HMAT Supply by riverboat - FINISHED - Jotika/Caldercraft- 1/64th scale

[riverboat]

I"ll try to get everything posted as best as I can. There's a lot of ground to cover, so it might take awhile  to catch up where I'm at right  now.

I know everyone is going thru the same process , patience will be the guide!!!! So, we'll start at the very begining. For those of you that are new to this forum I hope this will be of some help, if not, at least entertaining!

 

The first group consists of the basic hull construction and the placing of the deck. Extra supports were added on frame 3 and 8 to help support the deck .

Frank

 

 

[riverboat]

This next batch shows  the placing of the battens to ready for the first planking.

[riverboat]

The planking begins!!!!  After I finished the first planking I decided not to do the second planking since I was going to weather and paint the hull.

[Anja]

Hello Frank,

 

That's great. Thanks for reposting your log. Just take your time.

 

I've reserved my seat in the front row again.

 

Take care,

 

Anja

[Sjors]

Hi Frank,

 

Great that you also post again.

Can I sit next to Anja?

 

Sjors

[newbuilder101]

Glad to see your log up and running again. I'll be watching for more updates!

[patrickmil]

Frank, it's good to see you back. From what I remember, there is a lot of posting yet to go for you to catch up. Your build was very memorable to me in that you put some great weathering detail into your Supply and a lot of us don't usually bother with doing it at all. I've always left weathering to my airplanes and tanks.

[j21896]

Hi Frank,

 

Ah, memories!  Just look at Supply sitting there in the shipyard, back when she was all shiny and new!  As I recall, the years had begun to show on her considerably

 

I had been away for a bit, but now that I'm back I'll be following along and watching your Supply "age".

 

Cheers,

Robert

[augie]

She's taking shape Frank.  Looks a little too shiny and new though  

[riverboat]

Thanks to everyone for looking in. I forgot how nice and clean it looked!!!    The biggest problem with this reposting ,is trying to get the proper sequence  in play. I've got pictures all over the place !! I better get busy

Frank

[trippwj]

Welcome back, Frank - gonna settle in off to the side here and enjoy the show.  Good clean work to this point, and if i recollect correctly, you had made it quite some distance down the road on this one?

[riverboat]

Ok... I'm back with some more pictures.... the first few show the painted hull and some minor changes that were made, following pictures show deck installation ,then with a black wash applied..I'll try to give a breif description of the sequence of pictures as we get it all back togrther again........ so be patient!!!!!!!!!!

[riverboat]

This next series will show the doors, windows, winch , belfry and hatches attached.

[maso]

Frank, Good to see your log back. Supply will be my next build, so it will be good to have a log to refer to. Keep up the good work.

 

Dave.

[riverboat]

Thanks Dave, hope this will help you out some.If you have any questions when you start your Supply, I'd be more than happy to help you out.

Frank

[cog]

Looking good Frank. I missed this one on the old MSW, so I can catch up now! Loved what you did with the paddle wheel (R.E. Lee?) Will be watching how this one will turn out

[riverboat]

Thanks Carl for looking in......... the riverboat is A.L." Mississippi Riverboat", glad you liked it. I'm hoping my Supply comes out as well...

I've got alot more postingto do before I catch up to where I'm at, so, back to the posting!!

Frank

[bbrockel]

Hey Frank.  Great to see your smiling face here again.  Like the colors on your Supply.  Very nice looking build.  And welcome back.

[popeye the sailor]

hey there Frank.......I couldn't go on without including your build in my watch list!   you've done such a great job on her.  so, is this how everyone is redoing their logs?     .....if so......then BOY.....do i have a lot of work to do!

[riverboat]

Hi Popeye; Welcome to the new MSW, yes this is what you have to do, repost everything. Man I don't envy you one bit  

That'll teach you to be doing 5 builds at the sane time!!!! Lots o luck!!!!!!!!!!    , your old buddy,.............

Frank 

P.S.  I'm really not to worried about you , the speed you do your builds at, posting them all back will be a breeze for you!!

[popeye the sailor]

thanks Frank......a little pity is better than none at all ........I do have one thing i don't have to worry about.......I don't have to post about my F-15 eagle!   don't have enough time to do it tonight.....I will do it tommow evening.   I have updates to do as well.

[riverboat]

Ok , back again, lets see......  where did I leave off ? Oh Yeah. winches and hatches. Well let's move on to the deck guns and their rigging.

 

The first couple pictures show the breech rope redone, followed by the rigging of the guns, the last pictures are of the deck with guns and ships  boat in place.

[riverboat]

now we'll continue with the channels and yard construction.

[riverboat]

This brings us to the final stage of the build in the first folder. This section shows the start of the weathering process of the hull and the addition of the barnacles to the hull.

[newbuilder101]

Great job on the barnacles...very realistic!

[riverboat]

Hi Brian: yes I'll be weathering masting ,rigging, sails . I'm at that point right now but I haven't put up any updates because I'm trying to get this log caught up. In another couple days I should be able to post an update, Thanks for looking in.

Frank

[Sjors]

Hi Frank,

 

That looks great!

And you have rig your canons…...

Now I have to run 

The weathering looks fabulous.

You really are doing a great job.

 

Sjors

[popeye the sailor]

I still have the starfish Frank.....they'd look good on the stand

[rdsaplala]

Hi Frank,

 

HMS Supply is looking really great, I'm pleased to see her back on line my friend, looking forward to more updates

[flyer]

 

Hi Frank

 

Thanks to the grounding of those pages I found your log after the restart and realized I really missed something outstanding in the old forums! I love what you do to that poor hull!

But… looking at the pictures, your Supply seems so realistic, it must stink a bit of rotting sea live!?

Do you think the admiralty will let you place such a shabby, smelly old boat in the living room?

It really looks great and I'm looking excitedly forward to what you will do to the rest of the model.

 

Take care

Peter