JesseLee Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 I love hot sauces & collect bottles of each kind I try. This one has a pirate theme & name so I thought I'd drop a ship in it. qwerty2008 and Gwyl Blaser 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted August 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 Sketching out my plans. Pre-carved hull. IgorSky and Gwyl Blaser 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted August 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 Added putty in bottle ahead of time & pressed ship into putty to for its seat. IgorSky, Tom, JerseyCity Frankie and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnSteve Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 Partner that's in the right direction. I sell a bunch of one of a kind masterpieces like this will be. What doesn't sell is the Nina Pinta and Santa Maria or spanish ships. I'm anxious to see your final product JesseLee and Gwyl Blaser 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted August 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 Didn't put much effort into the jig but it's good enough to get this ship built. Cut out & shaped a strip out of paper that will wrap around & form the bulwarks IgorSky, Gwyl Blaser and JerseyCity Frankie 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted August 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 Thanks capnSteve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwyl Blaser Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 Looking good JesseLee. I agree with CaptSteve, looking forward to more updates as they come along Gwyl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted August 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 I forgot to post a few details. I am going to leave the labels on this bottle because I save different hot sauce bottles so this ship will only be able to be seen from the 2 sides with no labels. This also means the bottle will sit upright instead of laying on it's side. This will be both a saved hot sauce bottle & a ship in a bottle. I used Plastalina clay for the sea. I got it at my local Hobby Lobby store. It never hardens. After putting the clay in the bottle I heated it on the stove burner just enough to melt & bond to the glass better then shaped the wave patterns some - will work on this a little more before it is done. Tom and Gwyl Blaser 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted August 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 Dilled rigging holes in bowsprit & got the paper bulwarks glued on. IgorSky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted August 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 Ready for the masts. I thought about using wire hinges but decided to try to make it hinged with all wood to look more like a real mast coming out of thee deck when upright. It took a few tries. Got a few splits but finally got it. I cut wood splinters with a razor hobby blade for the hinge & carefully glued them on the outside edge making sure the glue didn't seep into the whole hinge. Pegged the bottom of the masts to glue solid into deck. When these are raised in the bottle a small dab of glue will be applied to the hinges to make it all more like a solid mast. JerseyCity Frankie, Gwyl Blaser and IgorSky 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwyl Blaser Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 This is turning out nicely. It's nice to see what you are using for your sea as well Gwyl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taiga Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 WOW! keep us informed! JesseLee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted August 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Painted hull. Made wire staples for shroud lines to tie to later. Drilled some rigging holes. Made windows for Captains cabin. Painted on paper - cut them out to shape & glued them on. IgorSky, Gwyl Blaser and Chasseur 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieB Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 I'm really enjoying following your build log. JesseLee, Gwyl Blaser and IgorSky 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Looking great. I like what you did with the windows. JesseLee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted August 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Made the different deck fittings. Trying to make cannons using small wood squares & brass wire. Cut out the gun ports & capped the rail with string soaked in glue. Gwyl Blaser, JerseyCity Frankie and Chasseur 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwyl Blaser Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Nice work. It is coming along nicely. Gwyl IgorSky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted August 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 I have decided to change from the wire staples to wood pieces. Removed the staples- in the process of carving out groves so the wood channels will be more securely glued on. Gwyl Blaser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Coming along nicely. Great work on the stairs. Those things are tedious and fragile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted August 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 They are actually card stock stacked & glued. Chasseur and Gwyl Blaser 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 Wow. That's a great idea! Gwyl Blaser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted August 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 The first attempt at the cannons didn't work well. The glue didn't bond the brass wire & wood bases very good so I switched to card stock bases. Glued layers until they were thick enough. This worked better & once painted couldn't tell the difference. Added wood channels & cut slits in them for the shroud lines. Gwyl Blaser and Alex Bellinger 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted August 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 Tying yards to the masts..... Gwyl Blaser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwyl Blaser Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 This is coming along very well Jesse! Gwyl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted August 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Test fitted to make sure the ship will fit in the bottle neck. Had to sand down one of the deck housings so the mast would fold down more. Started the rigging. JerseyCity Frankie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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