IgorSky Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Hi to all shipmates! Let me to tell you about one more of my mini-projects. Approximately one and a half years ago, I got another interesting little perfume's bottle. IOAN and Chasseur 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 As for the contents of this bottle, I decided to build a model of the old Russian polar ship. A little history from book "Koch – Russian polar ship: research and reconstruction problems": Koch – unique polar ship of pre Peters time is presented. Created by the Pomors, Koch became the only ship in the world that was adapted to sail in the ice conditions during the Epoch of Great Geographical Discoveries. Due to Koch, Russian manufactures and explorers could begin mastering of the Northern Sea Way, colonise the vast northern area, and found new settlements beyond the polar circle. Nowadays there are only written witnesses about Koch but the exact outlook and ships construction is unknown. Based on archaeological excavations and scientific research of recent years the reconstruction program of Russian koch and preparation of the historical experiment to sail by the reconstructed ship was proposed. Realisation of this program will let Russian koch to be placed among the unique objects of World heritage such as the balsa raft «Коп-Tiki», reconstructed by Tour Heyerdal, and papyrus boat "Ra". Features of the ship's structure makes it unique in their ability to travel long distances in the waters of the Arctic and subarctic regions of Eurasia, walking in difficult ice conditions. The streamlined hull contributed to his squeezing onto the surface when the ice compression, and a special form of the bottom and the side keels allowed the ship to drag dragged. There are several types of koches, but none of them survived to our time. When building the model I use these drawings from the magazine "Modelist Constructor" 1973, №10 Chasseur, IOAN and JesseLee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 (edited) So, I use the traditional materials: body - light pear, pink pear, bamboo for the mast. I am starting with the manufacture of the deck-top part of hull and bottom underwater hull. The hull of this model is divided into two parts, as I am going to put Koch in a "sea" and the whole the hull does not go into the throat of the bottle. This technique I use when the size of the model does not allow to make for deck plating in the traditional way. Edited February 13, 2017 by IgorSky IOAN and JesseLee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 The next stage - I am planking the hull. The technology is simple - to wet, to curve, to dry, to glue, to dry, to trim excess. The first plank I am glueing along the side edge of the deck. IOAN, JesseLee and Chasseur 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 In a similar way I am glueing the rest of the planks to the hull IOAN, JesseLee and Chasseur 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Then I am making the lower part of the hull. JesseLee, Chasseur and IOAN 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 The next step - mast, rigging and deck elements IOAN, Chasseur and JesseLee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Then I have added the pumps and the barrel JesseLee, Chasseur and IOAN 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Next item - the tiller Chasseur, IOAN and JesseLee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Then I have made and set the sail and the rigging Chasseur, JesseLee and IOAN 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Now I have checked all elements on the stand IOAN, Chasseur and JesseLee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Then I finally have glued the ends of the standing rigging to hull and cutted them Chasseur, IOAN and JesseLee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 The next step - I made the sea and I have put in the bottle the lower part of the hull. JesseLee and Chasseur 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 The next step - I carefully pasted and glued all elements of the deck and prepared the upper part of the hull to the placing in the bottle JesseLee, IOAN and Chasseur 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Finally, came the most important stage - I put the ship to the bottle IOAN, Chasseur and JesseLee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Next, I need to set the upper part of the hull on its lower part, to raise the mast and to pull the rigging. Chasseur, IOAN and JesseLee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 The next step - I pulled, glued and cutted off the threads of the running rigging. I used a small tool that was made for this project. Chasseur, IOAN and JesseLee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Cork ... every time you want to come up with something original... but do not always succeed ... JesseLee, Chasseur and IOAN 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 I then wrapped the cork with string and put the stamp. All were done. FINAL! IOAN, JesseLee, Alvaro004 and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Amazing miniature work Igor !!! I like what you did with the cork too! Jesse IgorSky and Chasseur 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOAN Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 As always, great! Sailing trying to glasses wipes. What rope use? IgorSky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted February 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Thank you, Jesse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted February 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 16 hours ago, IOAN said: As always, great! Sailing trying to glasses wipes. What rope use? Thank you, IOAN! In this case, I used percale fabric for making the sail. I am using the mounting thread for making of rigging in my mini-projects. I buy these yarns in stores for fishermen. For larger projects I use threads Guterman. Best Regards! Igor. IOAN, JesseLee and Chasseur 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOAN Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Thanks Igor! IgorSky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 A true master! Chasseur and IgorSky 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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