Ship Model
Ship models or model ships are scale models of ships. They can range in size from 1/6000 scale wargaming miniatures to large vessels capable of holding people.
Ship modeling is a craft as old as shipbuilding itself, stretching back to ancient times when water transport was first developed.
Read more about Ship Model: Types of Ship Model Construction, Wargaming Models, Large Scale Models, Engineering Models, Manned Models, Model Yachts, Model Shipwright Guilds, Collections
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