M/V Croatia ran aground in Ereğli
After unloading scrap metal cargo to Erdemir Port, the cargo ship Croatia left the dock to anchor in the harbor. But heavy seas and strong winds dragged the ship to the shore. Two tugs...
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S/S Explorer: A steamer saved by enthusiasts!
Whenever i have time, i like to research historic vessels on web and sometimes i come across very interesting ships, stories and people. Few days ago, i met with Pete MacDhùghaill from S/S Explorer...
S/S Iroquois – USS Solace – S/S Ankara : A ship that has a lot to tell
Years before world war 2. America had a large fleet of coastal passenger ships. They were mostly small or mid sized. The NewYork & Miami Steam Ship Corp. ordered two large ships to Newport...
FSP Ship Photo Challenge winner Daniel Smith gets his reward!
Few weeks ago, we played a little game on our facebook page. We posted a photo of S/S Germanic and asked our followers to identify the ship. The only right answer came from Daniel...
A fantastic book from James Hitchcock: Selected Plates from Souvenirs de Marine
Our friend James Hitchcock prepared a fantastic book recently. I believe it is a very good source for scale model ship builders and researchers. A good source to have in your collection. This book...
Death in Love Boat
We have published the news that Pacific Princess, the ship where “The Love Boat” was mainly shot is being demolished in İzmir / Turkey. Today we got sad news from her. 8 workers were...
“Love Boat” is being scrapped in Aliağa / Turkey
Endless love? Everything seems to have an end. So do “Pacific Princess”. If you were born before 90’s, most of you may remember the TV series “The Love Boat”. It was a sitcom mostly...
The story of S/S Germanic, or Turkey’s precious “S/S Gülcemal”
There are so many things that differ ships from any other vehicle, so many things that makes us feel they have soul. Ships have a longer life span and they witness much more. They...
François Zanella’s Majesty Of The Seas
If you are deep into a hobby, if you have a passion about something, there is also a bit crazyness in your heart. Maybe more than a bit. François Zanella definitly has some more...
Another Mistral from Martin Richardson
Another Mistral scale model from our follower Martin Richardson. The pictures are a bit dark, but reveals Martin’s good work on lighting. If you also have scale model boats built from our plans, please...
