Second hand Robbe Schnellboot

[Ghost 2501]

just after buying the Yamato, I was handed, yes thats right handed a part built Robbe schnellboot, which is painted up on the box as an east german boat.

this is how she is right now.

Already installed are the motors, 3x 380 motors and a hitec esc, however that is gonna change as I intend on altering her powertrain setup. Though the motors are going to stay, I intend on having her done with 3 esc's, one driving the centre motor, and one for each of the outboatd screws. however that will be done once its been built and ran a couple of times.

[pompebled]

just after buying the Yamato, I was handed, yes thats right handed a part built Robbe schnellboot, which is painted up on the box as an east german boat.


East German?
That's odd, considering the S-100 type boats were run during WW II, when there was no East German navy.., yet.

Regards, Jan.

[Ghost 2501]

the flag on the box has the eagle motif on it on the black orange red tricolor, (the east german flag), the reason being meerly political i think as it is illegal to display the swastika in germany, even on an model to get period authenticity

however who is to say that the boat is modelled as was post may 8 1945, and the boat was a late ww2 vessel. either way, when I finish it, its going in an arctic scheme to have her in the norwegian theatre.

[pompebled]

Go for it and show us pics of the build please!

Regards, Jan.

[Ghost 2501]

Go for it and show us pics of the build please!

Regards, Jan.

oh i will :) as i do a bit, expect a photo or two,

[Ghost 2501]

the colours I want to use are

grey
light blue
dark blue
black

done in a cammo pattern, it will be a real one to spot when its done. it has the space to have nav lights,

[Kmot]

Congratulations on your good fortune!

[Ghost 2501]

as always kmot :) i think I have been bitten by a bug, Aerominded says there is no cure :eek:

[Aerominded]

Nope, I am afraid there is no cure- only support groups... (like this one!) ;)

Looks like it will be a great project! Looking forward to watching it come together! :)

[jeepers1940]

With three motors driving three props, that thing ought to scoot! :)

[der kapitan]

I've yet to see the Robbe s-boat in the flesh, so to speak, and am looking forward to following what Ghost does with it.

It appears that we all suffer from the same malady, and as Aerominded said, It'll be group therapy---.

[Ghost 2501]

she is going to be built pretty much to the spec

[der kapitan]

Ghost,

There is plenty of information on the S-boats on the net, both written and photographic. You should not suffer from a dearth of sources.

I built one from a kit in the early 1980's, when there wasn't much info on these boats available, and I don't think I did too bad a job of it, considering I had to do a lot of kitbashing to make things right.

It was sold to a guy in Chicago in 1997, and I had a chance to see it last autumn, and
took some pictures, which I should've done before letting it go.

[der kapitan]

Okay, let's see if I can post a few---.

These were taken under less than ideal conditions. A few parts are missing or damaged in these pix, this occurring over the intervening years.

[Ghost 2501]

looking good :) Der Kapitan

Tonights Progress: cut out the covers for the hatch over the radio gear, cut out the deck plate for the same area.

eventually this area is going to require filling with plastic filler as the deck plate is not smooth

[Kmot]

I built one from a kit in the early 1980's, when there wasn't much info on these boats available, and I didn't do too bad a job of it

der kapitan:

We are not worthy!

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[der kapitan]

Aww, cut it out, Tom, I've seen pix of your work, you be worthy---.

While I'm at it, you did a thing on putting a cobalt motor into a Reef Racer. Did you have to replace the shaft and universal to do that?

[Kmot]

No, I used the rubber tube universal and stock shaft.

[Ghost 2501]

well some more work was done on the schnellboot earlier today, (pics will follow later tonight).

in place are the following items

Torpedo tubes
Torpedo tube front doors
deck hatch covers that give access to internals
rear cockpit bulkhead
central twin AA gun.

[der kapitan]

well some more work was done on the schnellboot earlier today, (pics will follow later tonight).

in place are the following items

Torpedo tubes
Torpedo tube front doors
deck hatch covers that give access to internals
rear cockpit bulkhead
central twin AA gun.

Pictures! We want pictures---.

[Ghost 2501]

and pictures you shall have :)

as regards the colour scheme I plan to have her done in cammo, though i have not got that far yet. still plenty of building work to do