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Capstan, pumps, wheel, binnacle, belfry

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

December 2019

The capstan for the gun deck assembled, the spindle still loose The pump system on the gun deck, still dry-fitted

January 2020

The turned handle on the quoin of a gun

January 2021

Model of HMS Bellona (1760) with cambered gratings

September 2021

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-09-18 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-09-18 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-09-18 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-09-19 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-09-19 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-09-19 Attempt two, in walnut, in place on the upper deck The source of inspiration: the capstan in a photo in The Anatomy of the Ship Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-09-22 Attempt two, with round capstan bar sockets Attempt three, with square capstan bar sockets Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-09-23 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-09-23 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-09-23 The capstan with the thicker uprights, still without wedges Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-09-25 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-09-25 Provisional result with the horizontal wedges between the uprights Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-09-26 The capstan on the oak plate, with the open ladderway beside it The capstan finally glued down, with capstan bars and the ladder in the ladderway Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-09-30 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-09-30 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-09-30 The first stanchions with rope, placed loose around the ladderway

October 2021

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-02 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-02 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-02 Attempt two: walnut stanchions with brass rings around the ladderway Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-03 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-03 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-03 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-03 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-03 Attempt three, fixed in place around the ladderway The rope now sags between the stanchions Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-03 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-05 The ring from the kit, trimmed into separate wedges What Zu Mondfeld writes about the mast wedges and the mast coat The example: a weathered mast coat on the Victory Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-10 The coat for the foremast on the forecastle deck, with the thread worked into the top edge The third and smallest mast coat, on the quarterdeck Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-16 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-16 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-16 Bitts around one of the mast coats Bitts in front of a mast coat, seen across the capstan and the ladderway Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-22 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-22 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-22 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-22 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-22 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-22 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-23 The first rim on the small faceplate, 1.3 mm thick and 1.7 mm wide The ten segments, joined with epoxy, on the faceplate Both rims with the hub rings Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-24 The first spoke as a test in the notches of the rim and the hub Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-25 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-25 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-28 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-29 Four spokes in the wheel; the spoke at bottom left doesn't belong Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-31

November 2021

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-11-04 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-11-06 The handsome but too thick spoke (vertical) next to the spoke to scale The first two thin spokes with more detail The first four spokes in the wheel The wheel with all ten spokes, still on the faceplate The wheel off the faceplate, after gluing the broken rim Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-11-18 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-11-18 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-11-21 Both wheels, the side with the 0.3 mm rings Both wheels, the side without rings: this will be the outside The brass wheel with stanchion from the kit next to the home-made wheel with stanchion Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-11-28 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-11-28 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-11-28 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-11-28 Two wheels, the barrel and the two stanchions, ready for the oil The ship's wheel loosely assembled Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-11-28 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-11-28 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-11-29 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-11-29

December 2021

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-12-01 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-12-02 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-12-05 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-12-05 The ship's wheel with copper rim band, trial-fitted on deck next to the bitts Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-12-06 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-12-12 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-12-12 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-12-12 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-12-12 The ship's wheel on deck, with the bitts behind it The ship's wheel seen along the length of the deck Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-12-21 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-12-24 The first boxwood window next to a euro coin Left the walnut panel, right the new boxwood version Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-12-29 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-12-29 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-12-29 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-12-29 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-12-29 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-12-29 The first side of the binnacle with walnut stain, trial-fitted in front of the ship's wheel The first compass next to the binnacle The compass in place in the right-hand window The lantern in the middle window, the compasses on either side Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-12-31

January 2022

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2022-01-01 The binnacle with chimney and the first lashing rope Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2022-01-02 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2022-01-02 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2022-01-02 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2022-01-03 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2022-01-03 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2022-01-03 The binnacle on deck, in front of the ship's wheel

April 2023

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2023-04-09 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2023-04-09 The belfry assembled, still unpainted and without its bell

March 2024

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2024-03-14 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2024-03-23

September 2024

Belfry version 2: smaller, turned through a quarter turn, with a rope from the clapper down to the deck below