elmarriachi Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Hello, and something different .... a small ship ... the Container vessel CMS Colombo Express (or maybe another name then ...). Additionally some resin containers were used to give it a more realistic look, some etched parts too... here are some first pictures .... and the containers...randomly put on the deck ... Not quiet sure if I will make it waterline in a piece of the ocean, or on a display.... Cheers Micha 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 That's an impressive start! Personally I feel that a waterline model would look most effective. A few crew members scattered about would really convey just how enormous these vessels are. Martian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjwomack Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Oh yum-yum! Having an unhealthy interest in containers (I live too near Felixstowe and spend to along on the A14), I keep looking at this and wondering. Will be watching with great interest, and probably planning a Christmas wish! Who does the resin containers? Are the kit provided ones very poor? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clipper Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 There was a great thread earlier, sadly without the photobucket images now :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killingholme Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 On 24/08/2017 at 5:15 PM, Martian Hale said: That's an impressive start! Personally I feel that a waterline model would look most effective. A few crew members scattered about would really convey just how enormous these vessels are. Martian Enormous, but Colombo Express doesn't even make it into the world's top 150(!) largest container ships nowadays.... The biggest have 21,000+ TEA (Twenty Foot Equivalent Units) capacity compared to the 8749 of Colombo Express! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockster Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 On 8/25/2017 at 8:56 AM, Mjwomack said: Oh yum-yum! Having an unhealthy interest in containers (I live too near Felixstowe and spend to along on the A14), I keep looking at this and wondering. Will be watching with great interest, and probably planning a Christmas wish! Who does the resin containers? Are the kit provided ones very poor? Thanks The kit containers are fine but are full stacks, they look like large Lego bricks whereas the resin ones have the variety and appearance of randomness in their stacking. The reality is down to weight distribution and balance! There are also photoetch versions out there too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 On 8/25/2017 at 10:26 PM, clipper said: There was a great thread earlier, sadly without the photobucket images now :-( With the Chrome Plug-in the images are still visible. Just revisited it and it is a lovely job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clipper Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 12 hours ago, Romeo Alpha Yankee said: Chrome Plug-in ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 22 hours ago, Jockster said: The kit containers are fine but are full stacks, they look like large Lego bricks whereas the resin ones have the variety and appearance of randomness in their stacking. The reality is down to weight distribution and balance! There are also photoetch versions out there too! There's a bit more to it than just weight distribution & balance. I know @elmarriachi has just placed the container blocks in position, but the stacks towards the front of the ship are too high, there are various rules governing line of sight from the bridge, stack them too high at the front and you can't see anything for miles in front. Viewed from the side the container stacks will slope down from the bridge deck towards the bow. The kit container blocks depict the maximum number of containers, the stacks can be lower than these but never higher. Container loading and destination port can affect stowage position, gantry cranes can't work adjacent stacks, only alternate stacks, so to maximise efficiency and number of working cranes alternate stacks will be loaded/discharged in port A and the stacks inbetween will be loaded/discharged in port B. Between ports it's quite common to see empty bays with fully loaded stacks in between. There's lots of other considerations, eg loaded Reefer containers have to be adjacent to a reefer power outlet on board, and dangerous goods cargos have to be segregated, but most of these you wouldn't be able to tell looking at the real ship, let alone a 1:700 model. The biggest improvement for a realistic looking deck cargo stack would be painting the containers to represent the numerous different carriers and lease company container liveries. There's loads of photo's on line of the ship to see whose containers were carried. White Ensign did some decals for a few company containers. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 9 hours ago, clipper said: ??? Check this post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clipper Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 3 hours ago, Romeo Alpha Yankee said: Check this post Great, thanks works a treat :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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