Byzantium by qwerty2008 - FINISHED - 1:400 - BOTTLE - mini version of my 1: 20 scale Byzantium

[qwerty2008]

I saw that Michael Mott had built a mini version of his Bristol Pilot Cutter and thought that I would follow his lead and try to build a mini version of my Byzantium. The model was originally supposed to be a ship in a bottle but I didn't like the way it fit in the bottle so I decided to make it be a equivalently 1:20 scale model on display on its larger counterpart.

Starting out.

The shaped hull.

With the bulwarks and the main hatch installed.

With the gunports cut and the rail installed.

Magnified view.

Cannons installed.

Painted.

 

 

 

[captainbob]

Very nice, can hardly wait for the mast and rigging.

 

Bob

[mtaylor]

Looks good Qwerty.   I'll be interested in seeing this one rigged.

[qwerty2008]

I will try to start on the rigging soon but today's payday and the parents are coming up from the old house (which is finally sold) today so I have to get this place clean.

[michael mott]

Qwerty, glad I was able to inspire you. Now that hatch cover looks like a finicky bit of work, how did you make it?

 

Michael

[qwerty2008]

Qwerty, glad I was able to inspire you. Now that hatch cover looks like a finicky bit of work, how did you make it?

 

I used the tip of a needle file to make rows of perforations on a match book cover then I cut a piece out to fit in the hatch opening. I should have marked straight lines on the match book cover first before I made the perforations so they would look better, too late now.

Edited April 19, 2013 by qwerty2008

[qwerty2008]

I have decided to bottle it after all   now that its painted it looks a lot better in the bottle.

I tried to make it more authentic by putting a rat in the hold..... the rat was too big

Edited April 20, 2013 by qwerty2008

[DSiemens]

This is very well done.  I really like the cannons.  I may try that method out.  Good work!    

[qwerty2008]

I made the mast and sails, it still fits in the bottle so that's a good sign. the mast are made from bamboo and the sails are made from some yellowish paper I had laying around. Everything is held together with ca glue. next comes the rigging.

My reply box is broken making it hard to reply emoticons are broken to so I have to type them in manually

[DSiemens]

That looks great!  That's a good snug fit.  I look forward to seeing how you do the rigging.  

[qwerty2008]

your in luck I have finished the rigging and my camera was being really good today. I did change the rigging between the mast after the pics of it setup because the mast would not collapse properly.

    Also I got the reply box working again .

Adding the last fore stay.

Almost there.

Done.

Edited April 23, 2013 by qwerty2008

[qwerty2008]

I put it in the bottle it was really easy to set up the sails. The hardest part was gluing it to the cradle. all thats left is to build a cradle for the bottle, find a cork and make some decorative ropework for the neck of the bottle.

[qwerty2008]

I forgot two pictures, they were hiding in my camera's internal memory.

[DSiemens]

You picked a great bottle.  The clarity is great.  I like the stand too it works well.  

[qwerty2008]

I made the stand from the small boat cradles off my failed USS Constitution.

[slagoon]

Absolutely amazing. That was, I think, the first time I saw a ship in the neck other than for fitting.

[captainbob]

Beautiful, simply beautiful.

 

Bob

[molasses]

Delighted to see another ship bottler on MSW! Nice work. I'll be following this and your other SIB builds. Thanks for posting your build log.

 

I've always found the Baltimore clippers to be very pleasing to my eye and never get bored looking at them.