Black Pearl by qwerty2008 - FINISHED - BOTTLE

[qwerty2008]

I got a call from a relative who wants me to make them a ship in a bottle, they were not specific on what they wanted they just said a pirate ship. I thought abought it and realized that real pirate ships are not that recognizable as "pirate ships" so I decided on the Black Pearl from Disney's Pirates Of The Caribbean.

   I found some plans on the web and immediately started on the model. The hull is made in three pieces from balsa, the upper works are made in four pieces also balsa, the decks are made from thin plywood and the mast are bamboo skewers. 

 

 

Lextin.

 

[Senior ole salt]

I'm gonna follow this one. I never did a ship in a bottle but I might just try it.

 

 

S.os

[michael mott]

The ships in bottles are very intriguing, I am always amazed by how things are staged to get them inside.

 

Michael

[captainbob]

Wow, it’s a three dimensional jigsaw puzzle of a boat.  Oh, what fun.

 

Bob

[Chuck Seiler]

    Our shipmodel club mans a booth every year at the county fair, where we 'display our skills' and talk to folks about ship modeling.  Three of the top four questions asked are:  "Is that a pirate ship?"  "Is that made of balsa wood?" and "How do you put a ship in a bottle?" ( #4 being "Wher eis the bathroom?")   They would have a field day with this model!

[qwerty2008]

I made the wales and the cap rails then I put on the first coat of paint. I also took a closeup of one of the mast hinges.

 

 

Lextin.

[qwerty2008]

I have started on the details such as the capstan and the hatches. the capstan slides up and down the mast covering the Hinkley hinge when in the down position but allowing the mast to fold when in the up position.

 

 

Lextin.

[dgbot]

I have alway been interesred in SIBs  I will be watching thid build.

Davd B

[bigpav]

This sounds so cool, I definitely want to see this through.

[captainbob]

Looking good.

 

Bob

[qwerty2008]

I made the cannons and the stand for the bottle. I also scratched the paint off the deck leaving lines simulating planks as well as creating some contrast from all the black. The stand for the bottle is made from some old worm eaten wood.

 

Lextin.

Edited March 25, 2014 by qwerty2008

[qwerty2008]

I made the beakhead railing, figurehead and the stern lanterns. The figurehead is made from two card cutouts glued together in a V shape with the open end of the V around the stem, the railings are strips of card shaped then soaked in CA to harden them and the stern lanterns are made from bamboo skewers and are placed lower than they should be, so they wont block the piece from fitting through the neck of the bottle.

 

 

Lextin.

[Beef Wellington]

Looks great.  Can't wait until you show us it going in the bottle, fascinating process.  Thanks for sharing!

[qwerty2008]

I got the clay for the sea and added it to the bottle then did a test fit of the hull. I also made the mizzen topmast and lateen sail.

 

 

Lextin.

[mtaylor]

She's looking good, Lextin.

[michael mott]

Does the hull have to be inserted in pieces? and the top down view looks great regarding the details of the deck.

 

Michael

[qwerty2008]

Michael: yes, the hull is in 7 pieces.

 

 

Lextin.

[NenadM]

Hello, I´ve just dropped

 

Amazing work

 

As I remember well, Black Pearl finished in a bottle ?

 

Together with Captans Jack monkey

 

I like very much complete look and feel of Her. As on movie

[qwerty2008]

Today I made the main and fore topmast, I also made the main course. the tops make it a tight squeeze to get it in the bottle but it still fits.

 

 

Lextin.

[smokepole]

Amazing.  My first chance to see this .

[qwerty2008]

Today I made the fore course, the fore topsail and the main topsail. All that's left is the mizzen topsail, the main topgallant and the fore topgallant then the various stay sails and the jibs.

 

 

Lextin.

[JesseLee]

Does the ship bottom sit on the clay or the bottle? Always wondered how the glue holds the ship down.

[qwerty2008]

Jesse: as of now I don't plan on gluing the ship in and am hoping that the clay being pressed to the ship will hold it sufficiently.

 

 

Lextin.

[qwerty2008]

I made Both tp'galant sails today as well as the flag which was printed on a piece of paper then the two sides were cut out and glued together back to back.

 

 

Lextin.

[dgbot]

I have a question.  Why did you paint the model blacik?

David B

[qwerty2008]

David: In the movie the Black pearl was painted black so that it could become nearly invisible at night when the lamps were dowsed. Here is an image of the second Black pearl that was built for the movie.

 

 

 

Lextin.

[dgbot]

Thank you for the info.

David B

[qwerty2008]

It is ready to bottle. I decided to run only an outer jib as far as staysails go and to treat the aft upper works as if it were its own model and will assemble it in the bottle first then set it at the back of the bottle while I assemble the rest of the model.

   The port side shrouds are a little wonky but its to late to fix them.

 

A close up of the flag.

 

Lextin.

[captainbob]

She's looking good.  Can't wait to see her in the bottle.

 

Bob

[qwerty2008]

I got it in the bottle but it didn't turn out to well, the main mast is skewed off at a weird angle, the sails are crooked, the shrouds are loose and to make matters worse I found that the inside of the bottle is severely scratched presumably from the last time I cleaned the bottle. I may end up restarting in a new bottle and make the model smaller so that it will be easier to get inside the bottle.

 

Here are some of the tools I used to bottle the model. Not shown are some aluminium rods that I bent into shapes to press the model into the clay also not shown are my CA applicators which are basically bamboo skewers with a thin wire with a loop attached to one end.

 

 

Lextin.