Allen Daffern works on a model of the HMS Leopard in his home on Thursday, April 11. Daffern estimated that if he worked every day for eight hours, it would take him between seven and nine months to ...
Ipswich's St Clement's Church has become home to a model of HMS Victory - the finest work of the most illustrious occupant of its churchyard. Naval architect Sir Thomas Slade was born in Ipswich and ...
J. Stephen Murray is a big man in the little world of model ship building. The 49-year-old craftsman from the Isle of Man, whose family has been building scale versions of the world`s greatest tall ...
A retired sailor's half-century long quest to build a model of HMS Victory has been thwarted at the last moment - as he can't find anyone to make the final parts. Michael Byard, who started the work ...
A retired sailor has completed a 54-year quest to create a five foot model of HMS Victory equipped with gun ports and life boats. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get ...