MickyK Posted September 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 There is a Ship in a bottle! More to be done! Bernard Kelly, Onni, James w rogers and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickyK Posted September 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 OK! I now have a ship in a bottle! Because of the height issue, I removed my clay sea, just soaked it in water, and it eventually came away. The epoxy that held the clay in place took 10 days of soaking it acetone. Cutting the bottom of the hull off is an option if it it done before bulwarks and rigging go on, doing it afterwards I think it would be a bit of a pain! Likewise, trimming the top of the masts. I really should not have to do either. So I glued the ship directly to the glass, and then poured in the ocean. All I have to do now is make a base for it, and she can go onto the shelf. Cheers Mick James w rogers, Jeff B, exwafoo and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieB Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 Beautiful work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 Great work Mick. She looks great. Great idea on the acetone. It's not something I would have thought of and took some time but it worked. I agree you shouldn't have to modify the ship if it's coming as a kit. You made it work though she really looks good. James w rogers and Bernard Kelly 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exwafoo Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 (edited) Nice work. I'll have to finish mine now. I use acetone to clean the inside of a bottle. It removes PVA and CA glue if you have had a slip when gluing inside the bottle. Must have a go with resin for sea sometime. Best Alan Edited September 28, 2019 by exwafoo James w rogers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff B Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickyK Posted January 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 Thank you Jeff, I thought I posted this last photo, I didn't like the supplied bottle cap either, so I replaced it with a champagne cork. Cheers Mick exwafoo, JesseLee, James w rogers and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Looks great, nicely done, well saved and great idea with the sea! I cut the mast tops on one of mine and regretted it ever since, doesn't look quite right. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moab Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Thank you for posting this excellent build log. I've go this kit in the box...just waiting to finish a few other projects. Thanx again...Moab exwafoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickyK Posted October 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Thank you, Moab, Enjoy your build! Cheers, Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lubber123 Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 My thanks also for your excellent post. I too have one of these kit in the que. It is suppose to be the ultimate SIB kit but I seem to be enjoying the simpler ones more. I wouldn't recommend that anyone start out on this kit. My first SIB was a much simpler kit a long time ago: I made the sea too thick or the main mast too tall and cracked the mast during erection. So I learned a valuable lesson at not much expense and I still cherish that model today flaws and all. There's a lot to be said to learning to walk before you can run. exwafoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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