Monday, December 7, 2015
The World’s Ship Pilots Putter Around in Tiny Scale Models
I've wanted to do something like this recreationally for years now. Apparently this also happens in the US, I wonder if they've got "lubber classes".
ETA: SQUEEE!!! http://www.maritimepilotsinstitute.org/Manned-Models.html
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/12/151207-port-revel-ship-pilot-school/
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Fascinating. I really want to see the miniature ice floes for the St. Lawrence Seaway. :)
ReplyDeleteJoanne McLernon You start digging a replica in your backyard, I'll get out the white foam.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you're just setting up an excuse for a garden-sized model railroad.
ReplyDeleteHuh...while G Scale is a scattershot of different sizes, there are some that would be pretty close to-scale with the ships. And sea/rail links are quite popular to model.
ReplyDeleteOK -- container ships bring cargo to port. Those get loaded onto rail cars which ship them to the other end of the pond where they're loaded onto container ships for another trip. You have people operating boats, tugs, cranes, trains...this could be fun!
And lo, the Great Modelling Folly of 2016 began, with an innocuous post ...
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