BATTLE CREEK --Between the smoke rising out of smokestacks and lines of rivets in the hulls, Jack East's model boats are impressive to see. But East isn't one to explain everything. "That is my secret ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - Creating models of tall-masted clipper ships and large-scale battleships is fine for some hobbyists, but Bernard "Scotty" Scott prefers to keep his ship building close to his heart. He ...

WEBVTT AS YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE IN THISSTORY HE DOESN'T EVEN USE AKIT.IN 1986 WE BUILT A HOUSE.I KNEW FROM THE VERY BEGINNINGI WANTED A MANHATTAN L WITH ABIG OLD BOAT MODEL ON THATMANTLE.AND THAT'S ...

The Marienburg Landship is an iconic Warhammer miniature that is rare as hens' teeth - so this inspired fan made his own from ...

A GROUP OF STUDENTS IN LYNN SPENT THEIR APRIL VACATION USING THEIR HANDS AND THEIR HEADS TO HELP OTHERS. WORKING TOGETHER, THEY BUILT THIS 10-FOOT BOAT FROM SCRATCH. IT’S PART OF A PARTNERSHIP WITH ...

When the late Charles Parsons took on the task of building a model ship, it was no small undertaking -- generally taking him between 18 months and four years to complete. With painstaking detail, the ...

Many dads tinker in the backyard shed. William Atteridge of Natchitoches, La. was building masterpieces. His family didn’t realize it. “My mom wasn’t all that thrilled with Dad spending a lot of time ...

Ron Thomson was a computer specialist who worked for a while in the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center. Now, he works assembling model ships in a spare bedroom of his Tulsa apartment ...

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