Model Shipways 1/48 MS2190 Chaperon Sternwheel Steam Packet (1884) Plank on Bulkhead Kit
Model Shipways MS2190 1/48 Scale Chaperon Sternwheel Steam Packet (1884)
Plank on Bulkhead kit
In 1906, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built the Green River Lock and Dam 6, just downstream from Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave. Chaperon was the first boat of its kind to pass through the new locks. In addition to hauling cargo, she ran sightseeing excursions between Bowling Green and Mammoth Cave during the summer months. Sold just before WWI, Chaperon sailed the Tallahatchie River until fire destroyed her in 1922.
The model you’ll build from Model Shipways’ kit will be a historically accurate and perfectly scaled replica almost three feet long. An amazing number of laser-cut basswood and limewood parts make up the hull, superstructure, paddlewheel, gangplank and railings. A photo-etched brass sheet provides incredible ornamental detail. Other brass parts include bell, eyebolts, cleats and nails. Ready-to-use Britannia metal lifeboat, lanterns, capstan and whistle, hardwood blocks and three diameters of rigging line add life-like authenticity.
Six sheets of plans and clear assembly instructions pave the way to a magnificent model.
1:48 Scale / Length: 34 1/2in / Height: 7 1/2in