IgorSky Posted March 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 Ladder to the navigation bridge... I was forced to make a new ladder Lboro, James w rogers, John Zuch and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOAN Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 Â Nice story! . Beautiful ship! Waiting for the continuation! IgorSky and John Zuch 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Thank you, IOAN! So, I'm continuing my story Than I made the shrouds for the fock-mast. John Zuch and IOAN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Then I poured the first layer of "water" in the "sea" IOAN and John Zuch 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 I forgot that I still have not done rudder ... I have glued the "sandwich" from hornbeam strips of different colors. Then I made the rudder with a scalpel, needle files and sandpaper. John Zuch and IOAN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Then I decided to make the propeller. I'm not sure that it will be clearly visible under the water, but let it be ... John Zuch and IOAN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 On next day I put in the bottle with the dried of the first layer "water" the underwater part of the hull, and propped her with the pieces of the dried silicone to align. Then I poured another thin layer of silicone. Tweezers placed to the hull is for fixing it at the time of drying of "water." John Zuch and IOAN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 After another day, I filled and a third layer, reaching almost to the waterline. Of course, the final conclusions it is too early to do, but so far that this material gives the optimistic expectations regarding its use for the project "The Old Man and the Sea." Just I think of the pigment should be added even less. John Zuch and IOAN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 After the final drying silicone I started to imitate "waves" on the "water". Material - transparent acrylic gel. At the bank, he is white, but after drying it becomes transparent. What you can see in the photo was done in a couple of days and then it dried up a few days. IOAN and John Zuch 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Than I have set the handrails on the stern. I put off this step as long as possible, because very hard to keep them from being damaged during operation, when installed in the model IOAN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Then came the turn of the installation of anchors John Zuch and IOAN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Next, I have set in place the steam winch and windlass IOAN and John Zuch 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Then finally were glued on the bridge the steering wheel, binnacle and negotiation pipes John Zuch and IOAN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 I also added the waves in remote places of the bottle, to which had not got earlier and added a little "waviness" in the field of foam crests. John Zuch and IOAN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Then I installed anchor chains from the deck hawse through the windlass to the steam winch. They especially will not noticeable, but let they be IOAN and John Zuch 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 And, finally, I was able to proceed with the final assembly at the stand. Assembling was carried out in the same order in which it will be made later in the bottle. At this stage I revealed some mistakes that could likely to affect the assembly in the bottle, but ... something to alter it was too late.  Although, of course, I was going to try to fix some of them. For example, I was going again to attach ladder to the bridge and I to lift up the lifeboats. So, first I installed the rear mast, the engine room and the bridge. John Zuch and IOAN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Installation of the foremast has not created any problems IOAN and John Zuch 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 I then installed the davits complete with the lifeboats and began compiling the assembly diagrams and marking of the ends of the rigging John Zuch and IOAN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 A small OFF Sometimes I put this work aside to get a little distracted and rest IOAN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Meanwhile, I continued the preparatory works also. So, I added some quantity of the gel to increase the size of the waves. I also made this tool for drawing of foam IOAN, Lboro and John Zuch 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Then I made the flag at the stern. IOAN and John Zuch 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Another small but important detail - the name of the ship. John Zuch and IOAN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 As you remember, I set on the deck several lifting eyes for fixing the rigging. Lifting eyes have a hole diameter of 0.2-0.3 mm. Since I'm going to put the mast in the bottle separatly from the hull, it will be quite a difficult task to stretch the thread through the lifting eyes. So I decided to insert the temporary loops from threads into them. IOAN and John Zuch 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 I also lifted up the boats John Zuch and IOAN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 I also made one additional tool to work with standing rigging John Zuch, Lboro and IOAN 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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