radio controlled Voyager of the Seas

[john 05141]

just over 5 years to build, 2.23M long, 80 pounds heavy, made from fibre glass, wood, aluminum, brass and nylon.
fully radio controlled, 12V electric motors, bow thrusters and stern thruster, stabilizers,...
Very unique model, radio crontrolled model cruise liners are seldom. I was lucky enough Royal Caribbean was so kind to hand me over the plans to build this model.

A work of love actally but I'm glad she's finished. I had to make everything myself, there is nothing available in stores. All I bought ready were the miniature people used for model trains.
Jan

[NightFlyer]

just over 5 years to build, 2.23M long, 80 pounds heavy, made from fibre glass, wood, aluminum, brass and nylon.
fully radio controlled, 12V electric motors, bow thrusters and stern thruster, stabilizers,...
Very unique model, radio crontrolled model cruise liners are seldom. I was lucky enough Royal Caribbean was so kind to hand me over the plans to build this model.

A work of love actally but I'm glad she's finished. I had to make everything myself, there is nothing available in stores. All I bought ready were the miniature people used for model trains.
Jan

Unlike anything I've ever seen before and totally AWESOME! :thumbup:

So, do you have a pool that you can take her out to sea in?

[DMC5180]

WOW!!!! That is amazing Craftsmanship. She looks rather top heavy though. Do you have it ballasted beyond the weight of batteries?

Also looks like one of the Pool side Ladies with pink/orange head scarf forgot something. :bootyshake:

Will you be sending Photo's back to Royal Caribbean to get there reaction? Don't be surprised if they come back with an offer to buy it.

[thirdmanj]

Wow! That is seriously impressive. Here's hoping she has a more reliable power supply than a Carnival ship, and don't go pulling a Costa Concordia! ;)

Kinda crazy they'd just give you the plans to one of their liners. Couldn't that pose a safety risk?

[NightFlyer]

Kinda crazy they'd just give you the plans to one of their liners. Couldn't that pose a safety risk?

Only if your name is Willem Dafoe :tongue2:

http://www.movieactors.com/photos-stars/willem-dafoe-speed2cruisecontrol-3.jpg

[thirdmanj]

Only if your name is Willem Dafoe :tongue2:

http://www.movieactors.com/photos-stars/willem-dafoe-speed2cruisecontrol-3.jpg

:lol: that is where it was going with that. But it is a valid concern I think. I don't believe I'm being paranoid. Think about it. Hey this guy wants plans for one of our ocean liners that carries thousands of people every week. Ok let's give him the plans! I'm genuinely curious. Did they "clean" them in any way? Remove certain detals? Or we're they completely unedited?

[Michael]

Woahhhh!!! That's some serious building!! I would love to see that in person because I can tell the pics don't show half the detail, I can even see the lounge has tables. Are the interior rooms finished out like the restaurants or the cafeteria? How far did you go with the illumination? You definitely need to take some more pics, that is seriously impressive.

On a side note, I have been on that very ship. One thing about RC and Carnival, they always have a scale model of the ship usually in the library. I will spend a good 30 minutes looking it over but those models don't hold a candle to what you have built there....and from scratch??!!.

[Jimmyvonviggle]

I think I've been on that ship! That is amazing. I think the wooden DMC build has some competition for the incredible build award.

[louielouie2000]

You'll have to record a video... I'd love to see this thing in action! With all the electric motors, I can only imagine what kind of a complex controller this thing requires. AMAZING job. :jawdrop:

[john 05141]

Thanks guys,

I built a model of the Enchantment of the Seas years ago.
When Royal Caribbean was lenghtening the Enchantment of the seas, the yard in Holland asked if my model was availabe for the press conference. (Still have no idea how they found me) I did with the condition for me to visit the yard and see the cruise ship in the drydock, and this was seriously impressive. There I met the naval architects. When I told them I was building a Disney cruise ship they asked me why not the Voyager as is was the largest cruise ship ack then. No plans.... So they did send me a set of plans, which I did not expect they would do. I got it on paper an digital, but with my promise I would not distribute them and destroy after use. When I did not need the plans anymore about a year ago, I destroyed the plans and ran the DVD's thru a shredder.

Someone here has a remark; She is indeed top heavy. Altough I kept a sharp eye on weight, she was woubling a lot. So I installed a small keel. You can see in in the first picture (painted black)
Weather here is bad, lots of wind for weeks. But no ice as temps here are about 55°F. When weathe ris better I will see to post video.

I did not send this to Royal Caribbean. They have models far better than mine, and bigger, made by professional modelbuilders So I do not think they will have any interest in my models. I want to keep it as a hobby anyway.

thanks for the reaction
Jan

[wrkey]

Awesome job!

But where are the honeymooners on the balcony? :giggle:

[john 05141]

Time for the first "sea" trials.
She is indeed top heavy and in turns she can lean over to a level that got me ready to jump into the water but nothing hapened.
About 2 hours after I put the model in the water the was picking up far more than forecasted. This model weighs with batteries over 50 pounds, so I was not going to carry it back all the way to the other side of the lake so I let her take this "model storm". Great test to see how she would behave. batteries and all electronics are bolted so nothing can shift.
The water alarm went off after an hour of waves, so I called it a day but it was fun.

Utube of the cruise before the wind picked up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VfhAZlUR0w
The humming sound you hear are the elctronic speed controllers, and the sound at the end are the bow and stern thrusters.


Jan

[Michael]

Very cool! I wouldn't worry about the ship listing in the turns...If the real one was turning that fast it would list too. After all you were probably moving at a scale speed of around 60 knots and decided to throw it into the hammerhead turn:race:

At the end I was almost expecting one of those little micro helicopter toys to land on the helipad.

[Dangermouse]

Yes, if I was a minifig passenger, I'd be wanting my money back for letting Ken Block/Colin McRae (delete as applicable) captain the ship :race:

Looks awesome Jan, the attention to detail is obvious even when the ship is meters away.

[NightFlyer]

That's SWEET!

She'll be ready for her maiden trans-Atlantic in no time :)

Just be sure to keep Captain Schettino away from the helm :wink:

[Timebender]

When I told them I was building a Disney cruise ship


Does Disney know you built a model of one of their ships and if so have you ever considered a job in Disney Imagineering?

[DashEight]

That's a wonderful job you did! Excellent work! -P