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    Renowned Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax, Nova Scotia

    The museum boasts over 24,000 shipwreck artifacts including one of the only Titanic deck chairs in existence. Then beyond this, the museum features a massive collection of superb quality scale ship and boat models. The museum even has a dedicated workshop for creating and maintaining these...
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    Completed models showcase Rescue boat Ksenia is a Mr. White type whaleboat -Scale 1:36 LSModel

    Парусно-гребной вельбот системы Уайта XIX века применялся на внутренних водах России. Спасательный вельбот Уайта строился из красного дерева, отличался хорошими мореходными качествами и повышенной остойчивостью. Парусное вооружение позволяло маневрировать на малых просторах. Габаритные размеры...
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    Lowell Grand Banks Dory, Scale 1:24

    Here are the images of the completed model of Lowell Grand Banks Dory. The link to the actual build log is below. https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/threads/lowell-grand-banks-dory-scale-1-24-by-model-shipways-beginners-kit-completed.13403/#post-351922 Thank you all! Happy Modeling!
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    Lowell Grand Banks Dory, Scale 1:24, by Model Shipways, Beginner's kit [COMPLETED BUILD]

    The Fog Warning, painted by Winslow Homer in 1885 To end the 2023 year with finishing at least one model, hence helping novice scale modelers who are just new to the hobby or switching from plastic, I decided to assemble the Lowell Grand Banks Dory, the kit made by Model Shipways (beginner...
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    Has anyone come across 1:72 Japanese figures (images below)

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    5 Years Neighbors Laughed While We Built a YACHT in Backyard, But then...

    I came across this video and instantly thought to share it with all of you. Sounds like a Ukrainian couple, it took them 5 years to complete the build. Enjoy the Holidays everyone.
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    Holiday Greetings Heartfelt Holiday Wishes for you and your loved ones

    This past year went by like no other. As the world excitedly anticipates the fast-approaching holidays, we would like to send heartfelt greetings, and warm wishes to our members and their families. May this beautiful holiday season fill your heart with love, your home with joy, and your life...
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    Accessories/Upscale Kits Aftermarket naval guns parts to upscale, Part 2/3

    Greetings all. This is way long past-due log of Part 2 of 3 series: Accesories\Uspscale mini kits of naval guns. To those of you who came directly to this post, please follow the below link to get familiar with our discussion about aftermarket naval gun mini kits...
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    INFO Aboard the World's Largest Wooden Sailing Ship! | Götheborg Of Sweden

    In the summer of 2022, the Götheborg - a replica of an 18th-century Swedish East India Company ship that sank in the port of Gothenburg in 1745 - docked at Canary Wharf in London. It holds the title of the world's largest wooden sailing ship. The replica, constructed in 1995 and launched in...
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    Holiday Greetings Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!!

    Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in the United States, Canada, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Liberia, and unofficially in countries like Brazil and the Philippines. It is also observed in the Dutch town of Leiden and the Australian territory of Norfolk Island. It began as a...
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    Discussion Use, shapes and materials for Sanding Blocks

    Here is the Kur's @DARIVS ARCHITECTVS quoted in another thread: this huge conversation can some from a cutting mat, I can't wait to see what happens when we start talking about sanding blocks. :D ...So I made a decision and started a new thread about sanding blocks. All I know, is they...
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    Naval/Maritime History HMS Victory - The Total Guide

    This is Epic History TV's guide to HMS Victory, one of the most famous warships in history, and the flagship of Vice Admiral Nelson at his decisive victory over the Franco-Spanish Combined Fleet at Trafalgar in 1805. In this episode we look at the composition of naval crews, and how they sailed...
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    Discussion Can You Ever Have Too Many Scale Modeling Tools?

    Raise your hand if you have tools in your shipyard, that you have barely used or never used. *Sheepishly raises hand* Who hasn’t amassed a collection of books, paint, and tools? There’s probably some formula or algorithm hardwired into our brains that triggered a valet event to spend more on...
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    Miniature size brass strips

    Greetings fellas! I am looking for an online resource where I can purchase brass strips of size: width of 1.00mm and thickness of 0.3mm. I cannot recall where I purchased in the past. Any recommendations?
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    Tutorial Upgrading the Proxxon Micro Compound Table KT 70

    Greetings, All With this thread, I am continuing the discussion about upgrading Proxxon tools (where possible). The subject of today's upgrade is the XY mini table Proxxon's official name is Micro Compound Table KT70. This Micro Compound Table KT 70 gives you the possibility of drilling to...
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    Raising the Kursk - SMIT Salvage

    On August 12, 2000 (23 years ago), while in routine exercise, a disaster explosion happened aboard the Russian Navy submarine Kursk (K-141), killing the entire crew of 118 men aboard. The British and Norwegian navies offered assistance, but Russia initially refused all help. All 118 sailors and...
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    INFO How An Oil Tanker Works And Designed

    Very interesting and educational, Enjoy!
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    Tool to make round dowels

    I found an interesting tool and reasonably priced...
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    INFO Vinnytsia (Ukraine) 2016 Show in the Museum

    The show was in 2016 at the Museum of natural history in Vinnytsia (the City I was born). I am happy to share what I found on the internet. There is some audio problem, though. Part 1 Part2 Here is another video from the same year, it is from another city in Ukraine -Zaporozhie Hope...
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