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In the words of the immortal Louis Armstrong " It's so nice to have you back where you belong".

Well done sailor, very well done.

Mort

Wow

Captain’s dining cabin has 3 side tables for beverage bottles, a box for supplies and a side serving table. Great cabin has a desk, for the Captain and one each for his clerk and the master. In addition there are 2 clothes trunks and chests of drawers.

Want to thank everyone for their like’s. 

Captain’s quarters are complete. Am not that happy with the results as I’m having age related issues with my hands.

18 lb cannons completed as is the manger and the Captain’s sleeping cabin. The bed place has 2 clothes trunks,a chest, a combination wash/shaving stand and a hanging bed with a ladder. 

18 lb cannons completed as is the manger and the Captain’s sleeping cabin. The bed place has 2 clothes trunks,a chest, a combination wash/shaving stand and a hanging bed with a ladder. 

Started working on the 18# gun carrages. 

The modeler had also finished and painted both quarter galleries to which I added doors to the great cabin, a commode and hanging lanterns. For the great cabin I made doors to each quarter gallery, a desk for the Captain, 2 smaller ones  for his clerk and secretary, 2 chests and trunks for his clothes and a large bench seat with storage drawers at the stern. 

For the sleeping cabin - which you can see dry fitted - ( please ignore the as yet to be painted guns - there’s a hanging bed, a washing/shaving table and 2 clothes trunks. 

As such I removed the stern gallery taft rail and facia, the quarter deck beams the last 2 bulkheads #’s 16 and 17, the 2 gundeck extensions #24 and the 4 stern counter patterns #’s 26 and 27.

With the help of the AOS Diana I was able to estimate the limits of the Captain’s area and removed any gun deck planks there in as I was going to substitute a parquet floor. 

I had about half of the rigging completed when Mrs. Jason realized the model’s size and He was promptly unrigged. HMS Jason now resides in Jason’s summer home.

As I did with my Victory build, I hoped to embellish the model by adding and furnishing the Captain’s dining, great and sleeping cabins. 

I December 2023 I bought a partially built model of the HMS Diana at an auction of the New Jersey Ship Model Society.  As you can see the guy deck was planked, the hull double planked, the quarter deck beams, the stern gallery taffrail and facia were also in place.

This is my second Caldercraft Diana build. My first was completed in 2017 before my Victory. While doing research for thet build I learned Diana had a sister named Jason. My younger son who I was building Diana for is named Jason so HMS Diana became HMS Jason.

Well done sailor, very well done.

I would use the Arnot primarily with Chapelle as a back up.

Keep up the great work.

Mort

Well done sailor, very very well done.

Hi Chris,

I used the copper eyebolts for the breaching rings on the cannons. I bought extra from CMB - no (affilation) You're doing a great job.

Keep up the great work.

Mort

Very very nice.

That walking tour is a gold mine of information. It was a huge resource in the construction of my Victory.

Cheers,

Mort 

Well done sailor, very well done.

Mort

Very nice. Very very nice.

Your sails are beautiful as is the rest of the ship. 

Mort

Beatiful.  ayou should be very proud.

Mort 

You're doing a great job. Keep up the great work. Where did you buy the Vanguard capsan and chain pump kits?

Thanks,

Mort

My Victory has finally arrived at her permanent home at my son’s office. My granddaughter painted the background.

All the best,

Mort

Well done sailor. Very, very well done.

Mort