Billing Boats (BB528) Smit Nederland Tug - Model Boat & Fittings:
I saw this Tug and was really impressed as I am thinking about departing from Period Ships for a while and this Tug really caught my eye. I have seen some Tugs in action like this one and seeing this in real life is really something else. However my excitement has waned some and weakened as I see that this is not a 100% wooden kit, but has a mixture of Plastic and "some" wood. Not that it makes that much difference.
I thought I would share this post to see if anyone has any knowledge about this kit and what they think. I have only two plastic ship kits under my belt and the plastic hulls were a unique challenge in its own problems. this is what is discouraging me from getting this Tug (the plastic Hull). Ofcourse I have not seen the "out of the box" hull. I would think that the hull would have to have preformed appearance of steel plating - . I am thinking ahead on this and it seems that just to paint the hull Red is probably not enough but to make the Hull "look" more realistic, one would have to do what to it? I really need some help and advice here - anyone has any, then please step forward. :text-thankyouyellow:
Donnie
Billing Boats (BB528) Smit Nederland Tug - Model Boat & Fittings is a scale model ocean going tug. The Smit Nederland was built in 1979 at the BV Scheepswerft & Machinefebriek "De Merwede" in Hardinzveld, Holland. Length 28.40 m, breadth 8,85 m, draught 3.85 m. The vessel is driven by two "Stork Werkspoor" diesel engines, whose 1000 rpm yield 1800 HP. Top speed is 12 knots; the acting radius is 2,250 miles. A special detail of this ship is the propellors, which are equipped with reversible blades in jet streams, and two basin rudders which ensure good manoeuvrability.
Kit Contents:
Plan with detailed building instructions German, English, French, Danish, Italian and Dutch, ABS plastic hull, decks from wood, plastic and wooden parts to finish the model, stern tubes with shafts and propellers.
I saw this Tug and was really impressed as I am thinking about departing from Period Ships for a while and this Tug really caught my eye. I have seen some Tugs in action like this one and seeing this in real life is really something else. However my excitement has waned some and weakened as I see that this is not a 100% wooden kit, but has a mixture of Plastic and "some" wood. Not that it makes that much difference.
I thought I would share this post to see if anyone has any knowledge about this kit and what they think. I have only two plastic ship kits under my belt and the plastic hulls were a unique challenge in its own problems. this is what is discouraging me from getting this Tug (the plastic Hull). Ofcourse I have not seen the "out of the box" hull. I would think that the hull would have to have preformed appearance of steel plating - . I am thinking ahead on this and it seems that just to paint the hull Red is probably not enough but to make the Hull "look" more realistic, one would have to do what to it? I really need some help and advice here - anyone has any, then please step forward. :text-thankyouyellow:
Donnie
Here are the details:Billing Boats (BB528) Smit Nederland Tug - Model Boat & Fittings is a scale model ocean going tug. The Smit Nederland was built in 1979 at the BV Scheepswerft & Machinefebriek "De Merwede" in Hardinzveld, Holland. Length 28.40 m, breadth 8,85 m, draught 3.85 m. The vessel is driven by two "Stork Werkspoor" diesel engines, whose 1000 rpm yield 1800 HP. Top speed is 12 knots; the acting radius is 2,250 miles. A special detail of this ship is the propellors, which are equipped with reversible blades in jet streams, and two basin rudders which ensure good manoeuvrability.
Kit Contents:
Plan with detailed building instructions German, English, French, Danish, Italian and Dutch, ABS plastic hull, decks from wood, plastic and wooden parts to finish the model, stern tubes with shafts and propellers.