Landlubber Mike

19 hours ago, Gabek said:

Very nice, Mike!  On my shelf is 1/700 HMCS Huron, a Tribal Class Destroyer and I have been looking to do exactly what you did here!  I just hope that I can pull it off even half as well as you did.  Superb job.

Thank you!  Go for it!  PM me if you have any questions!

2 hours ago, juhu said:

Absolutely realistic. If already posted somewhere, would ou please link manual for the water effect? Thanks a lot! But the ship itself, particularly when considering the scale is a gem!

Thank you!

I think I mentioned this in the build log, but I started with insulation foam board for the base, then used white glue to glue on crinkled pieces of aluminum foil.  Then cover the entire board with a sheet of aluminum foil to help smooth out sharp edges.

From there, it's priming, and painting (grays, greens, blues, etc.) followed by gloss clear coats.  For wave textures, I used Liquitex heavy gel medium gloss (which dries clear), and for the wave crests, I used cotton from cotton balls (which dries white) attached via the heavy gel medium.

Beautiful model!

Cool view of the SIB - love that wood base!

Great work Glen!  Looks fantastic!

Beautiful build!  Love the sails!

That’s very clever - very nice!

Awesome details!  Love the graffiti  

Excellent!

great work sir! i was wondering, what did you use for the anchor buoys? thanks 

Thank you - I used black modeling clay, which I molded to shape, ran a brass rod through to open up the top and bottom, baked it, and then added a dilute coat of brown paint as a wash over it.

Beautiful!  I agree with Jawbone, I really love the map background.  A really nice touch!

Beautiful work Giorgos!  Love the lines on this - she is quite the curvy lady!

Wow, beautiful work!

Absolutely beautiful Sandro.  I second Nils' suggestion to post at least a short build log showing your steps.  There are a lot of Pegasus and Fly builders on here who would love to learn and take inspiration from your work!

Wonderful work Nils, a big inspiration to the rest of us Swan class builders.  You really set the bar high!

Really nice work.  Gorgeous build!

I have to agree with Jay.  Very cool - the captain is a very nice touch!

Wow, incredible Igor!

Beautiful work Igor!  The ship is gorgeous of course, but the bottle makes it very interesting.  Congratulations!

Really nice work Frankie.  I did my first SIB and think I'm addicted.  Models like yours are really inspirational.

Great work Frankie.  I couldn't agree more on the sails, especially for a ship like a cutter.  I added furled sails on my first build, which to me really added to the model (bare poles take the essence out of these magnificent ships - they are called "sailing ships" for a reason).

Very nice work!  It's amazing how detailed you can get at that scale.  Love the sails - I'll have to try that technique some time.

I think this is a fantastic model, especially at the scale.  Very nice job!  Nice work on the sails by the way.

Very nice.  I love the old whaling ships - great job!

Thanks very much guys, I really appreciate the kind words.

Harry, I knew about the Golden Yacht, but didn't realize that it was more detailed.  I think if I did a ship in bottle again, I would just scratch build it.  I did use the original masts, but as photo etched parts, they are very two-dimensional - plus, if you start bending them, the brass is strong up to a point then will suddenly snap.  That would be the biggest reason for me to scratch another one.