Category: Modeler of the Month

George Livingston George Livingston was a member for 15 years, ending with his passing last month. In honor of his fellowship and service to the club, we are pleased to name him the Modeler of the Month for August 2020. George loved being on the water, and this passion ran […]

Jimmy Colangelo My modeling interest stems from my lifetime career in support of US Navy ships and my passion and love for woodworking. I joined the US Navy in 1959 as an Engineering Duty Officer (EDO). This set me on a course to obtain a degree as a Professional Naval […]

Ulrich Guenther Almost 60 years ago, I carved my first crude models of Columbus’ ships from balsa wood, matchsticks and paper, approximately 2 inches in size. Paper and plastic models followed, then life happened, and I lost interest in building models. Years later, in 1989, I completed my first “real” […]

Greg Harrington My passion for ships began around age 5, when my parents would take me to a park at the base of the Blue Water Bridge, where Lake Huron empties into the St. Clair River. There, we would watch the big freighters pass by. For no reason I can […]

Lee Martin I grew up in Boston where I had many trips to museums that displayed models of square riggers. I made my share of these models using the kits that were available at the time, primarily solid balsa hulls. My favorite was an Ideal kit of Drake’s “Golden Hind”, […]

Pat Roll In the middle 1960’s I joined the faculty at the Naval Academy. While there I couldn’t help but observe that high quality ship models were in all the buildings, some of which were highly detailed. One of the curators noticed my interest and helped me build a model […]

Ryland Craze My interest in modeling began at an early age when I would visit a local hobby shop and admire the built models on the shelves and hanging from the ceiling. My first ship model was an Aurora plastic kit of the Bluenose that I built at the age […]

Bob Moritz I was born and raised in Somerset, New Jersey, farm country at that time. Hobby shops were nowhere to be found. So my modeling start was when I was able to ride my bike by myself to town about 10 miles away. That is when I discovered my […]

Pat Derby My interest in modeling started in 2014 just prior to my partial knee replacement surgery. I knew I would need something to keep me busy while I was healing. My first love is working in my workshop, making furniture and odds & ends for my family and friends. […]

Yves Pochard I was born in France in the city of Lyon. At the age of 16, I began a 3 year apprenticeship to be a chef in the city of Evian-les-Bains. My first job was to work for the French National Railroad. I then worked in Geneva, Switzerland. I […]