“It was unforgettable,” describes Queenthunk Amalanathan F (Amal). He is talking about the miniature model of INS Vikramaditya, the flagship of the Indian Navy, which he built from scratch for the ...
h. 13 in., 23 1/2 in. h. 17 1/4 in., w. 29 1/4 in., d. 13 in. d. 4 3/4 in.
As Peter Rea holds a battered wooden ship model in his hands, he marvels at the secrets it holds. The model was used to build a 60-foot-long ship, called Mystery, in Erina Creek on the New South Wales ...
The over 17,000 visitors who attended the Auckland Wooden Boat Festival last weekend witnessed a fabulous exhibition of the City of Sails' marine heritage.
Left alone for years at the beginning of the 19th Century, French soldiers taken captive during the Napoleonic Wars found an unusually hobby — fashioning ornate replicas of British ships, out of beef ...