This article is about static model ships. For operating models, see Model yachting and Radio-controlled boat.
Model of a 19th-century vessel in the Bishop Museum, HawaiiModel ship cross sections on display in a shop in Mauritius
Ship models or model ships are scale models of ships. They can range in size from 1/6000 scale wargaming miniatures to large vessels capable of holding people.[1]
Ship modeling is a craft as old as shipbuilding itself, stretching back to ancient times when water transport was first developed.
^"HMS Invincible Model". The Invergordon Naval Museum and Heritage Centre. December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
Shipmodels or modelships are scale models of ships. They can range in size from 1/6000 scale wargaming miniatures to large vessels capable of holding...
Latin modulus, a measure. Models can be divided into physical models (e.g. a shipmodel or a fashion model) and abstract models (e.g. a set of mathematical...
Wooden shipmodels or wooden modelships are scale representations of ships, constructed mainly of wood. This type of model has been built for over two...
A half hull modelship (also known as a "half hull" or "half ship") is a wooden modelship featuring only one half of a boat's hull without rigging or...
The David Taylor Model Basin (DTMB) is one of the largest shipmodel basins—test facilities for the development of ship design—in the world. DTMB is a...
of shape: The model has exactly the same geometric shape as the real ship. This means that all the length (L) dimensions of the real ship are divided by...
1740s shipmodel basin, allow much more complex analysis. Master shipbuilders of the past used a system of adaptive and variant design. Ships were often...
A turtle ship (Korean: 거북선; RR: geobukseon; Korean pronunciation: [kʌ.buk̚.s͈ʌn]) was a type of warship that was used by the Korean Joseon Navy from the...
This is a list of scale model sizes, listing a variety of size ratios for scale models. Super Series - 1:1400 Scale, Modern Brands website (accessed 2017-06-21)...
Staff. The German ship SMS Vulkan (1907) was used as the model. The contract to build the ship was won by the Putilov company, who received Order No. 3559...
A scale model is a physical model that is geometrically similar to an object (known as the prototype). Scale models are generally smaller than large prototypes...
Building models Architectural modelsModel figures Model military vehicles Rail transport modellingModel rockets Shipmodels Freelance model Cardboard...
even toy cars and prams. In the Clyde Room was a display of some 250 shipmodels, representing the contribution of the River Clyde and its shipbuilders...
third prototype became the basis for the production model, the Bell Model 47. The Model 30 Ship 1A, Genevieve, is now on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy...
He went on to build a successful ship-model shop and showroom in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts. 285 of his shipmodels and archival materials are now part...
world's first commercial example of a ship testing tank in 1883. The facility was used to test models of various ships and explored various propulsion methods...
representing a "gauloi", a trading ship. Model depicting a naval confrontation between a Roman ship and Omani ships in the Indian Ocean, 2nd century. In the...
characters from pop culture. While military, ship, and aircraft modelers prize accuracy above all, modelers of automobiles and science-fiction themes may...
re-entry. SpaceShipOne's official model designation is Scaled Composites Model 316. The Scaled Composites Model 316, known as SpaceShipOne, was a spaceplane...
fragile ships or partial ships within the museum buildings. Most museums exhibit interesting pieces of ships (such as a figurehead or cannon), shipmodels, and...
other problems. Design technologies include the use of computer modeling and shipmodel basin testing before construction. Watercraft propulsion can be...
engineering, a ship motion test is hydrodynamic test performed with shipmodels for the purpose of designing a new (full sized) ship, or refining the...
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