Colombo Express by JKC27 - Revell - 1:700 - PLASTIC

[JKC27]

One of the few kits that are available that are close to my main interest  These ships are the backbone of our supply chain for pretty much everything in our daily lives. 

This is a level 4 kit but I don't foresee many potential issues.

Hoping this will kill some time until warmer weather sets in for spring here in Southern Ontario so I can get to my next laker.

 

[JKC27]

The kit has 5 bags of parts as well as a fairly decent sized instruction kit and decals which allow you to use 6 different names. You could very easily looks at vessels specs and name the shop whatever you wanted and under any of the many shipping companies that are out there. Plus...these ships change names often.

 

 

 

 

[JKC27]

Well we are steaming along with this.....the 2 hull halves are attached with 2 bulkheads providing strength. The main deck is full piece so that went easy with the f'csle deck and the transom (I believe it's called) at stern all coming together.

 

It does call for some parts to be painted in between but I am going to do that in different steps as I see fit.

 

 

Edited February 6, 2023 by JKC27
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[JKC27]

Main deck is essentially complete aside from.paint. Fairly easy build so far.

[JKC27]

May have an issue with my airbrush. Maybe a small clog?  Took it apart and tried to clean it up.....will see what happens. Primed the main deck and tried to start painting but it didn't seem to be flowing right.

[wemattson]

This is a great kit that builds up to a nice model.  I built one when they first came out a few years ago.  I can't wait to see what you do with yours.

[JKC27]

Looks like the airbrush is all good. Painted the deck and quickly the bottom of the hull. This paint is Tamiyas hull red but it is quite brown...but close enough. Slowly putting the container stacks together as well as the pilot house and decks.

 

 

 

[JKC27]

So...painting the containers is a tedious process to say the least...

 

[JKC27]

Did I mention how tedious it is painting the containers........this is going to take long to do than the entire ship and building of the containers

 

 

[JKC27]

Did I mention how tedious the containers are....

 

They're coming along very slowly. I have installed the anchors and rudde and prop as well as touched up the paint on the hull. 

 

[JKC27]

Getting down to the fine details like decals..touching up containers....

 

[JKC27]

I just realized how much the camera on my phone picked up what looks like a bunch of speckles, etc on the hull!  WOW!!!!  I really doesn't look that bad when I look at it or took these pics last night. 

[JKC27]

Well..after the tedious task of painting the containers I have taken the next steps of putting decals on the containers. I used some from the kits and others are aftermarket.

 

It appears that a section of containers has gone missing on me...I'll blame rough seas.

 

I also experimented with Tamiya panel liner to help accentuate the different containers....you can tell how thick the paint went on by using this.

 

Overall I enjoyed building this kit aside from painting the containers.  At such a small scale it made some areas challenging but I'd do it again.

 

On to the next one...what shall it be.

 

[JKC27]

I wish I didn't get frustrated with painting the containers, as I see in these pics a little carelessness, but I suppose I can still touch these areas up.  I like the options though of being able to display this ship without or with as many stacks of containers as you wish.