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103, the lighting yard 104, the aerial yard 105, the gaff 106 and
the foghorn 113. Ensure that the holes for the yards are parallel
to each other, otherwise they will not line up correctly when
installed.
Fit parts 103 to 105 in the appropriate holes, and set them cen-
tral by measuring on both sides with a steel ruler. Solder the
parts together, and solder the gaff 106 to the mast.
Glue the ring-screws 107 in the signal yard and the gaff. Bend
the aerial supports 108 and the aerial struts 109 to the shape
shown on the plan. You will need to make a jig from a piece of
scrap balsa sheet for assembling the aerials, as shown in photo
41.
Cover the jig with plastic film, lay the aerial support on it and
glue one aerial strut to the support. Divide the marked 40 mm
Ø circle into three, and press the strut glued to the support into
one marked point. Press the two remaining struts into the
remaining marked points and glue them to the support.
The second aerial is assembled in the same way. Insert the
angled ends of the aerial supports in the aerial yard and solder
the parts together. Check that the aerials are parallel when vie-
wed from the side.
Glue the masthead light 110 and the two signal lamps 111 to
the mast, and the two side lights 112 to the lighting yard, as
shown on the plan. Glue the foghorn 113 between the signal
lamps 111.
Drill a 5 mm Ø hole in the funnel to accept the completed mast,
and a 4 mm Ø hole for the exhaust pipe 114. Glue the exhaust
pipe and the mast to the funnel using Stabilit-Express.
Apply a generous fillet of glue round the mast on the inside of
the funnel, then glue the air vent flap 115 to the funnel. Drill a 1
mm Ø hole on the left-hand side of the funnel as shown on the
plan, and glue the ring-screw 116 in it.
Remove the existing halyard from the flag. Cut a generous
length of the thinner flagline (0.5 mm Ø) 118 and thread it
through the flag 117 using a sewing needle.
Route the flag halyard 117 through the loops in the ring-screws
107 on the gaff and 116 on the funnel, and tie the ends of the
flag halyard together.
Cut the funnel ladder 119 to length and bend the ends over as
shown. Glue it to the right-hand side of the funnel.
The railings for the radar platform and the monitor platform can
now be made up.
Cut two rails 120 overlength, bend them to the shape shown in
the plan view, and thread three railing stanchions 121 onto each
of them. Insert the railing stanchions in the holes in the radar
platform. Mark the position of the 1 mm Ø holes for the rails in
the funnel, and drill the holes.
The railing stanchions and the rails can now be glued perma-
nently in the holes in the platform, slipping the projecting ends
of the rails into the holes in the funnel at the same time. Solder
the rails to the railing stanchions to complete the job.
Caution: work quickly and confidently with the soldering iron,
i.e. hold it firmly against each joint, but only for a moment,
otherwise there is a danger that excess heat will melt the ABS
plastic, or dissolve the adhesive. Make up the railing for the
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monitor platform in the same way, using the two rails 122 and
the five railing stanchions 123. Drill a 1 mm Ø hole and glue the
aft deck lamp 124 in it.
The completed funnel can now be glued on the bridge deck,
resting against the wheelhouse.
Deck superstructure - final work
Start by cutting the ladder 125 to length and bending the top
end over as shown on the plan; glue it to the bridge deck and
the wheelhouse.
The next stage is to assemble the railing for the navigation
deck. Cut the top rail 127 to approximate length and fit it
through the front centre railing stanchion 126. Glue the stan-
chion in the central hole in the front of the navigation deck. Now
fit four more railing stanchions on the left end of the rail and
three more on the right end. Glue them in the appropriate holes,
bending the rail to the shape shown in the plan view as you do
so.
Bend the excess length of rail towards the ladder as shown on
the plan, and glue the end to the wheelhouse.
Cut the short top rail 128 to length, slip two railing stanchions
on it and glue them in the holes in the navigation deck. Bend
the rail as shown on the plan. Thread a bottom rail 129 through
the two rear railing stanchions on each side.
With the rails in place, bend the ends as shown. Drill 1 mm Ø
holes in both sides of the funnel, insert the rail ends and glue
the joints. Cut out the compass base 130 and the cover 131
and glue them together. Glue the ship's wheel 132 and the
handwheel 133 to the compass base. Drill holes in the compass
base for the lever 134 and the compass 135 and glue them in
place.
The completed assembly 130 - 135 can now be fixed to the
navigation deck, and the grating 136 glued on top. Glue the
searchlight 137 to the searchlight base 138, and fix the assem-
bly 137 / 138 to the navigation deck in the position shown in the
plan view.
Run the signal halyards 139 through the ring-screws on the sig-
nal yard, route them to the rails 127 and 128 and tie them in
place.
Make up the navigation lamps from the port and starboard
brackets 140 and the lamps 141, and glue them to either side
of the wheelhouse as shown on the plan.
Drill 1 mm Ø holes in the front wall of the wheelhouse and glue
the deck lamps 142 in them.
The upper bulwarks 143 can now be trimmed to fit against the
superstructure on both sides. Carefully bevel the butt joint bet-
ween the upper bulwark and the wheelhouse to obtain a neat
transition.
Bend the bulwark components to follow the camber of the
bridge deck and glue them in place using cyano. You may have
to sand back the transition areas between the upper bulwarks
and the wheelhouse slightly.
The next step is to trim the two companionways 144 to fit, and
this requires the superstructure to be placed on the hull. Cut the
companionways to length, as shown on the plan, and bevel the
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