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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.  

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.  
 

 

 

 

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.  
 

 

 

 

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.  
 

 

 

 

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.  
 

 

 

 

I tried a new technique and really like the results.  This is the launch that will be towed behind the ship.
 

 

 
The Launch is made completely out of paper.  I carved out a plug out of bass wood put a little wax on it.  Then cut out small planks of paper and stained them.  I then glued the planks together and planked the plug like it was a solid hull.  Once dry I added a couple coats of clear nail polish to seal and harden it.  I then cut out the plans and stained them then glued them into the stern bow and bottom of the launch.  Last I cut out a few planks and made the seats.  I put on one more coat of nail polish for good measure.  I may try another since I really don't want this little boat sucking up the oils from the clay sea.
 
Strangely enough the jollywatt which is smaller and kept on deck is made completely out of wood.  
  
 
I used a tried and true dremel technique for this one.  Pictures and instructions can be found on my blog.  
 
I got the sea in the bottle.  Just need a few more finishing touches and she's ready to bottle.  

The ship it's self is done!  Now just got to get the dory and the launch and bottle her all up.  
 

 

 

I tried a new technique and really like the results.  This is the launch that will be towed behind the ship.
 

 

 
The Launch is made completely out of paper.  I carved out a plug out of bass wood put a little wax on it.  Then cut out small planks of paper and stained them.  I then glued the planks together and planked the plug like it was a solid hull.  Once dry I added a couple coats of clear nail polish to seal and harden it.  I then cut out the plans and stained them then glued them into the stern bow and bottom of the launch.  Last I cut out a few planks and made the seats.  I put on one more coat of nail polish for good measure.  I may try another since I really don't want this little boat sucking up the oils from the clay sea.
 
Strangely enough the jollywatt which is smaller and kept on deck is made completely out of wood.  
  
 
I used a tried and true dremel technique for this one.  Pictures and instructions can be found on my blog.  
 
I got the sea in the bottle.  Just need a few more finishing touches and she's ready to bottle.  

I tried a new technique and really like the results.  This is the launch that will be towed behind the ship.
 

 

 
The Launch is made completely out of paper.  I carved out a plug out of bass wood put a little wax on it.  Then cut out small planks of paper and stained them.  I then glued the planks together and planked the plug like it was a solid hull.  Once dry I added a couple coats of clear nail polish to seal and harden it.  I then cut out the plans and stained them then glued them into the stern bow and bottom of the launch.  Last I cut out a few planks and made the seats.  I put on one more coat of nail polish for good measure.  I may try another since I really don't want this little boat sucking up the oils from the clay sea.
 
Strangely enough the jollywatt which is smaller and kept on deck is made completely out of wood.  
  
 
I used a tried and true dremel technique for this one.  Pictures and instructions can be found on my blog.  
 
I got the sea in the bottle.  Just need a few more finishing touches and she's ready to bottle.  

I tried a new technique and really like the results.  This is the launch that will be towed behind the ship.
 

 

 
The Launch is made completely out of paper.  I carved out a plug out of bass wood put a little wax on it.  Then cut out small planks of paper and stained them.  I then glued the planks together and planked the plug like it was a solid hull.  Once dry I added a couple coats of clear nail polish to seal and harden it.  I then cut out the plans and stained them then glued them into the stern bow and bottom of the launch.  Last I cut out a few planks and made the seats.  I put on one more coat of nail polish for good measure.  I may try another since I really don't want this little boat sucking up the oils from the clay sea.
 
Strangely enough the jollywatt which is smaller and kept on deck is made completely out of wood.  
  
 
I used a tried and true dremel technique for this one.  Pictures and instructions can be found on my blog.  
 
I got the sea in the bottle.  Just need a few more finishing touches and she's ready to bottle.  

That's really cute.  Might spark some interest in sailing ships for the younger modelers.  I'm glad to see it!

Daniel, that is a sharp little kit. Too bad they don't make these in a way to put in one of your bottles.

I was at a hobby shop for the Rocky Mountain Shipwrights show.  It was a Wednesday night so it was pretty slow.  I noticed they had some of these Metal Earth models so I decided to try it out.  I finished it in the three hours that I was there.  It seems there is some interest in this forum for these ships so I took a lot of pictures to do a build log.  
 
I want to point out that this ship looks an awful lot like the Disney Pirates of the Caribbean Black Pearl.  It is not Disney trade marked.  I wondered about that at first and found the answer on the back of the package.  It read's, "There once was a real ship named the Black Pearl captained by Henry Morgan.  one of the world's most notorious pirates. The Black Pearl which first sailed in 1669 fought many battles, the most famous of which was an invasion in Panama in 1671."  So keep in mind that this is Henry Morgans Black Pearl not Jack Sparrow's.  They look an awful lot alike but they're not.  Wink wink ..nod nod.  So yea it's a knock off but since it's sold in the US so I think it's a legal knock off.  
 

 
 
Here's what came in the package.  Two metal sheets and instructions.  
 
 

 
 
It's a little backwards you start with the masts.  
 

 

 
 
The hardest part about this ship is the tiny metal tabs.  I do a lot of small stuff but these gave me some real trouble.  If you decide to do one have a good pair of strong tweezers.  

 
 
Now you put on the hull.  The instructions are vague on this part.  Use the stand for the ship to figure out how wide the base should be.  Since I didn't do this the bottom of mine is to thin which makes the stand useless.  Also watch the tabs.  Pre bend them to fit especially in the bow.  That part took me way to long because I didn't set up for it.  Also if you can glue the pieces together then bend that tabs that may be easier then just bending.  
 

 
 
 
Getting the hull together was the hardest part.  Watch your tabs and know where they're going before you put the pieces together.  Make sure they are bent in the right direction.  
 

 
Then the back piece and the sails.  The sails were a bit of a pain to get through the rigging.  Have patience they do fit.  
 

 

 
 

 
So their you have it.  I Jerry rigged the stand to work sort of.  I made a little better when I got home.  For $16 it's not a bad little model.  Definitely an attention grabber. I'm sure Jack Sparr...er Captain Morgan would be proud.  

Thanks every one for your comments.  I was hoping to post more but being back in school and a trip to Utah I haven't found the time.  Maybe this week end.  
 
Jesse,  I started the hard way and went back to the easy way.  Solid hull really is the way to go with this scale.  Trouble is it's harder to get to an exact scale.  Then it is small enough the scale doesn't matter so much.  Thank you for your comment.  
 
Mike, I am putting her in a bottle with water which is why I haven't bothered fixing the rudder.  Water can be tricky I've used a couple of techniques.   So far I've found Plasticine to be the easiest but it takes some patience.  I roll it up like a clay snake and put it through the bottle neck.  I then put the bottle in the oven at about 200 degrees.  The melting point is 150 but my oven doesn't get that low.  Then it's a matter of watching for the clay to melt and shaping it with a metal wire being careful not to get any of the now runny clay on the sides of the bottle or in the neck.  Also be careful not to burn yourself.  
 
Another easy method is to roll up the clay and unroll it in the bottle.  I explained that method on my blog.  Siemensbottlingco.blogspot.com   It's a little tricky but you can control the amount of clay easier and you don't burn yourself.  Thank you for your compliments.  

The ship it's self is done!  Now just got to get the dory and the launch and bottle her all up.  
 

 

 

The ship it's self is done!  Now just got to get the dory and the launch and bottle her all up.  
 

 

 

The bulwarks are then cut to the proper shear and hatches made of the origami paper are glued onto the deck. On the exterior hull I have the silly looking caterpillar stripes. I cut some pieces of black origami paper, with the proper shear line and when I glue them to the hull at the proper spot they define the lower edge of the Nelson checkers. I literally cap it off with a cap rail, which is made of a black artist paper heavier than the Origami stuff. I could have laminated the origami to get it thicker but I love this paper called Stonehenge, an artist paper. Black all the way through and acid free, it glues on with perfect ease with white glue. I could have simply painted the checkers on but I get a very quick very crisp checker using the paper, and the paper laminations add a great deal of rigidity to the otherwise floppy bulwarks. (I do have a world of caution though. I used this technique on a bottle model with a light grey hull. The oil in the plastecine clay soaked into the paper and turned it very dark. So if the paper will touch the plastecine you should seal it with something. ) A transom is glued on and then cut fair with some small personal grooming scissors which have the perfect camber. Parts of the caprail extend forward serendipitously and become the headrails I didn't even plan on making. Its not a bad little hull for the small amount of effort expended. Looks to me a little like Niagara.

With a bit of twisted wire I propped the unfinished hull, freshly rigged with temporary toothpick masts, into the proper attitude of foundering. The unfired floppy arms are then draped over and around the hull and rig. After only ten minutes in the oven at 250 to 300 degrees, the kraken's embrace is made more firm as the sculpy hardens.   Now the ship is snared within the hardened arms. I will next have to cut the arms in strategic places in order to free the ship, but not tonight. Until next time.

The ship it's self is done!  Now just got to get the dory and the launch and bottle her all up.  
 

 

 

Thanks Augie.  The green line is nice and thick so they can keel haul the whole crew if needed.  The Captain runs a tight ship.  

The ship it's self is done!  Now just got to get the dory and the launch and bottle her all up.  
 

 

 

The ship it's self is done!  Now just got to get the dory and the launch and bottle her all up.  
 

 

 

A perfect spot for a perfect ship.  She looks great!  Well done Augie.  

It is a great day to start a new build I look forward to seeing it.  If you feel so inclined post a link in this thread to the new thread so us lazy people don't have to go digging for it.  

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