His wife calls it his "mistress," with whom he spends many happy hours and for which he has great passion. Greg Zimmerman, a resident of Monarch Landing in Naperville, takes tremendous pleasure in ...

Raymond Daughtry Jr. served in the Korean War. A history buff, he has made model battleships including one of the U.S.S. Arizona, which was sunk at Pearl Harbor. By James Barron Good morning. It’s ...

Instructions on the tools, materials, and techniques for constructing a display or working model ship of wood or plastic. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac ...

It’s almost time again for the Lego ship building challenge at the Los Angeles Maritime Museum in San Pedro. The annual contest, set this year from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 13, embraces builders of all ...

Folded plate in envelope on inside of back cover. SHIP MODEL BOOK HOW TO BUILD AND RIG MODEL SHIPS WITH A SPECIAL SET OF FULLSIZED PATTERNS FOR THE FAMOUS SHIP BENJ F PACKARD BY GEORGE B DOUGLAS AND ...

What started as a 15-year-old's hobby has become a generational tradition for Jerry Albert and his family. Albert, who served in the United States National Guard during the 1960s, began building model ...

<P> Charles Follett does not look at paying attention to every painstaking detail as a burden.<P> "I call my model shipbuilding a mini-vacation because I can go and work on a model for two or three ...

Hobbies serve as a starting point for developing friendships. In some cases, a hobby turns into a profitable business. Other times, it remains something done for pure enjoyment. Lacombe Councilman ...

Ernie Pitts first began building model ships in an attempt to reduce his drinking. Almost 60 years later, the decision has proved a good one, with the hobby lasting much longer than the temptation of ...