Daffern began his lifelong hobby of creating museum-quality model ships at the age of 16. Since then, all but two of his pieces have found a place on display at his home or in the homes of family ...

The 81 museum quality models include ... The museum’s own Model Guild has built a replica of a Ming Dynasty treasure ship for display. Many of the master works of art and ship models are part ...

Raymond Daughtry, 87, who served in Marines during the Korean War, has for years been paying tribute to America’s most famous warships — by making his own museum-quality models from scratch.

Read more The post These 10 Impressive Model Ships Sold Big at Auction appeared first on Wealth Gang. ... museum-quality piece features intricate detailing and is enclosed in a substantial glass ...

When the Queen Mary in Long Beach opens its new Ship Model Gallery on Thursday, ... The plan is to create a 65,000-square-foot maritime museum and learning center aboard the ship.

And that's why you can see the museum is ship models and history. Since we really do cover the history of the world. - You can kind of see Leonardo DiCaprio sort of gazing at that between takes, ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The Harmon Museum in Lebanon opened its newest gallery on Saturday, April 19. The museum’s Ashley and Barbara Ford Maritime Gallery features over 60 scale models of ocean ...

The Midwestern Model Ships & Boats Contest and Display is scheduled May 21-22. ... May 22, for the cost of regular admission at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc.

It's easy to miss the Doran Bay Model Ship Museum. Just off County Road 2 in Ontario's South Dundas Township, it fills the first floor of a solitary house overlooking an inlet on the St. Lawrence ...

You cannot visit the USS Indianapolis — it’s at the bottom of the Philippine Sea — but you can visit a 13-foot scale model at the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia. “Small But Mighty!: ...

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.