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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
 

With ship modelling, we are not stuck in any age though.     We can build whatever we want.    I personally find warships rather boring, as one battle is pretty much the same as another.    Merchant ships come in all shapes, colours and sizes from a few tons to more than quarter of a million tons, and life board always held variety, adventure and drama.     My facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1841532386133008/members
Has 4,699 members and is very active with all sorts of merchant ship models being displayed on a regular basis.
I do look in in here quite often, but next to nothing seems to be happening.   
I know a lot of modellers find the merchant navy boring, but the group seems to be attracting enthusiasts from all over the world -   All these models by myself -  
   

Thanks - Nowhere near that amount of time - I have very little patience.   
Gorsefiield - 60 hours      Melbourne Star - ?     Preussen - 117 hours
Primrose Hill -   66 hours   Braemar Castle - 69 hours    Miss Morris - 37 hours
I can't find the records for Melbourne Star!
Each build spread over a few weeks.    Completely scratchbuilt.    At the local ship model society, they hardly get a casual glance,. so I stopped taking them.   Just take a photograph these days.    Probably because they are not warships.   Collectors cannot get enough of them, but I do not take private commissions.   I just build what I feel like.     I time the builds on a stopwatch, and if I stop for any reason, I stop the watch, so the times are accurate.
 
 

With ship modelling, we are not stuck in any age though.     We can build whatever we want.    I personally find warships rather boring, as one battle is pretty much the same as another.    Merchant ships come in all shapes, colours and sizes from a few tons to more than quarter of a million tons, and life board always held variety, adventure and drama.     My facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1841532386133008/members
Has 4,699 members and is very active with all sorts of merchant ship models being displayed on a regular basis.
I do look in in here quite often, but next to nothing seems to be happening.   
I know a lot of modellers find the merchant navy boring, but the group seems to be attracting enthusiasts from all over the world -   All these models by myself -  
   

I got a ship in a bottle from my sister-in-law for Christmas.    Commercially made, and quite small.   Fairly attractive, but very basic.
Not something I would ever attempt myself.   Too much in the way of detail and accuracy has to be sacrificed to put a ship in a bottle - hence my regular absence from this site.    Even my cased miniatures rarely get a casual glance if I exhibit them anywhere these days - I guess the modern generation has moved beyond  ship models (or "boats" as they seem to prefer calling them🙄   
Even here, on a specialized forum, not a great deal seems to be going on.
Anyway - Merry Christmas to you all!  
 
 

Thanks - Nowhere near that amount of time - I have very little patience.   
Gorsefiield - 60 hours      Melbourne Star - ?     Preussen - 117 hours
Primrose Hill -   66 hours   Braemar Castle - 69 hours    Miss Morris - 37 hours
I can't find the records for Melbourne Star!
Each build spread over a few weeks.    Completely scratchbuilt.    At the local ship model society, they hardly get a casual glance,. so I stopped taking them.   Just take a photograph these days.    Probably because they are not warships.   Collectors cannot get enough of them, but I do not take private commissions.   I just build what I feel like.     I time the builds on a stopwatch, and if I stop for any reason, I stop the watch, so the times are accurate.
 
 

With ship modelling, we are not stuck in any age though.     We can build whatever we want.    I personally find warships rather boring, as one battle is pretty much the same as another.    Merchant ships come in all shapes, colours and sizes from a few tons to more than quarter of a million tons, and life board always held variety, adventure and drama.     My facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1841532386133008/members
Has 4,699 members and is very active with all sorts of merchant ship models being displayed on a regular basis.
I do look in in here quite often, but next to nothing seems to be happening.   
I know a lot of modellers find the merchant navy boring, but the group seems to be attracting enthusiasts from all over the world -   All these models by myself -  
   

I got a ship in a bottle from my sister-in-law for Christmas.    Commercially made, and quite small.   Fairly attractive, but very basic.
Not something I would ever attempt myself.   Too much in the way of detail and accuracy has to be sacrificed to put a ship in a bottle - hence my regular absence from this site.    Even my cased miniatures rarely get a casual glance if I exhibit them anywhere these days - I guess the modern generation has moved beyond  ship models (or "boats" as they seem to prefer calling them🙄   
Even here, on a specialized forum, not a great deal seems to be going on.
Anyway - Merry Christmas to you all!  
 
 

Thanks - I am not of a suitable temprement to build SIBS - Too much in the way if accuracy  has got to be sacrificed to get them in the bottle.    And certainly not enough is going on here to hold my attention.     Also, I lack patience and like to get things done quickly.    

Thanks - Nowhere near that amount of time - I have very little patience.   
Gorsefiield - 60 hours      Melbourne Star - ?     Preussen - 117 hours
Primrose Hill -   66 hours   Braemar Castle - 69 hours    Miss Morris - 37 hours
I can't find the records for Melbourne Star!
Each build spread over a few weeks.    Completely scratchbuilt.    At the local ship model society, they hardly get a casual glance,. so I stopped taking them.   Just take a photograph these days.    Probably because they are not warships.   Collectors cannot get enough of them, but I do not take private commissions.   I just build what I feel like.     I time the builds on a stopwatch, and if I stop for any reason, I stop the watch, so the times are accurate.
 
 

With ship modelling, we are not stuck in any age though.     We can build whatever we want.    I personally find warships rather boring, as one battle is pretty much the same as another.    Merchant ships come in all shapes, colours and sizes from a few tons to more than quarter of a million tons, and life board always held variety, adventure and drama.     My facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1841532386133008/members
Has 4,699 members and is very active with all sorts of merchant ship models being displayed on a regular basis.
I do look in in here quite often, but next to nothing seems to be happening.   
I know a lot of modellers find the merchant navy boring, but the group seems to be attracting enthusiasts from all over the world -   All these models by myself -  
   

Thanks - Nowhere near that amount of time - I have very little patience.   
Gorsefiield - 60 hours      Melbourne Star - ?     Preussen - 117 hours
Primrose Hill -   66 hours   Braemar Castle - 69 hours    Miss Morris - 37 hours
I can't find the records for Melbourne Star!
Each build spread over a few weeks.    Completely scratchbuilt.    At the local ship model society, they hardly get a casual glance,. so I stopped taking them.   Just take a photograph these days.    Probably because they are not warships.   Collectors cannot get enough of them, but I do not take private commissions.   I just build what I feel like.     I time the builds on a stopwatch, and if I stop for any reason, I stop the watch, so the times are accurate.
 
 

With ship modelling, we are not stuck in any age though.     We can build whatever we want.    I personally find warships rather boring, as one battle is pretty much the same as another.    Merchant ships come in all shapes, colours and sizes from a few tons to more than quarter of a million tons, and life board always held variety, adventure and drama.     My facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1841532386133008/members
Has 4,699 members and is very active with all sorts of merchant ship models being displayed on a regular basis.
I do look in in here quite often, but next to nothing seems to be happening.   
I know a lot of modellers find the merchant navy boring, but the group seems to be attracting enthusiasts from all over the world -   All these models by myself -  
   

Virtually nothing has been happening here for months - I guess I am just too impatient for my own good!☹️