HMS Diana by ECK - Caldercraft - 1:64

[Beef Wellington]

Hi ECK, I always hate to make observations on other peoples work (but always hope people help identify my mistakes!) so forgive me, but the wale looks to be too wide.  Hard to tell from the angles of the photo's, the top seems to sit abut right but the bottom extends lower than I would have expected which may result in the top of your coppering being too far down the hull so may be worth double checking.

[ECK]

I checked the instructions, so 0.5 by 3 mm strake starting below top 1 by 5 mm second plank then 6 1x3mm after it for total of 21 mm or 7 planks. The strake by the picture may make it look wider from the angle and hard to distinguish it  so not sure to leave as per instructions or remove lower most plank.

[allanyed]

I agree with Jason, the wales look to be much too wide.  With the seven strakes and dimensions you give, the width is about 26mm, or 65 inches full scale.  Diana 1794 would have likely had no more than four strakes of anchor stock or top and butt planking as straight strakes of wale planking were not used after about 1720.    Compare with the main wales on a third rate which had a total width of 50 to 51 inches full scale and the main wales on a 98 was 56".  You can see what they look like on photos of contemporary models of Diana at NMM.  Couple pics are below.   I would go with the models at NMM  as being more accurate than the kit instructions.

 

For a 38 gun 5th rate scantlings in both the Shipbuilder's Repository 1788 and Steel's Elements of Naval Architecture   show that there were four strakes of planking for the main wales with a total width of 45 inches and a thickness of 6".   There were seven diminishing strakes of thickstuff  below the wales and two above.  Those touching the wales were 5" thick. 

 

Hope this helps on Diana or in your future builds.  😃

Allan

 

Edited June 9, 2021 by allanyed

[ECK]

Thanks all for the info. I agree it seemed too large despite the plan's instructions. Looks like I need to remove the 2 lower strakes. Will give it a try this evening. Stay tuned.

[ECK]

So here is the new look. It looks appropriate although if you look at the model on the box it does have the 1+6 strakes. The above picture  has 4 of the 1x3 mm strakes and is less curved than the model plan so will stick with the real thing as outlined by our gracious expert. Pardon the copper paint but I was prepping the back ground before I had to make the adjustments so will remark out the copper lines later.

 

Edited June 9, 2021 by ECK
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[ECK]

This is how the coppering will look. I taped out the line and painted the area copper to help hide any slight spaces after the copper goes on and provides an edge

 

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Copper always looks nice. Left stern unfinished as I will put in the rudder after doing the lower hull painting. Rudder easier to do now with nothing to damage  on upper decks.

 

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Did some painting and next will be install the rudder tomorrow

 

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Rudder now in. Looks like picture on the cover.

 

[ECK]

Thank goodness for filler. Always a challenge getting things to fit.

 

 

 

Then a bit of paint

 

[ECK]

Just added the b ling. There is a beam that goes atop the side gallery in  the plans but I can't find anywhere where they describe or number them to knwo how to make it. Any suggestions?

 

 

Still have to add the side figures to the stern

[Vane]

Nice to see another Diana build! 🙂

Regarding the wale... I am working on it myself at the moment. It looks to me that you used the 5mm strakes rather than the 3mm. I did mine with 6 and they didnt turn out that wide. But when u reduced it to 4 i think it ok. 

[ECK]

Good to see you back. Had used your build for some references earlier.

[ECK]

I think the error turned out ok as when you look at the Diana book, the wale is narrower and lower with more distance between it and the gunports. I have found the pictures on the box and plans do not always correlate well and some things do not fit quite right depending on where you look so I have made a few adaptions to get things to line up especially with the side galleries/

 

 

 

[ECK]

So coming along.

 

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Prow now done, soon face the onerous task of assembling all the gun carriages.

 

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I made an error and accidentally posted these on Vane's blog.

 

 

2 weeks later , finished the main gun deck

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Top deck now planked

 

[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.

Edited August 31, 2021 by ECK
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[ECK]

Doing the ship's boats. Long process and not my favorite part.

[ECK]

Finally finished the ship's boats. Will start on the masts tomorrow.

 

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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

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Yards now done and have started the shrouds

 

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Lower shrouds done, moving along. I find ratline making to be somewhat relaxing

[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.

 

 

 

 

[ECK]

Forgot to show the three ships line abreast

 

[Beef Wellington]

Nice work ECK, you do work at a prodigious pace, I'm very envious 🙂  Congratulations on completing her, that is a very impressive model collection you have there.

Edited December 15, 2021 by Beef Wellington