Shipbuilder Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 (edited) Here is the famous tea clipper Taitsing, built to a scale of 32 feet to 1 inch (1:384). I am very comfortable with this scale as it is neither too big, nor too small. I built this one quite a few years ago. Bob Edited December 1, 2015 by Shipbuilder Landlubber Mike, Gwyl Blaser, jimsib and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledJim Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 What does the bottle look like? It is a beautiful model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipbuilder Posted December 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 It is not in a bottle, but a normal display case. I do not have the skills to make them fold down and up again, and never make ships in bottles! The masts and spars are all metal (brass and copper rod and tube), whilst the rigging is fine copper wire. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwyl Blaser Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Bob, another beauty! You are a master at this scale. The ratlines and all rigging are exceptional! Gwyl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 (edited) Wow! Beautiful. Never used wire for rigging. Is it harder to use than thread? Edited December 1, 2015 by JesseLee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipbuilder Posted December 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 No, it is far easier, no knots or anything like that! Take a short piece of fine copper wire and pick it up at each end with two small pairs of pliers. Stretch it slightly, then put it down again on a hard surface such as a piece of scrap acrylic. It is now perfectly straight, apart from the ends that the pliers gripped. Measure the length you want with dividers and cut off a straight section with a scalpel. Pick up in centre with fine tweezers, dip each end in contact adhesive, and place in position on model - easy as that! It is no good for ships in bottles though, as if bent, it remains bent, so you can't fold it down and up again. The rigging is put on in hundreds of short lengths. Blocks are just blobs of white glue mixed with black water paint. Bob JesseLee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipbuilder Posted December 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Picking up a piece of straight copper wire with a piece of plasticine on the end of a wood stick. It can now be grabbed with the fine tweezers and put on the model. Bob JesseLee, Chasseur and John Zuch 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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