Queen Anne's Revenge with Greek Fire by Glen McGuire - FINISHED - 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.

[Canute]

Quite the stand, Glen. Nicely done. 👍

[Glen McGuire]

I got all the wires soldered together and the connectors connected to the switch.  The last step was mounting the bottle on the base.  The bottle is flask-shaped, but the sides are curved so it does not lie on it's side with any stability.  Also, it's got kind of a female body shape with a gentle waistline in the middle.  After more hand-wringing, I decided to mount the bottle on a "black sand beach".  The thought was that I could push the bottle slightly into the sand and it would conform and adhere to the side of the bottle providing stability to the mount. 

 

For my black sand beach, I used a mixture of aquarium sand and Mod Podge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

After a day, the Mod Podge dried clear and provided a solid adhesion to the bottle and the base,  I also made a nameplate and attached to the front which you can see in the final pics below.  But before I post those final pics, I want to give a sincere thank you to everyone that participated in the fun expedition.  Whether you read every post of just popped in on occasion, I greatly appreciate you being part of the journey from idea to completed project.  So a huge THANK YOU to @Keith Black, @Ian_Grant, @Coyote_6, @Snug Harbor Johnny, @Knocklouder, @Javelin, @KennyH78, @Canute, @Bryan Woods, @Baker, @gjdale, @gsdpic, @Paul Le Wol, @BANYAN, @JacquesCousteau, @SaltyScot, @GrandpaPhil, @John Fox III, @popeye2sea, @hollowneck, @tmj, @CiscoH, @FriedClams, @Desertanimal, @ccoyle, @BLACK VIKING, @Siggi52, @robdurant, @Landlubber Mike, @Kauz, @Kenchington.

 

 

 

Here are the final pictures:

 

 

And here's the same in low light:

 

 

What you can't see in the still shots is that I used a flickering LED inside the fireball.  So if you want to see what that looks like, here's a 15 second video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQxOmC4wIFM.

 

 

And with that, this fun ride comes to a close.  Thank you again for all your comments, help, humor, and inspiration!  It's an amazing community we have here in MSW.

Edited 7 hours ago by Glen McGuire

[GrandpaPhil]

Glen,

  Absolutely incredible work!  

I am greatly looking forward to your next build!

[ccoyle]

Another excellent and whimsical result!

[Coyote_6]

So dang awesome!!  Especially the low light shots!  Amazing - glad I was able to witness this.  Well done Glen. 

[Knocklouder]

Just awesome,  the video of the flickering lights is amazing. Glad I got to witness this build come together,  They are going to write another article about your amazing talents.  Nicely done 

Knocklouder 😁 

[Keith Black]

 Well, if that don't beat all. Congratulations on completing another unique SiB, Glen. I thoroughly enjoyed the journey. 👍

[JacquesCousteau]

Congratulations on a very unique build!

[Ian_Grant]

Glen I am gobsmacked by its beauty and originality (and difficulty level)!  And that stand design!  Just clicking on "wow" doesn't come close to representing my awe......I say it every time you finish a build, but "how are you going to top this?"...........yet you manage to do so every time. 

Edited 7 hours ago by Ian_Grant

[Paul Le Wol]

Congratulations Glen! This has been fun, exciting and educational. Doesn’t get any better than that.

[Baker]

Very nice work. 

It was great to follow this.

[Javelin]

You know I had my reservations about that base, but looking at the forward side of it, and with the wooden cupboard/table underneath I really love it! 

The mod podge-beach idea really looks nice as well. 

 

So comes the eternal question: How are you going to make anything more impressive? 

[Canute]

Wow, what a fun build. 👍👍

[KennyH78]

Glen, as others have said; hitting the “wow” button doesn’t convey the amount of awe factor  for your build. This is truly exceptional!  How are you going to top this build?

[Knocklouder]

43 minutes ago, KennyH78 said:

 This is truly exceptional!  How are you going to top this build?

He always does, he is amazing,  @KennyH78 I see you started your Hannah,  hang on to @Glen McGuire for advice on the Hannah , the Hannah-SIB  crew were a fun bunch of guys glad I got to know some of them  

Knocklouder 😁 

PS sib builds go in the scratch build part,just saying  lol.

Bob  M.

Edited 2 hours ago by Knocklouder
Guessing typos lol

[BANYAN]

A great result, and excellent work on this SIB model Glen, my first thought was 'Oh my singed whiskers' - that would have been 'warm work' in the bow.  Can't wait to see what idea you generate for your next extravaganza.

 

cheers

 

Pat