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, ...
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 ...
>> 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 ...
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 ...
“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’ ...
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 ...
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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 ...