Specializing in designing and building true-scale models of historic and modern vessels at any size to fit your location for display. A fine art model ship will add amazing interest to any room, whether in a fine restaurant, marina, yacht club, lobby, boardroom, den or livingroom. You may even want to design a theme around a custom ship model display.
All ship models are 100% hand-made at our Whitby studio/workshop. The finest wood materials such as cherry, mahogany, maple, oak, pear, teak and walnut are used in construction. Since each model is a one-off and unique model, any model can be made to the exact size to fit your need! Think of The Art of Age of Sail as your miniature shipyard ready to research, design and construct your fine replica.
All ship models are 100% hand-made at our Whitby studio/workshop. The finest wood materials such as cherry, mahogany, maple, oak, pear, teak and walnut are used in construction. Since each model is a one-off and unique model, any model can be made to the exact size to fit your need! Think of The Art of Age of Sail as your miniature shipyard ready to research, design and construct your fine replica.
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Historical research is often the first step in building a custom ship model. Sometimes drawings of the vessel have survived; this may be particularly true for Navy ships, not so much for merchant vessels. Depending how far back in time we go, the information becomes sparse and much harder to find, if there's even anything to be found!
My clients come from all walks of life and from all around the globe. Whether tasked to re-engineer an historic vessel, or to create a smaller version of your yacht or sailboat, we will custom design and build your fine quality model as a one-off custom project, closely following your wishes and preferences.
I recently bought his Viking Longboat plans and his attention to detail is remarkable! The plans are easy to read, and each individual part has been thoughtfully designed to create a truly beautiful finished model that is true to time period and construction. I look forward to building more of his models in the future.'
The United States frigate President was one of the "super-frigates" commissioned by the U.S. Congress, causing the British some headaches in the war of 1812. The model shown here has her yards in the raised position since she will carry sails, however you may prefer no sails and the yards can be in lowered storm or rest position.
HMSV Simoom was an iron hulled (350 horse power steam engine) screw Frigate. Simoom served as a troop ship at the Crimea from 1854 to 1855, at Pei Ho fort in 1859 and at Ashantee from 1873 to 1874. She was sold to Norwegian interests in 1887. The Admiral Class model shown here was built for a client whose forefathers travelled and immigrated to Canada as 'extra' passengers on the British troopship HMS Simoom.
