Queen Anne's Revenge with Greek Fire by Glen McGuire - 1/400 - BOTTLE

[Glen McGuire]

There are 2 types of people in the world - those that recommend good movies to watch and those that recommend lousy movies.  @Snug Harbor Johnny and @KennyH78 are definitely the first type.  We watched the "In the Heart of the Sea" last night and thoroughly enjoyed it.  When I saw that Ron Howard was the director, I knew the odds were high that it would be a good movie, and it was.  Thanks for the recommendation!      

[Ian_Grant]

21 minutes ago, Glen McGuire said:

There are 2 types of people in the world - those that recommend good movies to watch and those that recommend lousy movies.  @Snug Harbor Johnny and @KennyH78 are definitely the first type.  We watched the "In the Heart of the Sea" last night and thoroughly enjoyed it.  When I saw that Ron Howard was the director, I knew the odds were high that it would be a good movie, and it was.  Thanks for the recommendation!      

And the third type is those that can't recall the title or who was in it..........

Edited November 1 by Ian_Grant

[Keith Black]

30 minutes ago, Ian_Grant said:

And the third type is those that can't recall the title or who was in it

 Oh how that rings so true these days. 

[Ian_Grant]

But seriously now, I'd like to recommend two excellent older classic movies; "Damn The Defiant"(1962) and "Billy Budd"(1962).

 

The first stars Alec Guinness as a frigate captain having to deal with both the French and his socially connected but insubordinate first lieutenant played by Dirk Bogarde (one of his finest roles).

 

The second stars Peter Ustinov as a captain who presses some seamen, among whom is Terence Stamp in his first role, as Billy, who falls afoul of the sadistic Master At Arms played by Robert Ryan.

 

I had both on VHS (haha) but I believe I only have Damn The Defiant on DVD.  Even my wife liked it. In fact, if the Jays weren't playing tonight I'm now in the mood to have watched it yet again......

Edited November 1 by Ian_Grant

[Keith Black]

42 minutes ago, Ian_Grant said:

if the Jays weren't playing tonight

 Go Jays!

[Ian_Grant]

15 hours ago, Ian_Grant said:

But seriously now, I'd like to recommend two excellent older classic movies; "Damn The Defiant"(1962) and "Billy Budd"(1962).

 

The first stars Alec Guinness as a frigate captain having to deal with both the French and his socially connected but insubordinate first lieutenant played by Dirk Bogarde (one of his finest roles).

 

The second stars Peter Ustinov as a captain who presses some seamen, among whom is Terence Stamp in his first role, as Billy, who falls afoul of the sadistic Master At Arms played by Robert Ryan.

 

I had both on VHS (haha) but I believe I only have Damn The Defiant on DVD.  Even my wife liked it. In fact, if the Jays weren't playing tonight I'm now in the mood to have watched it yet again......

I forgot to mention Gregory Peck's "Hornblower" which does a pretty good job of merging "The Happy Return" and "A Ship of the Line" books.

The only thing I did not like was his exaggerated "Ha-hm"; why couldn't he just clear his throat like a normal human??

[Canute]

This turned out nicely, Glen. The Essex SIB looks like a fun scenario.

[Glen McGuire]

Of course the best part of "In the Heart of the Sea" was the fact that Nickerson was a ship in bottle guy, right?  Although his years of emotional scars seemed to drive him to that devotion.  For me, I think it's working in the opposite direction!  😵‍💫

 

After a couple of lessons in electronics from @Ian_Grant (thank you, Ian!), I figured out my wiring and power supply (8 x AA batteries).  The challenge then became how to incorporate it into an interesting base that would hide everything from view (at least from one side).  After much gnashing of teeth, I decided to try a small wooden serving tray and flip it upside down.  The depth of the tray was just big enough to hide the battery pack.  Here's a shot of the tray after carving a slot for the battery pack.  The tray is right side up in the pic, but upside down for my usage. 

 

 

Next, a small slot for the on/off switch.  I also added the pedestal that the serving tray is attached to.  It's a section of a small cedar tree trunk that I cut down at the ranch (smells really nice!). 

 

 

 

I built a crude compartment for the battery pack to slide into and added a rope wrapping around the edge of the tray.  You can also see the yellow wire disappearing into a hole in the pedestal that leads thru a hole in the tray.

  

 

 

 

And here's what it looks like from the backside.  A bit messy, but hopefully will look better from the opposite viewing side.

 

 

 

 

 

[Knocklouder]

It's only fitting that this Awesome build have an outstanding stand, built by an outstanding individual.  Gobsmacked. 

Bob  M.                  

[tmj]

Very clever idea Glen! I'm late but will be keeping up with future progress for sure. 

[KennyH78]

Glen, the stand you made for the model is gorgeous.  Can't wait to see the completed SIB on the stand.