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  • Member since
    December 2005
  • From: Seattle, Colorado
Posted by onyxman on Friday, July 27, 2012 11:45 AM

Thanks Don,

That is the Colombo Express kit.  Kyoto Express is one of the options.  I remember the thread of your build.  I considered creating logos for NYK and OOCL containers, but at 1/700, I decided it wasn't worth the effort.  The decals you see, other than the Hapag-Lloyd ones, are little bits and pieces of airplane decals from the spares box.  Most are illegible at this scale anyway, so could represent any nondescript leased container.  

The container stacks took forever to do, cutting each down.  

Fred

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Friday, July 27, 2012 9:05 AM

Looks great. I built the Colombo Express. In that kit the only container decals were Hapag-lloyd.  I had to create my own logos for other containers.  Does the Kyoto include other logos? If you made the decals, they sure turned out nice.  Whole ship is nice.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

  • Member since
    December 2005
  • From: Seattle, Colorado
Kyoto Express
Posted by onyxman on Thursday, July 26, 2012 4:23 PM

This was more work than I expected it to be.  I cut down the container stacks by at least a third, a "Great Recession" load.  I raided the decal spares box for non-descript container markings.  Tom's 1/700 railings, but they are nearly invisible.

 

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