Yacht J-class by IgorSky - BOTTLE - Scale 1/300 Finished

[IgorSky]

Then I remembered that I still wanted to place several winches on the deck and to put at the deck several the small winding running rigging. So I had to quickly to make the winches. I used to do that a thin rod of brass, drill and needle files purchased during vacation. Yes, a good tool ... it's just a song! The base of the winches - rings of brass wire, ground off on both sides with sandpaper.

 

 

 

[IgorSky]

Then I installed and secured the steering wheel, binnacle and the winch. And several views of the deck before placing the upper part of the body into the bottle .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[IgorSky]

To clean the inside surfaces of the bottle, I quickly made "scraper" and "mop"

[IgorSky]

Now all are ready to place the above-water part of the hull in the bottle. I put it in a bottle. Then planted it on the studs, protruding from the lower part of the hull, put a little the glue in places connection of both parts and pressed. Then I unraveled part of the rigging, coming out of the throat of the bottle, and gave the thread ends on the outside of the bottle, so that they are not confused.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[cog]

glad I'm not required to do this, Igor. Another masterful class ...

[Omega1234]

Nice and intricate work, Igor!

[IgorSky]

Thank you Carl and Patrick!

[IgorSky]

Well, that's ... I went to the most interesting and dreary part of the whole construction - installation of mast and tension of the rigging inside the bottle. 

The boom is made movable, so I picked the mast with sails in a compact package and put it all into the neck of the bottle. Then I put the mast in a hole in deck. As a result, I got a not fixed mast and a bunch of threads coming out of the throat of the bottle.

 

 

 

 

 

[IgorSky]

Next to me was necessary to sort out the threads, temporarily fasten the ends on the outside of the bottle with tape, and, slowly, begin their stretching, fixing, and cutting excess.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[IgorSky]

Well, I finally fixed and cut the last thread. I can relax and take a photo of the model with her spars and rigging through the bottle wall. Now, I still have time to clean the inside of the bottle, finalize the design of the cork, and other things associated with the blockage of the bottle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[cog]

Another marvelous build Igor. You are a very accomplished SOB builder

[michael mott]

Igor you are amazing! I would have been happy to have made the yacht as beautifully as you did. but then you had to go and fit it into a lovely bottle, I just sit and shake my head,...

 

Michael

[IgorSky]

Another marvelous build Igor. You are a very accomplished SOB builder

Many thanks for your compliments, Carl! But, of course, I'm just learning

 

Igor you are amazing! I would have been happy to have made the yacht as beautifully as you did. but then you had to go and fit it into a lovely bottle, I just sit and shake my head,...

 Michael

Oh, thank you very much, Michael!

I have always with admiration watch your build logs, and, of course, I try to learn from you too!

 

With my best regards!

Igor.

[Landlubber Mike]

Wow, amazing work Igor!  You certainly are a master and an inspiration to other ship-in-bottle builders.  Thank you for sharing your techniques!

 

Can I ask about the wave caps?  When you first put the acrylic gel on the sea, it looked very white but in the final image, it looks like the wave cap color mellowed very nicely.  Did you have to do anything to achieve that?  Or did the acrylic gel become clear on its own?

Edited October 25, 2016 by Landlubber Mike

[captainbob]

From such chaos, such beauty emerges. I don't know how you keep it all straight with all those threads.

 

Bob

[cog]

 

Many thanks for your compliments, Carl! But, of course, I'm just learning

 

Try teaching instead of learning

[IgorSky]

From such chaos, such beauty emerges. I don't know how you keep it all straight with all those threads.

 

Bob

Hi Bob!

At this time I am prepared more carefully the algorithm of building model in a bottle and drew the scheme for it. 

And I remember the main rule - do not rush! In the words of one of the ancient Chinese sages:to hurry - it is to do slow motions without stopping.

But as I said earlier, I felt horror, when I was looking at the slipway with the upper part of the hull and was seeing is this large number of yarns.

 

[IgorSky]

Wow, amazing work Igor!  You certainly are a master and an inspiration to other ship-in-bottle builders.  Thank you for sharing your techniques!

 

Can I ask about the wave caps?  When you first put the acrylic gel on the sea, it looked very white but in the final image, it looks like the wave cap color mellowed very nicely.  Did you have to do anything to achieve that?  Or did the acrylic gel become clear on its own?

 

Thank you Mike!

Yes, you are right! This gel becomes clean after drying.

[IgorSky]

Try teaching instead of learning

 

Oh, Carl, I think that our communication here is a good way to learn from each other. 

[cog]

Oh, Carl, I think that our communication here is a good way to learn from each other. 

Thanks foer being a mentor !

[mtaylor]

This is beyond amazing, Igor.  So much detail on such a tiny ship.   Marvelous.

[IgorSky]

This is beyond amazing, Igor.  So much detail on such a tiny ship.   Marvelous.

Many thanks, Mark!