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 ...
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 ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Model ship enthusiasts create remarkable reproductions of Navy ships: Made in Mass.

>> WE SAY IT’S LIKE YOGA. KIND OF LIKE, YOU JUST FOCUS, AND THREE HOURS GO BY LIKE THAT. BEN: ERIC BERTELSTEN AND HIS CREW OF FELLOW MODEL SHIP ENTHUSIASTS CAN SPEND HOUR, DAYS, AND EVEN YEARS WORKING ...
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 ...
The Independent

The model makers in Madagascar bring 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 ...