For hours a day, George Karitianos sits at a workbench in the corner of his garage and applies immense patience and tiny tools to an extraordinary avocation. "I've been going nuts with this," he said, ...
The Copeland Maritime Center boasts an impressive rendition of the Kalmar Nyckel’s main deck, a stunning collection of 72 miniature ships, a 19th century log cabin and a lot of potential. The ...
A scale model of the USS Duluth will soon anchor down in its namesake city, after a former captain of the ship presents his donation Thursday. Laurence Grimes of Alabama served as captain of the ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Peter Certaine is old now, fully 86, and needs to find a new port for his beloved ship, the Amerigo Vespucci. He built it by hand, a rigorous, joyous labor that took nearly a ...
Testing Ships in a Miniature OceanThe US Navy maintains an indoor ocean capable of simulating some of the world’s worst weather conditions, even with waves only four feet tall. These tests rely on ...
An intricate model ship carved from bone by a French prisoner during the Napoleonic Wars is among a fleet of maritime miniatures making waves at a Leeds museum. Did you know with a Digital ...
“All the old wooden boat builders are disappearing fast in Britain. Lovely to see a model of one,” reads a feedback on a social media post about a miniature sail boat. “He’s talking about the ‘Dragon’ ...
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A renowned model ship maker who has spent more than 50 years painstakingly recreating maritime legends says he'd rather 'drop dead in his workshop' than give up his dying craft. Philip Reed, 76, who ...