trippwj Posted May 20, 2013 Share #1 Posted May 20, 2013 While in the process of cleaning out our storage bin in preparation for a major move later this summer, i came across a kit that we had bought several years ago when on a visit to Maine. Figured it was time to dust it off and maybe give this one a try when I need a change of pace from the other ones! SkerryAmp 1 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmajor Posted May 20, 2013 Share #2 Posted May 20, 2013 (edited) Wayne, That looks an interesting project. How old would you say the kit is? The artwork on the box has a definite '50s/'60s feel to it though the content looks quite modern. Edited May 20, 2013 by ianmajor trippwj 1 Quote Ian M. Current build: HMS Unicorn (1748) - Corel Kit Advice from my Grandfather to me. The only people who don't make mistakes are those who stand back and watch. The trick is not to repeat the error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkerryAmp Posted May 20, 2013 Share #3 Posted May 20, 2013 Wow Wayne, that is very cool. I used to sell that line at the hobby store I managed back in the late 80s/early 90s. Brings back memories! - they were very popular back then. Ian - that one is from 84 (I grabbed the pic he had and looked at the larger version so I cheated ) trippwj and ianmajor 2 Quote -Adam Current Builds Santa Maria - Artesania Latina (1:65) POB MayFlower - Model Shipways (5/32"=1') POB Blue Shadow - Mamoli Revolutionary War Brigantine. (Fict) (1:64) POB (Recommissioned as the Kara June) On The Shelf Waiting so Patiently USRC Ranger - Corel (1:50) POB 18th Century Longboat - Model Shipways (1:4) POF La Nina - Artesania Latina (1:65) POB U.S Brig Syren - Model Shipways (1:64) POB Completed Builds Phantom NY Pilot Boat - Model Shipways (1:96) Solid Hull Decommissioned Builds (Time and conditions were not good to these. They have been cancelled =( ) Willie L Bennett - Model Shipways (1:32) POF USRC Harriet Lane - Model Shipways (1:128) Solid Hull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trippwj Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share #4 Posted May 20, 2013 Wayne, That looks an interesting project. How old would you say the kit is? The artwork on the box has a definite '50s/'60s feel to it though the content looks quite modern. Good afternoon, Ian. I believe we bought it sometime in the 2005 time frame, so could be anywhere from 8 to 30 years old at this point. Skerryamp - that is cool! I had completely forgotten we had this until the Admiral found it in one of boxes that has been stored away for quite some time! ianmajor 1 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anja Posted May 20, 2013 Share #5 Posted May 20, 2013 Hello Wayne, Great! I pulled up a chair for this on. What scale is it? Good luck with this oldie. Take care, Anja Quote Those we loved but lost are no longer where they were, but are always where we are. In the gallery: Albatros 1840 - Constructo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trippwj Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share #6 Posted May 20, 2013 Welcome aboard, Anja. Always a seat for you!!! No scale listed on the box or plans, but based on the length of the Connie (about 200 ft) and the model (3 inches) appears to be about 1:800 scale - but no ratlines on the plans (unless I really want to go crazy!) Anja 1 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augie Posted May 20, 2013 Share #7 Posted May 20, 2013 This is going to be fun. And the tough part is done......they supplied the bottle Quote Augie Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64 Previous Builds : US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988 Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976 Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted June 10, 2013 Share #8 Posted June 10, 2013 Thats a great bottle to start out with. The opening is nice and wide. I did a kit similar to this only it was simply a pirate ship. It was a lot of fun to bbuild and i learned a lot. I look forward to seeing how this one goes. Quote Daniel We're ship in bottle builders, it's an occupational hazard. www.siemensbottlingco.blogspot.com http://www.bottledshipbuilder.com Current Builds: Bermuda Sloop Wood Krafters Pirate Ship Completed: 20 Gun Frigate Olympic 470 Bermuda Sloop Super Mini Queen Anne's Revenge German Cutter Mercury Santa Maria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runner63 Posted June 10, 2013 Share #9 Posted June 10, 2013 Like Anja I am pulling up a chair and watching and hoping to learn something. runner63 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trippwj Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share #10 Posted June 10, 2013 Thanks, y'all. Ask Sjors for popcorn! I may be able to get a little bit done before we move, but not much. Will be packing the shipyard when I get home next weekend I hope to get a couple of hours of building in before I pack it up. augie 1 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted September 14, 2013 Share #11 Posted September 14, 2013 I built a ship in the bottle kit years ago. I call it my shipwreck in a bottle. Thinking of trying it again. Looking forward to see how your goes! trippwj 1 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted September 14, 2013 Share #12 Posted September 14, 2013 looks like fun.......I'm in......I love older stuff! trippwj 1 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanasis Posted September 14, 2013 Share #13 Posted September 14, 2013 (edited) Hi Wayne. I wish you a nice trip with this project... My two cents. I had never built a ship in bottle kit, so I have no experience about the easiness of a supplied bottle. But having been dealing with ordinary bottles, I would firstly check the clearness and worry less about the diameter of its neck. Looking at the photo, the bottle in front of the manual, I would like to know how much of the text I could read, on a part of it being placed inside the bottle...Then I could figure how much of my work, could be visible. Certainly all the above make no sense, if you want to use the kit as it is, including the old bottle. Thanks Edited September 14, 2013 by Thanasis trippwj 1 Quote https://www.naftotopos.gr/index.php/el/ There are no bad or good model makers. There are only less or more experienced. In gallery Tsernikoperama - Trechandiri Brachera - Bombarda Sabatiera -Tserniki vessel rigged as Penna - NE Aegean Sea Tserniki -Tserniki of Mykonos Island -Tserniki of Mytilene Island -Trechandiri-schooner rigging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trippwj Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share #14 Posted September 16, 2013 I built a ship in the bottle kit years ago. I call it my shipwreck in a bottle. Thinking of trying it again. Looking forward to see how your goes! Welcome aboard, Jesse - with any luck I will be getting off my duff over the next week or so and starting in on this teensie beastie! looks like fun.......I'm in......I love older stuff! I hope you are referring to the kit and not me, Popeye!!! popeye the sailor and augie 2 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trippwj Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share #15 Posted September 16, 2013 Hi Wayne. I wish you a nice trip with this project... My two cents. I had never built a ship in bottle kit, so I have no experience about the easiness of a supplied bottle. But having been dealing with ordinary bottles, I would firstly check the clearness and worry less about the diameter of its neck. Looking at the photo, the bottle in front of the manual, I would like to know how much of the text I could read, on a part of it being placed inside the bottle...Then I could figure how much of my work, could be visible. Certainly all the above make no sense, if you want to use the kit as it is, including the old bottle. Thanks Appreciate any and all advice, Thanasis! I actually located the box where this had been packed and will check out the clearness of the bottle this week - makes sense that that would be the key consideration! Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted September 16, 2013 Share #16 Posted September 16, 2013 not really sure.......how do you look draped in sails? hee.....hee! trippwj 1 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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