Gwyl Blaser Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 I have started to work on my next SIB. For some reason I really like the lines of this ship, and I have someone who asked me to build a fairly large model in a bottle for them. This will be a 1:95 scale of the Scottish Maid. The hull itself is almost 9.5 inches long. I cut some nice walnut to see how it will look as the keel. It is not quite thick enough and it be not as tall once finished but I want to wait and see what the width is once I cut the hull down the middle. Next up I will be to refining the shape. I will post more photos as the shape looks a tad better. Gwyl Chasseur, Alex Bellinger, John Zuch and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 I love this ship. I built a larger one of her over at MSW. Her history is interesting. The maid was an experiment at the time. What became the famous clippers all started with the Scottish Maid. Gwyl Blaser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taiga Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Good job! Gwyl Blaser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieB Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Off to a good start. Gwyl Blaser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottleneck Treasures Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Gwyl very nice. I'll be looking forward to seeing her built. She's just a tad bit longer than the copper plated replica I'm building of Thermopylae. John Zuch, Gwyl Blaser, Chasseur and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwyl Blaser Posted November 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Gwyl very nice. I'll be looking forward to seeing her built. She's just a tad bit longer than the copper plated replica I'm building of Thermopylae. Thanks Dave. I am excited to be in the building process again. Your Thermopylae is looking real nice as well! Gwyl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwyl Blaser Posted November 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 I didn't have much time to work on my project today, but I did manage to do so shaping of the hull. I will probably not shape the hull to much more until I have cut the hull in half. Then I will continue shaping once I know how far to carve and sand. Gwyl John Zuch, Landlubber Mike and JesseLee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 I look forward to seeing how this one goes. Your work on your other Scottish made was very good. David every time I see a thermopylae it reminds me of a story I heard in my local club. A model builder was asked to do some restoration work for a guy that couldn't get the names right. He kept calling and saying how's the thermo pile coming along. Thought it was funny. JesseLee and Gwyl Blaser 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwyl Blaser Posted November 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 I need to cut the hull in half on the vertical plane, so I devised the following set up to do this with the best accuracy I could achieve. I first wanted to drill the mast holes on the center line for two reasons. Once the hull was cut in half it would be harder to accurately drill down the saw line. Here I am countersinking the holes in the jig I will be using to hold the hull while I run it through the saw. Next I used the holes in the jig to mark the hole in the hull. I then used those marks to pre drill the hulls in the hull for the jig hold down screws. Here the centerline of the hull is attached to the jig. Ready at the saw to split the hull. Notice the small wedge under the port side of the hull. This was necessary to keep the hulls vertical centerline perpendicular to the saw blade. Next came the task of sawing the hull in half. Here is the hull after sawing in half. Now on to the center frame/keel. I am planing on making a rabbit in the keel to accept the hull planking that will be done in the near future. More to come this week as I should have time to spend in the workshop. Gwyl John Zuch, JesseLee and Chasseur 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Now that is some precise sawing! Gwyl Blaser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwyl Blaser Posted November 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Thanks Jesse. It took me a little time to get it set up just right, but it was worth it. Gwyl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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