Ship models or model ships are scale representations of ships. They can range in size from 1/6000 scale wargaming miniatures to large vessels capable of holding people.
Ship modeling is a craft as old as shipbuilding itself,stretching back to ancient times when water transport was first developed.
Types of ship model construction
The most common materials used for ship models are:
- Wood—commonly solid wood,two pieces of wood with a vertical seam or slabs of wood placed one on top of each other.
. - Plastic—including both injected styrene and cast resin models. In larger scales (1/192 and larger),fiberglass is often used for hull shells.
. - Metal—usually cast lead or other alloys. Steel,sheet tin and aluminum brass are used less frequently for hull construction,but are used extensively for adding details.
. - Paper—preprinted paper construction kits are common in Europe,and are available in a variety of scales.
Radio-controlled boat
A radio-controlled boat is a boat controlled remotely with radio control equipment.
Types of radio-controlled boat includes
- Electric sport boats
- Sailboats
- Racing sailboats
- Racing power boats
- Combat boats
- Tugboats