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No.

Description

Qty. Item No.

1

6-hole panel

1

7330-W85-C1O

2

2-hole rod

2

7330-W85-H1K

3

Dowel, 4 cm

8

7268-W85-B1O

4

Dowel, 8 cm

2

7330-W85-A1O

5

1-hole end track

1

7330-W85-P1O

6

Flat triangle with peg

2

7330-W85-U1G

7

Convex block

8

880-W10-R1G4

8

Cube block

8

880-W10-A1YG

9

Cube block with peg

2

7331-W10-D3G1

10

Dowel block with side hole

4

7331-W10-M1G1

11

Dowel block with top hole

4

7331-W10-D1G1

12

Dowel connector

2

7331-W10-E1O1

13

Eye

2

7261-W85-A

14

Bow

2

7269-W10-A1B

15

Stern

2

7269-W10-A2B

16

Hull

2

7269-W10-B1B

1

2

5

6

7

8

9

10

13

14

15

16

11

12

3

4

GOOD TO KNOW !

  

If you are missing any 

parts, please contact 

Thames & Kosmos 

customer service.

4 cm

8 cm

Actual Length:

4

3

Boat Engineer

2

3

NOTE !

  

The two lengths of short dowels 

can be difficult to tell apart in 

the building instructions. They 

are numbered in the instructions 

so you know which one to use.

4

Summary of Contents for 567011

Page 1: ...Story and Instructions ...

Page 2: ...tic building pieces make it easy for small hands to put the models together The models are assembled step by step using a construction system It will require a little practice and patience at first Please assist your children when they need your help but also let them try to build the models by themselves Your children will be happy to have your help with the models or assembly steps that pose par...

Page 3: ...Story by Dan Freitas and Ted McGuire Illustrations by Dan Freitas and Ashley Greenleaf 567011 02 140217 ...

Page 4: ... 7331 W10 D3G1 10 Dowel block with side hole 4 7331 W10 M1G1 11 Dowel block with top hole 4 7331 W10 D1G1 12 Dowel connector 2 7331 W10 E1O1 13 Eye 2 7261 W85 A 14 Bow 2 7269 W10 A1B 15 Stern 2 7269 W10 A2B 16 Hull 2 7269 W10 B1B 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 16 11 12 3 4 GOOD TO KNOW If you are missing any parts please contact Thames Kosmos customer service 4 cm 8 cm Actual Length 4 3 Boat Engineer 2...

Page 5: ...d with tools equipment and building materials There are always a number of projects going on in the warehouse Ty loves figuring out how things work Karlie loves building things When Ty and Karlie were little Ms O designed Huxley a robot that can build just about anything For one of his first projects Huxley converted Karlie s teddy bear Remus into a walking talking science bear Now Huxley and Remu...

Page 6: ...and Huxley brought the fish down to the river near their house and gently placed Randy into the water for a trial swim As soon as Randy hit the water his mechanical fins started flapping wildly He dove under the surface of the water and swam rapidly away from Huxley and Remus Wow That s one fast fish cried Remus but I think he s malfunctioning He s not coming back We need to help him And we need t...

Page 7: ...w and the back is called the stern A boat s hull is heavier than water but it does not sink Because of its shape the boat displaces or pushes away an amount of water greater than its own weight Therefore it floats on the water Try floating the canoe model in a sink or tub filled with water Put heavy objects into the boat What do you notice about the height of the boat in the water when you add mor...

Page 8: ...ccording to the tracker Randy swam into that swamp Huxley said pointing ahead Paddling through a swamp will be tough said Remus Maybe we should build another type of boat that can move through the swamp more easily Great idea said Huxley Let s build a swamp boat with a fan that will push us across the surface of the swamp 6 ...

Page 9: ...7 STEVIE THE SWAMP BOAT 1 2 3 4 5 Continued 3 3 3 3 Boat Engineer 7 Boat Engineer ...

Page 10: ...om so I can glide over shallow and marshy areas And my propeller doesn t stick down into the water like on a normal boat so it can t get caught in the mud or swamp plants Instead my propeller spins very fast like a fan and blows air backward The force of the air blowing backward pushes me forward And that s how I glide across the swamp But don t forget your earplugs my fan is really loud ...

Page 11: ...as almost within Huxley s reach he jumped into a small stream that fed into another larger river Oh no Remus cried What are we going to do now Huxley My arms are still tired from all the paddling The wind had picked up while they were in the swamp and this gave Huxley an idea If we build a sailboat we can use the wind to push us down the river and we ll catch up to Randy in no time 9 ...

Page 12: ...The wind s blowin let s get goin he said Sailboats are pushed through the water by their sails There are many types of sailboats from small single person sailboats with just one sail to huge sailing ships with many masts and many sails Before steam engines and gasoline motors sails were the primary means of powering boats ...

Page 13: ...l wind brought them within feet of catching Randy But before they could catch him the wind suddenly died down The sailboat came to a standstill in the water Without the wind we can t move sighed Huxley We were so close What can we do now Why don t we build a riverboat with a paddle wheel Remus suggested We are on a river after all Huxley agreed and the two got to work 11 ...

Page 14: ...1 2 3 4 5 6 3 3 RUBY THE RIVERBOAT Boat Engineer 12 ...

Page 15: ...at your service Ruby said to Remus and Huxley I have a large wheel on my stern with many paddles or blades on it My steam engine makes the wheel turn and one after the other the paddles push into the water They push backward against the water which pushes me forward through the water ...

Page 16: ...il Huxley glanced down at his fish tracker and noticed that Randy was getting farther away from them I think we need a faster boat Huxley called down to Remus We ll never catch Randy at this pace If we need more speed why don t we build a speedboat Remus asked Why didn t I think of that laughed Huxley Let s hurry We can t lose this fish 14 ...

Page 17: ...stest boats around Speedboats like me are designed for speed We can t carry too much weight and we aren t the biggest boats but we can race through the water at tremendous speeds We have propellers in the back that spin very fast and push large volumes of water out behind us sometimes creating waves called wakes So let s motor ...

Page 18: ...again tight on Randy s heels or rather his fins And it was not a moment too soon for the river had flowed into a canal which would soon lead Randy out to sea if they didn t catch him first As they sped into the canal they passed a freighter docked in the port They were shocked to see that there was a fire on board Oh no Look over there shouted Remus We have to help them Huxley was worried about lo...

Page 19: ...Continued 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 3 3 3 FRANNIE THE FIRE RESCUE BOAT Boat Engineer 17 ...

Page 20: ...tely motored over to the blazing freighter and started blasting the fire with powerful streams of water from her nozzles Fireboats have pumps that can take up water and spray it onto shoreline or shipboard fires They can go where firetrucks can t go and they never run out of water Boat Engineer 18 Boat Engineer ...

Page 21: ...of Frannie the Fire Rescue Boat Huxley and Remus were able to put out the fire Thanks for your help Mr Robot and Mr Bear I m Captain Ron Thanks to you I didn t lose all my cargo I ll have to repair this freighter though The fire seems to have done some real damage Captain Ron said disappointedly You re very welcome Captain Ron My name is Huxley said Huxley And I m Remus said Remus We are headed do...

Page 22: ...FREDDIE THE FREIGHTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 3 3 3 4 4 Boat Engineer 20 ...

Page 23: ...ters are huge ocean going vessels that carry large amounts of goods around the world between different ports Most of your toys were likely transported part of the way from the places they were made to your home by ocean freighters like me I weigh many thousands of tons but because I displace a heavier amount of water I won t sink even when I m loaded with cargo ...

Page 24: ...ought he might be one of gran s bots This is Toro He loves candy Thank you for finding him said Huxley He has a glitch in his program that causes him to only detect candy Along with Captain Ron Huxley and Remus cruised down the canal hoping Randy hadn t swam too far Could I trouble you for another favor asked Captain Ron This canal gets very tricky up ahead Is there any way you could whip up a tug...

Page 25: ...TAMMY THE TUGBOAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 Continued Side View Boat Engineer 23 3 3 3 3 4 4 ...

Page 26: ... that can push and pull large freighters and ships through narrow passages and crowded harbors I have big bumpers all around me so I can push against the sides of huge boats and to protect me if I bump into other boats or piers I also have a loud horn so I can tell other boats where I am Boat Engineer 24 ...

Page 27: ...boat Huxley s fish tracker started beeping furiously Huxley scanned the waters and saw Randy swimming toward the beach Remus Look There he is We re not losing him this time Let s build a hydroplane boat He can t outrun a super fast racing boat ...

Page 28: ...HUMBOLDT THE HYDROPLANE 1 2 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 Boat Engineer 26 ...

Page 29: ...ial type of lift that pushes me up out of the water When I m moving fast enough there are moments when I am completely up out of the water flying through the air just above the surface of the water This reduces the friction or stickiness with the water so I can move even faster with less resistance than a typical boat experiences I love to race Let s go catch up to your friend Boat Engineer 27 ...

Page 30: ...relaxing day at the beach Huxley explained how they had tried to finish programming Randy but that Randy had malfunctioned and swam away and how they had chased him all the way from the river near the house Don t worry about it New inventions usually don t work the first time you test them It s normal to have to try many times before something works properly said Ty You should have just told us wh...

Page 31: ...Continued CARA THE CATAMARAN 1 2 5 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 Boat Engineer 29 ...

Page 32: ...the water I don t need a long keel which is the board that sticks down into the water to prevent a sailboat from tipping over Instead my stability comes from my wide beam The beam is the width of a boat from one side to the other In most cases the wider the beam the more stable the boat So hop aboard The whole family can fit ...

Page 33: ...r than the ball Consequently more water molecules press against the bottom of the boat and it floats Make different shapes with equal amounts of modeling clay including ball and boat shapes Test each shape to see if it floats in a bowl of water BONUS EXPERIMENT 2 HOW DO BOATS FLOAT Boat Engineer 31 The group followed the conveyor belt into another room where they heard a buzzing sound It was too l...

Page 34: ...ie politely excused themselves from dessert They had had enough sweets for one day 32 The group followed the conveyor belt into another room where they heard a buzzing sound It was too late Remus was covered in colorful candy sprinkles When Ty and Karlie inspected Randy they couldn t find anything wrong with him He seems perfectly fine to us the kids said much to the relief of Huxley and Remus You...

Page 35: ...nd packaging Dan Freitas Illustrations Dan Freitas and Ashley Greenleaf Manual assembly instruction diagrams Genius Toy Taiwan Co Ltd Taichung Taiwan R O C and Thames Kosmos Photos Genius Toy Taiwan Co Ltd Taichung Taiwan R O C and Thames Kosmos The publisher has made every effort to locate the holders of image rights for all of the photos used If in any individual cases any holders of image right...

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