Collections
In almost all world-wide naval museums have model ships collections.
There are also private collections of collectors who buy the models made by other modelers.
But worldwide there are 2 collections created by modelers that greatly stand out:
Philip Warren, the English modeler in 65 years has made 432 1:300 scale ships mainly from the Royal Navy Based on matches of matches.
Erick Navas, Peruvian modeler in 13 years has made 480 scale ships of war based on plastic kits, papermodels and scratchbuild.
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Model ship made with non-traditional materials: rolled-up tubes of paper, Express Mail labels, and duct tape.
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Model ships in a model town
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Detail of a model that shows men operating a capstan
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John F. Kennedy's PT-109 has been a popular a subject for plastic and radio controlled models since the 1960s. Here is a 1/72 Revell kit positioned against a 1/700 Japanese destroyer.
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4-year-old boy painting a Revell plastic model of the South Goodwin Lightship
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A Revell "box scale" plastic model kit of the USCG Taney. Originally issued in 1956, it was among the earliest injection molded plastic ship model kits.
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Completed Revell Taney model
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