Making a model boat kit is not just great fun, it can improve a kid’s coordination and can also be educational. Of course, model boats aren’t just for children. Complex models give hours of pleasure ...

Which model boat kits are best? Building model boats is a great way for hobbyists of any age to learn patience, engineering and dexterity in a single assembly kit. These challenging models can come in ...

Raymond Daughtry Jr. served in the Korean War. A history buff, he has made model battleships including one of the U.S.S. Arizona, which was sunk at Pearl Harbor. By James Barron Good morning. It’s ...

“During the 1930s, Detroit had a large complement of highly skilled workers supplying the automobile industry capable of making just about anything,” wrote Kent Lund. “In the early 1930s a group of ...

DECATUR, Ind. (WANE) — When Decatur-based Formula Boats decided to reenter the center console market in 2022 after moving away from it years ago, President Scott Porter said it was the right move. “It ...

Long BeachPeter Beck has been a devoted participant at the Model Boat Shop since 2011. In that time, he has built more than 100 boats of varying sizes from four inches to a nine-feet-long, 115-sail ...

DUNDEE, Mich. — Are you a boating enthusiast, or maybe love model vehicles? An event this weekend in Dundee, Michigan, celebrates both. Founded in 1972, The Maumee Valley Model Boat Club celebrates ...

Two brothers from Aberdeenshire have built model boats that they hope will circumnavigate Antarctica. Ollie and Harry Ferguson, 13 and 11, were inspired by the Ross expedition of 1839-43, which led to ...