Koch by IgorSky - FINISHED - 1/1000 - BOTTLE - Russian polar ship

[IgorSky]

I started very small project to digress a little from my other "prolonged" projects.

 

A little history from book "Koch – Russian polar ship: research and reconstruction problems": Koch – unique polar ship of pre Peters time is presented. Created by the Pomors, Koch became the only ship in the world that was adapted to sail in the ice conditions during the Epoch of Great Geographical Discoveries. Due to Koch, Russian manufactures and explorers could begin mastering of the Northern Sea Way, colonise the vast northern area, and found new settlements beyond the polar circle. Nowadays there are only written witnesses about Koch but the exact outlook and ships construction is unknown.

Based on archaeological excavations and scientific research of recent years the reconstruction program of Russian koch and preparation of the historical experiment to sail by the reconstructed ship was proposed. Realisation of this program will let Russian koch to be placed among the unique objects of World heritage such as the balsa raft «Коп-Tiki», reconstructed by Tour Heyerdal, and papyrus boat "Ra".

 

When building the model I use these drawings from the magazine "Modelist Constructor" 1973, №10

 

 

 

By the way, the second reason why I wanted to start this project was this "bottle":

 

 

[IgorSky]

I use the traditional materials: body - light pear, pink pear, bamboo for the mast.

So I am starting with the manufacture of the deck-top part of hull and bottom underwater hull.

This technique I use when the size of the model does not allow to make for deck plating in the traditional way.

 

 

[IgorSky]

The next stage - I am planking the hull.

The technology is simple - to wet, to curve, to dry, to glue, to dry, to trim excess.

The first plank I am glue along the edge of the side-deck

 

 

 

 

[S.Coleman]

I take it treenails are out of the question! A great start. Good luck

[IgorSky]

Thank you S.Coleman!

[IgorSky]

In a similar way I am glueing the rest of the planks to the hull

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[IgorSky]

The next step - mast, rigging and deck elements

[Omega1234]

Hi Igor

 

Nice!!! Another micro marvel coming out from your shipyard.

 

Look forward to following along.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[ioannis]

Nice work igor

[captainbob]

She's coming along nicely.

 

Bob

[cog]

Just in time for this build ... pfff ... you really set a fast pace!!! I realised the dexterity you must have building at this scale ... very impressive!

[IgorSky]

Hi Patrick, ioannis, Bob and Carl!

Thank you for your words of encouragement and thanks all for yours LIKEs!

 

A small yesterday's update here - I have added the pumps and the barrel:

 

 

 

 

 

Best Regards!

Igor.

Edited August 13, 2015 by IgorSky

[Omega1234]

Nice!!!

[IgorSky]

Thank you Patrick!

[cog]

Could you get me an ENLARGEMENT please!!! I wouldn't dare to ask, but do they work ...

[IgorSky]

Thanks Carl!

Ha-ha-ha! I will be think about this )))

[mtaylor]

Wow... it looks to me like your ships just keep get smaller and smaller... and still with lots of details.

[Senior ole salt]

Wow... it looks to me like your ships just keep get smaller and smaller... and still with lots of details.

 

 

 

Yea , soon we'll all need l magnifying glasses to see your work.  Amazing.  

 

Do ya ever have any shortage of material to transform ?  

 

SOS

[dgbot]

It would be interesting how you made those parts. Great work.

David B

[IgorSky]

Thanks Mark, SOS, David and all for yours LIKEs!

 

David, all these parts are very easy to make.

The pump consists of the piece of the syringe needle of 0.6 mm diameter, the piece of wood 0,3x0,3x0,5 mm and the piece of wire diameter 0.15 mm.

Barrel made of bamboo toothpicks and the thin black thread.

 

Best Regards!

Igor.

[IgorSky]

Next small update

[IgorSky]

Hi everyone!

 

Next update - the sail.

 

 

 

 

 

Best Regards!

Igor.

Edited August 17, 2015 by IgorSky

[cog]

I see you got your mini sewing machine out of the drawer ... Looks like a viking ship!!! You're certain it's Russian ...?

[Omega1234]

Hi Igor

 

Always nice and precise work! Love it!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[IgorSky]

Hi Carl and Patrick! Thanks for LIKES!

 

Carl, yes, my trained ants have made the my order as I wanted. ))

You can look more about of this type of ships here:

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D1%87

http://tehno-science.ru/history-2791.html

 

Best Regards!

Igor.

[captainbob]

What a stunning little boat.  You seem to make them smaller all the time.  Is there a contest for who can make the smallest SIB?

 

Bob

[cog]

Hi Carl and Patrick! Thanks for LIKES!

 

Carl, yes, my trained ants have made the my order as I wanted. ))

You can look more about of this type of ships here:

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D1%87

http://tehno-science.ru/history-2791.html

 

Best Regards!

Igor.

 

Any chance to get a translation ... my Russian has been oxidised to nothing

[dgbot]

What kind if line are you using and the source? And what species of wood are you working with?

David B

 

Pp

[IgorSky]

Any chance to get a translation ... my Russian has been oxidised to nothing

Hi Carl,

Please, look at here:

https://translate.google.ru/translate?hl=ru&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fru.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F%D0%9A%D0%BE%D1%87

https://translate.google.ru/translate?hl=ru&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Ftehno-science.ru%2Fhistory-2791.html

 

This is the translations made by the google translator.

 

Best Regards!

Igor.

[IgorSky]

What a stunning little boat.  You seem to make them smaller all the time.  Is there a contest for who can make the smallest SIB?

 Bob

Hi Bob,

This is not the smallest of my models ))

 

Please, look at these galeries of the miniSiBs:

 

 

But my wife does not like too small models of SiB ))