Wu Pei teaches children how to make model ships at a primary school in Hefei, Anhui province. [Photo by Ge Yinian/For China Daily] "Ships are also cultural icons, which reflect different cultures ...

I want to keep the history alive through these ships," the model-ship maker said. Growing up by the Yangtze River, Wu was fascinated by the vessels that passed along the waterway.

From boats and planes to military dioramas and robots, scale models can be made of just about anything. And there's different ways of going about it too — from store-bought kits to scratch builds.

Visitors look at ship models during the Russian Championship and Moscow Open Cup in ship modelling in Moscow, Russia, on April 18, 2021. More than 160 models of ships and vessels, from the ...

Model ship making company Le Village in Madagascar acquires ships' original building plans to ensure its miniatures are exact replicas A French trading ship that sank in the 17th century with ...

A St. Peter’s Bay resident has decided to share his collection of model ships at a new ship museum he just opened.