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  1. ECK
    Now sanded and filled
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    So after a couple of weeks the rough planking is done. Filed out the prow and sternpost slots and filed down the pin heads. Will sand it in the next few days.
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    My first ship was the DeAgostini Victory. Although big the instructions were so voluminous that learnt a lot for the other ships I have built whose instructions were certainly minimal. I have built DeAgosini's Victory, Soleil, Constitution and my favorite of the group, Surprise. See my Diane build posts where I have pictures of them.
  4. ECK
    Thanks. She is actually smaller than the Caldercraft Diane and Agamemnon length given 1:92 scale although hull is taller. What I am really waiting to do is the Amati 1:64 Victory when it ever gets released.
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    Here is the work to date. Slow going since it is no a double planked hull with thinner wood which is easier to form. The 5mm would dose not bend well and when soaked expands a lot so have to fit it and let dry before gluing and pinning. Will be using a lot of stealers. The hull does not curve well. I file out the false keel and prow spaces later for a tighter fit.
  6. ECK
    I used pwncil graphite for the edges and marked them in.Here is the stern stained.
  7. ECK
    Although it did not call for it , I drew in the end planks and pegs For the dark wood, I am going to stain it as it give a better richer color. But again, issues with up loading the picture even when I took it at the same time and settings as the other. IMG_5061.jpeg.zip
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    Sorry I am missing the framing pictures but I think there was something in the way they were saved that messed things up. I have been debating on how the put in the planking/ Most other kits have a second layer to hide the pins. Others remove the pins while others still have the pins half in then clipped and filed down. For the above the waterline white wood I will glue them without pins. Will try either superglue or contact to kep gaps tight. For the lower dark wood area I will likely pi then clip and file.
  9. ECK
    Happy to build along with you. Looks like the picture issue is fixed. Here is how things are going so far. After loading these got an error code again.
  10. ECK
    So after finishing HMS Diana this will be my next build. I also received HMS Sphinx for Christmas but likely will start in in the fall after this build. Unfortunately there seems to be issues with uploading pictures which others have noted. Tried loading on at the time. No difference from what I did before with Diana.
  11. ECK
    Forgot to show the three ships line abreast
  12. ECK
    So finally she is finished ! In Between her sister ships Agamemnon and Snake. Since all 1:64 scale can appreciate their size and how they would have appeared back in the day. So for my next project in the new year: While I await the Amati !:64 Victory and Vanguard's latest frigate in development.
  13. ECK
    Lower shrouds done, moving along. I find ratline making to be somewhat relaxing
  14. ECK
    Yards now done and have started the shrouds
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    Masts done, next the yards. I save the bowsprit for last as it gets in the way of rigging the masts and I always snag it and break something
  16. ECK
    Finally finished the ship's boats. Will start on the masts tomorrow.
  17. ECK
    Doing the ship's boats. Long process and not my favorite part.
  18. ECK
    It has been a few weeks . After taking a vacation time, have finally finished the hull of HMS Diana, sans the hammock cranes and boomkins. These I will do at the end as I am always breaking them when I am doing the rigging.
  19. ECK
    Top deck now planked
  20. ECK
    I made an error and accidentally posted these on Vane's blog. 2 weeks later , finished the main gun deck
  21. ECK
    I am so sorry to all, especially Vane who has been doing such excellent work. I put the photos in the wrong blog . I am new to blog posting. I deleted my error.
  22. ECK
    I agree with you. Pictures are hard to gauge .
  23. ECK
    Looks Great. Good planking work.Here is a picture of the stern are of my HMS Surprise, a very similar frigate design. You can see how low it is below the bulwarks. You may be running into the same issue I had with the whale being too wide.There is a discussion on my build on it and if you look at the Diana book you might see a difference from the instructions. I had to cut mine down. Yours looks about 1 row too much. Sorry if giving advice but the comments from others saved my bacon.
  24. ECK
    Prow now done, soon face the onerous task of assembling all the gun carriages.
  25. ECK
    Nice work but having recently wrestled with the stern fascia I think it is high in the picture as the windows line more with the bottom of the lower deck gun ports. If you look at the box picture, the upper deck bulwarks end stick up above the top of the stern piece. The side galleries would be to high as well. The instructions are hazy of course. The book picture also has it lower to my eye. It may be just the angle of the side shot. ECK

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