Shipbuilder

I have now made more progress with the hatches, deckhouses, and after accommodation fitted.    Also fitted the side stanchions on the port side of the after accommodation this morning.     This one is taking an age to build - have been at it since November, but didn't do anything at all on it for over three months
Bob
 

I began this cargo liner in November.   Scale 32 feet to 1 inch (1:384)   Because she was such a big ship, the hull is 18 inches long overall, even at this small scale.   Not going in a bottle, of course, couldn't manage that!      Usually, I can build something like this within four or five weeks, but in this case, I lost interst shortly after starting.   With the better weather, and lighter afternoons, my interest has revived.   I have almost completed the bridge section now.    I hope it will move along a bit faster now.
Bob
 

I began this cargo liner in November.   Scale 32 feet to 1 inch (1:384)   Because she was such a big ship, the hull is 18 inches long overall, even at this small scale.   Not going in a bottle, of course, couldn't manage that!      Usually, I can build something like this within four or five weeks, but in this case, I lost interst shortly after starting.   With the better weather, and lighter afternoons, my interest has revived.   I have almost completed the bridge section now.    I hope it will move along a bit faster now.
Bob
 

There is plenty about Ralph Preston on the internet if you put
Ralph Preston bottle models
in Google.    Here is a Utube link:    https://youtu.be/b69tPHEDIqU    He used very big bottles.      He must have had an awful lot of patience.    I could not even contemplate attempting such a project on any scale!
Bob

RMS St. Helena - Bob

RMS St. Helena - Bob

RMS St. Helena - Bob

I began this cargo liner in November.   Scale 32 feet to 1 inch (1:384)   Because she was such a big ship, the hull is 18 inches long overall, even at this small scale.   Not going in a bottle, of course, couldn't manage that!      Usually, I can build something like this within four or five weeks, but in this case, I lost interst shortly after starting.   With the better weather, and lighter afternoons, my interest has revived.   I have almost completed the bridge section now.    I hope it will move along a bit faster now.
Bob
 

I began this cargo liner in November.   Scale 32 feet to 1 inch (1:384)   Because she was such a big ship, the hull is 18 inches long overall, even at this small scale.   Not going in a bottle, of course, couldn't manage that!      Usually, I can build something like this within four or five weeks, but in this case, I lost interst shortly after starting.   With the better weather, and lighter afternoons, my interest has revived.   I have almost completed the bridge section now.    I hope it will move along a bit faster now.
Bob
 

I began this cargo liner in November.   Scale 32 feet to 1 inch (1:384)   Because she was such a big ship, the hull is 18 inches long overall, even at this small scale.   Not going in a bottle, of course, couldn't manage that!      Usually, I can build something like this within four or five weeks, but in this case, I lost interst shortly after starting.   With the better weather, and lighter afternoons, my interest has revived.   I have almost completed the bridge section now.    I hope it will move along a bit faster now.
Bob
 

I began this cargo liner in November.   Scale 32 feet to 1 inch (1:384)   Because she was such a big ship, the hull is 18 inches long overall, even at this small scale.   Not going in a bottle, of course, couldn't manage that!      Usually, I can build something like this within four or five weeks, but in this case, I lost interst shortly after starting.   With the better weather, and lighter afternoons, my interest has revived.   I have almost completed the bridge section now.    I hope it will move along a bit faster now.
Bob
 

I began this cargo liner in November.   Scale 32 feet to 1 inch (1:384)   Because she was such a big ship, the hull is 18 inches long overall, even at this small scale.   Not going in a bottle, of course, couldn't manage that!      Usually, I can build something like this within four or five weeks, but in this case, I lost interst shortly after starting.   With the better weather, and lighter afternoons, my interest has revived.   I have almost completed the bridge section now.    I hope it will move along a bit faster now.
Bob
 

There is plenty about Ralph Preston on the internet if you put
Ralph Preston bottle models
in Google.    Here is a Utube link:    https://youtu.be/b69tPHEDIqU    He used very big bottles.      He must have had an awful lot of patience.    I could not even contemplate attempting such a project on any scale!
Bob

There is plenty about Ralph Preston on the internet if you put
Ralph Preston bottle models
in Google.    Here is a Utube link:    https://youtu.be/b69tPHEDIqU    He used very big bottles.      He must have had an awful lot of patience.    I could not even contemplate attempting such a project on any scale!
Bob

There is plenty about Ralph Preston on the internet if you put
Ralph Preston bottle models
in Google.    Here is a Utube link:    https://youtu.be/b69tPHEDIqU    He used very big bottles.      He must have had an awful lot of patience.    I could not even contemplate attempting such a project on any scale!
Bob

British topsail schooner Ann, 1852.     Bob

Scratchbuilt from plans in book Schooner Sunset. 
Bob
 

British topsail schooner Ann, 1852.     Bob

British topsail schooner Ann, 1852.     Bob

British topsail schooner Ann, 1852.     Bob

British topsail schooner Ann, 1852.     Bob

British topsail schooner Ann, 1852.     Bob

It is all looking a lot smarter now.        Without hinges in the masts, I would imagine it will be quite a dificult task to fit them, especially when all the numerous deck fittings are in place.
Bob
 

Scratchbuilt from plans in book Schooner Sunset. 
Bob
 

It is all looking a lot smarter now.        Without hinges in the masts, I would imagine it will be quite a dificult task to fit them, especially when all the numerous deck fittings are in place.
Bob