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DSiemens got a reaction from texxn5 in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Thanks John. I will probably pop in and out periodically. I have full time work and full time school and two kids so time get's limited. It's nice to take a break for a second every now and again and enjoy some great builds.
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DSiemens got a reaction from Piet in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Wow Augies right about warp speed. I blinked and missed half the build...and the poop deck jokes. All well she looks great! Seem's like I remember this being a ship no one ever finished. The rate your going she'll be an inspiration to those that haven't.
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DSiemens got a reaction from texxn5 in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Wow Augies right about warp speed. I blinked and missed half the build...and the poop deck jokes. All well she looks great! Seem's like I remember this being a ship no one ever finished. The rate your going she'll be an inspiration to those that haven't.
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DSiemens got a reaction from augie in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Wow Augies right about warp speed. I blinked and missed half the build...and the poop deck jokes. All well she looks great! Seem's like I remember this being a ship no one ever finished. The rate your going she'll be an inspiration to those that haven't.
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DSiemens reacted to JerseyCity Frankie in The Kraken by JerseyCity Frankie - BOTTLE
Dan I suppose Ralph Preston got to be one of the top U.S. ship-in-a-bottle modelers by pulling a few strings......
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DSiemens reacted to JerseyCity Frankie in The Kraken by JerseyCity Frankie - BOTTLE
I had hoped to avoid building an articulated tool but it has become apparent that with all those tentacles I will have to manipulate I was going to have to make something I could bend around inside the bottle. It turns out it was very easy to make this elbow tool and I was done and using it a lot sooner than I imagined, I had set aside the whole night to cobble something together and really all I had to do was drill a hole and bend some wire. There is no glue or solder in use here at all its just bent wire and knots on the string. The inset photo is the tool in its bent mode. It swings through 120 degrees roughly when I pull on one string and ease the other. I’m sure anyone reading this could build one of these and a lot of you could build a more elegant tool, based on some of the build logs and evident competence I see on this site.
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DSiemens got a reaction from JerseyCity Frankie in The Kraken by JerseyCity Frankie - BOTTLE
I've melted Plasticine for my last two builds and it works out great. I like how you lay the clay snakes over each other the blending of colors will look awesome I'm sure. I may try that on a future build
I actually found two methods of melting. First in the oven though I put the bottle in as it's heating up since I think the slower rise in temperature will prevent the bottle from breaking. So far so good.
The other method I've used it holding the bottle over a hot burner to melt the Plasticine. I did this because I had laminated a card with the ship name my name and date and wanted to display it under the clay. I wasn't sure what the oven heat would do to the laminated card to I used a burner for more control. Actually worked really well just make sure to have oven mitts handy.
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DSiemens got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Mercury by DSiemens - FINISHED - BOTTLE
She's in! Lines are tight and she's sailing beautifully. This ship is by far my best work. The bottle it's in has the best clarity I've seen in a bottle. It's a tradition of mine to call the entering of the ship into the bottle her maiden voyage. Old sailor superstition has it that the maiden voyage is a reflection of the life of the ship. If that's the case the Mercury's got a good long life in front of her. She shook off the snag's and problems and came together with ease. She's been a pleasure to work on. I'm just sad I have to ship her away for some one else to enjoy. I still have to build a stand and put a turks head knot on the bottle but other then that she's good to go.
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DSiemens got a reaction from IgorSky in Mercury by DSiemens - FINISHED - BOTTLE
She's in! Lines are tight and she's sailing beautifully. This ship is by far my best work. The bottle it's in has the best clarity I've seen in a bottle. It's a tradition of mine to call the entering of the ship into the bottle her maiden voyage. Old sailor superstition has it that the maiden voyage is a reflection of the life of the ship. If that's the case the Mercury's got a good long life in front of her. She shook off the snag's and problems and came together with ease. She's been a pleasure to work on. I'm just sad I have to ship her away for some one else to enjoy. I still have to build a stand and put a turks head knot on the bottle but other then that she's good to go.
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DSiemens got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Mercury by DSiemens - FINISHED - BOTTLE
Oh one more thing of interest I thought I should mention. This ship was and incredibly tight fit. I actually took an eight of an inch off the keel after a test fit and still just barely fit her in. Which is perfect since the tighter the fit the more people wonder how the ship got in there.
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DSiemens reacted to Landlubber Mike in Mercury by DSiemens - FINISHED - BOTTLE
Wow, very nice work! Congratulations!
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DSiemens got a reaction from cristikc in Mercury by DSiemens - FINISHED - BOTTLE
She's in! Lines are tight and she's sailing beautifully. This ship is by far my best work. The bottle it's in has the best clarity I've seen in a bottle. It's a tradition of mine to call the entering of the ship into the bottle her maiden voyage. Old sailor superstition has it that the maiden voyage is a reflection of the life of the ship. If that's the case the Mercury's got a good long life in front of her. She shook off the snag's and problems and came together with ease. She's been a pleasure to work on. I'm just sad I have to ship her away for some one else to enjoy. I still have to build a stand and put a turks head knot on the bottle but other then that she's good to go.
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DSiemens got a reaction from mtaylor in Mercury by DSiemens - FINISHED - BOTTLE
She's in! Lines are tight and she's sailing beautifully. This ship is by far my best work. The bottle it's in has the best clarity I've seen in a bottle. It's a tradition of mine to call the entering of the ship into the bottle her maiden voyage. Old sailor superstition has it that the maiden voyage is a reflection of the life of the ship. If that's the case the Mercury's got a good long life in front of her. She shook off the snag's and problems and came together with ease. She's been a pleasure to work on. I'm just sad I have to ship her away for some one else to enjoy. I still have to build a stand and put a turks head knot on the bottle but other then that she's good to go.
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DSiemens got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Mercury by DSiemens - FINISHED - BOTTLE
She's in! Lines are tight and she's sailing beautifully. This ship is by far my best work. The bottle it's in has the best clarity I've seen in a bottle. It's a tradition of mine to call the entering of the ship into the bottle her maiden voyage. Old sailor superstition has it that the maiden voyage is a reflection of the life of the ship. If that's the case the Mercury's got a good long life in front of her. She shook off the snag's and problems and came together with ease. She's been a pleasure to work on. I'm just sad I have to ship her away for some one else to enjoy. I still have to build a stand and put a turks head knot on the bottle but other then that she's good to go.
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DSiemens got a reaction from Piet in Mercury by DSiemens - FINISHED - BOTTLE
She's in! Lines are tight and she's sailing beautifully. This ship is by far my best work. The bottle it's in has the best clarity I've seen in a bottle. It's a tradition of mine to call the entering of the ship into the bottle her maiden voyage. Old sailor superstition has it that the maiden voyage is a reflection of the life of the ship. If that's the case the Mercury's got a good long life in front of her. She shook off the snag's and problems and came together with ease. She's been a pleasure to work on. I'm just sad I have to ship her away for some one else to enjoy. I still have to build a stand and put a turks head knot on the bottle but other then that she's good to go.
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DSiemens got a reaction from ianmajor in Mercury by DSiemens - FINISHED - BOTTLE
She's in! Lines are tight and she's sailing beautifully. This ship is by far my best work. The bottle it's in has the best clarity I've seen in a bottle. It's a tradition of mine to call the entering of the ship into the bottle her maiden voyage. Old sailor superstition has it that the maiden voyage is a reflection of the life of the ship. If that's the case the Mercury's got a good long life in front of her. She shook off the snag's and problems and came together with ease. She's been a pleasure to work on. I'm just sad I have to ship her away for some one else to enjoy. I still have to build a stand and put a turks head knot on the bottle but other then that she's good to go.
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DSiemens got a reaction from mtaylor in Mercury by DSiemens - FINISHED - BOTTLE
Oh one more thing of interest I thought I should mention. This ship was and incredibly tight fit. I actually took an eight of an inch off the keel after a test fit and still just barely fit her in. Which is perfect since the tighter the fit the more people wonder how the ship got in there.
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DSiemens reacted to Sven in Mercury by DSiemens - FINISHED - BOTTLE
Well done Daniel. She looks great! Nice job
Matt
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DSiemens reacted to captainbob in Mercury by DSiemens - FINISHED - BOTTLE
She's on the water with the wind in her sails, and a lovely ship she be.
Well done
Bob
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DSiemens reacted to augie in Mercury by DSiemens - FINISHED - BOTTLE
Congratulations on another job well done. When all is said and done, I think it's the progress that we see ourselves that is the most rewarding.
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DSiemens got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in Mercury by DSiemens - FINISHED - BOTTLE
She's in! Lines are tight and she's sailing beautifully. This ship is by far my best work. The bottle it's in has the best clarity I've seen in a bottle. It's a tradition of mine to call the entering of the ship into the bottle her maiden voyage. Old sailor superstition has it that the maiden voyage is a reflection of the life of the ship. If that's the case the Mercury's got a good long life in front of her. She shook off the snag's and problems and came together with ease. She's been a pleasure to work on. I'm just sad I have to ship her away for some one else to enjoy. I still have to build a stand and put a turks head knot on the bottle but other then that she's good to go.
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DSiemens got a reaction from SailorGreg in Mercury by DSiemens - FINISHED - BOTTLE
She's in! Lines are tight and she's sailing beautifully. This ship is by far my best work. The bottle it's in has the best clarity I've seen in a bottle. It's a tradition of mine to call the entering of the ship into the bottle her maiden voyage. Old sailor superstition has it that the maiden voyage is a reflection of the life of the ship. If that's the case the Mercury's got a good long life in front of her. She shook off the snag's and problems and came together with ease. She's been a pleasure to work on. I'm just sad I have to ship her away for some one else to enjoy. I still have to build a stand and put a turks head knot on the bottle but other then that she's good to go.
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DSiemens got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Mercury by DSiemens - FINISHED - BOTTLE
Thanks Augie and Bob. Mark I think I will have to try a bigger model one of these days.
She went in today and so far so good. I hope to have her wrapped up this weekend.
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DSiemens got a reaction from IgorSky in Mercury by DSiemens - FINISHED - BOTTLE
Thanks Augie and Bob. Mark I think I will have to try a bigger model one of these days.
She went in today and so far so good. I hope to have her wrapped up this weekend.
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DSiemens got a reaction from Piet in Mercury by DSiemens - FINISHED - BOTTLE
Oh one more thing of interest I thought I should mention. This ship was and incredibly tight fit. I actually took an eight of an inch off the keel after a test fit and still just barely fit her in. Which is perfect since the tighter the fit the more people wonder how the ship got in there.
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