Bitao Posted May 31, 2021 Share #1 Posted May 31, 2021 It's one of the things I've done in the last 20 years. Inside is a miniature music box made in Japan. Shake the handle, tighten the inner spring and make a wonderful singing sound. In the Internet search of the same picture, I calculated the approximate size of the production. Ian_Grant, popeye the sailor, Blackreed and 23 others 24 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted May 31, 2021 Share #2 Posted May 31, 2021 A beautiful neat little piece, very detailed at that scale. mtaylor, Bitao, Egilman and 4 others 6 1 Quote Current Builds: Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noel_colledge Posted May 31, 2021 Share #3 Posted May 31, 2021 Thank you for sharing this Bitao, it is a wonderful piece Canute, Keith Black, Blackreed and 5 others 7 1 Quote Finished builds are 1/35 Endeavour's Longboat by Artesania Latina 1/36 scratch built Philadelphia Gunboat from the Smithsonian Plans Current build is Scratch build Boudroit's Monograph for La Jacinthe at 1/36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted May 31, 2021 Share #4 Posted May 31, 2021 Wow. Beautiful work and I didn't realize how small "miniature" was until that last photo. Egilman, Old Collingwood, Keith Black and 2 others 5 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithbrad80 Posted May 31, 2021 Share #5 Posted May 31, 2021 (edited) Wow, this to me is incredible. From the selection of wood to shiny brass, even the fact that it really plays a little time when wound up is amazing, what kind of wood did you use? It looks maybe a burl? The veneer you used on the body must be paper thin, I count potentially 5 different wood species? Incredible work as always. Bradley Edited May 31, 2021 by Keithbrad80 Canute, popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 Quote Current Builds: Flying Fish - Model Shipways - 1:96 Future Builds: Young America 1853 - Scratch Build - 1:72 Completed Builds: HMS Racehorse - Mantua - 1:47 (No pictures unfortunately) Providence Whale Boat - Artesania Latina - 1:25 (Also no pictures) Lowell Grand Banks Dory - Model Shipways - 1:24 Shelved Builds: Pride of Baltimore 2 - Model Shipways - 1:64 (Also no pictures) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitao Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share #6 Posted June 1, 2021 4 hours ago, mtaylor said: Wow. Beautiful work and I didn't realize how small "miniature" was until that last photo. I was going to make this model smaller. I just couldn't get a smaller music box, so I doubled the size. . .😂 Canute, Egilman, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitao Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share #7 Posted June 1, 2021 4 hours ago, Keithbrad80 said: Wow, this to me is incredible. From the selection of wood to shiny brass, even the fact that it really plays a little time when wound up is amazing, what kind of wood did you use? It looks maybe a burl? The veneer you used on the body must be paper thin, I count potentially 5 different wood species? Incredible work as always. Bradley I picked four different kinds of wood. Respectively are: Camphor, Red Sandalwood, Burmese Pear, Red Sandalwood Rhinoceros Horn (called in China) . Keithbrad80, Canute, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael mott Posted June 1, 2021 Share #8 Posted June 1, 2021 Thank you for sharing this work, what a delight to find out that it is a music box. Exquisite looking work. Michael Blackreed, Egilman, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 Quote Current builds Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8; Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8; Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8 Other projects Pilot Cutter 1:500 ; Maria, 1:2 Now just a memory Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8 Finished projects A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100 Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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