Ray Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share #301 Posted May 19, 2014 Mainly a photo update of the quarter deck. The skylight, mizzen timber bitt, ships wheel, main grating with the capstan platform and hatch and ladder have now all been made up and added. Skylight and mizzen bitt Grating Capstan Ships Wheel Quarter deck so far WackoWolf, Aussie048, Mirabell61 and 13 others 16 Quote Ray Current build A set of HMS Diana`s boats @ 1/48 HMS Royal Marine a Military class Trawler Completed HMS Diana Completed build The Lady Nelson Completed Build HMS Pegasus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted May 24, 2014 Author Share #302 Posted May 24, 2014 Again mainly a photo update. The Quater deck is now completed just a paint touch up on some of the eye bolts and rigging hooks, next the fore deck. The barricade Rear view Finished Quarter deck realworkingsailor, MEDDO, Aussie048 and 15 others 18 Quote Ray Current build A set of HMS Diana`s boats @ 1/48 HMS Royal Marine a Military class Trawler Completed HMS Diana Completed build The Lady Nelson Completed Build HMS Pegasus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmo Posted May 24, 2014 Share #303 Posted May 24, 2014 Great work Ray. Those pics show off everything that I love about your Diana- a busy looking yet still spacious quarterdeck that those open railings show nicely. I've said it before but will say again those Flemish coils are fantastic. Small point but I see there's a couple of plank ends at the break in the quarterdeck that are black on the end and are noticeable compared to the others. A wee sand there or dab of woody coloured paint would do the trick. Quote Current build Enterprise class 28-gun frigate 1774 - scratchbuild 1:36 RC Completed builds Cruizer class brig - scratchbuild 1:36 RC HM Bomb Vessel Granado - Caldercraft HM Cutter Sherbourne - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mort stoll Posted May 25, 2014 Share #304 Posted May 25, 2014 I envy the Captain being able to stand on that gorgeous deck in command of that beautiful frigate. Mort Quote 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 Proud member of The New Jersey Ship Model Society Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share #305 Posted May 26, 2014 Hi Guys thanks for the many ticks. Timmo I have been working on the black plank edge and it is now ok-ish the deck cross beam will need a light sanding, although it looks much better in natural light than in the photo. The timber-heads have now been added to the fore deck rails, they have been positioned to allow the last two carriage guns to be used as bow chasers, in two positions, I will rig them in the most forward firing position, the last to caronades will be set in a standard position. Deck edge Timber-heads aliluke, Blue Ensign, Mirabell61 and 9 others 12 Quote Ray Current build A set of HMS Diana`s boats @ 1/48 HMS Royal Marine a Military class Trawler Completed HMS Diana Completed build The Lady Nelson Completed Build HMS Pegasus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliluke Posted May 26, 2014 Share #306 Posted May 26, 2014 Wow. Great stuff and great photography. Ray you are on top of this craft - a pleasure to view. Ray 1 Quote Cheers Alistair Current Build - HMS Fly by aliluke - Victory Models - 1/64 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/34180-hms-fly-by-aliluke-victory-models-164/ Previous Build - Armed Virginia Sloop by Model Shipways Previous Build - Dutch Whaler by Sergal (hull only, no log) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaas Posted May 26, 2014 Share #307 Posted May 26, 2014 Really a pleasure to follow this. I hope you don't mind but i am going to "steal" you color combinations for the deck fittings for my Aggy Ray and *Hans* 2 Quote Current build: HMS Agamemnon 1781 Website: http://www.henkvanluinen.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schnu Posted May 26, 2014 Share #308 Posted May 26, 2014 I just read trough your log, I am impressed with the canno rigging, looks amazing. Ray 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Ensign Posted May 26, 2014 Share #309 Posted May 26, 2014 Lovin' what I see Ray B.E. Ray 1 Quote Current Build: HMS Indefatigable-1794-by-blue-ensign-vanguard-models-164-scale Medway-longboat-1742-by-blue-ensign-½”-scale Completed builds: HMS Sphinx 1775 by Blue Ensign. 1:64 scale - Vanguard Models Queen-Anne-Royal-Barge-circa-1700-by-Blue-Ensign Fifie fishing boat Lady Eleanor Muirneag-1903-–-a-scottish-zulu-fishing-boat-164-scale-based-on-the-vanguard-models-zulu-kit/ HM Cutter Alert 1777 HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 18th-century-English-longboat-by-Blue-Ensign-ms-148-scale/ finished 18thc English Pinnace by Blue Ensign-Model-Shipways-1:24 scale/ finished HMS-Pegasus-by-Blue-Ensign-finished-Victory-Models-1:64-scale/ Heller Seventy-four 1:150 scale - modified Le Superbe/Le Glorieux kit after Boudriot, waterline setting with sails. The schooner Pickle, Jotika pob kit 1:64 scale, my interpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirabell61 Posted May 26, 2014 Share #310 Posted May 26, 2014 Ray, it`s a pleasure to watch your build log and updates great clean built Details and wonderful photos Nils Ray 1 Quote Current builds -Lightship Elbe 1 Completed - Steamship Ergenstrasse ex Laker Corsicana 1918- scale 1:87 scratchbuild - "Zeesboot" heritage wooden fishing small craft around 1870, POB clinker scratch build scale 1:24 - Pilot Schooner # 5 ELBE ex Wanderbird, scale 1:50 scratchbuild - Mississippi Sterwheelsteamer built as christmapresent for grandson modified kit build - Chebec "Eagle of Algier" 1753--scale 1:48-POB-(scratchbuild) "SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" four stacker passenger liner of 1897, blue ribbond awarded, 1:144 (scratchbuild) "HMS Pegasus" , 16 gun sloop, Swan-Class 1776-1777 scale 1:64 from Amati plan -"Pamir" 4-mast barque, P-liner, 1:96 (scratchbuild) -"Gorch Fock 2" German Navy cadet training 3-mast barque, 1:95 (scratchbuild) "Heinrich Kayser" heritage Merchant Steamship, 1:96 (scratchbuild) original was my grandfathers ship -"Bohuslän" , heritage ,live Swedish museum passenger steamer (Billings kit), 1:50 "Lorbas", river tug, steam driven for RC, fictive design (scratchbuild), scale appr. 1:32 under restoration / restoration finished "Hjejlen" steam paddlewheeler, 1861, Billings Boats rare old kit, scale 1:50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share #311 Posted May 27, 2014 Hi guys help needed I am getting close to making the masts, I have a question on Pegasus and on the builds of Vanguard and a Agamemnon the lower masts are painted ochre and on the few Diana photos I can find they are not , I am inclined to paint them ochre as well,the dowel supplied is very light possibly ramin so it would need to stained to some wood colour anyway, so the bottom line is, would ochre lower mast be correct ? Quote Ray Current build A set of HMS Diana`s boats @ 1/48 HMS Royal Marine a Military class Trawler Completed HMS Diana Completed build The Lady Nelson Completed Build HMS Pegasus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobbsie Posted May 27, 2014 Share #312 Posted May 27, 2014 Hi Ray, Yellow Ochre would be absolutely right, and the contrast would look great. The Topmasts and Topgallents should be stained, if it helps I use Nut Brown fence stain. It gives the colour I want and I feel it's better than a lot purpose stains. Your Diana is credit to mate, she looks superb. Hope that help. Be Good Mobbsie mort stoll 1 Quote mobbsie All mistakes are deliberate ( me ) 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 Kit, HM Brig Badger, HM Bomb Vessel Granado, Thames Steam Launch Louise, Thames Barge Edme, Viking Dragon Boat Next Build :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobbsie Posted May 27, 2014 Share #313 Posted May 27, 2014 Hi Ray, Yellow Ochre would be absolutely right, and the contrast would look great. The Topmasts and Topgallents should be stained, if it helps I use Nut Brown fence stain. It gives the colour I want and I feel it's better than a lot of purpose stains. Your Diana is credit to you mate, she looks superb. Hope that helps. Be Good Mobbsie Quote mobbsie All mistakes are deliberate ( me ) 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 Kit, HM Brig Badger, HM Bomb Vessel Granado, Thames Steam Launch Louise, Thames Barge Edme, Viking Dragon Boat Next Build :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobbsie Posted May 27, 2014 Share #314 Posted May 27, 2014 Senior moment, sorry Mobbsie Quote mobbsie All mistakes are deliberate ( me ) 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 Kit, HM Brig Badger, HM Bomb Vessel Granado, Thames Steam Launch Louise, Thames Barge Edme, Viking Dragon Boat Next Build :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Wellington Posted May 27, 2014 Share #315 Posted May 27, 2014 Another option Ray is to replace with some walnut dowel for top/top-gallant - thats the approach I'm taking. I deliberately ordered plenty extra, and glad I did, as I had to be a little selective to find straight sections with close colouring. Quote Cheers, Jason "Which it will be ready when it is ready!" In the shipyard: HMS Jason (c.1794: Artois Class 38 gun frigate) Queen Anne Royal Barge (c.1700) Finished: HMS Snake (c.1797: Cruizer Class, ship rigged sloop) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share #316 Posted May 28, 2014 Thanks Mobbsie & Jason Thanks guys I did think the Ochre would be right for the lower masts and will go that way. I will also replace the kit dowel with walnut except for the lower mast dowel, firstly the walnut (as on the Pegasus) will just need a coat of varnish and secondly most of the birch dowel is quite badly warped,even the yard dowel could do with replacing, so I might as well order it all in one go, I must say, this is another part of the kit which could do with upgrading ? Brian Oates 1 Quote Ray Current build A set of HMS Diana`s boats @ 1/48 HMS Royal Marine a Military class Trawler Completed HMS Diana Completed build The Lady Nelson Completed Build HMS Pegasus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share #317 Posted May 28, 2014 The Diana figure head has now been painted and in place but not permently fixed, and the fore deck guns have had the rigging started. The bow pin rail has also been added although this was remade as the one with the kit could not have the holes opened out to allow the pins to fit. Bow pin rail Diana Both bow chaser options ready to be rigged rigging started Beef Wellington, Barbossa, mtaylor and 14 others 17 Quote Ray Current build A set of HMS Diana`s boats @ 1/48 HMS Royal Marine a Military class Trawler Completed HMS Diana Completed build The Lady Nelson Completed Build HMS Pegasus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WackoWolf Posted May 29, 2014 Share #318 Posted May 29, 2014 The Figure Head look excellent, nice job on the painting of her. Keep the pictures coming and Thank you for sharing. Ray 1 Quote Wacko Joe Go MSW :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted May 31, 2014 Author Share #319 Posted May 31, 2014 The last of the ships guns have now been added and fully rigged with the carriage guns set in the most forward bow chaser position, as can be seen the new captain has arrived and is overseeing the fitting out. I did order walnut dowel to replace the birch dowel in the kit except the 10mm dowel which will be painted and is not warped, it came today and it is of much better quality plus some .25mm black thread for the ratlines all from Cornwall model boats who are also very quick to send out any orders. Bow chasers rigged Carronade rigging Captain in charge All ships guns now fully rigged fake johnbull, aliluke, capnharv2 and 13 others 16 Quote Ray Current build A set of HMS Diana`s boats @ 1/48 HMS Royal Marine a Military class Trawler Completed HMS Diana Completed build The Lady Nelson Completed Build HMS Pegasus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnkershner Posted June 1, 2014 Share #320 Posted June 1, 2014 Ray - I want to know how you painted the Captain. Very nice job! Also just an observation. but wouldn't you have trouble using both bow chasers? They will collide on recoil. bp1535 1 Quote Current Builds - 18th Century Longboat, MS Syren Completed Builds - MS Bluenose, Panart BatteStation Cross section, Endevour J Boat Half Hull, Windego Half Hull, R/C T37 Breezing Along, R/C Victoria 32, SolCat 18 On the shelf - Panart San Felipe, Euromodel Ajax, C.Mamoli America, Its a sailor's Life for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted June 1, 2014 Author Share #321 Posted June 1, 2014 Hi thanks for the ticks guys Floyd I would think that the ship would be on a slight tack to either port or starboard (as they would be used as warning shots or when chasing another ship down)so only one gun would be able to track and fire on a target at any tlme, so I both guns would never need to fire together, and if the ship went into action broadside on, 9the gun position would be changed. I do paint watercolours so have some good quality small brushes and a few acrylic artist paints which I used, a few more crew members may soon be onboard. fnkershner, mtaylor and Beef Wellington 3 Quote Ray Current build A set of HMS Diana`s boats @ 1/48 HMS Royal Marine a Military class Trawler Completed HMS Diana Completed build The Lady Nelson Completed Build HMS Pegasus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Wellington Posted June 1, 2014 Share #322 Posted June 1, 2014 Nice shots Ray. Isn't it also fair to say that there is no rule that cannon can't be fired unless at 90 degrees to the bulwark? I would have thought that there would have been plenty of movement possible with these to be able to cover a very wide arc in many chase situations. Ray 1 Quote Cheers, Jason "Which it will be ready when it is ready!" In the shipyard: HMS Jason (c.1794: Artois Class 38 gun frigate) Queen Anne Royal Barge (c.1700) Finished: HMS Snake (c.1797: Cruizer Class, ship rigged sloop) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share #323 Posted June 4, 2014 Next job has been making up the remainder of the fore deck fittings. Firstly the belfry to which I fitted a non kit brass bell, the bitts, and gratings, plus the stove chimney with added smoke deflector and hinges, and lastly the breast beam rails. Belfry bitts and breast beam rails gratings stove pipe with mods Klaas, Beef Wellington, Timmo and 9 others 12 Quote Ray Current build A set of HMS Diana`s boats @ 1/48 HMS Royal Marine a Military class Trawler Completed HMS Diana Completed build The Lady Nelson Completed Build HMS Pegasus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnkershner Posted June 4, 2014 Share #324 Posted June 4, 2014 Ray - I like the detail of your deck furniture. Did you do your own gratings? If so can you a bit more detail. Somewhere I have the instructions on how to cut your own gratings, but I need to get the scale right. I also do not like the gratings or the plans for my kit. All I can use from that is the scale of 1:48. I know I am doing a different model. but you have given me some great ideas. Quote Current Builds - 18th Century Longboat, MS Syren Completed Builds - MS Bluenose, Panart BatteStation Cross section, Endevour J Boat Half Hull, Windego Half Hull, R/C T37 Breezing Along, R/C Victoria 32, SolCat 18 On the shelf - Panart San Felipe, Euromodel Ajax, C.Mamoli America, Its a sailor's Life for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Wellington Posted June 4, 2014 Share #325 Posted June 4, 2014 Ray - Nice work on the stove pipe mods, huge improvement on the 'out of the box' parts. Should all look great once in place. Quote Cheers, Jason "Which it will be ready when it is ready!" In the shipyard: HMS Jason (c.1794: Artois Class 38 gun frigate) Queen Anne Royal Barge (c.1700) Finished: HMS Snake (c.1797: Cruizer Class, ship rigged sloop) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mort stoll Posted June 5, 2014 Share #326 Posted June 5, 2014 Hi Ray, Great job as always. where did you get the brass bell? Mort Quote 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 Proud member of The New Jersey Ship Model Society Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share #327 Posted June 5, 2014 Thanks for the comments and ticks guys. Floyd I will add the only photo I have off a grating being made up it is made from the standard kit parts with a walnut 2x3mm frame it is then just sanded to give a slight convex profile. Mort the ships bell is a 6mm Amati one which cost 0.82 pence sterling from Cornwall model boats. much better than the horrid cast one that came with the kit. fnkershner, Barbossa and Brian Oates 3 Quote Ray Current build A set of HMS Diana`s boats @ 1/48 HMS Royal Marine a Military class Trawler Completed HMS Diana Completed build The Lady Nelson Completed Build HMS Pegasus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mort stoll Posted June 5, 2014 Share #328 Posted June 5, 2014 Thanks Ray, I agree the kits bell has to be replaced. Thanks, Mort Ray 1 Quote 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 Proud member of The New Jersey Ship Model Society Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobbsie Posted June 5, 2014 Share #329 Posted June 5, 2014 Plenty going on here Ray, really good work mate, I love those bow chasers and guns, the rigging of them is superb. Belfry and the deck fittings are coming on a treat, well done Ray. Be Good mobbsie Ray 1 Quote mobbsie All mistakes are deliberate ( me ) 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 Kit, HM Brig Badger, HM Bomb Vessel Granado, Thames Steam Launch Louise, Thames Barge Edme, Viking Dragon Boat Next Build :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirabell61 Posted June 7, 2014 Share #330 Posted June 7, 2014 Your Diana is a superb built model Ray, I enjoy those pics every time I look into your build log. Also although Long completed already, I like to look up your HMS Pegasus, which I also find an inspiring and very well done model in all Details... Nils Ray and Graziani Antonio 2 Quote Current builds -Lightship Elbe 1 Completed - Steamship Ergenstrasse ex Laker Corsicana 1918- scale 1:87 scratchbuild - "Zeesboot" heritage wooden fishing small craft around 1870, POB clinker scratch build scale 1:24 - Pilot Schooner # 5 ELBE ex Wanderbird, scale 1:50 scratchbuild - Mississippi Sterwheelsteamer built as christmapresent for grandson modified kit build - Chebec "Eagle of Algier" 1753--scale 1:48-POB-(scratchbuild) "SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" four stacker passenger liner of 1897, blue ribbond awarded, 1:144 (scratchbuild) "HMS Pegasus" , 16 gun sloop, Swan-Class 1776-1777 scale 1:64 from Amati plan -"Pamir" 4-mast barque, P-liner, 1:96 (scratchbuild) -"Gorch Fock 2" German Navy cadet training 3-mast barque, 1:95 (scratchbuild) "Heinrich Kayser" heritage Merchant Steamship, 1:96 (scratchbuild) original was my grandfathers ship -"Bohuslän" , heritage ,live Swedish museum passenger steamer (Billings kit), 1:50 "Lorbas", river tug, steam driven for RC, fictive design (scratchbuild), scale appr. 1:32 under restoration / restoration finished "Hjejlen" steam paddlewheeler, 1861, Billings Boats rare old kit, scale 1:50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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