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- Part 2 -
Since the number of pictures was too high, I decided to break the post in two. I hope you don't mind.
After a cautious fitting and alignment, the masts were glued into their final positions. In the future, I intend to add some rigging.
The last big parts of the ship were the four funnels, one of the distinctive features on this beautiful and iconic ship. Differently from the Graf Spee and the Scharnhorst, that have only one funnel, I had to take extra caution to make them look identical and well aligned.
Their round shape is given by a couple of elliptic double layered plates. However, before closing the funnels, I took the time to pass four threads through some holes I poked in the structure. Since it will be difficult to access those areas after the funnels are in place, I decided to do it early.
Placing them at the correct angle on top of the decks was also a bit challenging. I had to cut some extra bits of paper, in order to assure the same angle to the four of them. After that, with the help of a needle, the sewing thread was passed through the deck as well. The finishing touch was given by tensioning the "cables", so they would look straight.
Curiosity: A small detail can be seen on funnel #4. It has no air intake and much less piping than the others. I suppose that's because the Titanic needed only 3 funnels. However, since that was a sign of status for the ship, a fourth one was added to the project (in order to compete with Cunard's Mauritania and Lusitania). It had no venting purpose and was used as a storage for deck chairs.
That was a long post (sorry for that, I had a lot to tell). I must confess I was a bit disappointed with my build, but now she's looking good. The funnels really added to her. For the next one: life rafts and/or vents.
Best regards,
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