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Scratchbuilt from plans in book Schooner Sunset. 
Bob
 

Scratchbuilt from plans in book Schooner Sunset. 
Bob
 

Scratchbuilt from plans in book Schooner Sunset. 
Bob
 

Scratchbuilt from plans in book Schooner Sunset. 
Bob
 

Scratchbuilt from plans in book Schooner Sunset. 
Bob
 

Very nice!     Complicated build for a bottle.    Here is my much  larger Archibald Russell at 25 feet to 1 inch (1:300).   One valuable tip that will work for a SIB regards the painted ports and the black stripe underneath.      The white band was cut from a sheet of good quality paper and the black stripe ruled on with black ink.   The painted ports were small squares of black carbon paper cut out and stuck on with the black uppermost.   The band, complete with painted ports and black stripe was then stuck on the hull.    It makes a very neat job and is OK for all scales.
Bob
 

Here is a very small model of the Berwick Law under full sail.   This was built to the much smaller scale of 50 feet to 1 inch and only took about 24 hours to build, spread over a few days.     I didn't bother with ratlines at all, but it is not really noticeable.     The upper spars are a bit too thick, but an attractive model nevertheless!
I know a lot of you work to much smaller scales than this, but 50 feet to 1 inch (1:600) is about my limit for miniatures.    I have tried smaller scales, but without much success!
Bob

Here is a very small model of the Berwick Law under full sail.   This was built to the much smaller scale of 50 feet to 1 inch and only took about 24 hours to build, spread over a few days.     I didn't bother with ratlines at all, but it is not really noticeable.     The upper spars are a bit too thick, but an attractive model nevertheless!
I know a lot of you work to much smaller scales than this, but 50 feet to 1 inch (1:600) is about my limit for miniatures.    I have tried smaller scales, but without much success!
Bob

Here is a very small model of the Berwick Law under full sail.   This was built to the much smaller scale of 50 feet to 1 inch and only took about 24 hours to build, spread over a few days.     I didn't bother with ratlines at all, but it is not really noticeable.     The upper spars are a bit too thick, but an attractive model nevertheless!
I know a lot of you work to much smaller scales than this, but 50 feet to 1 inch (1:600) is about my limit for miniatures.    I have tried smaller scales, but without much success!
Bob

Here is a very small model of the Berwick Law under full sail.   This was built to the much smaller scale of 50 feet to 1 inch and only took about 24 hours to build, spread over a few days.     I didn't bother with ratlines at all, but it is not really noticeable.     The upper spars are a bit too thick, but an attractive model nevertheless!
I know a lot of you work to much smaller scales than this, but 50 feet to 1 inch (1:600) is about my limit for miniatures.    I have tried smaller scales, but without much success!
Bob

Very nice!     Complicated build for a bottle.    Here is my much  larger Archibald Russell at 25 feet to 1 inch (1:300).   One valuable tip that will work for a SIB regards the painted ports and the black stripe underneath.      The white band was cut from a sheet of good quality paper and the black stripe ruled on with black ink.   The painted ports were small squares of black carbon paper cut out and stuck on with the black uppermost.   The band, complete with painted ports and black stripe was then stuck on the hull.    It makes a very neat job and is OK for all scales.
Bob
 

Very nice!     Complicated build for a bottle.    Here is my much  larger Archibald Russell at 25 feet to 1 inch (1:300).   One valuable tip that will work for a SIB regards the painted ports and the black stripe underneath.      The white band was cut from a sheet of good quality paper and the black stripe ruled on with black ink.   The painted ports were small squares of black carbon paper cut out and stuck on with the black uppermost.   The band, complete with painted ports and black stripe was then stuck on the hull.    It makes a very neat job and is OK for all scales.
Bob
 

I read the book, and finding a small plan in it, produced this little model of the Essex.
Bob
 

And here is a small model of the Dundee steam  whaling barque Esquimaux, laid alongside an ice shelf.
Bob
 

Very nice!     Complicated build for a bottle.    Here is my much  larger Archibald Russell at 25 feet to 1 inch (1:300).   One valuable tip that will work for a SIB regards the painted ports and the black stripe underneath.      The white band was cut from a sheet of good quality paper and the black stripe ruled on with black ink.   The painted ports were small squares of black carbon paper cut out and stuck on with the black uppermost.   The band, complete with painted ports and black stripe was then stuck on the hull.    It makes a very neat job and is OK for all scales.
Bob
 

Very nice!     Complicated build for a bottle.    Here is my much  larger Archibald Russell at 25 feet to 1 inch (1:300).   One valuable tip that will work for a SIB regards the painted ports and the black stripe underneath.      The white band was cut from a sheet of good quality paper and the black stripe ruled on with black ink.   The painted ports were small squares of black carbon paper cut out and stuck on with the black uppermost.   The band, complete with painted ports and black stripe was then stuck on the hull.    It makes a very neat job and is OK for all scales.
Bob
 

The masts and spars vary in thickness depending on the model, but as they are made of metal, I can make then a lot thinner than wooden ones.    Real sailing ships would not even stand up if their masts were too thick.    A mast with a diameter of 2 feet at the deck level would only be 1/16th of an inch in a 32 feet to 1 inch scale model (1:384).     I have no idea where Dave is.
Bob

32 feet to 1 inch (1:384) - Scratchbuilt -
Bob

It was an experimental sea.   It was a piece of soft sign-writing plastic that I made shallow grooves in with a metal roller, and then spray painted.   OK for calm seas with ships at anchor.
Bob

Everard's coaster.    Austerity.
Bob

The masts and spars vary in thickness depending on the model, but as they are made of metal, I can make then a lot thinner than wooden ones.    Real sailing ships would not even stand up if their masts were too thick.    A mast with a diameter of 2 feet at the deck level would only be 1/16th of an inch in a 32 feet to 1 inch scale model (1:384).     I have no idea where Dave is.
Bob

The British topsail schooner Minnie is now complete, although I have not yet built the carrying case.
The scale is 32 feet to 1 inch and the model has a hull length of 2.6 inches on the waterline.
Bob
 

The masts and spars vary in thickness depending on the model, but as they are made of metal, I can make then a lot thinner than wooden ones.    Real sailing ships would not even stand up if their masts were too thick.    A mast with a diameter of 2 feet at the deck level would only be 1/16th of an inch in a 32 feet to 1 inch scale model (1:384).     I have no idea where Dave is.
Bob

The masts and spars vary in thickness depending on the model, but as they are made of metal, I can make then a lot thinner than wooden ones.    Real sailing ships would not even stand up if their masts were too thick.    A mast with a diameter of 2 feet at the deck level would only be 1/16th of an inch in a 32 feet to 1 inch scale model (1:384).     I have no idea where Dave is.
Bob

The masts and spars vary in thickness depending on the model, but as they are made of metal, I can make then a lot thinner than wooden ones.    Real sailing ships would not even stand up if their masts were too thick.    A mast with a diameter of 2 feet at the deck level would only be 1/16th of an inch in a 32 feet to 1 inch scale model (1:384).     I have no idea where Dave is.
Bob