Looking good wish I was building my one.
HMS Diana by Caldercraft
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Hey Tony,
Nothing compared to your Constitution. As I said many times, I admire your sense of detail and finish. Unmatchable....right?
Hopefully you have taken note of the many comments... Even with the included plans you will not be able to do the rigging and you will need books like this one by James Lees. Any idea when you will start on your Diana?
I still have about 2 months of work to finish the rigging and the lifeboats.
But then?
I think I'll put out a call here. What ship to make now?
It has to be big (hull min 85 cm, quite complicated, lots of details....Which manufacturer..)...
Do you have a suggestion?
Good evening Marc. Kudos, she is stunning. I always enjoy pictures of the whole ship. Cheers Grant
Thx Grant!
Hi Marc
I'll be referring to your log as I build my Diana if I ever complete the Constitution.
There are lots of very good kits on the market right now. The only advice I will give is choose the one that appeals the most to you. Lets see if you can pick another one that I have in my stash, I only have 3 to build.
Tony
Installed the main yards....
The Fore, Main and Mizzen slings....
And now started with the jeers....
The Fore, Main and Mizzen slings....
And now started with the jeers....
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It's a masterpiece!
Thank you soo much!
Marc
Hey Allan,
Included are:
18 ft Cutter
32 ft Pinnace
26 ft Launch
24 ft Cutter
I will certainly need your advices before building them;
Eg layout, colors scheme etc..;
Cheer
Marc
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Well deserved!
The boats you mention are very close to those suggested by W.E. May for late 18th cnetury 38s in The Boats of Men of War. There are contemporary drawings of all types of boats at RMG as well as some in high resolution on the WikiCommons site. There are also scantlings for various types and sizes of English ships' boats in works by Steel, W. E. May and Scantlings of Royal Navy Ships. These can be used to compare to the boats you have for your Diana model if you are not sure about something.
The most common errors seem to be double banked pinnaces and cutters which did not exist for the most part and cutters that are carvel built instead of lapstrake.
Allan
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Wow, I have some home work to do here....
Thx Marc
It is strange but nowhere could I find the placement of the Truss pendants on the plans of Cladercraft.
Although they should clearly be there. An oversight?
In any case, both in James Lees and the "Anatomy of the Diana" they should definitely be installed. So for the Fore main Yard and the Main Yard:
Although they should clearly be there. An oversight?
In any case, both in James Lees and the "Anatomy of the Diana" they should definitely be installed. So for the Fore main Yard and the Main Yard:
Your research is impressive and the results are a model that is really looking great! I hope Caldercraft is following your build and sends you a commission for finding and fixing their mistake.
Allan
Fore Mast Halliards..... almost done!
Your attention to detail continues to impress us. You have the main stay and main preventer stay on the starboard side of the foremast which is often missed. And the ties at the inboard end of the stunsail booms are rarely seen but you took the time to include them. KUDOS!!
Allan
Allan
The rigging.
Note that I do not always follow Caldercraft's drawings.
Take for example the Vang Pendants section. According to Caldercraft's plan you should start from an eyebolt and then attach the rope via an Single block and the fall to an cleat in the side by the taffrail.
According to James Lees : the rigging I've choosen:
"Vang pendants were one length of rope, clove-hitched in the centre to the peak of the mizzen yard : a double block (usually a long-tackle block) spliced into each end which connected to a Single-block hooked to an eybolt in the quarter piece each side, the fall belaying to a cleat in the side by the taffrail".
Note that I do not always follow Caldercraft's drawings.
Take for example the Vang Pendants section. According to Caldercraft's plan you should start from an eyebolt and then attach the rope via an Single block and the fall to an cleat in the side by the taffrail.
According to James Lees : the rigging I've choosen:
"Vang pendants were one length of rope, clove-hitched in the centre to the peak of the mizzen yard : a double block (usually a long-tackle block) spliced into each end which connected to a Single-block hooked to an eybolt in the quarter piece each side, the fall belaying to a cleat in the side by the taffrail".
Just as you have done it's never a bad idea to compare alternative sources of information based on contemporary sources for any of our projects.
Allan