James w rogers Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 Decided to try my hand at a miniature sib, oh what have I let myself in for! It's definatley fun but very fiddly. Starting to realise the fact that I also need some miniature tools as well! 😂 Bruce Foxworthy, JesseLee, John Zuch and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Foxworthy Posted February 16, 2020 Report Share Posted February 16, 2020 Fiddly for sure. You like hurting yourself don't you James. LOL. But you're off to a great start. Can't wait to watch your progress. Steady as she goes. Regards Bruce James w rogers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickyK Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 This should be fun!! Personally, I have my limits! But I'll keep watching. Mick James w rogers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted February 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) I had a word with the crew and they said no to ratlines. phew! 😂 Edited February 18, 2020 by James w rogers Bernard Kelly, Bruce Foxworthy, John Zuch and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 James - Something you could try is paint brush bristles for the yard arms. Glue a couple together if you want to make some thicker than others. They are flexible so they allow a little give going into the bottle and gets you closer to scale. Looking good so far. James w rogers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted February 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 Thanks Daniel, I'll give that a try. 😁 Your post on mini sibs is what inspired me to give this a try! 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 I saw in another post someone had trouble with the synthetic paint brush bristles. I use ones that are made from hair. Probably horse hair. They already have a tan sort of color. experiment with different ones and see what happens. Bruce Foxworthy, James w rogers and exwafoo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted February 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 5 hours ago, DSiemens said: I saw in another post someone had trouble with the synthetic paint brush bristles. I use ones that are made from hair. Probably horse hair. They already have a tan sort of color. experiment with different ones and see what happens. Yes I see that, I tried a couple of synthetic ones as an experiment, and find they also kink when bending too much and dont straighten back out! Will definatley try some hair ones another time as I've already made the yards out of thinned down cocktail sticks. I'm also going to try some broom bristles as they are also a good size. 😁 Donald and exwafoo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted February 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 So the crew decided that the shrouds looked a bit bare and insisted that I install the ratlines after all, so after a lot of faffing about (and a bit of blue language) I decided to have a go. They are tediously small so I come up with a plan that seems to be working really well! So far, hopefully 😂 Bernard Kelly, Moab, Donald and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Foxworthy Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 James : Wow ! That's quite the neat set up for doing your rat lines! Should be no problem. Regards Bruce James w rogers and exwafoo 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted February 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2020 So that was very fiddly, but turned out not too bad, all lines now cut and free of the jig. 😁 Bruce Foxworthy, Donald, Bernard Kelly and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted March 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 A bit of rigging, and sail making. 😁 Onni, exwafoo, Bruce Foxworthy and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exwafoo Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 Nice work James, I've got a couple of these small Kraken bottles so following with interest. best Alan James w rogers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted March 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 2 hours ago, exwafoo said: Nice work James, I've got a couple of these small Kraken bottles so following with interest. best Alan There nice, but the neck is slightly narrowed as it Goes in and they all seem to have a thicker middle inside which is causing a few problems as that is where the main mast is going to be. Even the big bottles have it. You can see it in the picture, it's not too bad though. 😁 This is how I speed up drying times, it's a very small aquarium air pump, and it also helps stop condensation! Bruce Foxworthy, Bernard Kelly and JesseLee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exwafoo Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 I've got a Black Pearl in a 70 cl Kraken Bottle. I'm on the umteenth attempt at getting the last backstays glued in place,but they have developed a twist thats giving me problems. I'll get there, but its taking time. There is a build log on the site somewhere that I'll finish when its done. Alan Bruce Foxworthy, Donald and James w rogers 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted March 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 Things are moving along quite well, boats ready, bottles ready, I'm not😂 And there will be a surprise in store! As its a kraken bottle! It's going to be a tight squeeze! 😂 exwafoo, Donald, Bruce Foxworthy and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 I think I can see where this is heading James w rogers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted March 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 Onni, exwafoo, Donald and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted March 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 The KRAKEN 😲😲 needs a few things to finish off I.e Cork and stand but happy I managed to pull it off. 😁 John Zuch, JesseLee, exwafoo and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 Nice little mini ship in bottle James. Well done!😎 James w rogers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 Clever idea, well executed! Congratulations on the idea and accomplishment! Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III James w rogers and Bernard Kelly 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickyK Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 That's awesome! By the way, what is Kraken? Cheers Mick James w rogers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted March 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, MickyK said: That's awesome! By the way, what is Kraken? Cheers Mick It's the name of a mythical giant squid like creature that drags ships down to the depths. Its also the name of the bottle of rum 😁 Edited March 21, 2020 by James w rogers Bernard Kelly, JesseLee and exwafoo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exwafoo Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 Very tasty stuff!! James w rogers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted March 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 JesseLee, Bernard Kelly, Tony Hedgewolf and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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