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2020

105 photos. Photos with a log post open that post; the others open large.

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January 2020

The first complete gun on a still unpainted gun carriage The 28 gun carriages, painted red The first gun with Piet's pins, simulated bolts, linchpins and the handle on the quoin Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-01-09 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-01-10 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-01-10 The turned handle on the quoin of a gun The handle close up, roughly 4 x 1.7 mm Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-01-11 Seven finished guns in a row The guns from the side, with breeching ring and handle on the quoin Detail of a gun carriage with the small pins as bolts The rear of the barrels with the cut-through breeching rings New 0.3 mm rope and a 2.3 mm block on a gun carriage Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-01-18 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-01-18 The first breeching rope, still at trial height on the ship's side The knot of the breeching rope at the ring on the barrel The flintlock at the back of the barrel, seen from above, with visible glue Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-01-19 All 28 guns assembled, overview of the gun deck The guns on the starboard side The guns on the port side The visible guns in the waist, with gunlock and cipher Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-01-25 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-01-25

February 2020

Trial set-up of a gun tackle with the 5 mm Caldercraft hook Smaller hooks of 3 mm, found in a web shop Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-02-08 Trial set-up with the Caldercraft hooks, nothing fixed yet The breeching rope with seizing according to Jan Zwart's method Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-02-08 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-02-08 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-02-08 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-02-08 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-02-08 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-02-08

March 2020

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-03-08 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-03-08 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-03-08 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-03-08 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-03-08 First trial with the smaller hooks and a more untidily laid rope Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-03-08 The small block, closed off with a seizing of 0.1 mm silk thread The coiled tackle rope on the deck, made with the tweezers method

July 2020

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-07-25 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-07-25

August 2020

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-08-01

October 2020

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-10-03 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-10-03 The first rigged guns, with breeching rope and gun tackles Detail of a tackle with hook and blocks Rigged guns seen along the bulwark A row of rigged guns from above Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-10-04 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-10-04 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-10-04 All 28 guns rigged and in line on the gun deck Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-10-10 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-10-10 The ten visible guns with deck ropes, coiled on the deck Detail of the deck ropes, with the discolouration from beeswax Drawing of the layout of messenger and rollers on the gun deck The rollers turned from walnut offcuts The first eye splice Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-10-17 Both eye splices, passed through each other The two loose eyes ready for the lanyard Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-10-17 The messenger with three rollers on the gun deck, with the pump assembly The blocks from Syren Ship Model Company The self-assembled blocks from model-shipyard.com Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-10-19 The two smallest sizes of photo-etched hooks from Germany

December 2020

Photo from Piet's build log: the pieces of wood between the guns in the waist The cleats from the kit, fitted in the waist The upper deck cut to size and laid loose on the deck beams A look at the gun deck with the loose upper deck on top Gun deck with anchor cable and messenger, while the upper deck beams are being glued The margin plank prepared in paper, in two pieces The first section of the margin plank, 9 mm wide Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-12-20 Test piece: one seam with and one seam without thread Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-12-20 The king plank, 5 mm wide, made from offcuts of the margin plank The deck with king plank and margin planks Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-12-21 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-12-21 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-12-21 Temporary bulkheads with the correct sheer glued under the deck The first planks next to the king plank, with thread as caulking seam Detail of the thread caulking seams The upper deck after a day of laying planks Detail of the planks with thread as caulking seam Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-12-25 The upper deck, one half planked The planks joggled into the margin plank Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-12-26 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-12-30 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-12-30 The fully planked upper deck, scraped twice The deck from another angle Detail of the deck The planking pattern according to Zu Mondfeld, a three-butt shift