qwerty2008 Posted November 22, 2013 Share #1 Posted November 22, 2013 I started on a HMS Victory cross section in a bottle. I made the hull by laminating strips of card over a form the decks are made from card as well they will be attached to the hull by strings that when pulled will assemble the model then the mast and rigging will be added. I still need to make one more deck then I can start making the details such as cannons the mast step and the chain pumps. Lextin. DSiemens, mtaylor and JerseyCity Frankie 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted November 23, 2013 Share #2 Posted November 23, 2013 Great work this will be a fun project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyCity Frankie Posted November 23, 2013 Share #3 Posted November 23, 2013 This looks like a great project to sit on the sidelines and watch develop! Its a nice looking bottle you have there too, where did you get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty2008 Posted November 23, 2013 Author Share #4 Posted November 23, 2013 Frankie. I found the bottle out in the desert wile walking the dogs. Lextin. Landlubber Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted November 23, 2013 Share #5 Posted November 23, 2013 (edited) Those are some of the best finds. I found a couple of bottles while walking the dog both turned out some great ships. What's more fun is it adds to the story behind how the whole SIB came together. What I like about the one you found is the opening appears small but obviously not so small that you aren't able to get a cross section in. It adds to the magic of the bottle and adds to the question of "how did it get in there?" Speaking of that do you have a picture of all the pieces completely separated? Edited November 23, 2013 by DSiemens Landlubber Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonyUK Posted November 24, 2013 Share #6 Posted November 24, 2013 Hello Lextin. That's one very nice project. Well done on such fine work Regards Antony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty2008 Posted November 24, 2013 Author Share #7 Posted November 24, 2013 I will add a pic of it taken apart with the next batch. Can anyone tell me if the Victory had one of those door things on both sides or just the starboard side? Lextin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty2008 Posted November 24, 2013 Author Share #8 Posted November 24, 2013 Some more progress on the Victory I made the finale deck and painted the hull I also added the wales and the starboard gunports. As promised here are some pics of it apart. Lextin. JerseyCity Frankie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted November 24, 2013 Share #9 Posted November 24, 2013 That's a such a great way of getting it all to come together. It makes it hard to figure out until you see it. Great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael mott Posted November 25, 2013 Share #10 Posted November 25, 2013 Lextin I was having difficulty seeing how this was going to work until today, very ingenious. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted November 25, 2013 Share #11 Posted November 25, 2013 Amazing how you figured out to hinge it in the middle and have the thread pull it together and capture the decking. I'm wondering how you glue things together. Or maybe let the thread hold it together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty2008 Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share #12 Posted November 25, 2013 Once it is in the bottle I will attempt to glue the decks on one by one from the bottom up then cut and remove the strings. Lextin. Landlubber Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted November 26, 2013 Share #13 Posted November 26, 2013 Very good engineering. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty2008 Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share #14 Posted December 4, 2013 I haven't got much work done around Turkeyday but I was able to make the lower gundeck cannons and the mast. The mast is made from a bamboo skewer the topmast and topgallant mast are made from bamboo toothpicks the yards are also toothpicks. Lextin. captainbob, mtaylor and JerseyCity Frankie 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty2008 Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share #15 Posted December 4, 2013 I did some more work on the rigging (the foot ropes are out of scale but I couldn't get them any smaller) the topmast shrouds are complete the lower shrouds will be attached to the hull and have long strings that will be threaded through a hole drilled in the top of the mast when I install the mast I will pull the strings to tighten up the shrouds. Lextin. JerseyCity Frankie, mtaylor and captainbob 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted December 5, 2013 Share #16 Posted December 5, 2013 Looks great! How do you think you will support it in the bottle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael mott Posted December 5, 2013 Share #17 Posted December 5, 2013 This is an intriguing build, I am looking forward to seeing how you "pull it all together" Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty2008 Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share #18 Posted December 5, 2013 Daniel I will make a wood cradle that will be glued to the bottom of the bottle, after the hull gets assembled in the bottle it will be glued into the cradle then the mast will be installed. Lextin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty2008 Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share #19 Posted December 7, 2013 I finished the rigging, I would like to add some more detail to the decks but if I add to much detail I wont be able to get it in the bottle without damaging it. I also made the cradle to hold it in place in the bottle. Lextin. DSiemens, cristikc, fnkershner and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted December 8, 2013 Share #20 Posted December 8, 2013 Very nice. I can't wait to see more. qwerty2008 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty2008 Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share #21 Posted December 8, 2013 I added a pin rail and stuns'l booms, unless I think of some final details I missed it is ready for bottling. If all goes well I will take alot of pictures and bottle it tomorrow. Lextin. fnkershner and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty2008 Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share #22 Posted December 9, 2013 I got the hull in the bottle yesterday and will try to get the mast in today. Lextin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty2008 Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share #23 Posted December 9, 2013 I finished bottling it, as promised lots of pictures. mtaylor, Jaekon Lee and canoe21 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty2008 Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share #24 Posted December 9, 2013 continued. Jaekon Lee, canoe21, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty2008 Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share #25 Posted December 9, 2013 Continued. Lextin. SailorGreg, cristikc, mtaylor and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted December 10, 2013 Share #26 Posted December 10, 2013 Well done, Lextin. That's a wonderful model. I find it amazing that you can figure out everything needed to get it not only in the bottle but to look great, also. qwerty2008 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael mott Posted December 10, 2013 Share #27 Posted December 10, 2013 Amazing... just amazing!! Michael qwerty2008 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted December 10, 2013 Share #28 Posted December 10, 2013 Beautiful, simply beautiful. Bob qwerty2008 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Posted December 10, 2013 Share #29 Posted December 10, 2013 Very cool and "off the wall" ;-) qwerty2008 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cristikc Posted December 25, 2013 Share #30 Posted December 25, 2013 Excelent! I like all the "bottles" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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