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18th Century Longboat by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:100 scale - BOTTLE - using most of Chuck's Practicum


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Ah, what a nice little boat lazily floating on clear shallow water.  Well done.

 

Bob

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Current build:  SS_ Mariefred

 

Completed builds:  US Coast Guard Pequot   Friendship-sloop,  Schooner Lettie-G.-Howard,   Spray,   Grand-Banks-dory

                                                a gaff rigged yawl,  HOGA (YT-146),  Int'l Dragon Class II,   Two Edwardian Launches 

 

In the Gallery:   Catboat,   International-Dragon-Class,   Spray

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Thank you Mark, George, Pat, Druxey, Daniel, Grant and Bob.

 

You are certifiably crazy or a genius, Dan!

 

 

That must be what those guys in white coats knocking at my door want :huh::o:D .

 

Well, here are the final pics - she's all complete. Apart from the accident with the mast the whole build went according to plan, and I am very happy with the result. So is my partner - after all, I built it as a present for her ;):D :

 

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:cheers:  Danny

Cheers, Danny

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Current Build :    Forced Retirement from Modelling due to Health Issues

Build Logs :   Norfolk Sloop  HMS Vulture - (TFFM)  HMS Vulture Cross-section  18 foot Cutter    Concord Stagecoach   18th Century Longboat in a BOTTLE 

CARD Model Build Logs :   Mosel   Sydney Opera House (Schreiber-Bogen)   WWII Mk. IX Spitfire (Halinski)  Rolls Royce Merlin Engine  Cape Byron Lighthouse (HMV)       Stug 40 (Halinski)    Yamaha MT-01   Yamaha YA-1  HMS Hood (Halinski)  Bismarck (GPM)  IJN Amatsukaze 1940 Destroyer (Halinski)   HMVS Cerberus   Mi24D Hind (Halinski)  Bulgar Steam Locomotive - (ModelikTanker and Beer Wagons (Modelik)  Flat Bed Wagon (Modelik)  Peterbuilt Semi Trailer  Fender Guitar  

Restorations for Others :  King of the Mississippi  HMS Victory
Gallery : Norfolk Sloop,   HMAT Supply,   HMS Bounty,   HMS Victory,   Charles W. Morgan,   18' Cutter for HMS Vulture,   HMS Vulture,  HMS Vulture Cross-section,             18th Century Longboat in a Bottle 

Other Previous Builds : Le Mirage, Norske Love, King of the Mississippi

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Hi Danny

Magnificent. I've never had much interest in ships in bottles. Still don't :D but I now have an appreciation of the intricacies and the obvious skill levels involved in the building. I must confess my only interest was "how did they get the mast to stand up?" Now I know! Spectacular work as usual. My only request is please make your next build something "period" or if not something unusual.

Regards,

Russell

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Impressive work (again) mate!

 

cheers

 

Pat

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Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch)

Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350)

Built:          Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64)

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Hi Danny,

 

You've "wowed" me again, as I'm getting accustomed to!! I've watched you build the micro to the major and you pull it off flawlessly every time. Now it's time to really step up and tackle a 1/2 scale HMS Agamemnon. If you start now, you'll be able to sail it over for the next NRG conference.

 

Best,

John

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Wonderful and amazing small model.

Regards Christian

 

Current build: HM Cutter Alert, 1777; HM Sloop Fly, 1776 - 1/36

On the drawing board: English Ship Sloops Fly, 1776, Comet, 1783 and Aetna, 1776; Naval Cutter Alert, 1777

Paused: HMS Triton, 1771 - 1/48

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Your partner's going to love it!

 

 

Thank you George - she does :D .

 

I've never had much interest in ships in bottles. Still don't :D but I now have an appreciation of the intricacies and the obvious skill levels involved in the building. I must confess my only interest was "how did they get the mast to stand up?" Now I know!

 

 

Thanks Russell. Note that I've placed the boat into the bottle BOW FIRST. This is highly unusual in SiB builders, if you take a look at most of them the bow points toward the neck of the bottle. This makes it much easier to raise the masts (I won't go into the technicalities of how that's done just now).

 

My only request is please make your next build something "period" or if not something unusual.

 

 

Hmmm ... I thought that 18th Century WAS classed as "Period" :D . My next build will certainly be something "unusual", but it'll have to go into "Shore Leave" as it's "Off Topic" - a Step-ladder in a bottle for my tool-crazy 4-year-old grandson :D.

 

Thanks Pat.

 

Now it's time to really step up and tackle a 1/2 scale HMS Agamemnon. If you start now, you'll be able to sail it over for the next NRG conference.

 

 

Might take me a little bit longer than that John :D .

 

And thank you too Christian.

 

:cheers:  Danny

Cheers, Danny

________________________________________________________________________________
Current Build :    Forced Retirement from Modelling due to Health Issues

Build Logs :   Norfolk Sloop  HMS Vulture - (TFFM)  HMS Vulture Cross-section  18 foot Cutter    Concord Stagecoach   18th Century Longboat in a BOTTLE 

CARD Model Build Logs :   Mosel   Sydney Opera House (Schreiber-Bogen)   WWII Mk. IX Spitfire (Halinski)  Rolls Royce Merlin Engine  Cape Byron Lighthouse (HMV)       Stug 40 (Halinski)    Yamaha MT-01   Yamaha YA-1  HMS Hood (Halinski)  Bismarck (GPM)  IJN Amatsukaze 1940 Destroyer (Halinski)   HMVS Cerberus   Mi24D Hind (Halinski)  Bulgar Steam Locomotive - (ModelikTanker and Beer Wagons (Modelik)  Flat Bed Wagon (Modelik)  Peterbuilt Semi Trailer  Fender Guitar  

Restorations for Others :  King of the Mississippi  HMS Victory
Gallery : Norfolk Sloop,   HMAT Supply,   HMS Bounty,   HMS Victory,   Charles W. Morgan,   18' Cutter for HMS Vulture,   HMS Vulture,  HMS Vulture Cross-section,             18th Century Longboat in a Bottle 

Other Previous Builds : Le Mirage, Norske Love, King of the Mississippi

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Just found this & went through the whole build several times -WOW! This was an amazing build Danny. The fine detail in everything from construction to the painting is incredible! This makes me want to learn more about using plugs (something I've never done) to make small hulls. Very, very nice!

 Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways

 

Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic)

On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood)

 

Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350  (plastic),   Andromede - Dikar (wood),   Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood),   Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic),   Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'),   4 small scratch builds (wood),   Vietnamese fishing boat (wood)   & a Ship in a bottle

 

 

 

 

 

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Hi Danny like Jesse I just went through the entire build. The finesse that you have demonstrated with all the aspects of this remarkable model attest to your skill and craftsmanship,. It is indeed a joy to vicariously build a model like this because I am confident that is the only way for me regarding the ships in Bottles.

 

Again exquisite work and model.

 

Michael 

Current builds  Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8;      Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8;       Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8

Other projects  Pilot Cutter 1:500 ;   Maria, 1:2  Now just a memory    

Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8

Finished projects  A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100  

 

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