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 ...
From centuries-old galleons to modern-day cargo ships, model ships capture the essence of sailing the seas in stunning detail. Whether crafted for display or built as a tribute to famous vessels, ...
Joel Brostrom has not allowed a limitation to keep him from succeeding at a hobby he thoroughly enjoys. The 54-year-old Bismarck resident, who was born legally blind, rigs model sailing ships, and a ...
A picture may be worth 1,000 words, but a model is worth 1,000 pictures, artist Bob Ivy said. He stood beside "The Steamship Satilla," a 60-inch-long marvel he carved from basswood and embellished ...
A disaster film from the 1970s was the inspiration for a impressive new exhibit on board the Queen Mary. Two beautiful, intricate, 8-foot-long model ships that took more than 20 years to build are now ...
When Kevin Graham replied to a collector's ad selling a "few" model ships, he stumbled upon a treasure trove. "We negotiated a price over the phone and I went there and had a look, and he had 150 of ...
We’ve talked about some very old wooden ships before, whether original or replicas, but this one might just be the oldest one yet. The shipwreck of an ancient vessel was used to create a replica that ...
Ron Thomson was a computer specialist who worked for a while in the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center. Now, he works assembling model ships in a spare bedroom of his Tulsa apartment ...
ONE of the rarest sights at sea to-day is a ship under full sail. According to Lloyd's Register there are at present only 125 iron and steel sailing vessels owned in Europe which are occupied on long ...