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2026

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

September 2026

Close up: the rolled hammock with the rope round it seven times The quarterdeck from above: the hammocks in the nettings along the bulwark The last hammock, rolled and bound on the cutting mat Number 190 on the strip with the pins, the rope just wound round it The whole ship from above, the nettings full on both sides The waist and half deck from the side, with the filled nettings above the guns The upper deck in line: 190 hammocks, all the same thickness Diana in place on the head, under the bowsprit The bow of 1 mm brass wire in her left hand, the figure painted and offered up to the head From the other side: the hair, the quiver on her back and the belt over the shoulder The drawing in the book: not holes but guides for the rope to run over The first block dry-fitted to the hull Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2026-09-27 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2026-09-27 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2026-09-30 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2026-09-30 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2026-09-30 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2026-09-30 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2026-09-30

October 2026

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2026-10-03 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2026-10-03 Detail of the hull with the block between the gun ports The parts together: the blocks and the rings From further away: the whole thing hardly stands out, which is the idea The stick with sandpaper I used to file the tubes; still the handiest tool at this size A painted block, ready to be fitted The hull with the blocks in place, beside the gun ports The forecastle with the blocks on the inside of the rail