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IgorSky
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IgorSky got a reaction from mtaylor in J-class Yacht by IgorSky - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - BOTTLE
Thank you Carl and Patrick!
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IgorSky got a reaction from mtaylor in J-class Yacht by IgorSky - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - BOTTLE
Now all are ready to place the above-water part of the hull in the bottle. I put it in a bottle. Then planted it on the studs, protruding from the lower part of the hull, put a little the glue in places connection of both parts and pressed. Then I unraveled part of the rigging, coming out of the throat of the bottle, and gave the thread ends on the outside of the bottle, so that they are not confused.
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IgorSky got a reaction from mtaylor in J-class Yacht by IgorSky - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - BOTTLE
To clean the inside surfaces of the bottle, I quickly made "scraper" and "mop"
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IgorSky got a reaction from mtaylor in J-class Yacht by IgorSky - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - BOTTLE
Then I installed and secured the steering wheel, binnacle and the winch. And several views of the deck before placing the upper part of the body into the bottle .
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IgorSky got a reaction from mtaylor in J-class Yacht by IgorSky - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - BOTTLE
Then I remembered that I still wanted to place several winches on the deck and to put at the deck several the small winding running rigging. So I had to quickly to make the winches. I used to do that a thin rod of brass, drill and needle files purchased during vacation. Yes, a good tool ... it's just a song! The base of the winches - rings of brass wire, ground off on both sides with sandpaper.
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IgorSky got a reaction from mtaylor in J-class Yacht by IgorSky - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - BOTTLE
Thus, the gel was applied and, while the "wave" was drying, I proceed to the finalization of the process preparation of rigging to accommodation the top part of the hull into bottle. Firstly, it is necessary to fix those ends of the cut and the rigging which should be originally fixed on the deck. Secondly, I need to separated all parts of the rigging, at the same time making drawing assembly scheme and to mark these yarns in accordance with this scheme.
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IgorSky got a reaction from mtaylor in J-class Yacht by IgorSky - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - BOTTLE
After waiting during another day, I realized that I did not receive the required level of transparency . That is, if I look at the top or bottom, the result is not bad, but when viewed from the side, the hull has been not seen through the "sea" as much as I needed. You may need to do the color is much less intense and do not use more pigments. In parallel, I quickly made another small project, for which I used this material. But has been used quite a small amount of silicone and "sea" was more transparent. T .e. was identified the need to continue to experiment with this silicone.
Well, while I continued to work with the "sea". The next step - an imitation of the waves with the help of clear acrylic gel.
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IgorSky got a reaction from mtaylor in J-class Yacht by IgorSky - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - BOTTLE
Hi Carl!
As a result, this decision was not quite perfect... , but I'll tell you about it later .
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IgorSky got a reaction from mtaylor in J-class Yacht by IgorSky - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - BOTTLE
About a day later, I started to fill the second layer of silicone. I mixed the remaining 40% of the colored component A with an equal amount of the component B and the resulting mix I filled into the bottle. The surface of the "sea" was almost flush with the line cut of the hull along which is going the waterline.
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IgorSky got a reaction from mtaylor in J-class Yacht by IgorSky - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - BOTTLE
Thank you, Bob!
So, I continue the story.
According to the instructions this mix dries during 24 hours while respecting the proportions of components and the ambient temperature. Therefore, without special hurry, I have prepared the lower part of the hull to place in the bottle. I hung it on two threads, plunging the keel to the required depth. Still on the same thread, I just go down a small weight to finally align the hull. Thereafter, the bottle was removed from the desktop into the cabinet, not to accidentally push her.
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IgorSky got a reaction from mtaylor in USCG Pequot (WARC-58) by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:96
Hi Bob!
WOW! Great job!
My congratulations to you!
Best Regards!
Igor.
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IgorSky got a reaction from mtaylor in J-class Yacht by IgorSky - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - BOTTLE
Thank you Mike!
Yes, you are right! This gel becomes clean after drying.
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IgorSky got a reaction from dgbot in Preussen by Chasseur - BOTTLE - barque
Yes, Jeff, the wire can be very, very thin compared with the thread. But it seems to me, the use of different diameteres of the wire or threads for the making of the stays and ratlines gives a good visual effect.
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IgorSky got a reaction from mtaylor in J-class Yacht by IgorSky - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - BOTTLE
Oh, Carl, I think that our communication here is a good way to learn from each other.
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IgorSky got a reaction from Chasseur in J-class Yacht by IgorSky - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - BOTTLE
Thank you Mike!
Yes, you are right! This gel becomes clean after drying.
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IgorSky got a reaction from cog in J-class Yacht by IgorSky - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - BOTTLE
Hi Bob!
At this time I am prepared more carefully the algorithm of building model in a bottle and drew the scheme for it.
And I remember the main rule - do not rush! In the words of one of the ancient Chinese sages:to hurry - it is to do slow motions without stopping.
But as I said earlier, I felt horror, when I was looking at the slipway with the upper part of the hull and was seeing is this large number of yarns.
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IgorSky got a reaction from mtaylor in J-class Yacht by IgorSky - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - BOTTLE
Many thanks for your compliments, Carl! But, of course, I'm just learning
Oh, thank you very much, Michael!
I have always with admiration watch your build logs, and, of course, I try to learn from you too!
With my best regards!
Igor.
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IgorSky got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in J-class Yacht by IgorSky - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - BOTTLE
Well, I finally fixed and cut the last thread. I can relax and take a photo of the model with her spars and rigging through the bottle wall. Now, I still have time to clean the inside of the bottle, finalize the design of the cork, and other things associated with the blockage of the bottle.
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IgorSky got a reaction from cog in J-class Yacht by IgorSky - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - BOTTLE
Next to me was necessary to sort out the threads, temporarily fasten the ends on the outside of the bottle with tape, and, slowly, begin their stretching, fixing, and cutting excess.
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IgorSky got a reaction from Omega1234 in J-class Yacht by IgorSky - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - BOTTLE
Oh, Carl, I think that our communication here is a good way to learn from each other.
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IgorSky got a reaction from Omega1234 in J-class Yacht by IgorSky - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - BOTTLE
Thank you Mike!
Yes, you are right! This gel becomes clean after drying.
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IgorSky got a reaction from captainbob in J-class Yacht by IgorSky - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - BOTTLE
Hi Bob!
At this time I am prepared more carefully the algorithm of building model in a bottle and drew the scheme for it.
And I remember the main rule - do not rush! In the words of one of the ancient Chinese sages:to hurry - it is to do slow motions without stopping.
But as I said earlier, I felt horror, when I was looking at the slipway with the upper part of the hull and was seeing is this large number of yarns.
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IgorSky got a reaction from mtaylor in J-class Yacht by IgorSky - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - BOTTLE
Next to me was necessary to sort out the threads, temporarily fasten the ends on the outside of the bottle with tape, and, slowly, begin their stretching, fixing, and cutting excess.
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IgorSky got a reaction from cog in J-class Yacht by IgorSky - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - BOTTLE
Well, that's ... I went to the most interesting and dreary part of the whole construction - installation of mast and tension of the rigging inside the bottle.
The boom is made movable, so I picked the mast with sails in a compact package and put it all into the neck of the bottle. Then I put the mast in a hole in deck. As a result, I got a not fixed mast and a bunch of threads coming out of the throat of the bottle.
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IgorSky got a reaction from KeithAug in J-class Yacht by IgorSky - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - BOTTLE
Now all are ready to place the above-water part of the hull in the bottle. I put it in a bottle. Then planted it on the studs, protruding from the lower part of the hull, put a little the glue in places connection of both parts and pressed. Then I unraveled part of the rigging, coming out of the throat of the bottle, and gave the thread ends on the outside of the bottle, so that they are not confused.
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