Glen McGuire Posted September 3, 2021 Author Share #31 Posted September 3, 2021 Thanks, Keith! Thanks, Grant! I like the way you keep score! gjdale and Keith Black 2 Quote Current build: Ghost Ship Jenny - SIB Gallery: Mamoli CSS Alabama; Amati Hannah-SIB; Charles W Morgan-SIB; Aurora-SIB; Independence-SIB; Zheng He Treasure Fleet-SIB; Adventure Galley-SIB; Oseberg/Kraken-SIB; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw-SIB, Wa'a Kualua-SIB Completed build logs: Alabama; Hannah; Morgan; Aurora; Independence; Zheng He Treasure Fleet; Captain Kidd's Adventure Galley; Oseberg/Kraken; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw, Wa'a Kualua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted September 3, 2021 Share #32 Posted September 3, 2021 (edited) Nicely done! Looks really great! Good tip on using a practice bottle. Very smart! Looks like you just fit in the main mast. Mine was a touch tight but yours looks great. Edited September 3, 2021 by Landlubber Mike Keith Black 1 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen McGuire Posted September 4, 2021 Author Share #33 Posted September 4, 2021 @Landlubber Mike Thanks, Mike! Your comment about the main mast just made me realize I got VERY lucky with it not banging into the inside top of the bottle. My original plan had the ship sitting lower in the water leaving plenty of room for the mast height. However, when I had to go to plan B and glue the ship to a base on top of the water, I knew the ship would sit higher and the mast might be too tall when I raised it. So I planned on snipping off a couple of mm from the top of the mast to make sure it fit. Then I went on vacation. When I got back and resumed work on the project, I got so excited about trying to get the ship back in the bottle, I completely forgot about snipping off the top of the mast! Since it ended up fitting okay, I didn't even think about it till I read your comment just now. So I just went back and looked at it. And wow! It BARELY fits! It's hard to tell exactly when you are looking thru the glass, but I bet there's no more than a mm of clearance if that much. I definitely dodged a bullet there! Keith Black and Landlubber Mike 1 1 Quote Current build: Ghost Ship Jenny - SIB Gallery: Mamoli CSS Alabama; Amati Hannah-SIB; Charles W Morgan-SIB; Aurora-SIB; Independence-SIB; Zheng He Treasure Fleet-SIB; Adventure Galley-SIB; Oseberg/Kraken-SIB; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw-SIB, Wa'a Kualua-SIB Completed build logs: Alabama; Hannah; Morgan; Aurora; Independence; Zheng He Treasure Fleet; Captain Kidd's Adventure Galley; Oseberg/Kraken; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw, Wa'a Kualua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen McGuire Posted September 7, 2021 Author Share #34 Posted September 7, 2021 Home stretch on this project. For the base, I'm using a 4" x 9" x 3/4" piece of oak. I bevel cut the leading edge for the nameplate which is on order. My idea for the base was to incorporate some elements of model ship building into the presentation. So I took some leftover planking timbers from the Mamoli Alabama build and laid them out like deck planks. I carved a couple of small cradles for the bottle to rest on. Then I made a couple of bollards for the end. Finally, I made some belay pins/stands to rope the whole thing down. gjdale, GrandpaPhil, Landlubber Mike and 1 other 4 Quote Current build: Ghost Ship Jenny - SIB Gallery: Mamoli CSS Alabama; Amati Hannah-SIB; Charles W Morgan-SIB; Aurora-SIB; Independence-SIB; Zheng He Treasure Fleet-SIB; Adventure Galley-SIB; Oseberg/Kraken-SIB; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw-SIB, Wa'a Kualua-SIB Completed build logs: Alabama; Hannah; Morgan; Aurora; Independence; Zheng He Treasure Fleet; Captain Kidd's Adventure Galley; Oseberg/Kraken; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw, Wa'a Kualua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen McGuire Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share #35 Posted September 10, 2021 Done! Here's the final product. I started this effort on 17 July, so about 2 months from beginning to end. Doing the Mamoli Alabama first, and all the lessons learned with that initial build, proved to be a big help with this one. Probably not the same in reverse! This was a lot of fun. I will likely try another. Maybe a scratch build (scary thought)? Thank you for all the help, suggestions, and encouragement along the way! Keith Black, dvm27, Ras Ambrioso and 4 others 7 Quote Current build: Ghost Ship Jenny - SIB Gallery: Mamoli CSS Alabama; Amati Hannah-SIB; Charles W Morgan-SIB; Aurora-SIB; Independence-SIB; Zheng He Treasure Fleet-SIB; Adventure Galley-SIB; Oseberg/Kraken-SIB; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw-SIB, Wa'a Kualua-SIB Completed build logs: Alabama; Hannah; Morgan; Aurora; Independence; Zheng He Treasure Fleet; Captain Kidd's Adventure Galley; Oseberg/Kraken; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw, Wa'a Kualua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted September 10, 2021 Share #36 Posted September 10, 2021 That came out fantastic! Love the overall presentation, nice job Glen! Keith Black 1 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen McGuire Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share #37 Posted September 10, 2021 Thanks, Mike! Your build log was a HUGE help. Plus, I can't thank you enough for your thoughtful answers to my questions. You get half the credit for this! Landlubber Mike 1 Quote Current build: Ghost Ship Jenny - SIB Gallery: Mamoli CSS Alabama; Amati Hannah-SIB; Charles W Morgan-SIB; Aurora-SIB; Independence-SIB; Zheng He Treasure Fleet-SIB; Adventure Galley-SIB; Oseberg/Kraken-SIB; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw-SIB, Wa'a Kualua-SIB Completed build logs: Alabama; Hannah; Morgan; Aurora; Independence; Zheng He Treasure Fleet; Captain Kidd's Adventure Galley; Oseberg/Kraken; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw, Wa'a Kualua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjdale Posted September 10, 2021 Share #38 Posted September 10, 2021 That looks fabulous Glen. Congratulations and well done! Keith Black 1 Quote Grant ____________________________________________________ Current builds: African Queen - Radio Control / Live Steam Previous builds: The Shipyard at Foss' Landing (Diorama), Hannah - Ship in a Bottle, NRG Capstan Project, 1869 Allerton Steam Pumper, Medway Longboat , Alfa Romeo Spider Gran Touring (Pocher) , Da Vinci Flying Machine, 1949 Chris Craft 19' Racing Runabout - Dumas - Radio, Bomb Vessel Granado, 1742 - Cross Section - Scratchbuild, HMS Victory (Mamoli 1:90), Cutty Sark, Armed Pinnace, Bounty, Santa Maria At another place: Stephenson's Rocket (OcCre 1:24) (click the title to follow the link) In the Gallery: Lancia Armata 1803, Bomb Vessel Granada, 1742 Cross Section, 1949 Chris Craft 19' Racing Runabout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen McGuire Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share #39 Posted September 10, 2021 Thanks, Grant! Quote Current build: Ghost Ship Jenny - SIB Gallery: Mamoli CSS Alabama; Amati Hannah-SIB; Charles W Morgan-SIB; Aurora-SIB; Independence-SIB; Zheng He Treasure Fleet-SIB; Adventure Galley-SIB; Oseberg/Kraken-SIB; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw-SIB, Wa'a Kualua-SIB Completed build logs: Alabama; Hannah; Morgan; Aurora; Independence; Zheng He Treasure Fleet; Captain Kidd's Adventure Galley; Oseberg/Kraken; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw, Wa'a Kualua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted September 10, 2021 Share #40 Posted September 10, 2021 4 hours ago, Glen McGuire said: Thanks, Mike! Your build log was a HUGE help. Plus, I can't thank you enough for your thoughtful answers to my questions. You get half the credit for this! No way, that was all you and your skills. I'm just happy to have been along for the ride to follow your build. Keith Black 1 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted September 11, 2021 Share #41 Posted September 11, 2021 Congratulations! Well done! Keith Black and Glen McGuire 2 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ras Ambrioso Posted September 11, 2021 Share #42 Posted September 11, 2021 Just by chance I found your build. All I have to say is its amazing. A beautiful piece of work and a clear explanation of the process and its occasional personal responses to the problems in the way. Years ago I bought a kit to make one of these models on a bottle. But never had the courage to do it and the kit was lost in one of my many moves. This is what I love about tis forum. It has awakened my interest in this amazing hobby: kit builds, scratch build, ships in a bottle, etc. etc. etc. Keith Black 1 Quote Ras Current builds: Stern Paddle Wheeler ZULU-1916-1/48 scale Previous builds: Freccia Celeste-1927 350cc racing motorcycle-1:9 scale-Protar kit Boeing B17F- 1/72 scale- Hasegawa kit HMS Mimi-scale 1/24-Fast Motor Launch Amapá 1907-1/64 scale-Brazilian Customs Cruiser Scottish Motor Fifie. 1/32 scale. Amati kit Patricia. Steam powered R/C launch. 1/12 scale. Krick Kit African Queen. Steam powered R/C launch. 1/24 scale. Billings ki Emma C. Berry. Sailing fishing smack. 1/32 scale. Model Shipways kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen McGuire Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share #43 Posted September 12, 2021 @GrandpaPhil Thank you! And thanks for following along! GrandpaPhil 1 Quote Current build: Ghost Ship Jenny - SIB Gallery: Mamoli CSS Alabama; Amati Hannah-SIB; Charles W Morgan-SIB; Aurora-SIB; Independence-SIB; Zheng He Treasure Fleet-SIB; Adventure Galley-SIB; Oseberg/Kraken-SIB; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw-SIB, Wa'a Kualua-SIB Completed build logs: Alabama; Hannah; Morgan; Aurora; Independence; Zheng He Treasure Fleet; Captain Kidd's Adventure Galley; Oseberg/Kraken; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw, Wa'a Kualua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen McGuire Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share #44 Posted September 12, 2021 @Ras Ambrioso Ras, thank you for the kind words! I could not agree more with what you said about this forum. I have learned so much from so many amazing craftsmen in the short time I've been a member here. Plus the encouragement from everyone really helps you get thru the inevitable, difficult moments of the build. Keith Black, GrandpaPhil and Knocklouder 2 1 Quote Current build: Ghost Ship Jenny - SIB Gallery: Mamoli CSS Alabama; Amati Hannah-SIB; Charles W Morgan-SIB; Aurora-SIB; Independence-SIB; Zheng He Treasure Fleet-SIB; Adventure Galley-SIB; Oseberg/Kraken-SIB; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw-SIB, Wa'a Kualua-SIB Completed build logs: Alabama; Hannah; Morgan; Aurora; Independence; Zheng He Treasure Fleet; Captain Kidd's Adventure Galley; Oseberg/Kraken; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw, Wa'a Kualua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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