Mirabell61

Nice comments Jason,
 
thank you very much, I`m glad you like it...
 
Nils

Well done, she's fantastic.
 
Bob

Hi everyone!
 
Well, I'm almost at the finished line.  Symphony now has her rudder installed, as well as her auxiliary propeller (which still needs painting).  But, most importantly, I've been working on her display stand.  There's still more work to be done on the final design of the supporting struts to make them as unobtrusive as possible; so as to give the impression of Symphony 'floating' above the display board.  I'll do the same with her tender as well.
 
Hope you enjoy the photos.
 
Cheers
 
Patrick

Thanks Boyd,
 
it still will take some time before I can mount the railings........., but here, upfront, is a little hand scetch how I intend to do so. This is what my thoughts are circling about.....
Probably I`ll have to solder the railing stripes to the brass L-profiles and the cap rails and final-paint them prior to mounting on the ship
 
Nils
 

 
scetch showing an outcut of the forecastle deck, the railing will be three or four wire only...

Nils, love the shot of the forecastle, nice camber to the deck and you planking looks very pleasing.  Great and fascinating work as always.

Thanks very much Martin,
 
I have now made the forecastle deck, planked it and put it on permanently, further the anchor tubes dry fitted in with flanges on the sides.
Some days ago I bought some photo etched copper railing stripes (5 wire plus handrail). Will need to do some trials how to fasten these best. The stripes are only 8mm high (scale 1:144)
 
Nils
 
 

 
the forecastle deck planked with 2mm wide and 0,8 mm thick stips of pinewood
 
 

 
raw fit, the flange base for the deck side tube ends
 
 

 
I think these stripes can be soldered to L-typ profiles and then fixed to the edges of the deck-planking
 
 

 
a view under the forecastle deck....
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

Congrats Bob,
to the completion of your good looking Dragon model....
 
Have you already given her a Name, other than Dragon Class II ?
 
Nils

Well, I've done the square tuck stern and it was as troublesome as I feared it would be. Definitely the hardest part of the work to date. I went through a good part of a sheet of 1/8" boxwood to make the framing (my trash can was delighted with all of the treats it received  ), but I finally said "enough". The result is "OK", but not great. The planking was tricky, but easier.
 
Once I was at it, I decided to go ahead and complete the area by tree nailing and putting on a coat of Wipe-on Poly. I then added the stern post, because I prefer to do the lower planking with it in place. Lastly, I added the molding at the bottom of the counter above the tuck framing.
 
All in all, I'm just glad to be back at the lower planking.
 
Bob

Thanks Boyd,
 
it still will take some time before I can mount the railings........., but here, upfront, is a little hand scetch how I intend to do so. This is what my thoughts are circling about.....
Probably I`ll have to solder the railing stripes to the brass L-profiles and the cap rails and final-paint them prior to mounting on the ship
 
Nils
 

 
scetch showing an outcut of the forecastle deck, the railing will be three or four wire only...

Congrats Bob,
to the completion of your good looking Dragon model....
 
Have you already given her a Name, other than Dragon Class II ?
 
Nils

Thanks very much Martin,
 
I have now made the forecastle deck, planked it and put it on permanently, further the anchor tubes dry fitted in with flanges on the sides.
Some days ago I bought some photo etched copper railing stripes (5 wire plus handrail). Will need to do some trials how to fasten these best. The stripes are only 8mm high (scale 1:144)
 
Nils
 
 

 
the forecastle deck planked with 2mm wide and 0,8 mm thick stips of pinewood
 
 

 
raw fit, the flange base for the deck side tube ends
 
 

 
I think these stripes can be soldered to L-typ profiles and then fixed to the edges of the deck-planking
 
 

 
a view under the forecastle deck....
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

Nils,
 
Amazing work....your creativity is a wonderment to watch 
 
I'm looking forward to seeing how you incorporate the railings 

Thanks very much Martin,
 
I have now made the forecastle deck, planked it and put it on permanently, further the anchor tubes dry fitted in with flanges on the sides.
Some days ago I bought some photo etched copper railing stripes (5 wire plus handrail). Will need to do some trials how to fasten these best. The stripes are only 8mm high (scale 1:144)
 
Nils
 
 

 
the forecastle deck planked with 2mm wide and 0,8 mm thick stips of pinewood
 
 

 
raw fit, the flange base for the deck side tube ends
 
 

 
I think these stripes can be soldered to L-typ profiles and then fixed to the edges of the deck-planking
 
 

 
a view under the forecastle deck....
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

Thanks very much Martin,
 
I have now made the forecastle deck, planked it and put it on permanently, further the anchor tubes dry fitted in with flanges on the sides.
Some days ago I bought some photo etched copper railing stripes (5 wire plus handrail). Will need to do some trials how to fasten these best. The stripes are only 8mm high (scale 1:144)
 
Nils
 
 

 
the forecastle deck planked with 2mm wide and 0,8 mm thick stips of pinewood
 
 

 
raw fit, the flange base for the deck side tube ends
 
 

 
I think these stripes can be soldered to L-typ profiles and then fixed to the edges of the deck-planking
 
 

 
a view under the forecastle deck....
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

Hello all -- I've been away for a bit, and find that I have loads of catching up to do with other build logs.  First, though, I have a small update on Fly, in that I have been puttering a bit with the gun carriages while I decide what to do next with the deck furniture.
 
First, inspired by Blue Ensign, I constructed a rough jig to hold the axles in place in order to set the brackets on them -- my experience with the other 2 builds I've done reminded me that this is about the trickiest step.  Basically, the jig consists of pieces glued onto a base that will hold the axles at the distance of the notches on the brackets, and then will hold the 2 brackets in place as the builder (ie, me) tries to get everything aligned.
 
                                      
 
                                      
 
                                      
 
I should add here that this is BE's patented jig -- BE, I owe you a merlot.
 
And I might also mention that I thought I had some shots of when I actually used the jig with the stained brackets & trimmed axles, but guess, not; so I simulated the process with an un-finished set.
 
The next step I want to record is making the handle for the quoin.  Now, this is a tiny tiny little speck of a detail, and one that I simply have never been able to work out with the exacto.  But I did just happen to invest in a Proxxon lathe a few months ago from John at Texxn5, and decided to give it a whirl.
 
                                       
 
Spyglass, this is for you, pal. 
 
                                        
 
                                        
 
That lathe is a dream.  The turning tools that came with the lathe are much too large for a little piece like this, so I used a square needle file. 
 
Even though I did manage to get the 1/16" kit-supplied stock down quite a bit, I'm afraid that the handle looks somewhat on the large side.  Here's the view with the barrel lying on the carriage:
 
                                         
 
To my eye, the handle shouldn't really go any further back than that round dealie (forget the term) at the rear of the barrel.  Could I have carved something like this?  Maybe, but with 16 to do, they would probably take me at least 16 full evenings, and 32 gashes on my fingers.
 
I'm also a bit uneasy about the eyebolts, which are all of the 28 gauge coated wire I had on hand, and therefore not soldered.  They're pretty flimsy.  For the ring bolts, I do have some uncoated wire, though it is quite a bit thicker, at 24 gauge; but that ring will just have to be soldered in order to stay on.
 
Now, to catch up with all the other great builds!
 
Cheers,
 
Martin

thanks to Patrick and Piet,
for the nice appreciations....
and all the "likes"
 
Patrick,
all portions where there is no Access to later on have to be fitted out for final Appeal...
 
Piet,
the decks work out quite well with the pencil caulking to the edges, and because the supplier of the "Planks" to my pleasure can cut them very precise
 
Nils 

So, yesterday I was continuing to make a sail.
The second sail:
 

 

 

 

 

 
Best Regards!
Igor.

Thanks very much Martin,
 
I have now made the forecastle deck, planked it and put it on permanently, further the anchor tubes dry fitted in with flanges on the sides.
Some days ago I bought some photo etched copper railing stripes (5 wire plus handrail). Will need to do some trials how to fasten these best. The stripes are only 8mm high (scale 1:144)
 
Nils
 
 

 
the forecastle deck planked with 2mm wide and 0,8 mm thick stips of pinewood
 
 

 
raw fit, the flange base for the deck side tube ends
 
 

 
I think these stripes can be soldered to L-typ profiles and then fixed to the edges of the deck-planking
 
 

 
a view under the forecastle deck....
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

Thank you Denis,
 
I`m just working on the forecastle anchor / chain tubes (6 mm brass tubes), they will have to be faired and equipped wih flanges to sides and deck afterwards, but have to be dry fitted now in case some adjustments have to be made inside the ship.
The forecastle deck comprises 3 shaped parts....
The scetch (partial section) shows the arrangement of the other decks, at least how I intend to do them
 
Nils
 
Little update :
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 

thanks for showing Igor,
 
the models look great...
 
Nils

Hi Patrick!
Yes, the needles from a syringe are a source of the tubes the smallest diameter. Usually I am using the needles with the diameter of 0.3 - 1 mm.
 
Best Regards!
Igor.

Thank you Nils and Bob!
 
Nils, I built only several SIB about 15 years ago. Now I have only a couple of photos of my first SIB.
 
The first of my SIBs:

 
The second of my SIBs:

 
But in January 2015 I returned to the making SIBs again with this model - http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/gallery/album/1020-noname-yacht-in-bottle/
 
Now I have 8 completed models and 4 in progress ))
 
Best Regards!
Igor.

fantastic micro J-Yacht Igor,
 
How many SIB have you built to date, do you give them away afterwards ?
That`s a beautiful Flacon also
 
Nils

Thanks very much Martin,
 
I have now made the forecastle deck, planked it and put it on permanently, further the anchor tubes dry fitted in with flanges on the sides.
Some days ago I bought some photo etched copper railing stripes (5 wire plus handrail). Will need to do some trials how to fasten these best. The stripes are only 8mm high (scale 1:144)
 
Nils
 
 

 
the forecastle deck planked with 2mm wide and 0,8 mm thick stips of pinewood
 
 

 
raw fit, the flange base for the deck side tube ends
 
 

 
I think these stripes can be soldered to L-typ profiles and then fixed to the edges of the deck-planking
 
 

 
a view under the forecastle deck....
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

Thanks very much Martin,
 
I have now made the forecastle deck, planked it and put it on permanently, further the anchor tubes dry fitted in with flanges on the sides.
Some days ago I bought some photo etched copper railing stripes (5 wire plus handrail). Will need to do some trials how to fasten these best. The stripes are only 8mm high (scale 1:144)
 
Nils
 
 

 
the forecastle deck planked with 2mm wide and 0,8 mm thick stips of pinewood
 
 

 
raw fit, the flange base for the deck side tube ends
 
 

 
I think these stripes can be soldered to L-typ profiles and then fixed to the edges of the deck-planking
 
 

 
a view under the forecastle deck....