Victory Models 1/64 Scale HMS Pegasus Model Kit
Elegant lines, extensive decoration and a beautifully detailed coppered hull make HMS Pegasus an impressive example of an 18th-century Royal Navy sloop. This 1/64 scale Victory Models by Amati kit combines double wooden planking, precision photo-etched brass and individually applied copper hull plates in a substantial model measuring 800mm long.
ABOUT THE KIT:
Designed by Victory Models and produced by Amati, HMS Pegasus recreates the sixth vessel of the Royal Navy's Swan-class ship-rigged sloops. The finished model measures 800mm long, 280mm wide and 600mm high, providing plenty of scope for fine hull, deck and rigging detail.
The hull is constructed around a precision laser-cut keel and frames before being finished with double planking. Below the waterline, individually applied copper plates reproduce the original vessel's copper sheathing. These finely detailed plates are designed with separate left and right-hand patterns and accurately scaled nail detail.
Extensive photo-etched brass sheets provide fine components including window frames, deadeye strops, chainplates, footrope stirrups, gun port scuttles, hinges and mast and yard details. Wood and metal fittings, rigging thread and an adhesive flag are also supplied.
The kit is accompanied by a fully illustrated building manual, English instructions and 12 detailed construction plans. Full-size plans include clear rigging information to guide the modeller through the ship's extensive masts, yards and rigging.
With its double-planked hull, copper plating, extensive photo-etched detailing and complex sailing rig, HMS Pegasus is rated Intermediate/Experienced and is best suited to modellers who already have some wooden ship-building experience.
FEATURES:
- Highly detailed 1/64 scale model of HMS Pegasus
- Precision laser-cut keel and frames
- Traditional plank-on-frame construction
- Double-planked wooden hull
- Individual copper plates for covering the hull below the waterline
- Accurately scaled left and right copper plating with fine nail detail
- Extensive photo-etched brass detail sheets
- Photo-etched window frames, chainplates, deadeye strops, hinges and gun port details
- Fine photo-etched mast and yard fittings
- Wood and metal fittings included
- Rigging thread included
- Adhesive flag included
- Fully illustrated building manual
- English instruction booklet
- 12 detailed construction plans
- Full-size rigging plans
- Designed for intermediate to experienced wooden ship modellers
SPECIFICATIONS:
- Scale: 1/64
- Length: 800mm
- Width: 280mm
- Height: 600mm
- Hull Construction: Plank-on-Frame
- Planking: Double
- Difficulty Level: Intermediate / Experienced
HISTORY:
HMS Pegasus was a Swan-class ship-rigged sloop of the Royal Navy, one of 25 vessels of the class built between 1766 and 1780. The class was designed by John Williams and became known for its graceful hull lines and unusually elaborate decoration for relatively small naval vessels.
Pegasus was ordered by the Admiralty on 1st August 1775 for construction at Sheerness Dockyard and was launched on 27th December 1776. She was the sixth vessel of the Swan class.
Ships of the class were built shortly before the Admiralty introduced restrictions intended to reduce the amount of costly decorative carving used on smaller Royal Navy vessels. As a result, Pegasus retained the elaborate stern and decorative detailing that makes the Swan class particularly attractive to model ship builders.
Little survives concerning Pegasus's brief operational career, although available records indicate that she was principally employed on convoy escort and dispatch duties.
Her service lasted less than a year. On 31st October 1777, HMS Pegasus was lost when she foundered off Newfoundland, bringing the career of this elegant Royal Navy sloop to an unexpectedly early end.
PLEASE NOTE:
Paint, glue and modelling tools are required to complete this kit and are not included. Baseboard and brass display pedestals are also not included.
OPTIONAL EXTRAS. NOT INCLUDED. AVAILABLE SEPARATELY.
Starter Paint Pack for Victory Models HMS Pegasus Model Kit (APS1300/05)
9 x 18ml Admiralty model paints. Bespoke paints ideal for model boats. Historically accurate colours
Please note: The paints in the pack are only our suggestion from the box art and will not match directly with the instructions found within the kit.
Hobbies Rigging Tool Set (RTS) Contains:
- 1 x Amati Loom-A-Line tool.
- 1 x Rigging Tools set.
- 1 x Microsnips.
Model Makers Glue Pack (MMGP) Contains:
- Deluxe Materials Speed Bond 112g
- Deluxe Materials Roket Max Thick Cyano (Super glue)
Hobbies Planking Tool Set (HOB24) Contains:
- Plank Bending Tool with Blade.
- 2 x 50mm Nylon Grip Clamps.
- 2 x 75mm Nylon Grip Clamps.
- Pen Grip Pin Pusher.
- Brass Pins for Pin Pusher (Pack of 100).
