San Diego Union-Tribune

Hobbyists facing a challenge as the model ship world gets smaller and smaller

James Pitt and Jay MacMaster’s art form is very small and getting smaller. The men, both from San Diego, build model wooden ships, a craft that has been around for centuries but is currently facing a ...
WDSU

Model makers in Madagascar are bringing history's long-lost ships back to life

A French trading ship that sank in the 17th century with treasure onboard is being brought back to life in a workshop in Madagascar with every stroke of Rafah Ralahy's small wood sander.Ralahy, eyes ...
The Fayetteville Observer

Model builder crafts high-end replicas of historic sailing ships

LUMBERTON — It often takes years for Dave Bullock to finish building one of his model ships. But when he’s finished, Bullock has a finely detailed replica of an historic wooden sailing vessel, scratch ...
The Hindu

These vessels are made of dreams

“It was unforgettable,” describes Queenthunk Amalanathan F (Amal). He is talking about the miniature model of INS Vikramaditya, the flagship of the Indian Navy, which he built from scratch for the ...
中国日报网

Model ships keep history alive

HEFEI－Wearing a mask and gloves, Wu Pei, 65, carefully worked the wooden steps on the scale model of the famed Swedish warship Vasa with a file and then polished them with emery paper. "The middle ...