Andrew Chapman Posted February 7, 2022 Report Share Posted February 7, 2022 I thought I would post my first and only real ship in a bottle. I was refurbishing a simple Bluenose that I had made with my dad when I was a kid, and then figured I'd like to put one in a bottle. I based the ship on plans by John Fox III in volumes 55-56 of Model Ship Builder magazine from 1988. I did not include the jog in the deck, and my deck furniture is much simpler. I used fabric sails, bamboo masts and spars, no mast doublings, no diagonal stays between the masts, reduced number or rat lines, booms and masts whittled from a dowel that includes the jaws, scoring to indicate deck planking, a wider two-piece stand at the bottom, support posts offset from the keel, and addition of the staysail. I put a Blunose stamp on the bottom, and epoxied a dime to the cork. I made two of these ships at the same time, but am waiting for Gentleman Jack to get back in stock at the liquor store to put the second one in a bottle. I am pretty happy with the result, but I can see that the other builds on this site are at a whole other level! The plans for this ship by John Fox III were exactly what I needed to make the ship, but I had a hard time finding them, and was pretty lucky to get copies of the magazine on Amazon. I am wondering if there is a common website somewhere where people post similar sorts of instructions and hull and plan views? I am incredibly thankful to John Fox III. JesseLee, Onni, John Fox III and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted February 7, 2022 Report Share Posted February 7, 2022 Wow! Excellent work. IgorSky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted February 7, 2022 Report Share Posted February 7, 2022 Andrew, I am a stamp collector so I really like that extra touch to this! Jesse IgorSky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted February 9, 2022 Report Share Posted February 9, 2022 Greetings Andrew, Very nicely done indeed! For a fist s-i-b model it is quite remarkable. Considering the first three I built went into the garbage can before anyone but me saw them! <G> Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III IgorSky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alvaro004 Posted June 21, 2022 Report Share Posted June 21, 2022 Good: A beautiful result. It has been really good for you. Greetings. JesseLee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC1964 Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Great looking model! And I really like the little "grabber" tool you've built. Dan JesseLee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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