For 32 years, a 10-foot model of the battleship USS Louisiana has been taking shape — slowly, painstakingly — in Dr. Ron Kennedy's Baton Rouge workshop. Now, in time to celebrate 100 years since World ...
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, ...
What started as a 15-year-old's hobby has become a generational tradition for Jerry Albert and his family. Albert, who served in the United States National Guard during the 1960s, began building model ...
>> 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 ...
A hefty slice of U.S. Naval history has arrived in the City of Brotherly Love via the South Carolina Lowcountry, after a brief stop in New Jersey. A 600-pound, Navy-made brass model of the famed ...
PHILADELPHIA — The lid of the cardboard box opens and the past spills out. I stare down at the ship model inside, feeling both amazed and nostalgic. It's taken weeks to arrange this meeting, to ...
You could call Jerome Smith a model citizen. That’s because of the 89-year-old’s lifelong hobby: collecting and building models of classic boats and airplanes. The shelves, walls, ceilings and even ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. By 1943, the outlook for an Allied ...
It’s being captained by Mauro Martuscelli, a Brazilian harbor pilot in his mid-50s who travelled here from his home port in Santos to spend a week steering this model ship, and others like it, around ...