Jeff B Posted November 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2019 Almost to size! rummaging through my various shop drawers I found a really tight manufactured cork that looks like , if it was sanded, would maybe make a good disk. I'm gonna run it with the wood one and see which is better. John Zuch, JesseLee, Bernard Kelly and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff B Posted November 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2019 (edited) Fail!!!! The wood disk was too thick that when folded in 3rds wasn't gonna fit. I attempted to thin it to 1/2 thickness. It split and shattered. I have another piece of wood. I'm gonna try to thin it to size first. Edited November 22, 2019 by Jeff B James w rogers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff B Posted November 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2019 New day!! I have achieved thick less ness. Bernard Kelly, exwafoo, John Zuch and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted November 23, 2019 Report Share Posted November 23, 2019 Think you also invented a new word Jeff!😁 Donald and James w rogers 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff B Posted November 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2019 33 minutes ago, Onni said: Think you also invented a new word Jeff!😁 Check you thesaurus😄 Donald and James w rogers 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff B Posted November 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 (edited) Attn Shipwrights, presenting the quarter in a bottle magic trick. Rubber band set in a channel cut around the edge of the coin. Edited November 24, 2019 by Jeff B exwafoo, JesseLee, Bernard Kelly and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff B Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 (edited) Greetings shipwrights, In the last few days I have been experimenting with the folding disk, it has to look right in the bottle. I' m on #4 and I think I figured it out. Meanwhile I chose one of the ships to be a static display for the shelf above my work area. Still envisioning putting the other in the bottle piece by piece. Have a Happy Thanksgiving. Or a nice Thursday for those those outside the U.S. Best regards, Jeff Edited November 28, 2019 by Jeff B Bernard Kelly, RSmith, James w rogers and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff B Posted November 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 (edited) Staric display/ prototype is done. Lessons learned: 1. All 3 struts need to be really tight. They are holding unbalanced weight. 2. The red stripes are impossible for me to paint straight. Amazingly, Scotch tape takes a red sharpie very well, can be cut with a razor blade and sticks well. 3.Paint on tape seems to suck away adhesive property. 4. Measure twice, cut once. 5. The interweb, is a good source for details related to a specific ship. Photos plenty of this one, plans, paints used. 6. Each piece in the bottle will have to dry thoroughly and at maximum hold, before the next is added. I won't be able to use 2 hands to stop things from moving or applying pressure to the opposite side. Not to worry, it's still doable. Edited November 30, 2019 by Jeff B Effing autospell JesseLee, exwafoo, IgorSky and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff B Posted December 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 Good day shipwrights, Today the other Enterprise is in the paint shop. This one is going into the bottle in pieces. I have chosen this side of the disk to be the top, as its cuts matched up the cleanest. On previous attempts, I have found that too many times of folding the disk weekend the rubber band holding it together. I imagine paint may make it brittle. One shot at going in. Honestly, that's all that's needed. 😀 JesseLee, John Zuch, exwafoo and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff B Posted December 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2019 All ready to "go in", but I have been notified by the chief engineer that the transporter will be out of order until 12/25. The bottle is in my Christmas stocking. John Zuch, JesseLee, exwafoo and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted December 9, 2019 Report Share Posted December 9, 2019 Question is will the bottle in your stocking be full or empty? 😄 JesseLee and RSmith 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff B Posted December 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 (edited) Good morning shipwrights! I snuck a peak in the basement at the bottles down there. Not gonna work. So I went shopping. I found a beauty full of rice wine vinegar for $3! Perfect! A 500 ml with a 23mm opening, and a short neck, like a rum bottle. I didn't waste the vinegar, I put it in a plastic water bottle, that never touched lips, poured into a glass. Moving on...Having gone where few men have gone before... I decided to thread the struts to lead them to the hull. I will probably have silicone epoxy in the strut holes. I drilled in pegs to mount the disk into and holes to recieve it. Getting close. Edited December 16, 2019 by Jeff B John Zuch, JesseLee, DSiemens and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff B Posted December 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 (edited) Wasted time I'll never get back. I tried to drill a hole in the struts and run the thread thru, then turn ends into a knot, thus giving a double thread. Too much bulk and finally, break in a thread and then a horrible knot mess. So.... A single thread, super glued to the strut. Threaded through bottom of fuselage, weighted with a heavy binder clip for now. I'll go in and cut them after hardened in the bottle. A few finishing touches to go. Antenna array, NCC-1701 on top of disk, touch up red stripes from handling. Figure out standing height in bottle. Get a couple cork shoes for bottle as stand. Edited December 16, 2019 by Jeff B JesseLee, exwafoo, James w rogers and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff B Posted December 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 (edited) Good afternoon shipwrights, Its been a productive day. Antenna array is painted on a 3x5 card, cut out, pushed thru a broken needle and pushed into the bow. ID numbers on disk, touch up paint done, feet trimmed and affixed to bottle, height of ship in bottle figured out and mount is prepared. The back of the bottle is cut off nice and cleanly. (Joke) I also made 2 sets of bamboo tweezers with sliding tensioners. Next step is a little scary. Capt. Kirk would never admit it! To quote Capt. Picard, "when you were a young lad of 12, didn't you ever make a ship in a bottle?" Edited December 17, 2019 by Jeff B James w rogers, Onni, Bruce Foxworthy and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted December 17, 2019 Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 Looking good. See ya on the other side of the wormhole. Bruce Foxworthy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff B Posted December 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 She's going in.... One piece at a time. The cork mount is in the bottle. I have to build on that. Already hit a snag. Must let the adhesive dry for 24 hours between steps. Doh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff B Posted December 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 (edited) The fuselage is in! I will pull and manipulate the engines into position tomorrow. Edited December 19, 2019 by Jeff B Bruce Foxworthy, Donald, James w rogers and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff B Posted December 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 (edited) I went in there this morning and its moving around on the nail. I had put silicone adhesive in the hole in the bottom of the fuselage, it's rubbery. I went in with a rod and put a few drops of ca glue on right close on the nail, letting it drop in. I'll come back to it later. I fell asleep on the couch last night watching Star Trek 2009 version, seeking good karma. Edited December 20, 2019 by Jeff B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff B Posted December 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 Good God man! I'm a magician not a physician! The strings holding the engines have broken off! They are loose in the bottle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff B Posted December 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 But alas, I got one engine on! I know enough to not greedy, and forge on. The other can wait. JesseLee and John Zuch 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff B Posted December 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 2 hours ago, Jeff B said: But alas, I got one engine on! I know enough to not get greedy. The other can wait. John Zuch and exwafoo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff B Posted December 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2019 2nd engine on! Once again, letting it dry for 24 hrs, before I get back in there poking around inside the bottle. Can't even see it from side view. Jim Goodwin, exwafoo, James w rogers and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted December 21, 2019 Report Share Posted December 21, 2019 I admire your level of patience. It's very hard to wait 24 hours between pieces but in a model like this its necessary. exwafoo and Jeff B 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff B Posted December 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2019 Agreed. Dropping the pieces and chasing them around the bottle for an hour. Ca glue would never work. The center of gravity/ balance is way off too. It's drying upside down so the engines stay horizontal and don't droop, I promised the family I would spend the day with them tomorrow, Sunday. I need the glue to harden. The disk is next.😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff B Posted December 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 Going in.... I used ca glue on the disk because I didn't want to hold it or prop it for 24 hrs. I t set quickly and the disk has forward lift. Oyyyy. The folding disk was problematic in that one of the wings would not spring back into place. I had to use excessive force and the whole ship came off the mount again and was floating free in the bottle. John Zuch, exwafoo and James w rogers 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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