoWolf 1 Quote Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
Craigie65 Posted January 7, 2014 #15 Posted January 7, 2014 Ben I really am in awe of scratch builders! What are the dimensions of the finished articles as quarter scale is pretty big? Quote Cheers Craig Current Build HMS Indefatigable Erycina - Vanguard Models Finished: HM Bomb Vessel Granado - Caldercraft, HMS Pegasus - Victory models, Nisha - Vanguard Models
gjdale Posted January 10, 2014 #16 Posted January 10, 2014 Hi Ben, I somehow missed the start of this build log, but I'll pull up a chair in the front row and follow along from here. Looks like you're off to a great start. Quote Grant ____________________________________________________ Current builds: African Queen - Radio Control / Live Steam Previous builds: The Shipyard at Foss' Landing (Diorama), Hannah - Ship in a Bottle, NRG Capstan Project, 1869 Allerton Steam Pumper, Medway Longboat , Alfa Romeo Spider Gran Touring (Pocher) , Da Vinci Flying Machine, 1949 Chris Craft 19' Racing Runabout - Dumas - Radio, Bomb Vessel Granado, 1742 - Cross Section - Scratchbuild, HMS Victory (Mamoli 1:90), Cutty Sark, Armed Pinnace, Bounty, Santa Maria At another place: Stephenson's Rocket (OcCre 1:24) (click the title to follow the link) In the Gallery: Lancia Armata 1803, Bomb Vessel Granada, 1742 Cross Section, 1949 Chris Craft 19' Racing Runabout
Trussben Posted January 19, 2014 Author #17 Posted January 19, 2014 (edited) A Small Update, Keel has been completed and false keel added, I like the contrast between the swiss pear and the boxwood, now I have started on the stem pieces. ben EDIT - Added missing picture back that was lost. 4-2-14 Edited April 2, 2014 by Trussben popash42, Dubz, fatih79 and 13 others 16 Quote Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
Trussben Posted January 23, 2014 Author #18 Posted January 23, 2014 Work has started on the lower apron, this is one complicated piece to make, I started by cutting the pattern out on 18" stock and trying at the moment to refine its shape to fit the stem pieces. I actually cut two out and I will use one to practice cutting the steps for the cant frames. This could take a while! Ben Quote Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
Trussben Posted February 5, 2014 Author #19 Posted February 5, 2014 Small update, Stem Pieces, Lower and Upper Apron and Fore Deadwood completed and glued to the keel. I used some bamboo treenails and a #65 bit to add some heavy reinforcement to these pieces as you can see. Now I need to do the tapering up/down from 14" at top to 10" and the keel. I have started making the aft deadwood pieces from 15" stock. ben WackoWolf, AON, BANYAN and 13 others 16 Quote Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
Rustyj Posted February 5, 2014 #20 Posted February 5, 2014 Looking really good Ben. Trussben 1 Quote Rusty "So Long For Now" Current Builds: Speedwell Completed Build Logs: HMS Winchelsea 1/48 Duchess of Kingston USF Confederacy , US Brig Syren , Triton Cross Section , Bomb Vessel Cross Section, Cutter Cheerful, Queen Anne Barge, Medway Longboat Completed Build Gallery: Brig Syren , 1870 Mississippi Riverboat , 1949 Chris-Craft 19' Runabout
augie Posted February 5, 2014 #21 Posted February 5, 2014 Nice start Ben. She's going to be a big one! Quote Augie Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64 Previous Builds : US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988 Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976 Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956
Trussben Posted February 5, 2014 Author #22 Posted February 5, 2014 Thanks Rusty and Augie and the likes. Augie - she will be bigger than the Confed, but small compared to the next way in the future project. Ben Quote Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
AnobiumPunctatum Posted February 10, 2014 #23 Posted February 10, 2014 Really nice progress Quote Regards Christian Current build: HM Cutter Alert, 1777; HM Sloop Fly, 1776 - 1/36 On the drawing board: English Ship Sloops Fly, 1776, Comet, 1783 and Aetna, 1776; Naval Cutter Alert, 1777 Paused: HMS Triton, 1771 - 1/48 "Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it." Salvador Dali
Trussben Posted February 15, 2014 Author #24 Posted February 15, 2014 (edited) Work on the aft deadwood is well underway, also started the sternposts. Ben Edited November 11, 2021 by Trussben gjdale, AON, augie and 13 others 16 Quote Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
druxey Posted February 16, 2014 #25 Posted February 16, 2014 (edited) Aft deadwood looks very nice so far! I assume that the 'overhang' at the keel is fullness for insurance at the moment. Edited February 16, 2014 by druxey Trussben 1 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
Trussben Posted February 16, 2014 Author #26 Posted February 16, 2014 (edited) Thanks for all the likes everybody. Hi Druxey, Actually the deadwood in that picture hasn't been attached to the keel yet and was just there sat balancing for the photo. But I have left it a little "full" until the sternpost is installed and then I will do the final shaping at the end. Edited February 16, 2014 by Trussben ChrisLBren 1 Quote Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
Trussben Posted February 17, 2014 Author #27 Posted February 17, 2014 Work on the sternpost has begun, complicated lining up with aft deadwood but moving along slowly is fine by me. Ben harvey1847, fatih79, gjdale and 19 others 22 Quote Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
Maury S Posted February 18, 2014 #28 Posted February 18, 2014 good start! Maury Quote Current diversion: Anchor Hoy c 1815 - 1825 1:48 scale Recent Builds: Fair American: 18th C. Longboat: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/2284-longboat-18th-c-by-maury-modelshipways-by-chuck/ Echo Cross Section: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/513-echo-cross-section-by-maury/ Emma C. Berry http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/203-emma-c-berry-132-pof-by-maury/
patrickmil Posted February 23, 2014 #29 Posted February 23, 2014 Ben, nice starting work on your Pegasus. In regards to a comment further up the page, I'm curious as to what your future build will be. Quote Thanks, Patrick YouTube Channel for fun: Patrick's Scale Studio Finished: Model Shipways US Brig Niagara I Love Kit USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54 Current: Trumpeter USS Yorktown CV-5
Trussben Posted February 23, 2014 Author #30 Posted February 23, 2014 Thanks for the likes. Patrick - I intend for the next build to be the 44gun Razee Frigate HMS Indefatigable, I have all the plans from NMM and working on and off with them in ACAD at the moment, but thats a long way in the future. ben Rustyj 1 Quote Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
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