Knocklouder

 Yes all the luck in the world for this journey!!,  between you and a unnamed moderator your going to turn me to the (Card side). Lol.

Way to go Jim!! Your ship looks awesome. A real treat to see.    

Got to agree!! Nice work!!  

Way to go neatly done.  I tried a few of these, I agree with taking care not to over bend, but my problem was when I went to put tab A into slot B my hands would shake so much parts just started coming off lol so I gave up. You really needs steady hands for this tiny work, My hats off to you Robert , Steady as it go's. lol

Thanks everyone.  Today I resumed my Mayflower,  going back to the start of the build to do things that I knew I could put off until later, like the gun ports. I ran into a few problems finishing  the Pinta because of, ok I do that later lol. 

 Because there was a pause in this build I got side tracked, I did a Hannah ship in the bottle   that turn out well. Also a couple of Metal models, The Queen Anne's Revenge  which turn out ok. But the Iron Star Viking metal model was a failure for me. To tiny to thin,  unforgiving  little ship so I chucked it.  After that I really want to start my Nina model  but this Mayflower is so much fun I have to finish it.

 So Back to work lol. I decide to start at the beginning and , wait for it, follow the instructions  LOL.  On to the gun ports, I made some marks on a piece of planking  then transferred it to the ship. Then drill just inside of the marks, and used my dremel to  make the hole. A little  fix up with a blade in the corners  and done. Now I will turn it over and do the other side  well I still have those marks on the stick. They should be in the same place when done.

 The first gun port is on looks good.

We will see how long this takes me it feels like a slow process but happy to do it  😊. 

  Scotty,  This is the place to be!!!

                      The  place to Be !!!

               This is the place to be!!!!

Hey thanks, I got two of these at Christmas.  The Queen Anne's , which I did and the Viking ship Iron Star that I am about to start soon.  They are fun little models to put together though  lol. Looking forward to seeing  more progress.    

The First Mate hopes you make a video,  I think she just wants to shame me again about how I  put it in the bottle. Lol.

 Those sails are great,  and I agree with you about Gary's  work been to his page many times.  You never cease to amaze my freind, looking forward to seeing Ragnar!!!!!!! Lol 😆 🤣    

That was yesterday  today I took it out of the box went to work.

Not sure if I got the scale is  right, can't find it on the box. 

 After the deck go's on  it was the sails.10 minutes and the first two mast had sails on. Then I added all the sails. Moving along to the side balconies  then the rear of the ship. Then all the lanterns and I found these little  Birch  Bark cut off I had laying around A couple coats of shellac  done. 

 It was quick , easy and fun. Not going to put it in the gallery  though  lol.

 But I am going to give this one to my daughter in-law for her birthday.  And the Viking Iron star to my oldest son , which will have a different base.

  Ok this one is Finish  lol on to the next  🤣 😂 

Hello, I got this model for Christmas, stocking stuffer.  Actually I  got two this one and a Viking  Iron star 1:100 scale but I think it's smaller lol.

 No glue, just needle nose pliers and side cutter. Which I thought would be different  no glue , deadeyes , sails or BOTTLE LOL.

 You get two sheets of metal to take the peices off. After studying the plan a bit , it looked like  I just had to follow along number by number..It shows   you were to twist it on and were to fold the little tabs at a 90  degree angle.

 So away I go. First  this is not a metal model it's tin foil lol. And did I mention tiny. Lol.

After five pieces the deck and rigging were done . I used a paper towel tube to form the hull and snaped it on and called it a night. So I will finish  tomorrow  .

  This is a fun one lol 

14 minutes ago, Knocklouder said:

I could but its finished lol

 

Sorry Robert did not mean to Hijack your thread.

40 minutes ago, Glen McGuire said:

Are you going to do a log for your Queen Anne's Revenge?

I could but its finished lol

Nice job , I started The Queen Anne's Revange  by piece cool yesterday  just have 6 sails left to put on. So I did a search for metal ship to see if we make a logs for it  and yours pop up. You can thank @Glen McGuire for getting me hooked on small things  lol

Anyway nice model talk soon 

  Bob M.

Lapinas, hello was just thinking, I wonder if you ever finished your  sails. So glad you got your sails.  All that care and attention to details is going to pay off big time . I like my Santa Maria, but yours is nicer great job, looking forward to the finish line.

  Will you be building the other two ships,La Nina and the Pinta ???   

5 hours ago, GrandpaPhil said:

Well done!  Congratulations!

Thanks you guys

This is some amazing work,  Rob. I will be following along it's  going to be fantastic to see when done   0

Agent of Shield, Bond-Weld- Bond 0014, because you are twice as good as 007 lol, very nice looking water, I can all most see the Kraken drinking the ship,   

5 minutes ago, Ryland Craze said:

Congratulations.  What a fantastic build.

Thank you so much.

Thanks everyone,  for the three logs I followed  thank you . For all the likes and comments  thank you.  

 Now if you ever want to build one go ahead they are insanely  fun frustrating and when done it will be a nice gift.

  Now that's it is done  it is hard to say good bye lol . 😆  Really glad it's done. Would I do .. another .. I put it to you this way,  when I finish all my models that I have I think about it lol. 😏. 

 So now it's  done for me. Was going to mark it as finished  had to go back an learn how 🤔  when I got hear it was there 😆 🤣 😂  Thanks  @ccoyle.

   @Glen McGuire, @gjdale, @Glen McGuire, @Landlubber Mike thank you.  I APPRECIATE IT.  I looked at your logs for hour and hour's . Basically that's how I pulled  this off thanks it was fun. To any I missed  thank you. NOW back to the Mayflower  😆 😆 

Wow that's lookin good Brian, I would blacking them my self, but it's your choice, I would agree to anything today lol , got my bottle  done 

 Ok , Did you guys hear the scream of joy. Yes the Hannah is in the bottle. I made a little video  of putting it in, you can hear things bending to the point of breaking. When it finally slipped in, you can hear a big sigh of relief.  I glued it in places , let it dry good then the fun began. Started pulling the out the lines all felt good,then snap frist pull line broke. Then the other one broke.

 I could see one sail off and the rear mast was bent badly  😢.  7 hours later  I got it the point where I could live with it . Hannah is going to love her Hannah  can't wait to give her the ship 💗 💓 

  The water was  made by painting the bottom of the bottle with super glue , then  blue, then I scratched the blue and then painted the white.

 Then I scratched some fish lol just made little marks on the bottle, then painted it black to show up good.  Looks like sharks at the back and a couple  of whales on the front.  I LOVE IT!

  So now I have to clean it up ,glue on the bottle...easy fix. Now I needto come up with a stand.