Colombo Express
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62 25 June 2021, 19:40
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Nice. Are the containers color coded in the paint guide?
Presumably they have to be, if the decals are going to match the colors, or risk a white decal on a white container for example.
25 June 2021, 20:22
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Well, the thing is; The Revell kit comes 100 % in Hapag Llyod branding. That means ALL containers are orange and with a Hapag Lloyd logo. To make it look realistic you have to mode them. I made myself a handy chart with which container color goes where (and which logo goes where). It's a bit of an effort at first, but helps a lot in the long run. The decals I got custom printed!
25 June 2021, 20:52
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Wow! Getting the decals printed and painting them different colors was totally worth it. The ship looks fantastic.
25 June 2021, 23:11
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Wow. I've been thinking about building some 1/700 scale ships and this really inspires me! For my mental health though, I will pass on the photoetch ... Well done!
25 June 2021, 23:20
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Excellent 👍 👍 👍
Love the details, the containers and the very realistic looking weathering
26 June 2021, 05:47
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Ein Modell, daß man viel zu selten sieht. Und dann auch noch in dieser Perfektion!
26 June 2021, 05:49
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Max capacity is 8235 TEU. With these ships approx 50% was above deck. My guess is 3800-4000 TEU above deck.
Revell did a lot of 40' containers, so I think 2400?
26 June 2021, 07:23
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Modellbau der Superklasse. Ein sehr schönes Modell. Wäre fantastisch wenn es sowas auch mal in 1:350 gäbe... Darf man fragen woher Du das schöne Plexiglas Display gekauft hast?
26 June 2021, 07:24
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A great start of the weekend, walking through your photo's. Very nice work ?
26 June 2021, 07:42
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ThomasW.: Die Acrylhaube ist von www.polymehr.com. Ist zwar ein wenig teuer, aber wirklich 1A Qualität. Das Wasser ist ein Digitaldruck den ich mir separat gekauft und unten auf die Base geklebt habe.
26 June 2021, 08:24
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Big thanks to all of you! It certainly feels rewarding reading all of your comments after 5 months of working on this thing (for the second time actually, since 6 years ago I already started it and trashed the kit after some time, haha).
26 June 2021, 08:25
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So there is also aftermarket photo etch for this kit. I wonder, anything to point out regarding the use of photo etch on your project? 🙂
I have the photo etch product already, but not the boat. 😄
26 June 2021, 10:33
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Yeah, some tips: Prime and paint your photo etch parts BEFORE assembly. I had a really, really hard time painting the deck of the bridge green, because I already glued the PE in place. 🙁 Unfortunately, if you paint first and then glue, you've got to be very careful with the CA glue, because it could ruin the paint. Maybe PVA glue will hold.
Also prepare for a world of pain, those PE are tiny and flimsy. 😄
26 June 2021, 12:10
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Oh, my... absolutely fantastic! (I wonder how did you manage not to feed the carpet monster with PE... or are you a watchmaker?) I am truly and deeply impressed.
28 June 2021, 11:16
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Robert: It was not easy at all and some parts flew off into the nothingness. 🙁
28 June 2021, 13:41
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Hi Dash, deine Colombo sieht fantastisch aus.
Bin auch gerade dabei sie zu bauen nur Frage ich mich wie hast du an den Containern die feinen Beschriftung aufgebracht ? Ich meine jetzt nicht die Decals sonder die winzig kleinen weißen Markierungen 😁 Grüße und schon Mal danke für zeigen
11 December 2022, 19:14
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I considered this kit rather dull, but all the extra effort you put into it, turned it into a real showstopper. PE, decals, paint job, all very well done.
11 December 2022, 20:19
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Daniel E: Das sind eigentlich nur mit dem Pinsel aufgetragene, kleine Punkte. 😄
Michael and Phil: Thx you guys!
11 December 2022, 21:25
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This is awesome! I know there's not much exciting about a container ship but this is just too cool. Nice great job!!
11 December 2022, 23:42
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@ Dash Render: echt ? Nur mit dem Pinsel. Großes lobe und danke für die Antwort. Grüße
12 December 2022, 11:33
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@Daniel E: ich mach sowas auch gerne mit einem Pigmentstift (z.B. Staedtler Pigment Liner 0,2 mm oder Sakura 0,5 mm Gelly Roll oder Faber Castell etc. gibts in Schwarz, weiß, rot und noch paar andere
12 December 2022, 18:27
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Photos of the build process for the Colombo Express.