If folks are familiar at all with the H.M.S. Pegasus, it’s the usually with the second iteration – a 28 gun sixth rate frigate launched in 1779. The 1779 ship was most notable for having Prince William Henry (who would become King William IV) as her Captain for a brief time.
The first H.M.S Pegasus (and the one featured here by Victory Models) was a 14-gun Swan class sloop launched in December of 1776. She sailed to Newfoundland the following year – and subsequently sank in a storm losing the entire crew. A bit less of an illustrious career.
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Upper Masts
In order to finish the rest of the standing rigging, the upper masts need to be constructed. These are similar to the lower masts, but require a bit more shaping and some complicated details. To add the the challenge, these masts (especially the Top Gallants) can get very small in diameter at this scale. As…
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More Lower Standing Rigging
As the lower standing rigging continues, the ship really starts to take shape. It’s always a little bit of a challenge to add the standing rigging in a way that maintains a certain level of tension and stability without pulling things out of shape. As each portion is added – whether fore, aft, starboard, or…
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Jeer Tyes, Futtock Staves, & Catharpins
Part of the fun of rigging an 18th century ship (in my opinion) is learning and relearning all the interesting words and definitions. One can’t help but look at the evolving complexity over the course of a few hundred years and marvel and the engineering. I think it can be argued that the late 1700s…
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Mast Tops
The mast tops are the elevated platforms above each mast at the mast cap and provide space for lookouts, assist in navigation, and to access upper parts of a ship’s rigging. Many folks may have heard mast tops (especially those highest on the ship) referred to as the “crow’s nest.” The mast tops for the…
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Standing Rigging – Shrouds & Stays
The first step in the accomplishing the standing rigging among the main portion of the ship is “stepping the masts” or rigging them into their proper place. This is generally the most visible portion of the rigging and where most people’s eyes are first drawn when they look at a model, so it is vitally…
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The Lehman Shipyard 