AMERICA by IgorSky - FINISHED - scale ̴ 1/800 - BOTTLE

[IgorSky]

Final installation of some deck elements

 

 

 

 

[IgorSky]

Two tests ))

 

 

[IgorSky]

The stand

 

 

[IgorSky]

Now it's time to pour a little of sea in a bottle ))

 

 

[cog]

First you go on a holiday ... probablay much deserved ... and keep us waiting for the grand finale ... and now you stop after having pored some sea water in a bottle ...

 

Looking fantastic Igor, nice to have you back!!!

 

Cheers

[Omega1234]

Woohoo Igor

 

Great to see you back. I still can't get over how tiny she is, not to mention how much detail you've put into her.

 

Lovely stuff!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Edited March 17, 2016 by Omega1234

[IgorSky]

Many thanks Carl!

Yes, I have to make a small pause for drying of sea ))

I hope continue tomorrow.

And now I am cutting the stand for of my other model )

 

Best Regards!

Igor.

[IgorSky]

Thank you Patrick!

It is not too small - its length is more than 40 mm ))

Again my best wishes!

Igor.

[Omega1234]

Hi Igor

 

Four centimetres in length! Well, in actual fact, my Mystic motor yacht is 5 cms in length; a mere giant in comparison. I tell ya, it takes some serious skills to do what you're doing.

 

Nicely done!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

Edited March 17, 2016 by Omega1234

[IgorSky]

Thank you Patrick! )

[Landlubber Mike]

Igor, amazing work as always.  So inspirational!

 

Can I ask a couple of questions?  Are you hinging the masts or leaving them free?  Also, how are you constructing your deadeyes?  I'm almost finished with the hull on my current SIB build, but have been struggling with how to approach the standing rigging on my ship.

 

Thanks in advance!

[IgorSky]

Hi Mike!

Thank you for your feedback!!

Now I will try to answer your questions (if my English will allow me it to do well enough )

 

I'm going to use 2 ways for install the masts.

Foremast equipped with standing rigging, but its lower end is not fixed to the deck. There is a small recess in the deck for the mast's lower end.

Then I'll just push the lower end of the mast and the mast is deepening as I need to get up.

Please, look at this picture

 

Are these small parts the deadeyes? (see photo, please)

[Landlubber Mike]

Igor, thanks very much for the pictures.  

 

I had a feeling you were using the mast recess.  Your drawing is really helpful to envision how the mast can lay flat on the deck and not be constrained by the standing rigging.  I'm also building a schooner, and am thinking about how to fold the masts down.  I wanted to avoid the look of using a hinge.  Also, the masts are so tall on my ship that I will have a hard time getting the ship in my bottle - the bottle is an upright bottle, and the overall length of the ship if I folded the masts towards the stern would be too long to turn the ship in the bottle (if that makes sense).

 

One more question if you do not mind - do you ever fold the masts forward towards the bow?  Or do you always fold them back towards the stern?

 

For the deadeyes, yes, those are the items I was referring to.  They look really nice, and structurally strong to keep the standing rigging taut.

 

Thanks so much!  Sorry for asking questions on your build log, I should start my own

Edited March 17, 2016 by Landlubber Mike

[IgorSky]

OK Mike! I am glad that this information can help you.

I will try to give other answers tomorrow. I'm going to talk about the second method, too.

 

Best REgards!

Igor.

[mtaylor]

Lovely work, Igor.  It should look great in the bottle you have selected.

[Piet]

Fantastic looking model Igor and looking very handsome inside the bottle.

What did you use for the water?

 

Cheers,

[DSiemens]

Well done Igor. She looks great. I like what you've done with the split hull method.

[IgorSky]

Many thanks Mark, Piet, Daniel and to all who LIKE this little project!

 

Piet, I use an epoxy resin with the addition of a color pigment for the production of sea bases in all of my projects. In addition, I use white acrylic paint to simulate foam and transparent acrylic gel to simulate waves.

 

 

 

 

 

The whole process of making the sea looks so: epoxy - a little white paint - gel - a little white paint - a little gel.

 

This morning I put the first portion of the gel, and now it dries.

[IgorSky]

I had a feeling you were using the mast recess.  Your drawing is really helpful to envision how the mast can lay flat on the deck and not be constrained by the standing rigging.  I'm also building a schooner, and am thinking about how to fold the masts down.  I wanted to avoid the look of using a hinge.  Also, the masts are so tall on my ship that I will have a hard time getting the ship in my bottle - the bottle is an upright bottle, and the overall length of the ship if I folded the masts towards the stern would be too long to turn the ship in the bottle (if that makes sense).

One more question if you do not mind - do you ever fold the masts forward towards the bow?  Or do you always fold them back towards the stern?

For the deadeyes, yes, those are the items I was referring to.  They look really nice, and structurally strong to keep the standing rigging taut.

Hi Mike!

So I am ready to continue))

Deadeyes... In this case, I used the photo-etched parts.

 

 

But this is only one of the possible options. It is always possible to come up with something else, depending on need.

For example, in this case I made them from a wire of 0.15 mm diameter -

 

 

do you ever fold the masts forward towards the bow?  Or do you always fold them back towards the stern?

I think that it does not really matter. I stack the mast, depending on the circumstances. In this case, this option has been easier.

 

Mainmast... In this case, I'm going to use another method. The deck has an opening for the mast. The mast will be placed in the bottle separately from the yacht.

 

 

 

I want to test this method for my other project.

 

I am ready to answer other questions, if it will be necessary for you.

 

Best Regards!

Igor.

[Cuda1949]

Great Build looking forward to seeing it in the bottle.

 

Al

[IgorSky]

Great Build looking forward to seeing it in the bottle.

 

Al

Thank you Al!

I hope that soon. Now I'm waiting when the waves of the sea will dry. )

[IgorSky]

So ... this moment has come. ))
I have installed and glued in place upper part of the hull, I set the foremast, but now remains the most difficult part - I have to install the main-mast and pull all the rigging )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Omega1234]

Hi Igor

 

She's worthy of winning a gold medal because she's looking great in the bottle. It won't be long before you'll finish the rigging and close the lid.

 

A job well done, I say!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[cog]

Just a few more careful pulls or tuggs ... the suspense is killing me, my friend ...

 

Cheers

[IgorSky]

Many thanks Patrick, Carl and all who LIKE this project! )
Since yesterday evening I have not moved on ... There are some problems with the rigging of the mainmast. And I try to solve them))

 

 

[Omega1234]

Hi Igor

 

Good luck solving the problems.

 

I'm looking forward to seeing your next updates.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[cog]

The only rigging problem I currently see is the rigging taped to the outside of the bottle ... I'm certain you'll figure the problem out and solve it in the wink of an eye !!!

 

Cheers

[Piet]

Thanks for the water info Igor, I kinda figured so because of the way it looks.  Model looks fantastic in the bottle my friend and hope you can fix the rigging without too much trouble.

 

Cheers,

[IgorSky]

Many thanks to ALL for your comments and LIKES!

Today this project was completed )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Regards!
Igor.

[Landlubber Mike]

Wow, amazing work Igor!  Very impressive, as is your collection of ships in bottles.  Congratulations on a fantastic model!