Bernard Kelly

PS. Wow, this site is the best for posting pics - soooooo simple.
Herewith, "Cutty Sark", "Marie Sophie", and a gypsy caravan, with "trick" cork.

https://youtu.be/DlxcOzGVagw. Try this again.

Can't be a USN Boat 'cos they are a dry navy, must be a RN one. 
 
Nice job
 
Alan

One of my crazy creations

Thanks,
The sea in this one is just plasticine (modelling clay), formed by rolling a round plastic bead up and down on it.    Painted with Humbrol gloss enamels.   White added whilst blue is still wet so it runs.   Sea painting done by my wife!
Attached is my sea roller with the plastic bead on the end!
Bob

Looks very nice Bob!
Gwyl

Beautiful build!

Scratchbuilt from plans found in Around Cape Horn by Charles G. Davis.
Bob

Last night was a very special night at the lodge where my Mother and Father in-laws reside. We had a surprise visit from Fiddles n Stix. They play Irish New Found Land Kitchen music. Scott Malcolmb the spokesman for the group had his kilt on and he cracked us up with Irish and Scottish folklore/music. My in laws are Scottish with some English/Welsh so they were in tears as Scott is one funny guy. The highlite of the evening was the lead singer who looks like a young Buddy Holly and performed Amazing Grace and one other tune on a 1939 Sears Robuck carpenters saw.
 
That's right! this guy plays a saw with a bow and the music is right out of this world. All of us were choking back tears as Scott described how the lead singers Grandfather used to play the saw when the singer was a young lad. Grandpa tought him well and when he passed he gave the saw to the singer (his name escapes me). Some of the tunes by the band were:
I'se the B'y that builds the boat Lukeys Boat Jack was every inch a sailor Tickle Cove Pond A coal miner song by the late Rita McNeil And more to be sure The music took me back to when I worked off-shore and again some tears were choked back. It was as if I was back on the sea. Speaking of sea .... I have attached a link to some video clips by Great Big Sea ... the song of course none other than Lukeys Boat! This is a taste of what we experienced last night!
https://ca.search.yahoo.com/search;_ylc=X1MDMjE0MjQ3ODk0OARfcgMyBGZyA3lmcC10LTQwNQRmcjIDc2EtZ3AEZ3ByaWQDBG5fZ3BzAzEEb3JpZ2luA2NhLnlhaG9vLmNvbQRwb3MDMQRwcXN0cgMEcXVlcnkDZ3JlYXQgYmlnIHNlYSBsdWtleXMgYm9hdARzYWMDMQRzYW8DMQ--?p=great%20big%20sea%20lukeys%20boat&fr=yfp-t-405-s
 
Here is a picture of last night... Scott and his kilt!
Jeff
 

 
 

The "mighty" Wyoming, 32'=1".   Scratchbuilt.     Built from plans found in book A Shipyard in Maine.
Bob
 

Excellent article Dave.  As Daniels said, Thanks for putting this together.  I know I have learned something today.  
 
Thanks
Gwyl

Very well written. Thanks so much!

This is great! Thank you for putting this is together.

I responded to a reader's question regarding "How do I read hull drawings?" on another site and thought the primer I put together for him might be useful here as well. It's pretty basic using a simpler drawing (the yacht America) and also describes how the basic information in the drawing can be used to easily build an accurate hull. Most useful for someone who is building from scratch with nothing but plans for the first time.
 
Reading Three View Hull Drawings.pdf

Yes this was a concerted effort by David Lavoie as well as Terry Butler and was made official just a year or two ago. The day was decided because it was Jack Hinkley's birthday. Jack Hinkley was one of the founders of the Ship in Bottle Association of America. This very forum started from the Yahoo forum which was put together by the association members. The very existence of this forum as well as the SIBBA is due to the efforts of Jack Hinkley and Don Hubbard. So what better day to celebrate ship in bottle day than Jack Hinkley's birthday.

Arabia is now complete!
Bob
 
 

Micro-Mark sells a photo etch kit with everything needed to make your own PE parts using your computer and printer.
 
http://www.micromark.com/micro-mark-pro-etch-photo-etch-system,8346.html
 
I wrote an article about my first attempts at using the kit. In it I went over some points in the kit's instructions that may be confusing and areas where I had problems (with my solutions). The intent of the article is to help others get through the steep learning curve by learning from my mistakes. It is not a substitute for the excellent instructions in the kit, just some additional information.
 
First Attempts at Photo Etch.pdf 

It looks like you are using metal etching that is then attached to the wood posts?  I would like to learn how to etch metal one of these days.  I see so many uses for it.
 
Gwyl

Igor, you are the master of miniatures!  Your railings and hatch covers sure look good.  Very nice work.  
Please show updates as they are crafted! 
 
Gwyl

This is a rigging jig designed by the late Jack Hinkley, former President of SIBAA, and this example was kindly made for me by Saul Bobroff.  The posts support the model allowing access to the underside of the hull as needed.  A bit of plain brown paper, from a grocery bag, glued with Elmer's to the top of the post and underside of the hull will hold quite well and is a bond that can be easily and safely broken when the time comes.  The rigging lines lead forward to the bar in front where "test clips" keep the tension. In this case it's HMS Guerriere on the stand with USS Constitution below, waiting her turn. 

Pretty simple one where there is a screw through the bottom of the stand that screws into the bottom of the ship and the lines are wrapped around nails.  The cross piece is for stability.

Today I received a nice surprise. The facility operator here at work saved me two big burn't bulbs and one small one that was a dud.
Definitely candidates for a ship in a light bulb ... Jeff

 
 
 

Hi Igor
Not sure just yet. But the type of bottles I can get it will be wider than the bottle neck opening. 

In regard to the direction this topic has turned, right now we are doing the best thing we can by openly sharing our techniques and methods in order to shorten the learning curve for beginners and novices. Just seeing what can be done will inspire them to try it. This sharing can also inspire some of us old salts to attempt things we previously thought impossible and to learn from those same beginners and novices. For example, it took a talented novice to teach me that nothing is impossible just because it hasn't been done yet. This change in my own thinking has allowed me to attempt things I had previously thought too difficult or even impossible. He also taught me to not fear failure. Failure can be educational (even if it is a harsh teacher) that can lead us to some very inspired solutions.
 
I think the only way to improve the perception of ship bottling is to continue the way we are through our own personal commitments to making each project the best we are able and by helping those who show an interest in learning how to do it.
 
Getting back to the original subject of this thread, I think Gwyl hit the nail on the head with the link he posted. That company uses the same cork, twine and wax seal used on the example. Production methods in which one individual makes the hull, another makes the spars, another paints them and the hulls, a fourth installs deck details, etc. to completion would account for the apparent variation in skill level throughout the model. A rigging arrangement designed for ease of multiple reproduction also fits into such a production plan. I think Gwyl solved the question and this is an example of a model in their line that didn't sell well and is now discontinued.
 
Dave

Greetings All,
 
  Members 139 posts LocationJoshua Tree, CA Posted Yesterday, 04:04 AM
I think you are correct about a continuous line being used to rig at least the fore mast and jib stays, perhaps in a pattern similar to this.
 

 
I see a major problem with this idea/thinking, how could the line pass through mast, bowsprit and martingale spike with the jib sails attached?? Only way I can figure would be to glue the jib sails to the stays after the model was erected inside the bottle. Possible to course, but they look well aligned and glued to my eyes, so wonder??
 
Anchor's A Weigh!
John Fox III
Ladysmith, WI