John Fox III Posted June 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 9 hours ago, Bernard Kelly said: Brilliant as always John. That is a really good looking ship and the bottle is just the one for this model. Fantastic detail and a very good way of inserting the ship. Thanks Bernard! The insertion method is one I've used often, in fact the special insertion tool is made specially so that it can be adjusted, within reasonable limits. Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted June 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 6 hours ago, James w rogers said: Fantastic!😎 Thanks James! Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III James w rogers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted June 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 4 hours ago, JesseLee said: Wow! Thanks Jesse! Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted June 9, 2019 Report Share Posted June 9, 2019 WOW! Amazing work, John! My congratulations! JesseLee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenoser Posted June 9, 2019 Report Share Posted June 9, 2019 Lovely Tern, just lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted June 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 On 6/9/2019 at 4:46 AM, IgorSky said: WOW! Amazing work, John! My congratulations! Thanks Igor! I do try! <Grin> Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III IgorSky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted June 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 On 6/9/2019 at 9:49 AM, bluenoser said: Lovely Tern, just lovely Thanks! Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 Great work! She really came together nicely. I really like the stand in the bottle look, especially with a ship this detailed. Gordon York 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted June 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 21 hours ago, DSiemens said: Great work! She really came together nicely. I really like the stand in the bottle look, especially with a ship this detailed. Thanks DS! It only took two years to finish, though I was building two of them so that counts. The second is nearly finished now, going into a 9" diameter clock that looks like a pocket watch, will post a shot when that one is done. Anchor's A Weigh! John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exwafoo Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 Hi John, Lovely SIB. Any chance of describing the holding stick you mentioned. It sounds like it could be a useful technique Best Alan. James w rogers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted June 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2019 (edited) Greetings Alan, Here are some photos of the design method for my insertion stick. They are of two different models, but same concept. The last photo shows the clamping head, made from a base that slides onto the main stick portion, with a divider to separate lines port/starboard plus bow, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd mast. The top of the slider portion has a rubber pad on top and a second wood piece also has the same on the bottom, cut from an old inner tube. Sometimes I use clothes pins to clamp the lines between, sometimes just a tightly tied and knotted string. The head can slide onto the stick, but has a small screw on the bottom to old it in place when tightening the lines. This construction allows the head to be used for many different models. The stick portion is made especially for each model, the head can slide onto any of them. The main features of the sticks is they are narrow enough to allow access to the lines along the outside of the bottom of the upper hull, plus cut out openings to allow access to the lines amidship, access is for applying glue to the tightened lines, and for cutting the lines. They also have holes to match the pegs on the underside of the upper hulls, to hold the hull in place. A line around the upper hull and stick keep the model attached to the stick, and is cut after the lines are tightened and glued. The sticks also have wire half hoops attached to the sides, to keep the lines separated and in positions that hold the tightened lines "just right" to allow good gluing access as well. The first photo shows the underside of the hull, with the openings for gluing easily apparent, the middle photo shows the same, though one has to look closely as I didn't rotate the model and stick for that photo. Hope that helps! Anchor's A Weigh! John Edited June 14, 2019 by John Fox III Bernard Kelly, Alvaro004, John Zuch and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasseur Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 Congrats John a fantastic build and model. 1st Prize* for ingenuity and design! Bernard Kelly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exwafoo Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 Many thanks John. Much appreciated. I'll certainly think about having a go with this technique. Keeping the lines in order during launching and holding the SIB once inside have given me issues in the past. Best regards Alan Chasseur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted June 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 19 hours ago, Chasseur said: Congrats John a fantastic build and model. 1st Prize* for ingenuity and design! Thanks! I never was one to think inside the box. I am always trying to think of ways to minimize the difficult parts of our shared passion, sometimes it actually works! Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III Chasseur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted June 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 8 hours ago, exwafoo said: Many thanks John. Much appreciated. I'll certainly think about having a go with this technique. Keeping the lines in order during launching and holding the SIB once inside have given me issues in the past. Best regards Alan Greetings Alan, You are welcome! Meant to show more of the launching stick thing earlier, but forgot! <Ughhh> My main problem was always gluing the lines from above, too many things in the way, this idea was my solution to that, any other benefits were simply a plus. Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III exwafoo and Chasseur 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarylandBill Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 This is really, really amazing work... Even more amazing considering that the "bottle" will obscure some of that detail... and very discouraging for a guy like me who is still new to this... Keep up the great work. -- Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted June 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 3 hours ago, MarylandBill said: This is really, really amazing work... Even more amazing considering that the "bottle" will obscure some of that detail... and very discouraging for a guy like me who is still new to this... Keep up the great work. -- Bill Greetings Bill, Thanks for the kind words! The bottle in this case is a sodium vapor light bulb, which obscures very little of the detail of the model. Don't be discouraged, my first 3 ship in bottle models ended up in the trash can. Remember we ALL start at the same place, it takes time and practice and a desire to increase one's detail level and accuracy. It doesn't happen overnight! <Grin> I've been working on miniature model sailing ships for nearly 40 years, talk to me after you've been at it that long and we will see how you've progressed, if I am around that long! <Grin> Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III exwafoo and Bernard Kelly 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwyl Blaser Posted July 1, 2019 Report Share Posted July 1, 2019 John, This is looking great. In every photo and word that you post there is a tremendous amount of information. I wished I could remember it all! Sometimes it is like a huge feast where there is so much food but when you are stuffed you cannot absorb any more. I look forward to your updates. Gwyl Chasseur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted July 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 23 hours ago, Gwyl Blaser said: John, This is looking great. In every photo and word that you post there is a tremendous amount of information. I wished I could remember it all! Sometimes it is like a huge feast where there is so much food but when you are stuffed you cannot absorb any more. I look forward to your updates. Gwyl Thanks Gwyl! I do attempt to share as much as I can, sometimes it is a lot to absorb it's true. I don't always remember it all either, that is the advantage of digital cameras and saved image files. Using those I can revisit past models to "recall" how I managed to build similar parts/models in the past. Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III Chasseur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Foxworthy Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 John, I hope some day to be able to come half as close in detail as you . Your work just blows my mind. Thanks so much for all that you do to pass your skills along to the rest of us. It's much appreciated and inspiring here. Bruce JesseLee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted July 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 Here are some photos of the second James Miller model. It is housed in a 9" diameter clock that was made to look like a pocket watch case. The case is actually cast bronze, quite heavy. Onni, IgorSky, JesseLee and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 Beautiful work. I really like the pocket watch concept. I've done it a couple of times and it's somewhat refreshing because I don't have to get the model to fold. It looks really unique. It's like looking out of a porthole in a way. Chasseur and James w rogers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted July 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Greetings DS, Thanks! I bought that clock 10 years ago, but just never had the right model in mind to "fill it". I did enjoy not having to fold things down, plus I could use the lines I make with a miniature rope walk. Not possible to use those lines with a ship in bottle/bulb model as they do not slip through holes easily and my rope walk just isn't long enough to make them of sufficient length. I actually thought as you did after completing this clock model, thinking buying a porthole clock and doing something similar to this one. Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III Onni and JesseLee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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