HMS Supply

For our 20th anniversary last June, Debbie bought me a wooden model kit of a 18th century brigantine, the HMS Supply. The boat itself doesn't mean anything to me, but my wife knew my love of tall-ships, especially from this period, and how I've wanted to try one of the models for some time. She had a number of options, including the fictional HMS Surprise from Master & Commander, but the Supply was of level two difficulty which she figured would be good for my first one.

My summer had been a busy one, with not a lot of time spent at home, so I haven't gotten too far into it. The frame, decking and some of the hull is complete. Here's a pic, though a couple more rows of the hull lining has been done since this picture.


The hull planking is tricky because you have to bend the wood to fit the frame. It is especially tough around the stern where the planks have to twist upward. Here's a rather crappy pic of the stern as it looks now.


The wood is bent by soaking it in water and then using a soldering iron on it. I'm eager to get the hull done, because the model gets more interesting after that. I'll keep posting pics here as to how things are going. I also figure I should post a pic of what it's supposed to look like when done too.

Mike