Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Twenty years ago, William “Bill” Gaddes received a model ship building kit as a gesture of thanks ...

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 ...

Jayne Smith's grandson, Preston, is 5 years old and seeing the Great Lakes and lake freighters for the first time. He's from Mesa, Arizona, and there's not much water there. "With the big ships, his ...

CAMBRIDGE — “The Art of Model Boat Building” premiered in the galleries at the Dorchester Center for the Arts on March 4. This exhibition features area modelers who will display and discuss their work ...

Allen Daffern works on a model of the HMS Leopard in his home on Thursday, April 11. Daffern estimated that if he worked every day for eight hours, it would take him between seven and nine months to ...

Folded plate in envelope on inside of back cover. SHIP MODEL BOOK HOW TO BUILD AND RIG MODEL SHIPS WITH A SPECIAL SET OF FULLSIZED PATTERNS FOR THE FAMOUS SHIP BENJ F PACKARD BY GEORGE B DOUGLAS AND ...

Thousands of people drive along Route 1 in Searsport every year. You've probably noticed the big red and white striped "lighthouse" with attached gift shop that says Model Ships out front. But there's ...

The Model Box will offer a selection of historic and gaming models for all age groups. (Rendering courtesy The Model Box) A new model building store is making its way to Boerne in November. Owner of ...

It’s always nice to have an interest, something to keep you busy, something you love. Today we meet a Clare County man who found that thing early in life, model ship building, and now his works are ...

Ronald M. Roberti, a commercial airline pilot whose fascination with the mechanical world began with building and flying model airplanes as a child and ended in retirement with construction of ...