So I logged into my Smartcash wallet this morning and that lovely notification popped up saying I had received funds. My long awaiting first Smartnode payout had arrived.
The payout was 164 SMART and it had been 21 days and 6 hours since I had enabled the smartnode. This was pretty much when I was expecting my first payout as I posted here.
From what I have read, the payouts should increase in frequency now that I have got the first one. There are currently 12,700 nodes on the network and there is 1570 payouts per day so I am expecting a payout every 8 days or so going forward.