JesseLee Posted October 10, 2015 Share #1 Posted October 10, 2015 This is a ship in a glass Christmas bulb ornament. I started it last year & had so many problems. The glass bulbs are many so thin they kept breaking on me. I went through 6 bulbs & two years before it worked out. It is already complete. This is being posted after it was done because I didn't know if it would ever work out or not. The glass bulbs & the drawings... mtaylor, Omega1234, UpstateNY and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega1234 Posted October 10, 2015 Share #2 Posted October 10, 2015 Hi Jesse I'm looking forward to seeing how you pulled another great job off. All the best! Patrick Piet, mtaylor, JesseLee and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted October 10, 2015 First thing I did was to make a folding wood disc for a label that will be seen from the bottom. I glued paper to shaped wood pieces so it will fold up & fit through the opening. Omega1234, GLakie, Piet and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted October 10, 2015 First attempt to test fit base in globe neck resulted in the first one breaking at the neck. Ryland Craze, mtaylor, GLakie and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega1234 Posted October 10, 2015 Share #5 Posted October 10, 2015 Hi Jesse Quick question- are the balls made of glass, Perspex or plastic, etc? Just curious. Cheers Patrick Piet, GLakie and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLakie Posted October 10, 2015 Share #6 Posted October 10, 2015 Ship in a Christmas Tree ornament. That's gotta be one for the record-books Jesse. Never seen that done before. I'll be interested to see how it all works out as well. Cheers Omega1234, mtaylor and Piet 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted October 10, 2015 Thanks Patrick & George! Patrick, they are glass & blown way too thin as I was to find out over the last 2 years! Ryland Craze, GLakie, Omega1234 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega1234 Posted October 11, 2015 Share #8 Posted October 11, 2015 Hi Jesse Yikes! Thin glass must be an OHS nightmare for you. Gloves must be close at hand for you, I'm sure. Good luck! Cheers Patrick dgbot, GLakie, Piet and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted October 11, 2015 Share #9 Posted October 11, 2015 Ornaments by nature are thin glass due the weight. To heavy an ornament and the branch sags. This is going to be impressive and amazing to watch.. I'm curious about you did it, Jesse. Omega1234, GLakie and Piet 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share #10 Posted October 12, 2015 Thanks Mark. I penciled the back of the drawing so it would transfer to the wood like carbon paper GLakie, dgbot, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share #11 Posted October 12, 2015 Cutting out & shaping the hull... Ryland Craze, mtaylor, dgbot and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted October 12, 2015 Share #12 Posted October 12, 2015 I remember you asking me about this. I'm glad you got it to work out. Piet, mtaylor, GLakie and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted October 12, 2015 Share #13 Posted October 12, 2015 What a nice little project. I have my chair. Bob GLakie, mtaylor, Piet and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted October 12, 2015 Share #14 Posted October 12, 2015 I stumbled upon this ship during my research for the Christmas tree boat I'm building........very interesting steamschooner, Omega1234, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega1234 Posted October 13, 2015 Share #15 Posted October 13, 2015 Hi Jesse I'm keeping a keen eye out for your next update. She's gonna be a little marvel, for sure. Cheers Patrick mtaylor, Piet and GLakie 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted October 13, 2015 Author Share #16 Posted October 13, 2015 Me too Daniel, even though it took 2 years & I went through 6 of the glass globes! Welcome Bob, & thanks Patrick & thanks for all the likes. Thank you for sharing that video Popeye ! I had not seen that. GLakie, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted October 14, 2015 Author Share #17 Posted October 14, 2015 Painted hull, scored & stained the deck, constructed the bowsprit & started on deck housings.... GLakie, Ryland Craze, DocBlake and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryland Craze Posted October 14, 2015 Share #18 Posted October 14, 2015 Jesse, I am really enjoying this build. Keep up the good work. GLakie, Omega1234, JesseLee and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share #19 Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) The hull is somewhere around 2 1/8 " (5 1/2 cm) long without the bowsprit, 9/16 " (14mm) wide & 4/16" (6 mm) thick. Now on the 3rd globe after the 1st two broke. I asked Daniel last year for some advice on how to make a raised sea surface without adding so much weight. He referred me to another SIB builders trick of painting the open space below the sea surface & making a thin disk that would be the sea surface & sit higher in the glass globe. I measured the size I would need by inserting a round paper cut out & trimming it until it fit. Made the wood sea base out of tongue depressor sticks with paper glued on as hinges so it will fold up to fit in the neck & unfold out flat when inside. More pics of the process to follow.... Edited October 18, 2015 by JesseLee GLakie, mtaylor, UpstateNY and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share #20 Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) Constructing the wood sea base.... Edited October 18, 2015 by JesseLee mtaylor, dgbot, Dan Vadas and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share #21 Posted October 20, 2015 Re-did bottom label disc. the 1st one was too oval so I made another one round like it should be. I also added a wood tab on it so I could hold it with locking tweezers making it easier to install & glue in place. Glued it to the bottom. Omega1234, UpstateNY, dgbot and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share #22 Posted October 20, 2015 Painted blue inside glass between bottom label disc & sea base disc Omega1234, mtaylor, Piet and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbot Posted October 20, 2015 Share #23 Posted October 20, 2015 No wonder you went through so many globes. You need the touch of a surgeon to keep from breaking them. I am partial to the Rouse Simmons. Nice miniature by the way. i will be sitting in and watching the show. And thanks Popeye for the video. David B GLakie, mtaylor, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share #24 Posted October 20, 2015 Thanks David mtaylor, Omega1234, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share #25 Posted October 20, 2015 I did some experimenting with this build. Some didn't work out. Wanted to keep things as light as possible. Tried making the sea out of silicone. It shaped great & looked very much like a slightly choppy sea surface. Painted it & it looked very well. It could roll up to be put in the ornament & open back up flat inside for putting down. The problem is nothing will stick to dried silicone. the paint eventually starts peeling & flaking off in spots. It really disappointed me because it had looked so good & it was so light. I hope I can find a way for this to work in the future. It formed the perfect looking wave caps. I had tried not painting it but having the blue paint just underneath it. That didn't look quite right so that's why I tried painting the sicone surface itself. Ryland Craze, Piet, Omega1234 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbot Posted October 20, 2015 Share #26 Posted October 20, 2015 Have you attempted dying it I have seen that done before. David B GLakie, JesseLee, Piet and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpstateNY Posted October 20, 2015 Share #27 Posted October 20, 2015 Hi Jesse, Been enjoying your build...really challenging with such a fragile glass bulb. On the sea...just a thought but would a thin layer of Scuply perhaps work so it isn't too heavy? Comes in many colors and could be painted as well. Could be textured to make some waves and lightly rolled to get it in before opening it out. Some white paint once it is in may allow some white caps as well. Just a thought.....good luck! Cheers, Nigel. JesseLee, Omega1234, dgbot and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share #28 Posted October 20, 2015 Never tried that David. Will have to look into it. Nigel, This is actually already completed. I ended up using Plastalina putty. Piet, GLakie, UpstateNY and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piet Posted October 21, 2015 Share #29 Posted October 21, 2015 Very nice project JesseLee. Looking forward to the how to. I love miniatures. Cheers, Omega1234, mtaylor, JesseLee and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share #30 Posted October 22, 2015 Thanks Piet! Omega1234, GLakie and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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