qwerty2008 Posted June 1, 2013 Share #1 Posted June 1, 2013 Since I couldn't work on my 1:48 scale Triton cross section as much as I would like I decided to make a smaller one in a bottle. I went mostly by memory for the design it is made mostly from card and balsa wood the cannons were turned from bamboo on my drill press all the coloring was done with redwood stain and black Rust-Oleum spray paint sprayed into a jar then thinned (probably a bit too much note the bleeding on one of the cannon carriages) with acetone. I made the model in pieces so that I could fit it threw the neck of the bottle then I assembled it inside the bottle it came out a little crooked but looks OK. I still need to put on some finishing touches on the outside of the bottle before I'm done it took less then two days to to get to this point. flying_dutchman2, IgorSky, harvey1847 and 2 others 5 Quote "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael mott Posted June 1, 2013 Share #2 Posted June 1, 2013 Qwerty I thought I was mad, but you Sir are insane. It is a pity that you did not include the mast and spars though. Michael qwerty2008 1 Quote Current builds Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8; Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8; Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8 Other projects Pilot Cutter 1:500 ; Maria, 1:2 Now just a memory Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8 Finished projects A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100 Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty2008 Posted June 1, 2013 Author Share #3 Posted June 1, 2013 Michael I intend to make a victory cross section in a bottle and it will have mast and rigging I already have a good bottle for it. Quote "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete38 Posted June 1, 2013 Share #4 Posted June 1, 2013 WOW!!!!!!! That is something you don't see every day. Really like it. PS: Do you got a bottle to fit mine qwerty2008 1 Quote Triton Cross Section 1:32 SEE YA LATER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st george Posted June 1, 2013 Share #5 Posted June 1, 2013 Very cool, how on earth did it fit? David qwerty2008 1 Quote David Current Build : HMAV Bounty - Amati Next Build : 18th Century Longboat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverRat Posted June 1, 2013 Share #6 Posted June 1, 2013 Yes, you are certifiably insane . (But in a good way....) Quote "Give you joy!" Current Build: RATTLESNAKE 1:64 POB (Mamoli) Kits on hand: "Lexington", Mamoli: "Robert E. Lee", Scientific Scratch to do: "Fannie Dugan", 1870s Sidewheeler Steamboat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted June 1, 2013 Share #7 Posted June 1, 2013 Qwerty, You never fail to amaze me... I love it. Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnobiumPunctatum Posted June 1, 2013 Share #8 Posted June 1, 2013 That's a really wonderful small model. I like it very much Quote Regards Christian Current build: HM Cutter Alert, 1777; HM Sloop Fly, 1776 - 1/36 On the drawing board: English Ship Sloops Fly, 1776, Comet, 1783 and Aetna, 1776; Naval Cutter Alert, 1777 Paused: HMS Triton, 1771 - 1/48 "Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it." Salvador Dali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Posted June 1, 2013 Share #9 Posted June 1, 2013 LOL!!!! Quote Matt Current build Royal yacht Britannia - bottle - 1:500 scale http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/2299-royal-yacht-britannia-1893-bottle-scale-1500/ HMS Victory 1:600 scale http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/882-hms-victory-by-sven-1600-scale/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted June 20, 2013 Share #10 Posted June 20, 2013 Awesome work! That is the perfect bottle for this build as well. Quote Daniel We're ship in bottle builders, it's an occupational hazard. www.siemensbottlingco.blogspot.com http://www.bottledshipbuilder.com Current Builds: Bermuda Sloop Wood Krafters Pirate Ship Completed: 20 Gun Frigate Olympic 470 Bermuda Sloop Super Mini Queen Anne's Revenge German Cutter Mercury Santa Maria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted June 21, 2013 Share #11 Posted June 21, 2013 Wow ! What a tight squeeze. Beautiful work. Bob Quote Every build is a learning experience. Current build: SS_ Mariefred Completed builds: US Coast Guard Pequot Friendship-sloop, Schooner Lettie-G.-Howard, Spray, Grand-Banks-dory, a gaff rigged yawl, HOGA (YT-146), Int'l Dragon Class II, Two Edwardian Launches In the Gallery: Catboat, International-Dragon-Class, Spray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flying_dutchman2 Posted December 10, 2013 Share #12 Posted December 10, 2013 Querty......... that is amazing. The way you did that....... put it in piece by piece and glued it together. This is completely different compared to a long and narrow boat. Excellent work and a WOW factor. Marc qwerty2008 1 Quote Current Built: Zeehaen 1639, Dutch Fluit from Dutch explorer Abel J. Tasman Unofficial motto of the VOC: "God is good, but trade is better" Many people believe that Captain J. Cook discovered Australia in 1770. They tend to forget that Dutch mariner Willem Janszoon landed on Australia’s northern coast in 1606. Cook never even sighted the coast of Western Australia). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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