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Colombo Express
Revell + after market

Scale:
1:700
Status:
Completed
Started:
January 26, 2021
Completed:
June 16, 2021
Time spent:
Approx. 460 hours

I built this for a friend who works in logistics. The Revell kit is quite nice, but why they chose to load the ship 100 % is beyond me. It looks very unrealistic and once you start modifying the containers you are in for a world of pain.

The containers come in this kit come in stacks and I had to "cut off" random containers here and there. Then I had to somehow close the resulting gaps, fill them, sand them. It is a VERY tedious process, albeit a rewarding one in the end. The PE from MK1 Design are incredibly delicate, incredibly beautiful, but they brought me to my eyes' limits. Some pieces were so small, it was very hard to see with bare eyes and equally hard to grab and hold with tweezers. This will definitely be the last time I am trying to glue PE in 1/700 scale to a ship.

Unfortunately I made many mistakes (check out the build process pictures) and the results are not perfect. But I am still happy with it.

Project inventory

Full kits
05152
Colombo Express Container Ship
Revell 1:700
05152 2017 New box
Detail and Conversion sets
Rb7029
Pulleys and Hooks
Rainbow 1:700
Rb7029 2011 New tool
MS-70013
Container Ship "Colombo Express" Detail-Up Parts for Revell kit 05241
MK1 Design 1:700
MS-70013 2007 New tool
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Photoalbums

81 images
Colombo ExpressView album, image #1
1:700
1:700 Colombo Express (Revell 05152)1:700 Container Ship "Colombo Express" Detail-Up Parts (MK1 Design MS-70013)1:700 Pulleys and Hooks (Rainbow Rb7029)

Comments

7 25 June 2021, 19:31
Markus Antonius
A lot of work... but it is absolutley worth the effort! brilliant!
25 June 2021, 20:00