| So you have always wanted to own a ship but | | | | This craft of model ship and model boat building is |
| never got the chance to get it? Of course it was | | | | almost as old as ship building itself. In the earlier |
| too expensive to buy and more expensive to | | | | days, wood had to by cut to size and designed |
| maintain. Well, here's one way to get to it. Make | | | | and moulded into shape. But today it is made |
| yourself a wooden ship model. The model ship | | | | much easier with model ship kits and also model |
| would look almost real - though of course it is | | | | boat kits. They come in a wide variety offering |
| miniature and it is all handcrafted. | | | | you a great choice. It is interesting to work out |
| Wooden ship models or wooden boat models are | | | | the intricacies of design and size, and finally when |
| replicas of the original, scaled to size. They are | | | | you see the replica it is indeed a most thrilling |
| usually handcrafted and can be modelled to the | | | | moment. All you require to make the model ship |
| ship or boat of your choice. You can choose the | | | | or boat is just time and energy and of course the |
| model you want to make a replica of - be it a | | | | passion to see the project through. |
| schooner, a sailboat, a clipper or anything you | | | | From ancient times the oceans have fascinated |
| wish. These models are smaller in size and they | | | | man. But not everyone was fortunate enough to |
| have been worked by you. It is your choice to | | | | sail. At that time ship building was considered the |
| create the model boat and ship of your choice. | | | | most complicated and difficult of all mechanisms. |
| Choosing the type of wooden model ship or boat | | | | Men began to try their hand at handcrafting the |
| is up to your interest. If you are interested in | | | | sailing vessel to size. So began the craft of model |
| history then you would probably want to go in for | | | | ship and model boat building. It is fascinating to get |
| making a model the old shipping vessels which | | | | into the intricacies of the art as it is handcrafted |
| were normally made of wood. | | | | and scaled to size. |
| You have a wide choice of ships ranging from the | | | | Models can be made of sailboats, clippers, boats, |
| ancient to the modern. And you do not have to | | | | schooners and ships. With the ideal model kit you |
| restrict yourself to just ships; you can have your | | | | can replicate almost any ship or boat you fancy. |
| choice of boats and schooners too. These model | | | | Ships or boats can be modelled in almost any |
| ships are scaled representations of the original | | | | material but the most popular is wood. The model |
| ships. They can range from a scale of 1/6000 to | | | | ship kit comes with tools and would help you |
| anything larger. And the best part of this is that | | | | replicate the big ship of your choice. The wood |
| you get to work on your ship yourself. You can | | | | used is common solid wood that is pliable so that |
| even get to add details on the ship which you | | | | it can be handcrafted. |
| think may enhance the outcome. | | | | |