Ladders from
the half deck
completed
colors the groove with pencil which fur-
ther enhances the appearance of an iron
sheave. Do this on both sides of the
knight.
Glue an eye bolt on one side just below
the three sheaves and a kit-supplied cleat
on the other. These should be painted
black. The photo above shows a complet-
ed knight next to the drawing on the plans.
You will notice on the plans that the knight
is raked aft. When you glue it onto the
model be sure to angle the knight to match
the rake of the Mizzen mast.
The belfry and railing at the edge of the
Half deck is built using 1/16” x 3/32”
strips. It is probably easier to glue the
uprights/stanchions for the rail into posi-
tion first. Then place the hand rail on top
of these. To give the rail some extra
strength you might consider drilling a tiny
hole into the bottom of each stanchion.
Then insert a small length of wire into this
hole leaving just a small amount sticking
out. Drill a corresponding hole in the
deck where each stanchion will be glued.
This small wire will increase the strength
of the rail considerably once they are
pegged into the deck.
The bell supplied with the kit is attached
to the stock with an eyebolt. The loop on
top of the bell is slipped into the eyebolt.
Then the eyebolt is glued into a pre-drilled
hole in the stock. Place the bell into posi-
tion between the two uprights before you
glue the roof on the belfry. 1/32” x 1/8”
strips are used for the roof. The hand rail
and the roof can be painted white but as
mentioned earlier this is optional.
The Upper Deck…
Two ladders lead to the upper deck from
the half deck. Make these using the tem-
plate provided on the plans. You can make
them the same way as you did for the lad-
der on the poop deck. There are also more
kevels and pin rails along the bulwarks. A
knight also needs to be made similar to the
one on the half deck. It is positioned aft of
the main mast and on the starboard side.
Check the plans for its exact location. The
only new fittings that need an explanation
are the pumps. Cast pumps are supplied
with the kit but as is true with everything
else, building them from scratch will look
so much better. Should you decide to do
Belfry without
roof
Belfry with roof
completed
Making a log
pump from
scratch
Eight Sided Pump Drum
Spout
Pump Handle
Bracket
Note the Knight located on
deck and the two pin rails
Knight
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