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 Spokesman-Review

The Collector: Model fleet - To keep retirement boredom at bay, Bill Widrig resurrected a hobby from childhood

We want to hear about what you collect and why. Email Cindy Hval at [email protected] or call Kimberly Lusk at (509) 459-5457. When Bill Widrig retired from the U.S. Forest Service in Montana in 2002 ...
WLWT

Model makers in Madagascar are bringing 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 ...
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 ...
Yahoo

Maine model ship kit maker thriving after more than a century in business

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Even in this technological age, a Maine company that makes and sells model wooden ship kits continues to thrive. Bill Belichick ...
Washington Times

Model makers in Madagascar are bringing history’s long-lost ships back to life

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — 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 ...