Who helped with what

Piet, built the Diana himself and is by far the most important adviser; follows along almost daily and corrects straight away.

• adapting bulkheads and stern frames to the bulkhead
• dry fitting as standard practice
• tapering and drop planks
• transom and mouldings in gold
• coppering along the sheer of the strakes
• sent copper plates and brass nails free of charge
• messenger, lanyard and anchor cable
• warning about the deck warping
• square capstan bar sockets

Peter, loyal follower from day one with practical tips and plenty of compliments.

• contour gauge for symmetry
• softening glue with water
• yellow base coat under gold
• laying shot in wet varnish
• lanyard (scoutwiki)
• small rings from watchmakers' supplies
• voting on choices (mast coat, spokes)

Koos, loyal supporter with a sense of humour.

• film with a grey haze for windows (via Danny's build log)
• seats of ease further forward
• Glitsa floor varnish
• painting the mast coat brown
• constant compliments and jokes

Technical adviser from September 2019, quick with practical tips and links.

• copper polish
• modellbau-takelgarn.de
• removable pillars at the capstan
• transparency film against dust
• converting at 1:64 scale
• scraping instead of sanding
• ship's wheel PDF (NRG) and Sergey's method
• cherry, pear and boxwood
• Corradi/Pferd needle files
• rings wound round a drill bit

Experienced builder who corrects terminology and gives practical tips.

• fairing batten and section drawing
• glue filler blocks roughly first, then file to fit
• UHU Hart
• sanded plastic for windows
• Paulbo's build log for coppering
• trying bleach
• varnish and Danish oil
• thread as caulking seam
• wetting rope with a weight
• cross-pieces (kruishouten)
• story about the cabinet scraper

Regular follower, mostly smileys and short compliments.

• encouragement with almost every update

Hans from Kolderstok, gives historical context and down-to-earth perspective.

• copied Klaas's how-to on deck planking
• the deck is cut oversize
• red against blood and salt on the deck
• vinegar and steel wool to darken walnut
• false keel and the purpose of coppering
• origin of the Dutch word 'ruit'
• scale check on blocks
• gudgeons with nails
• the deck beam can be sawn out

Historically knowledgeable Belgian builder, calls himself the 'millimetre chief'.

• redo the grating with holes towards the centre
• flintlocks already in 1794 (rate of fire)
• Longridge on riders
• former with the correct sheer against warping
• camber on gratings
• photos of Victory mast coats and bitts
• styrene for lantern and compass
• turning the ship's wheel round for the view

Bounty builder, met in Hillegom 2021, enthusiastic about details.

• HMS Pandora 1:36 as an example
• ship's wheel: spokes through the rim or four rims
• voting on mast coat and spokes

Jan Zwart, Victory expert with reference photos and links.

• chainplates not in front of the gunports
• hinges on port lids
• messenger in HMS Victory inside out
• seizing on the breeching
• left-hand laid breeching rope
• removable pillars
• invitation to Hillegom
• belfry turned 90 degrees
• red paint on the Victory

Building the same Diana in parallel and exchanging progress.

• test with an assembled gun in the port
• photos of his own progress
• follows Eduard's coppering method

Regular follower with short compliments.

• encouragement with updates from 2021

Occasional tips and appreciation for the helpfulness on the forum.

• aluminium foil behind plastic
• dabbing away excess glue
• flintlocks
• offered a boxwood log

Victory builder, met in Hillegom.

• glue tip (Modelbouwenzo)
• black rope for the rail
• encouragement to scratch-build

Henk van Luinen, knowledge-base website and detailed explanations.

• trick for closing small gaps
• dimensions of English hull planks
• coppering drawings, English system
• Anatomy p. 112 sternpost
• messenger and rollers
• recommended Syren blocks