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I finished the roof for main cabin. The red colour (vermilion) was used also on Clevely´s portrait of RC.
 


 
 


 

 
The model will have an illumination from small LED diodes, here you can see the beginning of its fitting (it is not complete yet - stern and mast lanterns are missing) and functionality test....

 
 


 

 
 

 

I thought the same thing.  Turn's out we're a little tall for the job.  

First let me say Hyposphagma, your a genius.  The paper stairs worked great!  I folded the paper back and forth and then pulled it open and got great little stairs.  I noticed I can bend it around enough that I think I will be able to use it for an upcoming ship that has spiral stair cases going around 90 degrees.  Thank you for your help.  
 
 Augie you'll be happy to know I got one of these.  
 

 
Still getting used to the distortion but it is easier on the eyes.  
 
Here's some better pics of the current progress.  
 

 

 
I admit the hatches could be a little better.  I'm still debating staining them with a lighter stain.  I want there to be some contrast so they can be seen but not to much.  This is the first time I've been able to fully rig a ship and not worry about masts folding.  With as wide as the bottle neck is the fore mast is the only one that will need to fold.  
 
So that's what I got for now.  I forgot I have to add some rails to the decks which will be a little more difficult with the rigging in the way but all well I'll get it.  I plan on putting in as much of the sheet's as I can as well so I will need the rails.  Oh yea and Augie does your charge for tying ratlines go down any now that I have a magnifying glass?  
 

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Making small progress.  Pun partially intended.  I got the rails on painted on a door and a window.  I chose red doors and white windows so they stand out against the dark wood.  I also added a set of stairs but I'm debating redoing them since they run right into the upper railing.  Appears I need to swab the decks as well.  
 

 

 

 

 

Making small progress.  Pun partially intended.  I got the rails on painted on a door and a window.  I chose red doors and white windows so they stand out against the dark wood.  I also added a set of stairs but I'm debating redoing them since they run right into the upper railing.  Appears I need to swab the decks as well.  
 

 

 

 

 

I remember this build from the old forum.  I'm glad you brought it back.  Your work is incredible!  Every thing is precise to the smallest detail.  

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Hi friends ,
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Regards Karl

Thank you all for your comments I really appreciate the compliments.  Augie - Are you kidding me?  The hull's not nearly done yet, still got a ton of work to get the channels and bulwarks on.   Thanks for following I enjoyed your feedback on the Bounty.
 
Hyposhagman- I laid the bottle down because the back ground was a bit messy.  I do most my modeling on the kitchen table and decided to use the counter for photos this time.  Trouble is I just bought a ton of baby food for the little one and didn't want to show it all off.  
 
I got the hull stained and the planking scribed.  It turned out well I think.  I guess it could be better but trying to draw invisible lines with an exacto knife isn't easy.
 

 

 

 
 
 

Some one once asked me during my building of the Bounty if it could get any smaller.  Well ....we're about to find out.  I had a friend at work that saw the bottles in my office and asked if I could do one for her.  She handed me this strange little bottle more a jar really and I thought wow that would be a fun challenge.  
 
First a note on the scale.  When I'm usually asked about scale I tell people it's on the itty bitty scale.  The die hard scale people don't usually appreciate this joke so then I have to tell them the actual.  Before I go into that I'll mention that I got my plans from page 55 of "Story of Sail" by Veres Laszlo and Richard Woodman.  If you follow me at all you know I mention this book a lot.  In truth almost every thing I build comes from Story of Sail.  When I have a thousand plans all at ship in bottle size how can I resist.     I may post plans with the model by it later but I'm always hesitant to post full out plans since I like the book and don't want to infringe the copy right.
 
Back to scale.  The original plans are noted as 1:300 scale.  To fit this bottle I took a picture of the plans and reprinted them at a smaller size.  I then calculated the ship according to the book to be 89 feet from the back of the hull to the front of the hull not including the bow.  The model is 1.5 inches.  So 89 times 12 is 1068 inches.  Divided by 1.5 inches is 712.  So 1:712 scale.  If I'm wrong on this please correct me.
 
So far I have carved the hull.  I think it's ready to start adding the hull details.  I may try scribing the planks but I'm not sure yet.  I would like to give the hull a darker color and I'm afraid the scribed planks wouldn't show up.  I'm open to suggestions on that one.  
 

 
    
 
Another quick not on the selection of the ship for this ...jar.  The lady I'm building this for asked me to put a ship in it.  As I always I asked what type of ship would you like.  The most common response after that is either pirate ship or what do you think.  IN this case it was the latter.  So I looked at the bottle and say the emblem and thought that looks a lot like the emblem on the Santa Maria.  So I through that out there.  My client is of direct Spanish decent and thought that would be a perfect.  
 
I am as excited for this build as much as I am dreading it.  I got really tired of the Bounty by the end which I built specifically small to get ready for this one.  I do think though, using what I learned from the Bounty, this will be a much quicker and more delightful build.   

Some one once asked me during my building of the Bounty if it could get any smaller.  Well ....we're about to find out.  I had a friend at work that saw the bottles in my office and asked if I could do one for her.  She handed me this strange little bottle more a jar really and I thought wow that would be a fun challenge.  
 
First a note on the scale.  When I'm usually asked about scale I tell people it's on the itty bitty scale.  The die hard scale people don't usually appreciate this joke so then I have to tell them the actual.  Before I go into that I'll mention that I got my plans from page 55 of "Story of Sail" by Veres Laszlo and Richard Woodman.  If you follow me at all you know I mention this book a lot.  In truth almost every thing I build comes from Story of Sail.  When I have a thousand plans all at ship in bottle size how can I resist.     I may post plans with the model by it later but I'm always hesitant to post full out plans since I like the book and don't want to infringe the copy right.
 
Back to scale.  The original plans are noted as 1:300 scale.  To fit this bottle I took a picture of the plans and reprinted them at a smaller size.  I then calculated the ship according to the book to be 89 feet from the back of the hull to the front of the hull not including the bow.  The model is 1.5 inches.  So 89 times 12 is 1068 inches.  Divided by 1.5 inches is 712.  So 1:712 scale.  If I'm wrong on this please correct me.
 
So far I have carved the hull.  I think it's ready to start adding the hull details.  I may try scribing the planks but I'm not sure yet.  I would like to give the hull a darker color and I'm afraid the scribed planks wouldn't show up.  I'm open to suggestions on that one.  
 

 
    
 
Another quick not on the selection of the ship for this ...jar.  The lady I'm building this for asked me to put a ship in it.  As I always I asked what type of ship would you like.  The most common response after that is either pirate ship or what do you think.  IN this case it was the latter.  So I looked at the bottle and say the emblem and thought that looks a lot like the emblem on the Santa Maria.  So I through that out there.  My client is of direct Spanish decent and thought that would be a perfect.  
 
I am as excited for this build as much as I am dreading it.  I got really tired of the Bounty by the end which I built specifically small to get ready for this one.  I do think though, using what I learned from the Bounty, this will be a much quicker and more delightful build.   

Lovely work.

Once the rigging was done I used drawing paper to make my sails.  It was probably a bit thick but it holds it's shape well which gives it a good full of wind effect. 


 
Once the sails were complete it was time to build the sea and bottle the ship.  For the sea I used a technique from a video posted on the facebook site a while back.  Robert Little explains the technique better then I can so I will let him tell you.  The explanation starts at the 4:40 second mark.  
 
Using Robert Little's technique this is what I came up with.  I used cardboard instead of wood since it was more readily available.    

  Once that was done I put the ship in the bottle.  The bottle I originally planned the Bounty to go into a light bulb but it didn't clean out well so I used a Christmas ornament turned upside down.  The Bounty is a little small for it but not overly so.        

You can see with the sea being able to move around in the bottle why I didn't worry about having lines coming off the front and back of the ship. 



Here you see the ship is all set up and ready for the finishing touches on the sea.  I added a little clay to make it appear to cut through the water as well as a small wake behind her. 



Here is the completed HMS Bounty in a bottle. I cut a hole in a block of wood and glued the top, now bottom of the ornament into it.  I then painted on the name as well as my name and year completed. 
 





 
This one was a lot of work.  The small size and amount of detail put it made for a very long build.  At least longer then I'm used to.  In then end I'm pleased with the results.  Thank you for reading and if you haven't yet seen the other HMS Bounty build logs please check them out.  They are all very well done.  http://folkartinbottles.com/workshop/building-the-hms-bounty

When I heard about the tragedy of losing all the build logs I was immediately grateful that my photos are all stored on smugmug online photo hosting so at least I didn't lose those...I went to work immediately trying to re-create as much of my log as I could while it is still fairly fresh in my mind.  Hopefully this will serve to help some of the builders who are even newer than me. Also I will add some retrospective comments as I go since I do have a tiny bit more knowledge now.   
Thanks for everyone who gave me tips and hints along the way. That really helped me stay motivated to continue  
 
   
 
Here is what the packaging looks like - this isn't my photo, just one off the Artesania Latina website.   
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
Some things about the kit that I noticed right away was that the parts list called out a base and pedestals, however these were not included. Additionally I later realized that the dowels for the mast and oars were made of their white wood (ramen) versus the walnut they called out.  Since I knew going into it that I didn't want to paint the boat I ordered the walnut from Cornwall Model Boats. They really came through very quickly.  
 
   
 
The first thing I did was to remove the false keel and each of the stations. I sanded them all down to remove the laser burn and then stained them.  I should have removed the stain from the areas that I was to glue, but I didn't remember that at the time. I assembled them all, and luckily the stain didn't interfere too much. Then I laid my first couple planks on. To lay my planks I first soaked my wood in warm water for about 30 minutes. Then I put them on the frame of the boat where they would be installed and anchored them down with whatever I could find, bag clips, clamps, rubber bands....you name it. After each strip was dry I would then use wood glue to put it in place.  
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
The instructions showed that I was supposed to leave a gap between the first and second plank so I did that. I wish I had just followed the tutorials on MSW though because I think it would have looked better if I had adjusted the width of the planks in the middle of the boat instead.I made little tiny thin triangular planks to fill those areas in.  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
Eventually I finished planking and was left with  this:  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
Next I added in my floor.  Here comes the next lesson for you all - keep wood away from dogs.  I had a piece of my nicely cut flooring and left it toward the edge of my table and either I knocked it with my elbow or my dog grabbed it, either way within 5 minutes of me having placed it there it was on the floor and chewed in half. I had to re-create the floor piece out of two of the leftover scraps which you can probably pick out in the second photo.  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
Then I began sanding the hull to smooth it out. After 800 grit was finished it looked pretty darn good.  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
Next I added the seats (which turned out to be the incorrect wood and the mast holder.  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
Since I didn't realize the seats were messed up I went ahead and added the bulwarks.  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
I saw on someone else's build log (not for the jolly boat) that they used graphite for the decorative fasteners of the planks so I did that too, thought it would look neat.  
 
   
 
I started by drilling the holes at about 0.5mm   
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
Then I added the graphite from mechanical pencils hole by hole.  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
Then I tried my hand at making rope.  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
Then dying it using coffee for about a half hour - the rope on the bottom is dyed - hopefully you can tell the difference.  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
I figured I'd use my new rope on my bucket. In order to prepare my bucket I made slices with my x-acto blade so the bucket looks like it is made of multiple pieces of wood. Then I took some wire and hammered it flat to use as the rings.  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
Then Voila! it is a bucket!  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
Next I decided to make the part that retains the bowsprit... I was really just looking for small things to do that day. If you are getting tired of doing anything on your boat it is totally ok to work ahead since the little things might just give you the break in the monotony that you need.  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
Then I made the boom mainsheet double block. The double blocks provided in this kit are very featureless so I really enhanced and shaped the dead eyes so they looked a little more detailed.  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
In the instructions they tell you to make the tiller out of a little metal rod, so instead I fashioned one out of some wood I had leftover.  At this same point I realized my seats were made from the wrong wood so I carefully removed them and re-cut and reinstalled the correct wood (you should be able to tell the width difference). I then put gloss varnish on the whole boat.  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
After a dud order from an online wood supplier I ordered some walnut from Cornwall Model Boats and they came in basically the amount of time it took to cross the ocean. They were great.  In the meantime I started my Christmas present of the Harriet Lane, a steam sloop.  When t he wood arrived I was filled with glee and  put my mast together.  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
And then I installed the Bowsprit  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
I added a couple blocks and my gun  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
I know my parrals are a bit big, I'll change them another time...but they are better than just rope.  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
My hatchet seemed to be plastic it was such a light pot metal but once I took some sand paper to it I was able to really shine up the blade. I added some matte black paint to the handle.  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
Then I began my rigging.  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
I then made some new little gadgets for the boat, I started with something that no boat is complete without….an anchor. I don't know if this boat would have had one, but I thought it needed one anyway.  I made it out of sculpy then I attached it to one of my homemade ropes.  I then coiled that homemade rope and put some wood glue on the bottom of the coil so it stays nice when I put it in the boat  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
Then it was time to make my oars.  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
Later I added some rope grips which you will see in the macros further down the page.  
 
   
 
Then it was time to work on the pedestal. I got a pine pedestal from Hobby lobby since AL had included it on the parts list but not included it in my box…jerks (and yes I did try writing them - sent an email back in November…no response).  
 
So I wanted to attach the  name plate to the base at an angle so I made some plywood out of some of my sheets of boxwood and cut it into the same shape as the nameplate then sanded it down into a wedge shape.  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
Then I attached it and used a dark walnut stain pen (you can see the own on the Left Hand Side).  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
Then I added about 10 coats of satin varnish and then the nameplate.  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
Then I thought some more about Bligh's epic voyage and remembered the carpenter's box.  I wasn't ambitious enough to try to make the box so that it opens or anything…but I did try to make it like the one I saw in the Mel Gibson version of the Mutiny on the Bounty movie.  I started with a bit of balsa that I shaped into a chest and then I stole some scraps of the mahogany that my husband had left over from planking his Swift. I cut these planks in half so they are about 1/16" wide each then applied them to my rough chest.  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
Then I made some tiny sculpy accessories, a latch, two hinges, and a drawer pull.  I also used some railroad decal rivets and pinted over them black. I applied some satin varnish (which looks shiny due to my lighting but isn't)  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
I then made some barrels for water or wine.  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
I added some gloss varnish to the inside of my bucket (which did dry clear)  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
Then I got out the big guns    
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
That's my canon rebel T2i and if you know about photography you'll see my macro tube…so you know you are set for some macro goodness  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
Lets start with a couple photos for scale…  
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
And now for the super high quality camera photos…I'm including a link to the full size photos for your pixel happiness.  
 
   
 
 
 
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That's it. Thanks for looking! Good luck with your build.