HMAT Supply 1759 by oakheart - Artesania Latina -1:50 scale

[oakheart]

So there I was happily working away on my cutter speedy then I read Kevin’s @Kevin review of the revised AL kit of the HMS Supply. ( apparently it really should be called HMAT Supply ( HM Armed Tender )

Some of you may remember a while ago I was thinking of doing a scratch build using the plans that Allan Tyler @alpayed sent me. But now after scratching my way through ‘Speedy’ I quite fancied doing a kit this time.

 

When I searched online I was very excited to find the kit direct from AL for only £170 free PnP. It was only when it arrived in the UK and I got a text from UPS saying I needed to pay  them VAT and handling fees before they would deliver  it. So that was an extra £45.50 so it’s now only £10 cheaper than buying it in the UK, lesson learned. (Lets not mention Brexit)

 

Well it arrived and I opened the box I have to say that overall I was happy with most of the kit materials supplied.
The plywood was flat, the laser cutting looked good. Sails and rope are pretty poor quality, but now I can make my own ropes that’s okay.

I will not start the kit until I have finished Speedy.  But there is research I can do before I start.

With the Artesania Latina kit, the profile image supplied is at odds with the other reference I can find.
The Artesania Latina image shows it with a definite forward lean. see image below.

 

Below is the drawing that Allan Tyler @alpayed has produced.

 

 

Then there is the Karl Marquardt  article and plan set from my copy of Model Shipwright Magazine No. 95 March 1996.
 

Then this contemporary ( 1759 ) painting of a 'Snow' which I believe is a similar ship, shows the masts vertical. https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-12513

 

 

 

 Here I have overlaid Allan’s drawing on the painting, as you can see it’s pretty close.

 

So it looks like I will have to make some changes to how the masts fit.

 

Tim

[Kevin]

Good luck

[oakheart]

1 hour ago, Kevin said:

Good luck

Thanks, I think I will need it on this build, really not sure about the video only instructions - a bit like IKEA instructions with no words just pictures.

 

Tim

[iMustBeCrazy]

2 hours ago, oakheart said:

So there I was happily working away on my cutter speedy then I read Kevin’s @Kevin review of the revised AL kit of the HMS Supply.

And in one of those quirks, in 1938 HMS Bramble (Vigilant class 1822) (by then serving as a lightship) lets say an Aunt of Speedy was modified into a replica of HMAT Supply.  Wiki.

Edited November 23 by iMustBeCrazy

[oakheart]

38 minutes ago, iMustBeCrazy said:

HMS Bramble

Ah yes, we have spoken of her before on your Lapwing log, I knew she had served as a lightship after her career as a tender to HMS Rattlesnake (1846 ) on a survey of the East coast of Australia. The book "The Rattlesnake" by Jordan Goodman is a good read.

She had a very long life.

TIm

 

 

 

[alpayed]

The masts are indicated on the admiralty draught by ticks or crosses.

Here also is George Rapers watercolour of Supply. This is a very interesting painting. Note the boomkins on the stern. This painting is the best representation of HMAT Supply I know of.

I have a high resolution copy at home. I will post it here when I am able.

Regards Allan.

[oakheart]

10 hours ago, alpayed said:

George Rapers watercolour of Supply

Hi Allan @alpayed. That is a very useful image, thanks for posting it.

Do we know when it was drawn?

Tim

[alpayed]

1790 off Lord Howe Island.

Edited November 24 by alpayed
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[alpayed]

Here is the high res copy.

[oakheart]

On 11/25/2024 at 8:04 AM, alpayed said:

Here is the high res copy

Thanks Allan.