Shipping Containers

[jamessolomon]

I saw James Makin's excellent post on weathering shipping containers http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/44066-james-makins-workbench/?p=2779663 and it got me thinking I should have a go. Iv not found the right containers I want for the layout or scene been trawling the net looking for Hapag Lloyd, Maersk or NYK ones and have a few pics of some local ones to work with as a start. The bottom shot was of the fire escape ladder but it does show a smack section of the container next to it but was wondering where people tend to buy Shipping containers from or where would I find for sale the ones I'm after. They would make nice additions to the preserved railway or my bus diorama to spruce them up more and maybe I could weather up end of life intermodal wagons with a container or 2 on them in a siding on the preserved railway like a cameo for an operator storing them 

 

[Fat Controller]

Might there be something in this range to suit you?

http://www.c-rail-intermodal.co.uk/

[njee20]

You don't want to use HO scale containers if you're actually going to put them on wagons. Be ok as a diorama.

[Satan's Goldfish]

Scale?

 

If 4mm, c-rail, Dapol, and wild boar models 3d prints are available as separate items, and there's lots of transfer options for different boxes. If the ones you're after aren't available in 4mm or as 4mm transfers then it's worth looking at 3.5mm (ho) transfers on plain 4mm boxes.

[RexAshton]

These might help.

[njee20]

I personally wasn't overly impressed with the Scalescenes ones. Ok if you need hundreds as a backdrop in a container yard, but no way would I mix them with 'normal' plastic containers. The colours are muted and obviously they lack relief.

[Satan's Goldfish]

The intermodal/containers subforum in the special interest area of RMWeb also has topics covering various model container manufactures.