Phase 14 · 21 Sept 2026 tot 3 Oct 2026 · 2 posts

14 Figurehead and fittings

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Phase 1 Keel and bulkheads 2 Planking the gun deck 3 Hull planking 4 Stern and quarter galleries 5 Coppering 6 Mouldings, head and rudder 7 Fitting out the gun deck 8 Guns 9 Planking the upper deck 10 Rails and capstan 11 Ship's wheel and binnacle 12 Upper deck guns 13 Hammock cranes All posts

September 2026

21 September 2026Figurehead and fittings3 photos

Diana gets her bow and her colours

Painting the figurehead following ChrisVanDerLinden's method, with a bow of 1 mm brass wire instead of the 0.7 mm the instructions call for; what Diana holds in her right hand remains a puzzle.

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October 2026

3 October 2026Figurehead and fittings9 photos

Sheave blocks and standing blocks on the hull

Caldercraft simply has you drill 1.5 mm holes for the braces and sheets; I make little walnut blocks with brass tubes in slotted holes instead, and fit ten standing blocks to the hull.

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