Bermuda Sloop by DSiemens - FINISHED - BOTTLE - aka building in super mini scale

[parbick]

Hi Daniel.  Well done. I'm curious to see how you'll separate the hull from the block of wood.  If you use a small saw, is there a risk of damage to the masts and rigging?  Must require a steady hand, no doubt.

[michael mott]

Daniel this model is seriously small, I think I would be ready for a straightjacket by now. You are doing a great job BTW.

 

Michael

[DSiemens]

Thanks Mark a Michael.  

 

Parbick I use a cutting wheel on a dremel at a low setting to cut the ship off.  It's fast even on low setting and it's nice and precise.  

 

Once the standing rigging is in place I work on the running rigging.  I don't go crazy on this but I like to add the rigging on the boom and gaff.  For the boom I tie an over hand knot around the boom and glue it on either side of the ship like I did with the back stays.  I'm not sure you can see it in this photo but here is is.  

 

 

Here's a better picture of another one I did.  You can see all of the running rigging I include.  

 

[DSiemens]

The lasr part as far the ship goes is the sails.  I just trace them the best I can and compare them to the ship and trim them.  Once thier ready I glue them in place.  The main sail I just glue to the gaff so I can wrap it around the ship when going in/  I make sure to keep the wind direction in mind so all the sail look uniform.  Doesn't make sense to have the sails leaning i multiple directions.

 

 

 

I actually had to finish this ship fast to include it in a show for the Rocky Mountain Shipwrights.  I didn't include all the running rigging this time.  

 

For the sea I put just a little bit of clay in the bottle and flatten it out.  I held it over a hot burner for a few seconds to make melt the bottom.  This just makes sure the clay sticks to the bottle.  I give it a few minutes to dry and then it's ready to go.

 

I cut the ship off with a dremel and carefully fold the mast back being sure the main sail curls around the ship and doesn't crinkle.  Once in the bristles pop the mast back up.  I put a little white glue on a tooth pick and get it between the ship and the sea to glue it down.  I then use a small piece of wire to glue the forward stays down.    

 

 

[captainbob]

Well done. Thanks for showing us how.

 

Bob

[Omega1234]

Hi Daniel I gotta admit- that's pretty amazing! Well done.

Edited October 13, 2014 by Omega1234

[jct]

Ditto on AMAZING