SMIT ROTTERDAM 1:75 Deep-sea tugboat by Billing-Boats

SMIT ROTTERDAM Billing Boats

Deep-sea tugboat at 1/75

Kit Billing Boats

The real one:

Smit Rotterdam was built in 1975 for Smit International BV in Holland, and was at the time of its completion the largest and most powerful tugboat in the world - with a tonnage of 2,273 tons, a length of 75 m, a 22,000 HP engine and a top speed of 16.5 knots. The ship is built with bulb stern and stern nozzle; inboard equipment includes the most modern gear for navigation, steering and radio communication.

The model:

The Billing Boats kit of the Smit Rotterdam features: plank on frame construction, laser cut plywood keel and frame components, lasercut wooden superstructure and decks, hull and deck fittings in wood, brass and/or plastic, rigging cord in various sizes, Propshaft, rudder and propeller.

Kit includes:

• M4 propeller shafts and brass stern tube
• Plastic three-blade propeller Ø50mm
• Nozzles diameter 50 to 60mm.

See notice in the "Download" section on this page

Radio controlled model
Level = expert
Kit
Scale = 1/75
Length = 900 mm
Width = 200 mm
height = 500 mm

Suggested equipment, see "accessories" on this page.

• Marine inverter type Graupner Navy v15 x3
• 12v lead battery
• Bow thruster Ø19mm

Motorization suggestions:

With the propellers provided in the box, suggested engine:

• Engines type RE540 type 540

With special brass nozzle propellers:

• 2 Raboesch brass propellers special nozzle, 149 series, Ø50mm (one direction to the right and one direction to the left)
• 2 Engines 720 Navy Aero-Naut (ref: MOAE700049)

Correlation table of the Billing-Boats, Humbrol and Tamiya paintings.