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10 x 5 Stack of Containers
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Intermodal folks are going to need containers. I built this 10 x 5 stack for my bigger container ships, to populate the deck. I am building other stacks for other ships, 6 x 4 and 5 x 3, for example. They are meant for background models, or in-line on a ship.
Date
Tuesday, 26 February 2013
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- There are gaps both vertically and horizontally. The stacks are scribed to represent this, but the effect is not very convincing without some detail paint work. I meant these as an inexpensive way to populate a larger container ship that might have 500 or so containers on deck, or also as a way to populate a container yard on shore. I thought folks would probably want to use individual containers as foreground models, both on ship and on shore.<br /><br />But individual containers, even undecorated, are expensive.<br /><br />I did cast my first test individual containers today. They look great, but will require some finishing, as in sanding off the flash at the bottoms, and adding spacing pads for the vertical gaps. I'm not sure I can offer these commercially. I'll test more late next week to see how close I can get with the casting so they won't require much finishing.<br /><br />My goal is about $1.00 per container, but I don't know if that's possible. What will you folks pay for an undecorated container from a fine resin mold?0
- Would it be better to build stacks of these in single rows so that then they are positioned side by side with other stacks they still appear to have a gap between them? More realistic look and feel? Just asking.<br /><br />I know that when containers are stacked on one another they actually touch, but when containers are stacked on ships, do the sides actually touch the container next to it or is their a small gap between them?<br /><br />Just curious!<br /><br />Hobo Tim0
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30.63 KB (800 x 531 px)
Author
Pete Nolan
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