The next job was to cut out all 16 windows and build the cabin roofs and attatch the hand rails. The fitting are white metal with a brass wire going through them.

I cut the cabin windows out using a stanley knife and file. All 16 windows took a few hours but the result was worth it.

The cabin roofs were also built but not glued on and the hand rails were added.

I decided that the boat needed some lights so I drilled out the searchlight and put a bulb inside it, there is also a light inside the cabin and on the back of the boat. The boat looks great going around the lake at night.

The mast is made from wood and was painted with Plastikote. All of the fittings are made from white metal and were included in the kit.

Althought it was my first model boat kit I'm really pleased with it.

Here are a few pictures of my boat on the lake.

I couldnt find a water scoop small enough anywhere so I made one from scrap plastic. I also made a water cooling coil from silicon tubing. A boating friend made me a brass water outlet.

I painted the boat using Plastikote spray paint. The finish is great and Im really pleased with it.

The plastic cooling coil wasnt very effective so I soldered some pieces of brass tube to a motor heatsink to make a new water cooling coil.