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Kevin

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  1. all in all this kit will make a very nice build, the overall quality looks ok for the asking price pro's advertised at £199, as of today i have not found anywhere that is selling it other than AL sails entry level, museum quality (whatever that means) cons no instructions optional light set is available Thank you again Artesania Latina for the donation of this kit
  2. Thank you to Artesania Latina for the donation of this kit for review, along with a paint set and rivet marker comes in a dedicated printed box which is also poly wrapped to stop unwanted peeps into the box, and the potential loss of items box opening not a fantastic amount of contents, but what there is looks like quite decent quality NO INSTRUCTIONS AT ALL, everything is online, im not sure what to do if you dont have a pc, but then i doubt you will be reading this anyway looking online there are over 20 tutorial for this build, from unboxing to completion there are two large 1/1 posters of the completed build, on the reverse is the kit contents everything in the box is well secured, and i found nothing that looked damaged at all no tiles, but a large roll of 5mm copper tape not a lot of PE, will please some we have a full sail set, these look very nice indeed and a crew of 7 very little flash but look smaller than 1/64 anchors, shooty things and oars also look ok box of fittings, blocks and tackle look reasonable quality, thread seams fluff free, printed flags (do i ever get that far to put them on) whats left in the box is all the laser cut wood, which looks very nice indeed
  3. Taken from the AL website. HISTORY OF HMS SUPPLY: ARMED VESSEL OF THE 'FIRST FLEET' TO COLONIZE AUSTRALIA Discover HMS Supply, a wooden model ship of the English armed brigantine sailboat from the 18th century that was an essential part of the so-called 'First Fleet' of the Royal Navy that colonized and founded Australia. HMS Supply was their oldest, smallest and fastest ship. Built in 1759 as a 175-ton armed vessel, it became the colony's only link to the outside world after the loss of HMS Sirius in 1790. HMS Supply, precisely, was intended to be a support ship for HMS Sirius (1786). The HMS Supply was a brigantine or brig, that is, a ship that has two masts and square sails. In addition, it was also a sloop, that is, a small ship with a single gun deck. It had eight small three-pounder guns and carried 50 men. Its dimensions were 70 feets in length and 26 feets in width. From 1759 to 1786, HMS Supply was used to transport naval supplies between Thames and English Channel ports. During this period, it was docked at Deptford Dockyard, where it needed minor repairs as necessary to maintain its seaworthiness. On May 13th 1787, the 'First Fleet' left Plymouth – England – heading towards the antipodes. Under the command of Commodore Arthur Philip, the convoy of 11 ships carried 1,500 sailors and officers with their families, as well as 732 convicts. They were heading to the great land of the south to establish the penal colony of New South Wales - a coast previously explored by James Cook -, which would later become the first state of the Australian Commonwealth. On January 19th 1788, eight months and a week later, the fleet arrived at Botany Bay, with HMS Supply being the first to dock. On January 26th 1788, seven days later, everyone arrived at Port Jackson – the future Port of Sydney – and Philip disembarked to proclaim on Australia's first national day and becoming the first governor of the new nation. The HMS Supply was the fastest sailing ship in the 'First Fleet' and served as explorer and messenger during the voyage. HMS Supply rivals Sirius as the most famous historic ship of the new Australian nation. On 26th November 1791, it left Port Jackson and sailed via Cape Horn, arriving at Plymouth on 21st April 1792. It is, therefore, an essential ship in the history of Australia, the United Kingdom, Europe and the world.
  4. another project for my bucket list, Thank you @James H great review
  5. unfortunately i have put my indy on a short hold, here is the reason why, copied from one of my many FB Cocker Spaniel sites Dobbie Pingate Periscope Blogg Day 3159 aged 8 years 8 months Two weeks ago during a referral ear infection check-up, I mentioned that the boi was a bit grumpy, and out of sorts, and I suggested it might be a flare up of his pancreatitis, the Vet examined his tummy area and suggested that it should be looked at again at his next visit, his ear infection had not improved so another course of antibiotics and Metacam for his tummy problem Two weeks passed and another vet visit Wednesday 3 April, took a fairly happy boi into the vets What she felt previously had grown and it was decided to leave Dobbie in for a ultra sound, this detected a large mass on his spleen, He was booked in for a general anaesthetic, Xrays and spleen removal yesterday, 4th April but a phone call after the x-rays confirmed the dreaded news that he had tumours throughout his body and classed as stage 4 cancer, We have been given 3 to 6 weeks life expectancy 6 to 9 months with surgery and chemo Dobbie is showing very little signs of being ill and that helped us with the decision we as a married couple made, that hardest decision was to cancel surgery and bring home our boi and let him enjoy his time with us Perhaps not written very well, and maybe against many others’ views, I felt it was important to let others know what is happening, after all, a lot of members have been seeing posts of him for over 8 years now Please don’t flood this blog with hate messages, the quality of life for a short period of time outweighs the slightly longer time he possibly could be given with all the surgery and drugs, we will let Dobbie enjoy his remaining time with us, and not allow him to suffer From a devastated Dobbie owner Kevin, Ruth and puppy Apollo i will of course return to my Indy when i can and feel up to it,
  6. Day 384-50 good afternoon everyone, thank you for likes a lot of tidying up has been done on the foremast, and a lot of lines have now been added to the main, hence the clips just taking the weight few extra lines are and a few photos of how she looks this afternoon
  7. Coming back to a build table near me, my Enterprize will be continued as soon as Indy is completed, provided i can remember where i put her
  8. Good morning everyone Main mast Back stays at last i am starting to get some quality time on the build all the main backstays are fitted , and last night the Main Topsail Yard Tye went in Apollo Ruth and Dobbie, 3 loves of my life
  9. lots of progress has been made, but she dont look much different to my last post, i will do an update tomorrow, dont get to excited waiting lol
  10. Good evening everyone big lesson learnt i didnt mess up, but i did try to go my own way on this build and work fwd to aft on the rigging, well im not clever enough for that, and lost my way, i will always remember the fact the sequence of rigging is for a reason, nothing is lost or damaged, just looks a mess at present untill i catch up so i am back to plan 16 with just some upper ratlines to do, and then move onto 17 and progress the main and mizzen backstays
  11. good morning everyone day 359-48 i have never ever classed myself as a good modeler, messy/untidy, and lack of attention to detail spring to mind, but i love the hobby, and the satisfaction of (i did that) i also share my attempts with others that are interested, therefore most of my posts are shared with two other forums Flory, and Locate and cement, formally All Scale Modeller) , and Facebook, in the forums which are mainly plastic i have been asked to detail some of the rigging lines, so here goes, main yard/spar with all blocks and lines ready to fit, the mast and spar have been drilled and pinned the pinning allows the spar to be placed intro position, and ease handing the spar is support by large blocks called Jeers and slings to keep the main spar against the mast, a series of ropes called truss are used, and the lines that keep them in place are called the truss pendant the line above it stops the slack in the line and is called the nave the jeers and now laced up
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