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Tools, wood and materials

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

The whole model 63Keel and bulkheads 137Decks, gratings and hatches 303Hull planking and gun ports 387Copper 90Stern and quarter galleries 156Bow, head and mouldings 109Rudder 33Guns and carronades 200Capstan, pumps, wheel, binnacle, belfry 136Rope and blocks 29Hammock cranes and nettings 14Tools, wood and materials 97Drawings, books and screens 21

March 2017

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2017-03-18 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2017-03-18 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2017-03-18 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2017-03-18 The Pitt oil base pencil for the caulking seam

April 2017

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2017-04-01 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2017-04-01 The caulking seam, applied with an oil-based pencil Scraping with a new blade: testing the grain and smoothing the plank

August 2017

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2017-08-07

September 2017

Bow: a small gap between balsa and bulkhead

January 2018

The 18-pounder in a 14 x 16 mm port The same port from the outside

April 2018

The planking extended below with a curved piece

May 2018

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2018-05-09 The bale of steel wool already waiting Step 6: the upper part of the tape removed Step 7: the template transferred to the lower strip

July 2018

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2018-07-18

November 2018

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2018-11-18 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2018-11-18

December 2018

Two identical decoration sets, both left-hand Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2018-12-16 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2018-12-16 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2018-12-16 The two white metal ladies, the one on the right with an arm that is too short Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2018-12-17 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2018-12-17 During surgery: a blob of solder on the arm Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2018-12-19 Test piece with all three variants, and the three tools Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2018-12-22 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2018-12-27 The template with the plate width Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2018-12-27 At the sternpost the line comes out at 14 widths Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2018-12-28 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2018-12-28 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2018-12-28 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2018-12-28

June 2019

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2019-06-14

July 2019

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2019-07-16

September 2019

The order: walnut strip 1x1 mm, four pieces The end result, with pieces cut from the laser-cut offcuts

October 2019

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2019-10-20

November 2019

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2019-11-09 Two catheads from 5 mm walnut, one already with the slots in the head

December 2019

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2019-12-22 The template of stencil plastic with two pairs of holes All the circles marked out, evenly spaced Filing out the holes on the pillar drill The result after all the holes have been filed out The frame that goes around the hatches Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2019-12-26 The 28 blackened barrels, with clear differences in shade The blackening solution I used

February 2020

Smaller hooks of 3 mm, found in a web shop

October 2020

The first rigged guns, with breeching rope and gun tackles

December 2020

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2020-12-21

January 2021

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-01-09 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-01-23

February 2021

The stanchions supplied for the rail along the waist

April 2021

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-04-21

May 2021

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-05-16

October 2021

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-03 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-05 My version next to the example on the Victory Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-12 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2021-10-15 The wheel with one spoke on the spider's web that is meant to help with alignment

November 2021

The 1.06 mm strip on the table saw The strip after the blade, with the spacings marked in

January 2022

The Castello boxwood block clamped on the cross-slide table under the mill The last step in the making Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2022-01-07 A filed pin head as a washer behind a bolt in the cheek Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2022-01-22

February 2022

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2022-02-26 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2022-02-26

March 2022

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2022-03-05 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2022-03-05 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2022-03-05 Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2022-03-06

October 2022

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2022-10-07

November 2022

The various stages from brass dressmaker's pin to linchpin

December 2022

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2022-12-18

January 2023

The jig: two blocks in the vice with a small hook, the tackle taking shape between them

April 2023

The pillars, first attempt

December 2023

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2023-12-03 Left the slide with the new brass trucks, right the white metal kit part Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2023-12-13

March 2024

Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2024-03-09

January 2025

Sheet 5, with the belaying plan, or what remains of it The tube, a first home-made crane with eyes, and a crane from the kit Build photo of the HMS Diana model, 2025-01-08

September 2025

The difference in colour after the rooibos tea, next to the original cloth The strip with seven pins, with the hammock pressed onto it