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Hi Sjors

Many thanks for showing interst, still wish I had more time to look into your and many other members logs.

There's so much going on at this forum.

 

Hello Andy, well there's only one lamp but three of those would be an overkill for sure.

Take care.

Kind regards

 

Christian

 

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The lamp looks great. I plan on adding a lamp on my Diana when I finally build her. I bought some from Cornwall Model Boats.  Would she have also had a lamp on her mizzen top?

 

Mort

Current Build - Caldercraft Victory

 

Completed - Artesiana Latina Swift, Harvey, MGS Prince de Neufchatel, Imai USS Susquehanna, Mamoli Constitution, Rattlesnake per Hunt Practium, Caldercraft Snake, Diana, Kammerlander Duke William 

 

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Beautiful workmanship!  :D 

 

Tim

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Hello Timothy,

 

Thank you for your kind words. You're always welcome, Sir

The lamp is fixed now and the large hammock cranes (midships) were already painted in matt black.

Hope to install this next week.( so pics are to be expected ! )

There are also small hammock cranes , intended for the quarterdeck bulwark, but this will not suit on my open bulwark, I'm afraid.

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Christian

 

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Christian, you are one busy bunny, most people only have a glass case for their builds. :D

 

Diana is looking really impressive mate. :)  :)

 

Hope the weather stays fair for you during the rest of your house build, go careful on them ladders. ;)

 

mobbsie

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Completed Builds :-   Panart 1/16 Armed Launch / Pinnace ( Completed ),  Granado Cross Section 1/48

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Hi Anja,

 

I've secured the lamp with some extra (self-made) eyelets.

Hammock cranes (only midships in this build) are done and furthermore I made sure that the lads on my ship could not break their backs by falling down the stairs.

Another thing is puzzling my mind since a long time : how about the color of the figurehead in the bow section ?

I've seen intersting approaches on "the net" , however I'm more inclined to give this a more "wood-look-a-like" touch but how and which coat to apply on this cast figure ?

Any suggestions ?

Anyway, here's the actual status

 

to be continued

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Christian

 

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wow doesn't she look nice 

 

all the best

Its all part of Kev's journey, bit like going to the dark side, but with the lights on
 

All the best

Kevin :omg:


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Hi Christian she is looking fabulous and gives me insperation for my build. Are you adding netting to the cranes, I am about to fit out the gun deck and hope it will look half as good as yours.

Ray

 

 Current build A set of HMS Diana`s boats @ 1/48

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hello,

 

many thanks and greetings to you all Anja & Sjors, BE , Ray, Kevin.

This input encourages me  as I'm moving slowly and little  by little towards the  mast & rigging part of this build, I just my might need this support, I'm afraid.

 

B.E. : regarding the figure head : you've read my mind. As this cast build figure is still dry fit , it is time for some experiments

Ray : a quite rightly query. I have this kind of gooze that you can easily find in hobby and craftsmen stores and will also try this option in dry fit modus. Although I wonder -for easthetical reasons- if this option might decrease the elegance of the open bulwarks. So this remains to be seen.

Something different now :

perhaps you noticed the cupboards intended for flags or whatever stuff, underneath the real practical reason :

it comes in handy if you want to remove dust, wooden parts from the inside of your stern gallery windows. So these parts are also to remain dry fit.

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Christian

 

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Hi Timmo,

 

Just went through your buildlog and the effort you made regarding the ornament rails shows that your future Diana will be just as nice as mine.

I guess it still comes down to that basic rule : I always try to imagine every different episode as a separate project. 

But on the other hand I'd like to quote Mobbsie : sometimes you have to call it a day. I've tried to make a lamp from scratch : you really don't want to see this. :D

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Christian

 

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Hi Christian,

 

Love your build. The stern looks great as does the rest of the hull. Great idea to include the flag lockers. Have you thought about including swivel guns on the hull or the tops?

 

Check pages 76-79 of "The Sailing Frigate" by Robert Gardener. There is a side view of the figureheads of 2 Artois Class frigates in the NMM one of which is believed to be the Diana. One figurehead looks partially painted - the top half of the Diana's - the other seems to be unpainted. All of the pictures are in color.

 

Keep up the great work,

Mort

Current Build - Caldercraft Victory

 

Completed - Artesiana Latina Swift, Harvey, MGS Prince de Neufchatel, Imai USS Susquehanna, Mamoli Constitution, Rattlesnake per Hunt Practium, Caldercraft Snake, Diana, Kammerlander Duke William 

 

Waiting to be Launched -  Bluejacket Constitution

 

 

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Hello Mort,

Many thanks for your input. The idea of including swivel guns is great and very tempting for more than one reason.

Therefore I'd like to refer to B.E.'s HMS Pegasus superb buildlog : the swivel guns supplied in the box are to be replaced by something more suitable. And as I have this "Peggy" on the shelf and both Diana and Pegasus are in the 1/64 scale... ;) Besides,  I’m looking for some extra 3mm blocks.

 

"The sailing Frigate" appears to be an essential book as so many MSW-members refer to and quote from it.

Time to spent some money (again), so it appears . :)

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Christian

 

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Christian,

 

The recently published, "The Sailing Frigate," is money well spent. It has a wealth of high-quality model photos, many of which we've rarely seen, and very good writing that encapsulates a good deal of the developmental history of the "nimble warship." It's a British publication, so the emphasis is where one would imagine it to be, but this isn't a criticism. There are other very good books on Europe's bellicose navies.

 

Your Diana is looking great. Clever idea on the secret air passage flag lockers to blow out dust in the captain's cabin. I'm hoping to get a case made for mine so I needn't worry about dust and such. I've made a (large) base but I discovered that a matching acrylic cover will cost slightly more than my entire build budget for the bashed kit! Oh well... 

 

I'd also like to acknowledge that your previous build log on MSW (V1.0) was an inspiration to me; the quality of your work was something I tried to emulate.

 

Regards,

 

Ron

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Hi Ron,

I've already checked about it's availability. Amazon.de,  offers 3 copies.

There's just enough space aside J.Boudriot's "La frégatte - Marine de France" on my bookshelf :D

Many thanks for your input.

I'm afraid, I'll also have to think seriously about a display-case...for some reason I wonder about mrs. Barbossa's opinions.... ;)

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Christian

 

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Looks great, Christian.  On the figurehead, I guess you could do a full paint job or make it look wood.  I'm thinking just wood.....  Worst case would be painting, decide you don't like it, strip off the paint and do it again.

Mark
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  • 3 weeks later...

Little update due to extreme weather conditions (>30°celsius), even holding a paintbrush makes me sweat. However… we waited that long for this summer.

The figurehead : I wanted to obtain an effect just as it was carved out of the wood, perhaps an extra layer of satin varnish ? The figurehead is still dry fit. The figurehead received one layer of white foundation and one layer of goldbrown

In the meantime a little experiment for the gunports : I’ve cut out of some sparewood a port with the same dimensions and fixed a rectangular smaller piece out of a 0,5 mm sheet and overpainted it with a glossy red color, the fored holes are to receive the eyebolts at both sides.The upper side from the gunports is made from the same yellow wooden strips as applied to the hull ( above the wales)

 

Oh yes :regarding "the sailing frigate", Amazon told me it is on its way

 

to be continued

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Christian

 

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Hi Christian,

 

You could do what the rest of us are doing my friend, just melt in the corner or have a beer. :cheers:

 

Nice work on the figure head and port lids, seriously thinking of the Dianna for my next build.

 

keep it up mate.

 

mobbsie

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Current Build:- HMS Schooner Pickle

 

Completed Builds :-   Panart 1/16 Armed Launch / Pinnace ( Completed ),  Granado Cross Section 1/48

Harwich Bawley, Restoration,  Thames Barge Edme, Repair / Restoration,  Will Everard 1/67 Billings 

HMS Agamemnon 1781 - 1/64 Caldercraft KitHM Brig Badger,  HM Bomb Vessel Granado,
Thames Steam Launch Louise,  Thames Barge Edme,  Viking Dragon Boat


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 Hello Anja, Sjors & Mobbsie
HMS Diana is a recommendable kit, I wonder if Jotika is willing to improve those copper sheets ? Are those supplied in the Agamemnon box identical ?
Thanks for the encouraging comments, although I haven't entirely made my mind up yet about the figurehead. it is still dry fit and if I were to add some color I do not want this part to be to flashy.

 

Decisions....
The more reason to follow your sound advice, Mobbsie
Cheers !

:cheers:

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Christian

 

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