Glen McGuire Posted June 8, 2022 #1 Posted June 8, 2022 Between SIB (ship in bottle) projects, I decided to try a different SIB project - a skier in bottle. I have a dear friend with a passion for snow skiing and also for Disaronno amaretto. On my last trip to Total Wine looking for ship in bottle bottles, I spotted a tiny glass bottle of Disaronno amaretto near the checkout line and an idea popped into my mind. Could I make a tiny ski scene inside that tiny bottle or has the Texas heat finally fried my brain beyond repair? Hmmmm. I figured it was worth a try. So I bought the little bottle of amaretto, got some mini trees off Amazon, stuck some white clay inside the bottle, made a little skier out of wire/clay, put her on brass skis, and stuffed everything inside. Here's the result. A bit crude, but my friend liked it. It’s the thought that counts, right? Keith Black, Egilman, Old Collingwood and 8 others 9 2 Current builds: BlueJacket Constitution Repair & Build 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; Ghost Ship Jenny-SIB; Banshee II-SIB; Flying Dutchman/Black Pearl-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, Ghost Ship Jenny; Banshee II; Flying Dutchman/Black Pearl
Ian_Grant Posted June 8, 2022 #2 Posted June 8, 2022 (edited) Nice idea! But where is the penguin? 🤫 I too have a passion for Disaronno Amaretto, in hot chocolate, when camping. Edited June 8, 2022 by Ian_Grant Egilman, Canute, Glen McGuire and 5 others 3 5
GrandpaPhil Posted June 8, 2022 #3 Posted June 8, 2022 Very cool! Old Collingwood, Egilman, mtaylor and 4 others 6 1 Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
Glen McGuire Posted June 8, 2022 Author #4 Posted June 8, 2022 33 minutes ago, Ian_Grant said: Nice idea! But where is the penguin? 🤫 Even if you zoom in it's hard to see, but just on the other side of the trees you can see what happened to the penguin. Keith Black, mtaylor, Egilman and 8 others 11 Current builds: BlueJacket Constitution Repair & Build 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; Ghost Ship Jenny-SIB; Banshee II-SIB; Flying Dutchman/Black Pearl-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, Ghost Ship Jenny; Banshee II; Flying Dutchman/Black Pearl
Keith Black Posted June 10, 2022 #5 Posted June 10, 2022 Poor little penguin but guess what, that skier's next! Cool project, Glen. Canute, Egilman, Old Collingwood and 2 others 2 3 Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
Glen McGuire Posted June 11, 2022 Author #6 Posted June 11, 2022 On 6/8/2022 at 10:03 AM, Ian_Grant said: I too have a passion for Disaronno Amaretto, in hot chocolate, when camping. That sounds really good, Ian! Gonna have to try that out when camping season gets here in 6 months. Old Collingwood, Keith Black, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Current builds: BlueJacket Constitution Repair & Build 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; Ghost Ship Jenny-SIB; Banshee II-SIB; Flying Dutchman/Black Pearl-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, Ghost Ship Jenny; Banshee II; Flying Dutchman/Black Pearl
Ian_Grant Posted June 12, 2022 #7 Posted June 12, 2022 Makes hot chocolate the best ever! 👍 Canute, Glen McGuire, Keith Black and 2 others 5
gjdale Posted June 12, 2022 #8 Posted June 12, 2022 What a lovely thing to do for your friend - I’m sure it will be a prized possession. Canute, mtaylor, Keith Black and 5 others 7 1 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
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