HMS Diana by Caldercraft

How did you do the torn paper effect in your photo? I really like the look.
HMSFly said:
I sawed off the heads and look at the result: much nicer in my opinion.
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Your model, your choice:) Just as an FYI, from the The Elements and Practice of Naval Architecture the breast rail stantions on a 38 were 5" square not round and belaying pin handles were only about 2 inches in diameter so maybe not such a great match up to replace one with the other. Will you be adding the sheaves in the stantions as in the photo below? I think most folks are happy just drilling holes representing where the ropes will pass through the stantions, depending on the scale.

Diana/Artois class plan and contemporary model below from RMG Collections site may be helpful.

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Hello Allan,

You can almost read my mind: I have a question for you.
In the instruction Caldercraft is mentioning to drill holes in the Hull for below mentioned functions.
Were these in reality simply holes for the functions described on the plans? In my previous realization I provided sheaves instead of holes (rectangularity with pulleys).

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I was (again) not aware that the breast rail stantions were 5" square not round.
Below the instruction from Caldercraft : not square....
I saw a picture on the net of an old 18th century ship with the round ones...I will see if I can replace the round ones with squares...

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And below the progress...with the belfry etc...
I'm going to place the attributes on the main deck first: next is the Wheel and the compass house...then the guns and then the rest...

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The paper effect is created in Microsoft PowerPoint with the designer option.

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HMSFly said:
In the instruction Caldercraft is mentioning to drill holes in the Hull for below mentioned functions
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Iutar has answered and I am in total agreement. No line passed through a hole without a sheave that I can think of. BUT, like blocks, depending on the size and scale of a model, these are more often than not faked to just show you have two holes without the sheave. The sheaves were lignum vitae wood so if you just chisel out a little wood between the holes it will be very close in appearance to a sheave and once a line is passed through, barely noticeable. If you do add sheaves and use brass it would be best to blacken it rather than have a shiny metal sheave (unless you want to show off your detailing :) :)) I just checked a bunch of contemporary plans and I cannot find any that show the sheave in the hulls. I am sure I have seen them in the past on some contemporary plans but I am guessing the draftsmen assumed everyone knew they were there so there was no need to draw them.

LV is a fantastic species of wood. Every ship I worked on had lignum vitae for propellor shaft bearings where it passed through the hull. I have no idea if they still use it, but it worked. (LV bearing rings in the photo below.)

Allan
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AllanKP69 said:
I just checked a bunch of contemporary plans and I cannot find any that show the sheave in the hulls. I am sure I have seen them in the past on some contemporary plans but I am guessing the draftsmen assumed everyone knew they were there so there was no need to draw them.
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Dear Allan! I found this drawing, it might be interesting.

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Thanks Iutar, I do have that Atalanta drawing in high resolution in my collection from the Wikicommons website. I should have seen it before, so THANK YOU VERY MUCH for posting.
Allan
 
HMSFly said:
Christmas is of course a very busy period but still found time here and there to finish the 9 lb Guns and other details...;)

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Good afternoon Marc. Wonderful attention to detail. Keep asking Allan and Iutar questions- their feedback is so valuable to noobies like myself ;). I’ve said it before however worth repeating- the overall look and feel you have achieved here is impressive. Really good work. Cheers Grant
 
HMSFly said:
details...;)

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Hi Marc,
Happy Christmas to you.
The Diana is a beautiful ship, and in my shipyard next, and you are doing a wonderful job building this kit.
Can I ask if the carronades in the photo above are the ones supplied with the kit or aftermarket?
If aftermarket where did you buy them from? They look very nice.
Michael
 
Chestcutter said:
Hi Marc,
Happy Christmas to you.
The Diana is a beautiful ship, and in my shipyard next, and you are doing a wonderful job building this kit.
Can I ask if the carronades in the photo above are the ones supplied with the kit or aftermarket?
If aftermarket where did you buy them from? They look very nice.
Michael
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Hello Michael,

The carronades shown are included in the kit: they are indeed the best and most beautiful I ever have seen... :)

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