Click here to download the catalog as a PDF file. To view this site you need Adobe Flash Player and your browser must allow javaScripts. Go here to get the latest Flash Player. Chaperon Sternwheel Steamer, 1884 The steam packet Chaperon was built for trade traffic at Chambersburg, Ohio in 1884. At that time river shipping was inexpensive. A bushel of coal was carried from Pittsburgh to New Orleans for the price of a first class postage stamp. But, the Ohio River was shallow during the summer and often choked by ice in the winter. This made steamboat travel seasonal and delays frequent. 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, Download sample pages from the instruction manual. Chaperon Paint Set: Nine one oz. bottles of Model Shipways paint: 4 each/ MS4839 Primer; 3 each/MS4831 White; 1 each/MS4802 Bulwarks Red, MS4830 Black. No. MS2190MS · Price $35.95 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. Intermediate Level · No. MS2070 Length 27" · Height 20-1/2 · Beam 6-5/8" Scale 3/4" = 1ft. (1:16) SALE $ 399 99 Model Shipways f Plank-On-Bulkhead Kits 800.222.3876