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Monitor platform, radar platform, radar antenna
Prepare the monitor platform 89, the radar platform 91 and
the radar mount 93 and trim them to fit snugly against the
funnel. This is done by measuring the distance between
the platforms and the navigation deck from the plan; place
the funnel on the deck superstructure and mark the posi-
tions on it.
Glue the monitor platform 89 and the monitor strut 90 to
the funnel. Drill a 6 mm Ø hole below the monitor strut for
the monitor hose. Glue the radar platform 91 to the strut
92, and the radar mount 93 to the strut 94, aligning them
with the marked points. Glue the radar plinth 95 to the
radar mount, and the radar antenna 96 to the radar plinth.
Build monitor column with tube 98 and laser parts 98a to
98i. First glue the tube 98 into the base 98a. Then mount
the sides 98b and place upper part 98c on top and fix with
some drops of cyano. Then place the rings 98d to 98i in
exactly this follow and glue. Sand and paint the column.
Apply glue to the monitor tube 97 and push it into the moni-
tor column 98; it should project on the underside by about
5 mm. Glue the monitor nozzle 99 in the monitor tube as
shown on the plan.
Temporarily place the completed monitor on the monitor
platform and push the hose 100 onto the projecting end
of the tube 97. Note that it must be possible to deploy the
hose neatly along the strut 90. If this is not the case, file
out the hole in the platform slightly. Glue the monitor to the
platform, push the hose onto the tube end and run it down
through the hole in the funnel. Glue the hose to the strut
90. Attach the handwheels 101 as shown on the plan.
The mast
Drill 2 mm Ø holes in the mast column 102 for the signal
yard 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
central by measuring on both sides with a steel ruler. Sol-
der 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 aeri-
als, 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
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solder the parts together. Check that the aerials are parallel
when viewed 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 UHU
plus acrylit or DELUXE Fusion Acrylit.
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
permanently 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 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
stanchion 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
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