HMS Trincomalee

[Onni]

Started  4-5 weeks ago with the idea of building this frigate for a large 3 liter bottle but due to technical difficulties (built the split hull too large!) I left it and went with a small build in a whiskey bottle.

 I was not happy with the gun ports,(looked way too large) so made them much smaller and did a new paint job.

[Onni]

HMS Trincomalee is now a museum ship in Hartlepool UK. 

A short history; built in teak due to a shortage of english oak at Bombay India and launched in 1817. Named after the battle of Trincomalee 1782 which is off the east coast of Sri Lanka.

Became a training ship later on which saved her from the scrap yard. She is the oldest british warship still afloat. (HMS Victory is in a dry dock)

A little more progress. Prefer to attach the ratlines to the hull of the ship but the hull halves are so tight to fit in the bottle neck that I have to attach them to the masts.

[DSiemens]

Beautiful work.  She looks incredible.  

[Onni]

Thanks. You are very generous in your praise.

I have not done any photo close ups otherwise you may change your mind (not up to Igor standards!)

[DSiemens]

Few of us are up to I Igors standards.  Lol.  Which is fine.  There's a certain charm to sailing ships no matter the skill level.  Your lines and paint are very precise I think your not giving yourself enough credit.    

[ethanjhodgson]

looks great, cant wait to see more 

 

[Onni]

Many thanks. It's really encouraging to receive positive feedback.

[Onni]

Been working on the transom,davits and dolphin striker. The weather has held me up a bit (snow clearing)

Also painted the flag;white ensign.I prefer to make my own flags rather than print them. Usually make two flags and then choose which I think is better. Made the lifeboat as well but not that happy with the shape of it so I may redo it.

[DSiemens]

The view out your window looks very pretty.  Great work on the flag.

[Onni]

Surrounded by Finland's green gold(trees).No shortage of wood to carve 

[Onni]

Done some of the rigging and some of the sails. Still plenty to do but I have been told to put it aside(by the wife) during the festive season! Oh well,

hope to carry on after Xmas.Merry Christmas everyone.

[DSiemens]

Your moving right along she'll be done before you know it.  

[IgorSky]

Hi Onni!
Well done! Perhaps you can still add bolt ropes to sails and give to sails the inflated shape.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[Onni]

Thanks Igor. Yes you are right,the sails do look a bit deflated. Maybe the ship is becalmed

I will try to give them more shape and texture but I probably should of done that before I glued them to the yards.

Tried to create a sea using a method described here,with plasticine,acrylic paint,and glue over the top .

The white loops are for pulling through rigging threads later on in the bottle (if she ever gets in!)

[Onni]

Actually does anyone have any suggestions for making sails. I used to make them with paper but then changed to thin cloth/linen,( for example a handkerchief).

This I formed ,around a roll and used watered down wood glue brushed on to give it shape when it dried.As you see ,not with any great success . Any ideas?

[IgorSky]

20 hours ago, Onni said:

Actually does anyone have any suggestions for making sails. I used to make them with paper but then changed to thin cloth/linen,( for example a handkerchief).

This I formed ,around a roll and used watered down wood glue brushed on to give it shape when it dried.As you see ,not with any great success . Any ideas?

Hi Onni!
I often use percale to make sails. I also use white glue with water and paint to give the color and shape to the sail.

 

[Onni]

Thanks Igor. I will certainly try that next time.

[tazam0827]

Nice work Onni, she's going to look great in a bottle! How are you going to stand up the masts, place them in with tweezers or are you going to pull them through with a thread? And then glue the ratlines to the hull?

 

[Onni]

Thanks tazam. Nowadays I use a auto suture for gripping and standing up the masts. The rat lines will be glued to the hull after.

[exwafoo]

I've seen ostrich eggs used to shape sails on larger ship models, and have thought about using one of the small wooden eggs used for decoration that you can see in the craft centres. Haven't tried it though.

 

Alan

[Onni]

I can't believe it. I actually forgot the jib boom. Had to quickly make one (top right). 

 

[Onni]

.....but remembered the 'seat of easement' (the crew's latrine)!

[Onni]

Made a 'turks head knot' (or is it wove) which took about 40 minutes but then discovered it didn't fit over the bottle neck ,so wove another simpler version

which fits perfect. The one on the left (white) is the reject one but I found that it fits nicely on a rum bottle so its not completely wasted time.

I always find that for me; there is a learning curve with ships in bottles no matter how many I have made.

[Onni]

Here's all the bits and pieces which will have to go into the bottle. Neck of the bottle is 17mm.

[Onni]

Hull bottom goes in quite nicely with no real problems!