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cil, then drill holes for the rail stanchions
and the towing light mast.
7. Pilot House
The pilot house is also a machine-carved
structure. It is cut out in way of the win-
dows so you can look through the open-
ing. You may need to trim the opening
so the windows fit properly. Paint the
interior black so you can't see the wood.
For the windows, leave open or add
clear plastic sheet in each pane.The rest
of the pilot house is done exactly like the
main cabin. Check for fit on the main
cabin, and sand the bottom if necessary
to fit. Finally, glue the completed pilot
house on top of the main cabin, and
make a small step at the door (see Fig
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ures 13 and 14 ).
8. Smoke Stack, Whistle, and
Steam Vent Pipe
Smoke stack parts include a wooden
stack dowel, Britannia casting base and
"T" emblems, brass rings and chain guys,
and Britannia whistle and vent pipe (see
Figure 15 ).
You may need to bore out the base a little
to receive the stack dowel. Fit the brass
rings over the dowel as shown. Drill a
hole for the "T" emblems, and holes for
the guy chain eyes at the mid ring. Insert
a U-shaped staple of brass in the holes for
attaching the chain. Install the whistle and
vent pipe in the holes in the stack base.
Prime and paint the entire unit.
Install the stack, making sure it is verti
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cal and has the proper rake aft (see the
FIG. 12 – Adding the Cabin Top
FIG. 13 – Beveling the Pilot House
FIG. 14 – Completing Assembly of the Pilot House
FIG. 15 – Vent Pipe FIG. 16 – Boat Covering
FIG. 17 – Lantern Halliard
plan). File the bottom of the base if nec-
essary. Attach the chains to the cabin top
with similar staples.
9. Boat and Davits
The boats can be positioned as shown on
the plan or moved closer to the cabin
edge.The boat can be either on the port
or starboard side. If at the cabin edge,
you could scratch build a small skylight
for the engine room. The kit box photo
shows an old wooden ladder atop the
cabin. Be inventive!
Make a cover for the boat out of fine
cloth or paper (see Figure 16). The boat
can be hung from the davits using
thread or a piece of brass wire.
10. Mast and Towing Lanterns
Fit the mast through a hole in the cabin
top, but first install a hanger from brass
wire into the mast for the lantern hal-
liard (see Figure 17). The halliard can be
thread or brass wire. Notice on the kit
box photo, a small block was added at
the top for the halliard. It gives the
model that extra touch.
11. Ladders
Add the port and starboard ladder going
up to the cabin top. The top should be
curved as a hand rail.
12. Stowage Chests
Install the forward stowage chest for
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ward of the main cabin, and the lifebelt
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