For hours a day, George Karitianos sits at a workbench in the corner of his garage and applies immense patience and tiny tools to an extraordinary avocation. "I've been going nuts with this," he said, ...

At nearly 85 years old, artist-carver August Crabtree shows all the signs of a lifetime spent in close-up labor. His back is stooped from bending over the exacting details of the incredible miniature ...

Models of two ships built on Tyneside are expected to fetch up to £12,000 when they go for auction. The models of the Swan Hunter-built Cambria and the SS Thornaby, built by Newcastle yard Hawthorn, ...

A scale model of the USS Duluth will soon anchor down in its namesake city, after a former captain of the ship presents his donation Thursday. Laurence Grimes of Alabama served as captain of the ...

The Copeland Maritime Center boasts an impressive rendition of the Kalmar Nyckel’s main deck, a stunning collection of 72 miniature ships, a 19th century log cabin and a lot of potential. The ...

Each ship is built with around 40,000 matchsticks and waxed crochet cotton to create rigging David Reynolds knows a thing or two about making matchstick models. The retired oil rig worker, from ...

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