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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
One of my first scratch made figurehead just taken from inspirations from different styles.
The body I carved out and the hair is from two components filler.
Give here some 18th century make up colors.
Compared to the figures on Diana stern-decorations they not painted just given a coat of varnish (more satin than gloss) the wood use for the carving is Swedish lime or lind.
Gives yellowish color when you have varnish on.
Here it’s very difficult to find expensive boxwood,pearwood is more common,but I think lind is very good option.
Basswood and lime wood I think it’s the same?
The body I carved out and the hair is from two components filler.
Give here some 18th century make up colors.
Compared to the figures on Diana stern-decorations they not painted just given a coat of varnish (more satin than gloss) the wood use for the carving is Swedish lime or lind.
Gives yellowish color when you have varnish on.
Here it’s very difficult to find expensive boxwood,pearwood is more common,but I think lind is very good option.
Basswood and lime wood I think it’s the same?
After my wife and I cleaned up and reorganized the small workshop we did some work together.
She goes on with her Mississippi steamboat and I struggling with my Diana.
One more figure port side almost done with arms and the rope between the lions.
Some pilasters between the figure and quarter false lights are done to.
Everything takes time to do.
She goes on with her Mississippi steamboat and I struggling with my Diana.
One more figure port side almost done with arms and the rope between the lions.
Some pilasters between the figure and quarter false lights are done to.
Everything takes time to do.
Beautiful and the color scheme is superb (even though I prefer natural finishes I admire what you've done)!
The carving details are executed great! The separate pieces integrate seamlessly!
The name pops on the counter. It will ensure someone, who discovers it in an attic or basement in 200 years, doesn't have to research to figure out what you built.
Thanks for sharing and it's neat that your wife is working on her own model.
The carving details are executed great! The separate pieces integrate seamlessly!
The name pops on the counter. It will ensure someone, who discovers it in an attic or basement in 200 years, doesn't have to research to figure out what you built.
Thanks for sharing and it's neat that your wife is working on her own model.
Thanks for your words this is a really challenging project indeed.
But now I soon finally ready with these painstaking figures and the difficulty to get the proportions of the limbs not to look like Frankensteins monster sadly they dobut I don’t care it’s a learning project anyway.
But now I soon finally ready with these painstaking figures and the difficulty to get the proportions of the limbs not to look like Frankensteins monster sadly they dobut I don’t care it’s a learning project anyway.
After struggling with these small parts which get a little bit ”flimsy” and uneven when there is six of them on the mullions between the quarter-gallery windows.
In the anatomy book about Diana there are no details about her decorations,you have only the book sleeve and the black and white photos to work after.
The colored picture on the book sleeve isn’t close to the decorated models of her in the National maritime museum?
Wonder what model the author David white look at when he decided the decorated part of her?
Anyway on some of her decorated part it looks like it would be painted on?
Very difficult to say when you look att the colored picture from the book,I’m thinking of the fretwork on the upper finishing and the roof or the upper finishing? Is it white color on this part? And to me it looks painted.
Anyway I decided to make them in lime wood,and who can ever say they where painted on?
In the anatomy book about Diana there are no details about her decorations,you have only the book sleeve and the black and white photos to work after.
The colored picture on the book sleeve isn’t close to the decorated models of her in the National maritime museum?
Wonder what model the author David white look at when he decided the decorated part of her?
Anyway on some of her decorated part it looks like it would be painted on?
Very difficult to say when you look att the colored picture from the book,I’m thinking of the fretwork on the upper finishing and the roof or the upper finishing? Is it white color on this part? And to me it looks painted.
Anyway I decided to make them in lime wood,and who can ever say they where painted on?
This model David white describe in the book as most close to the actual ship as built?
Have tried to find this model he mention but can’t find it at all.
Maybe it’s a model that have disappeared somewhere.
Have contacted the staff on NMM but the didn’t know.
The item number is changed long time ago.
Have tried to find this model he mention but can’t find it at all.
Maybe it’s a model that have disappeared somewhere.
Have contacted the staff on NMM but the didn’t know.
The item number is changed long time ago.
Very delicate work - beautifully accomplished!
Thank you