Adventure Galley by Glen McGuire – FINISHED – 1/400 - BOTTLE

[Glen McGuire]

Back to the display to finish this whole thing up.  First up was adding a layer of sand around the chest to make it look like it had been recently unearthed.  Going into this project, I had no idea what I was going to do for the sand.  A few weeks ago, a friend of mine bought some Mod Podge for a small project.  She barely used any of the bottle and asked me if I might need it for my SIB work.  I had never even heard of the stuff, so I told her that I’d look around the MSW website to see if any other modelers used it.  

Sure enough, it looks like a fairly popular product.  Then I found one build log where the light bulb went on and bells started dinging.  @turangi, For his Emma C Berry – Model Shipways build, used Mod Podge to make a gravel base for the display.  He had really cool concept where he showed the ship in drydock having repairs made to the hull (see 1st pic below from his build log).  His gravel base looked like what I had in mind for the sand around my treasure chest.

So I decided to follow Turangi’s lead and see if the Mod Podge would work for my display.  I mixed up a glop of sand and Podge, dabbed it around the treasure chest, worked it to the edges, and then mashed it around a bit to create an uneven surface.  Then I sprinkled a layer of dry sand over the whole thing to give it a realistic texture.  I let the whole thing dry overnight and then dusted off the loose sand.
It came out pretty much like I had originally envisioned.  So a big THANK YOU to Turangi for an excellent build log and showing me a great use for Mod Podge!
 

[Glen McGuire]

The adventure with the Adventure Galley comes to an end!  I mounted the bottle inside the chest, surrounded it with pirate bling, and called it a wrap.  For comparison, the first pic below is the original concept for this project roughed out in powerpoint.  Despite the countless bumbles along the way, I'm pretty happy with how things turned out. 

 

Time to yo-ho-ho with a bottle of rum!

[Knocklouder]

Amazing detail as always, I just had to say  something    

[Keith Black]

 Fantastic work/presentation, Glen. I think this one is the pick of the litter. 

[Dave_E]

Now that is cool! Really impressive Glen. 👍😀

[Ian_Grant]

Fantastic display Glen! She looks great! Just worried about that stick holding the lid open....😉

[Glen McGuire]

4 hours ago, Knocklouder said:

Amazing detail as always, I just had to say  something    

Thank you, Knocklouder!  And dang, I wish I'd thought of using the toasting pirates emoji!!

 

3 hours ago, Keith Black said:

 Fantastic work/presentation, Glen. I think this one is the pick of the litter. 

Thank you, Keith!  I appreciate your insight and good sense of humor along the way.  You always keep me in good spirits!

 

3 hours ago, Dave_E said:

Now that is cool! Really impressive Glen. 👍😀

Thank you, Dave.  I really appreciate you following this build!

 

3 hours ago, Ian_Grant said:

Fantastic display Glen! She looks great! Just worried about that stick holding the lid open....😉

Thank you, Ian!  I thought about having a little pirate with a peg leg holding the lid open.  But I figured if I can't even carve a simple penguin, no way could I do a pirate!  

[mtaylor]

Wow... that is an impressive model and display.   Looks perfect. And yes... a toast or several is in order.!!!!  

[Glen McGuire]

2 hours ago, mtaylor said:

Wow... that is an impressive model and display.   Looks perfect. And yes... a toast or several is in order.!!!!  

Thank you, Mark!

[gjdale]

Absolutely wonderful Glen! From design concept through execution to final display - just a masterful piece of work.  You can be justifiably proud of a job well done. Time to splice the main brace. 

 

Just one question - where are your buccaneers? Oh that’s right, under your buckin’ hat! 🤣🤣🤣

Edited December 18, 2022 by gjdale

[Glen McGuire]

Thank you for the kind words and the pirate toast, Grant! 

 

But this...

4 hours ago, gjdale said:

where are your buccaneers? Oh that’s right, under your buckin’ hat! 🤣🤣🤣

OMG!  I just did another forehead slap.  😃🙄

[Snug Harbor Johnny]

  Buccaneer = expensive corn?

[Landlubber Mike]

Glen, another creative, fantastic build!  Really great job, love the SiB and display!

[Glen McGuire]

2 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Glen, another creative, fantastic build!  Really great job, love the SiB and display!

Thank you, Mike!!

[GrandpaPhil]

Glen,

Incredible work!