ATLANTIC by IgorSky - FINISHED - 1/600 Scale - BOTTLE - three-masted schooner

[IgorSky]

Then I put the upper part of the hull in the bottle and put it in her place with the addition of glue.

[Peter Cane]

9 hours ago, IgorSky said:

By the way, Pete, you can see the sail making process here -  https://modelshipworld.com/topic/15797-pilot-cutter-jolie-brise-by-igorsky-finished-bottle-scale-1240/page/2/

 

Igor.

Many thanks.

An illustrated book by you I am pretty certain will be a " die for " for any bottle ship modeller wishing to go the extra mile.

It would surely be a classic.

It is always nicer to read a book than a screen that eventually will not work.

I think I will have to be either one of the two.

A defeatist that is unsure of his limitations or a wise man who is absolutely sure of his limitations.

Who wrote that?....I did!!!

I would have to try to do it anyway to prove the latter.

Pray...what do you use for masts?

Please do not say wood!!! Ha ha.

I can see my HMS Beagle going in a box and not in a bottle.

Think its time to start again but this time with a drawing.

You would get a good job with Rolex!!

Superb micro modelling.

Pete

 

[IgorSky]

6 hours ago, Peter Cane said:

Pray...what do you use for masts?

Please do not say wood!!! Ha ha.

Hi Pete!
Thank you!
Yeah, it's bamboo. I often use this kind of tree if I need to get thin masts and spar parts.

 

6 hours ago, Peter Cane said:

A defeatist that is unsure of his limitations or a wise man who is absolutely sure of his limitations.

I think the wise man knows that most of the time there are no limits. 

We set our own limits when we say we can't do anything before we try to do it...

 

6 hours ago, Peter Cane said:

I can see my HMS Beagle going in a box and not in a bottle.

Think its time to start again but this time with a drawing.

Why, Pete? Is there a problem?

Best Regards!
Igor.

 

P.S. There's a forum for bottled shipbuilders. And group in FB too.

[Peter Cane]

Hi Igor.

I don,t use FB.

There are a few problems with Beagle in that I made the masts from cocktail sticks and after drilling several holes through them it has weakened them severely.

I was thinking about bamboo and now you have confirmed that is the material you use.

Secondly I did not use a drawing but made it by eye so in fact it probably does not look anything like Beagle.

I like the way you join the masts using micro brass rings which leave a gap between them.

It is these micro refinements that stand out with me.

My cotton is too thick.

I think you use something thinner?

In essence my model is clumsey because I have not paid attention to detail.

I did not know that these details are humanly possible until I came across your SIB bloggs.

The first thing I need is an illuminated magnifier on a stand.

I may put Beagle down to experience.

I know I can put them in bottles as I have done it decades ago so Beagle in a bottle will not prove anything to me.

After seeing what you have mastered, I am inspired to start again but this time ....properly.

I have always liked the Zeesboot that Nils is currently replicating to a superb model.

I now have a book on the Zeesboot with a drawing included. It also has many pictures of the original.

So now I am armed with the info I need I feel I am better prepared to replicate it in micro form.

Thanks Igor for all you bloggs and help.

I would like to see a picture of the tools that you use if possible??.....to enable me to be better prepared.

What thread do you use please?

It is very thin and there is no fraying visible.

Pete

[IgorSky]

Hi Pete!
 

9 hours ago, Peter Cane said:

I was thinking about bamboo and now you have confirmed that is the material you use.

Yes, I use bamboo for masts and spars in almost all my projects, with a few exceptions. They're just bamboo toothpicks. I treat them with sandpaper using a borax machine. But you can't overheat the bamboo.

9 hours ago, Peter Cane said:

Secondly I did not use a drawing but made it by eye so in fact it probably does not look anything like Beagle.

I usually print an electronic drawing in the size I need.

9 hours ago, Peter Cane said:

I like the way you join the masts using micro brass rings which leave a gap between them.

I use a steel medical needle to make these parts

[Peter Cane]

Okay I get it now with the syringe needles.

If they will sell them to me that is the way I will do my masts from now on.

Question...

Do you drill holes through your masts at any point or do you attach shrouds and the fore and aft rigging using tiny eyes etc?

They would not have drilled holes through the real thing ?

What do you use for rigging lines?

I think I have finally sussed how you get the finest black sail lines representing stitching.

You showed a pic of a piece of sail cloth with one half painted black.

I assume then that you pulled the appropriate threads through until a black thread appears as a stitching line?

It wasnt obvious to me at first.

Most people Igor wonder how we get ships in a bottle.

In your case we wonder how on earth you make something so tiny BEFORE it reaches the bottle!!

Pete

[IgorSky]

This project is now complete...

[GrandpaPhil]

Congratulations!  Nicely done!

[Dave_E]

Outstanding Sir! 👍😀

[IgorSky]

4 minutes ago, GrandpaPhil said:

Congratulations!  Nicely done!

Many thanks, GrandpaPhil!

[IgorSky]

2 minutes ago, Dave_E said:

Outstanding Sir! 👍😀

Thank you, Dave!

[Landlubber Mike]

Absolutely beautiful Igor!!  Well done!

[IgorSky]

1 hour ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Absolutely beautiful Igor!!  Well done!

Many thanks, Mike!

[Glen McGuire]

Just now getting to look at some of your work.  Absolutely fantastic!  There's so much I can learn from your build logs.  I've got some studying to do!!

[IgorSky]

15 hours ago, Glen McGuire said:

Just now getting to look at some of your work.  Absolutely fantastic!  There's so much I can learn from your build logs.  I've got some studying to do!!

Thank you, Glen!

[IgorSky]

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[KeithAug]

A lovely little schooner. Excellent work.