Mini SIBs

[DSiemens]

I've been trying to get myself back into the swing of things.  One thing I've found that helps is short easy projects like mini SIBs.  I built this one in an hour.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DSiemens]

I'm working on a mini Mary Rose.  This will be my fist mini split hull.  

 

The ship is a little in front of the bottle which is why it looks to big.  

[Bottleneck Treasures]

I have to disagree that mini ships in bottles are easy. Most of the miniatures I decide to build are in bottles with bottlenecks that measure

2.0mm and smaller

 

Edited November 25, 2016 by Bottleneck Treasures

[DSiemens]

You take them to a degree I haven't ventured into yet and your work is incredible.  I would say ships at that scale are not easy.

 I think the ones at my slightly bigger scale are easier compared to the larger traditional scale just because I don't go into as much detail.  I don't include hatches, bells, anchors, deckhouses and other deck furniture.  My main focus is the hull, masts and sails.  Also my use of paint brush bristles for the masts makes bottling these little ships quiet a bit easier.  

[Bottleneck Treasures]

I appreciate that Daniel. When your ready to take on the challenge of building a ship in bottle at this scale let me know and I can send

you one of the hand-blown bottles I use.

[DSiemens]

Thank you.  I will keep that in mind.  Need to get a few other projects done fitst.  

[DSiemens]

My Mary Rose didn't work out.  I'll have to try it again in the future.  Meanwhile I decided to try out just an average ship.  This one's almost ready to go.  It's about 3 centimeters long.

[JesseLee]

Wow!

Jesse

[DSiemens]

Thanks.  I'm having way to much fun with this.

 

[DSiemens]

Just finished. 

 

[JesseLee]

Nice job! I'm always amazed that anyone can work at these smaller scales.

Jesse

[Bottleneck Treasures]

Congratulations Daniel

[DSiemens]

Another one almost done.  Not sure that you can see it but I found a technique to do thread anchors.  

I used some surgical clamps that lock and locked the thread in to that it looped around.  I put a little glue on it and let it dry so the rounded part would stay.  Once that was done in glue on a straight piece of thread and cut the round parts back as needed.  I'll have to get some pictures.  

[Bottleneck Treasures]

Congratulations Daniel. Please take photos

[DSiemens]

Finished.  I'll see if I can't get more construction photos of the next one.  

 

 

[IgorSky]

Bravo, Daniel!
Well done! Congrats!

Best Regards!
Igor.

P.S. One of my recent mini-SIB with the lighthouse - Jolie Brise

[Lboro]

As someone who never knew how to do SIB, I can only tell that these mini ships by Igorsky and DSiemens are amazing. They're great!

[DSiemens]

Igor - I love that bottle.  It's like it was made for a ship and light house.

Thanks Lboro.  

[DSiemens]

My latest fun.  

 

 

 

[DSiemens]

Been a while since I've posted any of my work. Its been a bit tough to get to ships in bottles the last year or so. I've been studying and taking CPA exams but not passing them. They're no joke. So still fighting that fight. I'll get there. 

 

I also had an issue with pain in my thumb everytime I went to build. Probably from to much phone use plus model building putting a stain on my joints. So I've become more mindful of how do things. That seems to have helped. 

 

So now I'm trying to get back in the swing of things. I'm lucky to be working in healthcare in I have friends that can get me things. I got hundreds of tiny flu shot viles. So with the plethora of building materials I thought I'd focus on small ships and continue this thread. Heres a few.