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The flying scot is carved out of bass wood using a chisel and saw.  I use an exacto blade to cut out the cockpit limits, then a chisel to remove and shape the wood for the seats and floor.

Before painting, I've attached a paper rub rail as a nice detail.

 

 

 The hull is painted white with enamel paint giving the appearance of the shiny hulls they have.   
The rigging is made from bamboo dowels, turned on a dremel tool and sanded by hand, then painted a ligth grey to mimic an aluminum mast.

The sails are made of white calligraphy paper without acid.  One thing that identifies the Flying Scot is the FS label on the sail and the personal number.  Batons are indicated as well as the seam lines of the sail.  Main sail and jib have the clear window typical of these small racing boats.
This one in particular has a black boot stripe and the owner has a red and green line running down each side of the deck.

 

 

So, this is the tricky part, and it seems that putting the ship in the bottle is always getting more difficult because my boats are getting finer.
Passing the hull beyond the narrow part of the bottle neck was a challenge, and a good bit of controlled force was required to push the little boat in.  Eventually, I was able it worked and with my piece of bent wire (seen below), I hoisted the sails and went on the do the little bit of work inside the bottle.

(Above) This is my favorite angle to view her.  She really looks like she is making a good sail and is heeled over to the nicely.