Smit Rotterdam by Riotvan88 - Billing Boats

[Riotvan88]

Here's my Smit Rotterdam kit started in May 2021

[Riotvan88]

 

Bridge interior 3D printed. 

Dry dock Keel blocks 3D printed 



Still some paint imperfections to sort out.  Repainted the blue to a darker metallic blue as I didn't like the light baby blue color so much


 

Edited March 6, 2023 by Riotvan88

[Riotvan88]

Progress so far as of Feb 2023. Most details such as funnels and cranes not glued on yet. Stand is not finished, still need to glue on the Keel blocks to make dry dock look.

Edited March 6, 2023 by Riotvan88

[Riotvan88]

Dry dock Keel blocks 

[Hsae]

Looking good! 
 

Hermann

[yvesvidal]

On 3/6/2023 at 10:03 AM, Riotvan88 said:

 

You are doing great. This hull is not easy to plank with its voluptuous shapes. It is like a period ship in many regards.

 

Yves

[Toolman]

Great work.  Following along.  My Smit Rotterdam is due to arrive this week.

[Riotvan88]

About 90% finished now. Still some railings and details to add along with decals. Will have to make some replacement ones as the kit ones are yellowed and creased. Started the next build scratch zwarte zee in same scale. 

[Riotvan88]

Bridge interior modelled using 3d printer. Unfortunately won't be very visable although I've added led lights so should be partially visable through the small windows when lit 

[Riotvan88]

On 8/20/2023 at 4:50 PM, Toolman said:

Great work.  Following along.  My Smit Rotterdam is due to arrive this week.

How did you get on with it? My kit was one of the early releases, the latest one looks much improved regarding the sequence and parts design. 

[Riotvan88]

Few more details added. Mostly just decals and railings left to do.

[Riotvan88]

I'm now at the point of planning the RC installation for this model. I'm going to add one motor and one speed controllers per propellor running from a 6v lead acid battery. A 4 channel reciver. A bow thruster is already fitted. One channel for main motors, one for rudder, one for bow thruster and one for lighting. 

 

I have some questions regarding the setup. 

 

Are these motors sufficient for a model of this size. Roughly 3 foot long. Will probably use a 3:1 reduction gearing. For a prop speed of 3-4k RPM. 

Props are 50mm 4 bladed brass props. 

 

https://howesmodels.co.uk/product/mtroniks-m500-marine-brushed-model-boat-motor/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21441779751&gbraid=0AAAAADnynUeE5iH6EwmLgcOpElHwJTaoQ&gclid=Cj0KCQiAhOfLBhCCARIsAJPiopOojOmq524Fn5DHMjJm6r7lOi2getzkLiKo0P1tCgJVtuO4goqNubIaAihbEALw_wcB

 

I also wondered since I'm going to have two speed controllers how will these be connected to the battery? Will I simply wire each SC battery leads into one plug? 

 

My last question is for the bow thruster. I guess it will also need an SC. This will be plugged into a receiver channel but will this SC also need to connect to the battery? So 3 SCs connected to the battery and each plugged into a channel on the RX? 

 

Any help for this is much appreciated. Thanks guys. Looking forward to fitting this boat out