Hi Guys
I am in the process of building a container port, like Newark/ Halifax. I have 5 Heljan Container cranes and working on a boat. I would like to get another container boat. Does anyone know of any companies that make Post Panama boats? Also I am looking for dock for picking containers off a boat? Does anyone know of any companies who make this as well?
Thanks,
CASO
Do you mean "Post Panamax" ships, meaning ships larger than Panamax so cannot pass through the canal?
Sorry, I don't know of any suitable models of those.
Mark
I would imagine these gus would build you one (for a price):
http://www.maritimereplicas.com/details.php?id=59
Edit: I also believe they will build you an entire port if you want.
Keep in mind that the Panama locks are about a 16 inches wide and 12 feet long in HO scale, so a Post Panamax ship will exceed one or both of those dimensions.
A container port with two post Panamax ships; Now we know what the biggest building in Canada houses.
"No soup for you!" - Yev Kassem (from Seinfeld)
csmith9474I would imagine these gus would build you one (for a price): http://www.maritimereplicas.com/details.php?id=59 Edit: I also believe they will build you an entire port if you want.
Instead of "Price: Please Call" they should probably have "Price: If you have to ask, you can't afford it."
I have the plans for making a container crane. If you email me at igoldberg1@embarqmail.com, I will send them to you.
ericsp csmith9474 I would imagine these gus would build you one (for a price): http://www.maritimereplicas.com/details.php?id=59 Edit: I also believe they will build you an entire port if you want. Instead of "Price: Please Call" they should probably have "Price: If you have to ask, you can't afford it."
csmith9474 I would imagine these gus would build you one (for a price): http://www.maritimereplicas.com/details.php?id=59 Edit: I also believe they will build you an entire port if you want.
That is pretty much my thought as well. If I recall correctly, the ships are of mostly brass construction. That would be one heavy HO scale container ship!!! I am guessing that includes containers.
Also, The Nautical Research Guild has a good deal of information on ships and ship modeling and they have a list of professional builders
Starshipmodler has a list of people who "will build for others" and while most of them build sci-fi subjects, many will build other types of models as well.
-George
"And the sons of Pullman porters and the sons of engineers ride their father's magic carpet made of steel..."
A 14 foot square stern aluminum canoe would be a good starting point for a scratch built post-Panamax container ship, assuming that you model in HO scale. Considering the size of the landside facilities, I hope the OP has a spare aircraft hangar to build in.
The ultimate joker (or deal-breaker, in my opinion) is that the rail facilities aren't right at quayside! Containers are rubber-roaded from shipside to temporary storage or to an examination facility. Once customs is satisfied and all the necessary documents have been stamped, the containers are again rubber-roaded to the railroad's intermodal yard, which could be up to several miles distant.
Assuming that the idea is to build a model railroad, the best way to model the ship-to-shore aspect of the international container trade is by putting it on a photomural backdrop. If the object is to model a modern container port, be aware that the railroad will be, for the most part, absent.
Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1964 - well removed from navigable water)
Caso.Sub Hi Guys I am in the process of building a container port, like Newark/ Halifax. I have 5 Heljan Container cranes and working on a boat. I would like to get another container boat. Does anyone know of any companies that make Post Panama boats? Also I am looking for dock for picking containers off a boat? Does anyone know of any companies who make this as well? Thanks, CASO
Sylvan Models presently have a container ship in the works. Its actual name is the Manchester Mercurio and is about 315-330 feet long. The N gauge was supposed to be released this January and the HO scale model sometime yet this year. The photo below shows the Manchester Mercurio as it was entering the Welland Canal.
Bearco Marine will also construct a container ship at your request providing you supply the photos and have deep enough pockets to afford their models. While their main thrust is modeling great lakes freighters, they will build about anything. I have enclosed a photo of the one container ship they presently build.
www.bearcomarine.com
http://cgi.ebay.com/HO-Scale-Custom-made-Super-CONTAINER-SHIP-40-IN-LONG_W0QQitemZ300403100095QQcmdZViewItemQQptZModel_RR_Trains?hash=item45f16b89bf
I bought the 36" model from here with a little work I plan on lengthing it and buying some extra details for it from Bearco Models or Sylvan
At the local club we scratch built our own ship.
While the hull is a team work, the superstructure is the work of only one member, an outstanding modeler with styrene.
Since the pictures were taken more work has been done on the scenery.
The ship was built from plan of a small container ship that could carry 1100 containers of 20 feet. It is 6 actual feet long, we had to cut 100 feet from its real length in order for it to fit in the space available. We also had to reduce the eight of the structure by one floor.
Jack W.
Wow! It almost does look like they started with a 14-foor, square-end canoe.