JesseLee

Welcome Craig! Jesse

Welcome! Feel free to ask all you want, there is a lot of good people to learn from here! Jesse

You can cut the wire off at the edge of the mast instead of have it stick out and bend down to the deck. I have even made tiny wood hinges this way. I have also used thread strung through the hinge hole in the mast. Make a shallow hole in the deck that the mast bottom will fit into. In the bottom of this hole make 2 tiny holes and string the thread through these tying off at the underside of the ship that will be glued down to the sea. They should hold the mast up when raised but springy enough that you can pull up just enough to lay the mast down for putting in the bottle. The thread is tight enough that when you raise the masts it kind of pulls it into the hole when you raise the masts. Glue holds them permanently after that. I like cutting a pin off at the edge of the mast the most. It doesn't hardly show- looks better in the end. You have to carefully put a very small amount of glue on the edge without it bleeding into the joint ( need to keep that hinge moveable!) Hope this helps some. Jesse

Welcome to Bottled Ship Builder! I built that Revel Constitution kit when I was in High School. Moved to wood after that. My first attempt at putting a ship in a bottle turned out terrible but I learned a lot. Each one after that got a little better. Once you try it you will love it! Jesse

" Had two crew members eaten alive by polar bears" That is just awful! Jesse

Bob, I am absolutely amazed every time you show one of your builds! Jesse

I like it! Jesse

Those are great plans! I will definitely be following along with this one. Wish I was near enough to help you empty the rum bottle Jesse

Thank you Igor!

Very nice looking Ioan! Jesse

Welcome Ioan ! Jesse

Looking sweet! Jesse

Do you have a special designed tools for inserting the whaleboats? Adding something small after the ship is in is something I need to learn how to do. Jesse

Looks spectacular with the studding sails! Welcome to the group. Cant wait to see it in the bottle! Jesse

I agree, the weathered sails look great! This has always been one of my favorite ships. When I was a teenager someone gave me a Charles W Morgan in a bottle and that started my fascination with ship modeling and SIBs. Jesse

Nice job! I'm always amazed that anyone can work at these smaller scales. Jesse

That's good news Sapper. Hope everyone has a wonderful and blesse Christmas! Jesse

Wow! Jesse

`Thanks! Jesse

Anyone know where I can find plans for a Chinese Junk? Have an idea of putting one in a Soy Sauce bottle. The few I've found online show the basic structure and sails but I can't find any that show the deck, the deck fittings, or where the rigging lines go to. Jesse

Welcome Captain Madog, glad to have you aboard. Will you be doing a build log so we can see your progress? Jesse

Thanks for sharing. The pictures are great! This must have been an awesome experience! Jesse

Cool, thanks for sharing. Would like to see how others here make them too. Jesse

I still check in every day. Not working on a SIB right now but have one or two planned. Jesse

Your work is outstanding. The ship is so well done and the sea looks so realistic! Jesse