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Absolutely beautiful !
So many things to compliment! One thing that stands out to me is the thickness of the top timbers. It looks to be spot on for Diana being moulded in and out about 5 1/2 inches per the original contract. It is delicate work at our scales so not an easy thing to accomplish. Another thing that makes a difference in appearance are the round axles on the cannons. Well done!
Allan
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Congratulations! You are making a beautiful model!
I would like to make one small remark: the anchor cable is too small and cannot be the same as the gunwale cable. The elbows were the largest cables and wound twice, the second one on the left, they had to support the not inconsiderable weight of the anchors! Your model deserves more approriate elbows!
I would like to make one small remark: the anchor cable is too small and cannot be the same as the gunwale cable. The elbows were the largest cables and wound twice, the second one on the left, they had to support the not inconsiderable weight of the anchors! Your model deserves more approriate elbows!
This is a fun but really a painstaking work.Try to get the correct place for her in the corner,the problem is that in photos of the models in the national maritime museum showing a different form of the taffrail compared to the book by D White about Diana.
If you looking from side on the quarter gallery’s her cape is almost together with the window frame.
If you looking in front of her you can see that the modelmaker in this time cut out a square to be a part of the stern.
Maybe I have to cut out some space but I really have to decide properly before start cutting,don’t want to ruin all work
Showing a little bit of my work and thoughts about the figure in the corner of the quarter gallery pice,instead of a figure glued flat to the surface,imbedded and looks like carved in a pice together with the rest.
There is some work with her arms and the leash to the lions.
It’s compared to the Diana model in the NMM Greenwich London.
If you looking from side on the quarter gallery’s her cape is almost together with the window frame.
If you looking in front of her you can see that the modelmaker in this time cut out a square to be a part of the stern.
Maybe I have to cut out some space but I really have to decide properly before start cutting,don’t want to ruin all work
Showing a little bit of my work and thoughts about the figure in the corner of the quarter gallery pice,instead of a figure glued flat to the surface,imbedded and looks like carved in a pice together with the rest.
There is some work with her arms and the leash to the lions.
It’s compared to the Diana model in the NMM Greenwich London.
First and foremost, your model, particularly your carvings are exquisite!!! There are two sets of photos at NMM/RMG. SLR0342 and SLR0572. Which are you using?
Looking at the one below they correctly left off the name on the upper counter as this was not permitted on RN ships before 1771 or after 1780. White mistakenly shows the name on the counter in his AOTS book. Not a big deal to many as some like to have the name if only to let people know what ship model they are viewing.
Allan
