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Scale Model Shipping Containers For Railroads |🚂 😄 Website - https://www.modelbuildings.org 😄 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/modeltrainsrailroads 😄 Blog - http://blog.model-train-help.com Subscribe My Channel For More Videos https://www.youtube.com/user/modeltrainsrailroads?sub_confirmation=1 This video shows how to make miniature model shipping containers for use on N scale, OO gauge, and HO scale railroads. The replica shipping containers are remarkably real in appearance due to the photographic style imagery used and can be assembled using a discarded card from packaging used for products in the kitchen cupboards. A total of 40 unique designs can be downloaded ready for printing (home printer) and assembly (with clear glue or Super Glue). The scale models replicate full-sized 10ft, 20ft, and 40ft shipping containers which are the most common sizes used throughout the world. Once constructed the scale model shipping containers can be positioned on trains, lorries, at ports, in industrial yards, and alongside railway lines on OO, N, or HO scale railroads. More than one copy of each design can be printed out to make several duplicate containers without purchasing a second download, however, this can only be done for private use and not commercial purposes. Many of the designs include freight company logos, and most have signs of rust and weathering to add to the image that they have travelled long distances and been exposed to salt spray and a lot of handling by container cranes, forklifts etc. This adds greatly to the realism of these scale models. Some of the scale model downloads represent refrigerated containers with images of motors positioned on the end. They are generally called ‘shipping containers’, however, the term ‘intermodal containers’ is also used with two or more modes of transport involved with the transporting the freight by sea, road, or rail. Intermodal freight isn't usually unpacked (apart from during a Customs import inspection), and the containers remains locked inside what is effectively a big sealed steel safe or box. Containerization hastens freight transportation because the unopened shipping container is typically off-loaded directly from aboard a cargo ship at a container port (or terminal) to a lorry or flatbed rail car. This procedure is faster and more efficient than traditional freight consignment methods. Containerization also has security benefits for the consignor and consignee, and the potential for damage to the consignment is greatly reduced when compared to traditional transport methods. In the real world, shipping containers are available in several sizes with 40 ft and 20-foot containers being the most commonly seen. In the real world, the full-sized type is made from steel to standard ISO specifications. This maintains international consistency which assists with easy stacking worldwide. The term “double stack' refers to when these monsters are stacked two-high. General cargo containers are the most common type spotted being transported by trains, trucks, and ships. At seaports and terminals 40ft and 20ft “dry cargo shipping containers” are typically the most common. They have strong steel walls, a strong door, a roof and a floor. The standard width is 8 ft. To satisfy bio-security, customs, the consignor, and consignee, they are usually reasonably watertight and adequately sealed to prevent the infestation from unwanted vermin, birds, animals, or spiders and other insects. Real-world shipping containers are regularly used for freighting perishable cargoes such as frozen goods. Additional insulation requirements are imperative to maintain an accurate temperature or humidity. Insulated containers (thermal containers or reefers) are not typically fitted-out with temperature controls, however, they are well insulated internally to allow a reasonably consistent temperature and some amount of protection from the climatic extremes. These are more common in 20’ and 40’ lengths. In real life, there are 'mechanically' refrigerated as well as 'non-mechanically' refrigerated shipping containers. The ones without motors are usually adequately insulated internally with liquefied gas or dry ice included to cool the freight during transport. Mechanically refrigerated shipping containers are equipped with refrigeration units to ensure the freight is kept cold or frozen. Standard sizes (20ft, and 40ft) are utilized to ensure efficient freight transit around the country or worldwide. This assists with speeding up delivery and reduces freight and shipping costs, which in turn keeps the prices of freighting the goods to a minimum. Most of the plans for the 40 scale model shipping containers in this series are 20ft and 40ft sizes, although there are some 10ft designs available too. _Model_Shipping_Containers _Trains_Railroads _For_Railroads _Scale _Gauge_N_Scale