R afael Ex p osito Mosqueda  - " COCA DE MATARO EN BOTELLA "  La Coca de Mataró su casco del finales del siglo XI  au...

Learn the steps for assembling your ship and getting it in the bottle Although many hobbyists refer to the craft as the "impossible bottle," building a ship in a bottle is simple and straightforward. All you need is a model ship, a bottle,...

Building of ship models in bottles. Hobby

I have always been fascinated by the naval battles that occurred on the Great Lakes during the formative years of my nation's history, but frustrated with the lack of attractive, inexpensive models available for recreating them on the wargame table.  The d

The trick of putting a ship into a bottle has baffled many, but Rob shows the important steps.

Mast temporarily inserted into hull

The straws are used to help separate the threads

Aligned Vertically to Make Fixing Sails Easier

This video shows the placing of the foremast on my ship in a bottle. I'm using a tool I designed for this purpose. At the beginning of the video, the mast is...

Bottle Ship: I used to do quite a few bottle ships as a kid. But I'd use rubber thread instead of real sewing thread so I wouldn't have to construct the ship to accommodate the complex rigging necessary to pull up the masts and sails. The rubber thread would do …