I kind of wish that at least 10 or 20 of these ships still existed, it's a shame since I have never heard of a majority of them. The smaller yacht like liners are the ones that should have had a fighting chance.
I first saw models like this when I was about 6 years old , and always wanted one of my own. I'm now over 75 , and I have spent my whole life perfecting how to make models like these .
We have cableship models. You can see a little bit of our CS 'Mercury' in one of our videos on our channel. We also have a beautiful 10-foot model of the HMTS 'Monarch' in our collection.
A fine video of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic's terrific model collection. For those of you who want the ships identified. Here they are: 00:00 liner RMS Lusitania/Mauretania (Cunard re-lettered this Lusitania model to Mauretania in 1915); 01:00 liner RMS Titanic; 01:40 un-named tern schooner; 02:05 rail ferry SS Prince Edward Island; 02:45 liner RMS Duchess of York; 03:17 lighthouse & buoy tender CGS Lady Laurier; 03:59 ore carrier SS Wabana; 04:42 1st rate ship HMS Victory; 05:00 liner SS Nova Scotia; 05:35 liner RMS Empress of Britain; 05:55 research ship CSS Acadia (depicted in 1925); 06:25 research ship CSS Acadia (depicted in 1913); 06:35 liner RMS Dunnottar Castle; 07:13 full rigged ship Annie E. Wright; 07:35 barque Calburga; 08:02 ice breaker CGS N. B. McLean; 08:42 destroyers HMCS Micmac, HMCS Iroquois and HMCS Athabaska; 09:05 liner RMS Royal William; 09:25 liner RMS Lady Rodney; 10:13 tanker MV Canadolite; 10:37 freighter SS Pontiac; 11:05 schooner Yrsa; 11:20 banks fishing schooner Canada; 11:45 liner RMS Franconia; 12:08 freighter SS Shenandoah; 12:19 freighter SS Halifax City; 12:30 Arctic patrol ship HMCS Labrador; 12:55 naval hydrofoil HMCS Bras d’Or; 13:10 un-named banks fishing schooner; 13:31 freighter SS Hethpool; 13:52 television production RC models tug Hank and fire tug Foduck; 13:58 television production model tug Theodore; 14:02 harbour tug Banscot; 14:07 generic steam tug; 14:15 1st rate ship HMS Namur; 14:34 naval sloop of war HMS Lark.
I grew up in awe of the ship model collection in the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow (now moved the Glasgow Museum of Transport). My favourite was HMS Vanguard - I managed to see the real thing anchored in the Gareloch before she was so sadly sent to the breaker's yard. These models are in the same brilliant class.
Hmm, that first model of the Mauretania appears to have once been the Lusitania. Mauretania's windows on the boat deck were squared, not rounded. Her sides jutted out slightly where the promenade opened up, where this one is flush, and a few other things. I wonder why it was thought changing it would be better
You have a good eye. This was a Lusitania builders model, but after the tragic sinking, Cunard hastily re-lettered the model as Mauretania. The museum interprets the model to represent both ships in its captions and panels.
You can't see any names of the ships, so it's just looking at models. I would have been a much better video if the cameraman/woman had actually focused on the name of the ships these models represent!!!!
What a gorgeous display of ships at a museum I have always wanted to visit. The craftsmanship placed into these models and the ships themselves are of a bygone era. Cunard's RMS Mauretania is stunning in her 1930s cruising colours, as is Cunard's RMS Franconia and White Star's infamous Titanic. The Castle Line's Dunbottar Castle, Duchess of York and ferry ship Prince Edward Island models are gorgeous. Thank you for sharing this with everyone.
The Discovery Museum in Newcastle upon Tyne has a similar room full or model ships built by the now long gone shipbuilders that used to line the banks of the Tyne and the Wear, if you get the chance to visit Newcastle go there There's also The Turbina, the world's first steam turbine ship and three floors full of the engineering that made the North East of England the industrial powerhouse it once was
A very sensitive and grand film of wonderful models. A museum I did not know about but one which I feel I must visit before I depart this stage. Thanks for a perfect video for an old maritime Winnipeg aviator who wished he had stayed in the maritimes. Rmb
A wisk fhrough a model boat museum. Where one had to strain to read some of the ships names, those where the vidographer paused long enough... Very frustrating. Thumbs down. . NEXT TIME- Upload some detials. On-screen captions, at the very least detailing the NAME of each ship. THEN you'll get some 'thumbs up'.
There was so much intricate detail on these splendid models missed because the camera was panned far to fast resulting in a blurred image and no time to dwell on the on the beauty of the workmanship, you need to go back and do it again, otherwise ,interesting
Whenever I see models like these I will never give up building all kinds of models. They will never compare to these magnificent productions, except in my mind each time I finish one.
These gigantic ships fascinate me. We toured the Queen Mary in Long Beach and it was fantastic! I will never cease to be amazed how man can build something so large that floats and moves across the oceans.
I went to scool in Tyneside North East England. Ship building was the industry around me and the models you see here where build for showing to prospective investors. then the full size ships are made after the monies are promised. We had five of these beautiful models in my school. now I build and sail model ships with local sailing club. "SSMYC " South Shields model yacht club, established 1894
4:46 shows a close-up of the bridge on the white painted Mauretania, but if you look at the actual bridge front, you will see that it's the bridge front of her sister ship Lusitania. You can also see at 0:49 that the boat deck, just at the point where the A-deck promenade becomes open at the sides, does not extend outward, as it did on the actual Mauretania. This model is actually a model of the Lusitania that had the large cowl vents added to make it look like the Mauretania.
You are correct and have a good eye for those important details. This started out as a 1/48 scale builders model of Lusitania. After the sinking, Cunard stored it and then did a quick conversion to represent a 1920s Mauretania. (Some of the lifeboats are still lettered Lusitania on the inboard side.) The museum interprets the model to represent both ships.
Can't deny it, though. It's a beautiful model of that class of Cunard ships. The Museum uses this to represent both the Mauritania and Lusitania. Still just a beautiful model.
great vid. the discovery museum in newcastle uk has some great ships including the mauritania which was built on the tyne. In the foyer is THE turbinia over 100ft long and the first steam turbine driven vessel in the world. entry free though
True, though last time I was there it seemed as if only a fraction of the models on show in the old Museum of Science and Engineering were on display. I was particularly sorry to see the magnificent model of HMS Nelson sitting in a dark corner. With the shipping gallery at the London Science Museum now gone except as a 3D virtual tour it is good to see that there are still places where one can quietly contemplate these fascinating and beautiful creations.
Yes they are nice to look at but most of these models are carved wood hulls , which over a period of 10-25 years will start to split ,, wood expands and contracts ,, the larger the piece ,, the more chance of it happening. , If you really want to see a work of art WOLFGANG ROTTERS ---- HAND BUILT SOVERIEGN OF THE SEAS
The 1906 RMS MAURETANIA model shown here is not accurate. It is an RMS LUSITANIA model converted (badly done...) to Mauretania. What a crime! Greetings from Brazil.
I'm a modeller myself I'm building the HMS Hood the same as one of these would be in size and detail I've built a few aircraft carriers ww2 next project is 4 ww2 motor torpedo patrol boat's the British Vosper, the US Elco 80 beautiful boat my favourite must say! PT 109 the one Kennedy served on durn the war and a German Schnellboot all 1.35 scale its a great hobby but room is now tight for showing them on display haha
The curators of Britain's National Maritime Museum could learn a thing or two from this museum. The NMM used to display a huge collection of model ships and machinery, but barely anything to be seen now. With the notable exception of the Jutland centenary exhibition, the NMM is a travesty.
It is just astonishing that humans can build models like this From scratch....I wouldn't even know how or where to start...but I would love to build a large scale wooden model of the U.S.S. Constitution
Mauretania model is all wrong. Actually that one is a Lusitania model, modified to Mauretania. Basic structure is Lusitania's... Greetings from Brazil.
I love how the video starts with a close up of Mauritania and Titanic. Lusitania and Olympic would be great additions too. But this video shows how much detail goes into these magnificent model ships
I was on the Prince Edward once or twice,,,,,, I have the Titanic that size, and two others,, for a diorama, one sinking and one on the floor,, I cant EVEN imagine how long it took to make the Mauritania,, no less how long it will take me to build my three Titanic hahaha,, excellent vid Tom !!,,, Please think about next time,, pan down and show the names also??? TC ,, Edward
Great video! Haven't been in the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic for a several years now. I usually just check out the boat building shop on the boardwalk when there. I'll have to go again inside again on my next visit home to Halifax.
WTF ???? Why does the the current Moron in Chief of the USA conjure up thoughts of 'ice-breakers' or even 'battleships' ??? Surely a more appropriate vessel for the moron would be - a rotting, rusting hulk up some forgotten creek somewhere? Or as a metaphor - the RMS Titanic herself.
Best "amateurish" recording I have ever watched. The models are almost works of art. I enjoyed everything, even the music is so well selected. Congrats!
The models were spectacular it would have been nice to know the names of the ships and had been told a little about the ships, some narration would have been outstanding
Sad that now this great ocean liners of the day rest peacefully on the bottom of the ocean undisturbed some fully served their purpose and then scrapped
I have built wooden Galleon model ships from the 15th to 18th Century over the past 20 years but much smaller in scale size.. I am very very impressed with your detailed models and congratulate you on this fine collection!
I spent a watch as an oiler on the CCGS NB McLean (8:00 min), in 1975, in Halifax. As soon as it was over, I went to the captain's cabin and signed off.
Thanks for posting this. Great to see such a nice collection of model ships. My afternoon was so relaxing sitting listening to the wonderful music, accompanying the video.
My late father worked in the major UK shipyard of Doxfords and in the HQ building they had a collection of huge models of ships they had built. It was mind blowing but it's all gone now.
Is the sinking of the FLYING ENTERPRISE also Art when it is presented like this???????? Modelling becomes an ART when people are able to bring the HUMAN FACTOR in their work. Most models are excellent Craftmanship and do absolutely NOT represent the reality viewers are cheated.
Thank You - Tominator-3 , This is an excellent virtual tour . Very nicely filmed showcase of wonderfully crafted models.And I could enjoy it from my living room sofa :-) Makes me want to go to Halifax.
Beautiful models. Excellent craftsmanship and very artistic. Loved all of them. Just wished to know if I could learn making them. I know carpentry, but need guidance. Any there could help me out. It’s just for hobby and passion. Please guide
Other than the photographers shadow, overshadowing his subjects, the video was interesting and informative! Great models!! The Maritime museum at the Santa Barbara wharf has some great models also!! Several very large ones, one with accompanying video showing the interior of the large luxury yacht! Astounding!! A++
0:46 The very first fabulous model of the white "Mauretania" is in fact a Lusitania made up as a Mauretania. For two apparent reasons, 1 the front castle with the wheelhouse is that of the Lusitania (for the connoisseurs). 0:51 there is no overhang of the promenade deck which translates into an overhang of the deck on each side. On Lusitania the deck is flush with the planking while on Mauretania, the deck overhangs only a few extra centimeters.
+Olympic1911 No I dont sorry... but if you are ever in Nova Scotia make sure to go to this museum and check it out for yourself. Its another experience to see these models in person :)
Liverpool City Museum in England used to have a huge display of model ships. I enjoyed visiting when I was a child. I often wonder what happened to them, maybe some are here. Definitely art not hobby. I think these are yard models for the commissioners of the real ship.
I have been to Halifax and missed this. Exceptional collection. Will try to go back. Will recommend a few others. Manitowoc is mentioned and is great. San Pedro CA, San Diego CA, Holland America ships have several on each ship. They are usually hard to photograph per the reflections on the cases but this presentation works pretty well. Enjoyed the music. I wonder if the handful of thumbs down are not mostly trolls who have nothing better to do.
These remind me of somebody who lived opposet me in Plymouth. He was a Merchant Seaman but also built boats like these. A company bought a new boat and commissioned him to build a scale model. That went over seas but was followed by another when they bought another new boat. He also built sailing ships from scratch which included the wooden blocks on the rigging. Several went to museums in London and I saw one because I helped him load it into a Transit van to deliver it.
I agree this is an amazing collection. Other than a couple of ships of the line like Victory, there are almost no combatant ships. Does the museum also display naval warships from the modern era... eg 20th century, WW1 and WWll, etc?
Figured it was in Canada, when I saw the Bras d'or. Lived in halfax when I was little and my dad would take me to see various ships eg: hms Sheffield not the one lost in the falklands, the ww2 cruiser that took part in the Bismarck episode. Probably started my love affair with ships over 64 years ago
All dock side builder models they were built during the era and time when these vessels were in service rendering these collections priceless money has no value. Great camera work thanks for sharing a lot of food for thought for the builder in mindFrankie Day
this makes me sad ships back then were so beautiful now they just look like floating apartments. rip titanic
I kind of wish that at least 10 or 20 of these ships still existed, it's a shame since I have never heard of a majority of them. The smaller yacht like liners are the ones that should have had a fighting chance.
Yes, and ships that run away from storms because they’re not built to take them like liners were.
I’m making the 1/700 scam titanic :(
My thoughts exactly.
I first saw models like this when I was about 6 years old , and always wanted one of my own. I'm now over 75 , and I have spent my whole life perfecting how to make models like these .
You should show us some of your work,sure im not the only one that would like to see?
You are not 75, at least I hope not
Do you have any to show us? That sounds like a huge dedication.
welshpete12 Excellent.
william anderson Me too.
Шикарные модели!!!!
Особое спасибо за паром с вагонами. "Мак Лин" до переделки так же красавец.
I cant believe this collection I’ve been and seen it many times over the years since I live in Halifax
Excellent work thank you.
WOW !
MAGNIFIQUE ! Ça me donne envie de retourner au musée de la marine
Stupendous work, both in craftsmanship and filming. I find the green lower hull of Mauretania rather odd. Was she ever painted that way in her career?
im guessing she has the green water line during the time of where she was gonna be sold for scrap
What material are they made of? What scale? Who made them?
Is this at the Merchant Marine Academy on Long Island?
No. It's in Canada.
The Merchant Marine Academy has a similar display, the models are fantastic and displayed beautifully.
We have cableship models. You can see a little bit of our CS 'Mercury' in one of our videos on our channel. We also have a beautiful 10-foot model of the HMTS 'Monarch' in our collection.
A fine video of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic's terrific model collection. For those of you who want the ships identified. Here they are: 00:00 liner RMS Lusitania/Mauretania (Cunard re-lettered this Lusitania model to Mauretania in 1915); 01:00 liner RMS Titanic; 01:40 un-named tern schooner; 02:05 rail ferry SS Prince Edward Island; 02:45 liner RMS Duchess of York; 03:17 lighthouse & buoy tender CGS Lady Laurier; 03:59 ore carrier SS Wabana; 04:42 1st rate ship HMS Victory; 05:00 liner SS Nova Scotia; 05:35 liner RMS Empress of Britain; 05:55 research ship CSS Acadia (depicted in 1925); 06:25 research ship CSS Acadia (depicted in 1913); 06:35 liner RMS Dunnottar Castle; 07:13 full rigged ship Annie E. Wright; 07:35 barque Calburga; 08:02 ice breaker CGS N. B. McLean; 08:42 destroyers HMCS Micmac, HMCS Iroquois and HMCS Athabaska; 09:05 liner RMS Royal William; 09:25 liner RMS Lady Rodney; 10:13 tanker MV Canadolite; 10:37 freighter SS Pontiac; 11:05 schooner Yrsa; 11:20 banks fishing schooner Canada; 11:45 liner RMS Franconia; 12:08 freighter SS Shenandoah; 12:19 freighter SS Halifax City; 12:30 Arctic patrol ship HMCS Labrador; 12:55 naval hydrofoil HMCS Bras d’Or; 13:10 un-named banks fishing schooner; 13:31 freighter SS Hethpool; 13:52 television production RC models tug Hank and fire tug Foduck; 13:58 television production model tug Theodore; 14:02 harbour tug Banscot; 14:07 generic steam tug; 14:15 1st rate ship HMS Namur; 14:34 naval sloop of war HMS Lark.
I grew up in awe of the ship model collection in the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow (now moved the Glasgow Museum of Transport). My favourite was HMS Vanguard - I managed to see the real thing anchored in the Gareloch before she was so sadly sent to the breaker's yard. These models are in the same brilliant class.
Camera man panning the camera much too fast, otherwise an excellent video
Only now it got recommended to my homepage. Lovely ships, would put this in my bucket list of places to visit soon!
There is also a great collection at the Mariners Museum in Newport News, Va. Plus admission is only $1.
What an incredible collection of such absolutely professionally built model ships! Very Nice, Thanks for posting !
WOW!!! I'm going to Halifax when the plague is over!!
Hmm, that first model of the Mauretania appears to have once been the Lusitania. Mauretania's windows on the boat deck were squared, not rounded. Her sides jutted out slightly where the promenade opened up, where this one is flush, and a few other things. I wonder why it was thought changing it would be better
You have a good eye. This was a Lusitania builders model, but after the tragic sinking, Cunard hastily re-lettered the model as Mauretania. The museum interprets the model to represent both ships in its captions and panels.
No introduction and hardly any models were named, such a pity!
I agree Mik Davis, Robert King you are wrong it is like you didn't watch closely.
You can't see any names of the ships, so it's just looking at models. I would have been a much better video if the cameraman/woman had actually focused on the name of the ships these models represent!!!!
What a gorgeous display of ships at a museum I have always wanted to visit. The craftsmanship placed into these models and the ships themselves are of a bygone era. Cunard's RMS Mauretania is stunning in her 1930s cruising colours, as is Cunard's RMS Franconia and White Star's infamous Titanic. The Castle Line's Dunbottar Castle, Duchess of York and ferry ship Prince Edward Island models are gorgeous. Thank you for sharing this with everyone.
The Discovery Museum in Newcastle upon Tyne has a similar room full or model ships built by the now long gone shipbuilders that used to line the banks of the Tyne and the Wear, if you get the chance to visit Newcastle go there
There's also The Turbina, the world's first steam turbine ship and three floors full of the engineering that made the North East of England the industrial powerhouse it once was
A very sensitive and grand film of wonderful models. A museum I did not know about but one which I feel I must visit before I depart this stage. Thanks for a perfect video for an old maritime Winnipeg aviator who wished he had stayed in the maritimes. Rmb
Im spending my day watching scale model ships for 15 minutes and its worth it
I wrote this comment?
A wisk fhrough a model boat museum. Where one had to strain to read some of the ships names, those where the vidographer paused long enough...
Very frustrating. Thumbs down.
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NEXT TIME- Upload some detials. On-screen captions, at the very least detailing the NAME of each ship. THEN you'll get some 'thumbs up'.
Makes my pitiful attempts at modeling to shame...I want to do some of these large scale models...
There was so much intricate detail on these splendid models missed because the camera was panned far to fast resulting in a blurred image and no time to dwell on the on the beauty of the workmanship, you need to go back and do it again, otherwise ,interesting
The RMS TITANIC was a perfect looking ship. Beautiful in her design.
So sad no "old reliable"(only titanic fans or researchers will understand this).... And no "her Majesty's hospital ship"...sad
This video makes me feel like I am there, priceless masterpieces, it does"nt get any better than this.
Great camera work. Nice & steady. Very good angles on the models. Bravo!
Bullshit. Too fast, camera was panning too much, - especially between exhitbits and NO DETAILS of any of the exhibits.
They never get played with. There's a toy movie in there some where.
The least impressive was the Titanic
Whenever I see models like these I will never give up building all kinds of models. They will never compare to these magnificent productions, except in my mind each time I finish one.
These gigantic ships fascinate me. We toured the Queen Mary in Long Beach and it was fantastic! I will never cease to be amazed how man can build something so large that floats and moves across the oceans.
I went to scool in Tyneside North East England. Ship building was the industry around me and the models you see here where build for showing to prospective investors. then the full size ships are made after the monies are promised. We had five of these beautiful models in my school. now I build and sail model ships with local sailing club. "SSMYC " South Shields model yacht club, established 1894
Who builds these amazing models?
I could not think of a better job!
Even the cabinets they are in are amazing works of craftmanship!
Myself I'm one of these modeller's
4:46 shows a close-up of the bridge on the white painted Mauretania, but if you look at the actual bridge front, you will see that it's the bridge front of her sister ship Lusitania. You can also see at 0:49 that the boat deck, just at the point where the A-deck promenade becomes open at the sides, does not extend outward, as it did on the actual Mauretania. This model is actually a model of the Lusitania that had the large cowl vents added to make it look like the Mauretania.
You are correct and have a good eye for those important details. This started out as a 1/48 scale builders model of Lusitania. After the sinking, Cunard stored it and then did a quick conversion to represent a 1920s Mauretania. (Some of the lifeboats are still lettered Lusitania on the inboard side.) The museum interprets the model to represent both ships.
Can't deny it, though. It's a beautiful model of that class of Cunard ships. The Museum uses this to represent both the Mauritania and Lusitania. Still just a beautiful model.
They need to make models of the Lusitania, Britannic, Olympic, Aquitania, Carpathia, Nomadic and the Berengaria
they had Mauritania
You need to keep in mind how long it takes to make these models appreciate what you have
great vid. the discovery museum in newcastle uk has some great ships including the mauritania which was built on the tyne. In the foyer is THE turbinia over 100ft long and the first steam turbine driven vessel in the world. entry free though
True, though last time I was there it seemed as if only a fraction of the models on show in the old Museum of Science and Engineering were on display. I was particularly sorry to see the magnificent model of HMS Nelson sitting in a dark corner. With the shipping gallery at the London Science Museum now gone except as a 3D virtual tour it is good to see that there are still places where one can quietly contemplate these fascinating and beautiful creations.
JUST AWESOME ! - Superb Detailing and Details upon each one. - Beyond Words of Description !
thanks for making and posting - wonderfully done
Tom (F4collector)
Yes they are nice to look at but most of these models are carved wood hulls , which over a period of 10-25 years will start to split ,, wood expands and contracts ,, the larger the piece ,, the more chance of it happening. ,
If you really want to see a work of art
WOLFGANG ROTTERS ----
HAND BUILT
SOVERIEGN OF THE SEAS
I got to see them for real when covid made museum entries free. My favorite was of course the aquitania!
The 1906 RMS MAURETANIA model shown here is not accurate. It is an RMS LUSITANIA model converted (badly done...) to Mauretania. What a crime! Greetings from Brazil.
I'm a modeller myself I'm building the HMS Hood the same as one of these would be in size and detail I've built a few aircraft carriers ww2 next project is 4 ww2 motor torpedo patrol boat's the British Vosper, the US Elco 80 beautiful boat my favourite must say! PT 109 the one Kennedy served on durn the war and a German Schnellboot all 1.35 scale its a great hobby but room is now tight for showing them on display haha
The curators of Britain's National Maritime Museum could learn a thing or two from this museum. The NMM used to display a huge collection of model ships and machinery, but barely anything to be seen now. With the notable exception of the Jutland centenary exhibition, the NMM is a travesty.
I could sit and look at model ships like these all day long....
and i do.
Incredible craftsmanship. Works of art. 😍
It is just astonishing that humans can build models like this
From scratch....I wouldn't even know how or where to start...but I would love to build a large scale wooden model of the U.S.S. Constitution
Mauretania model is all wrong. Actually that one is a Lusitania model, modified to Mauretania. Basic structure is Lusitania's... Greetings from Brazil.
I love how the video starts with a close up of Mauritania and Titanic. Lusitania and Olympic would be great additions too. But this video shows how much detail goes into these magnificent model ships
I was on the Prince Edward once or twice,,,,,, I have the Titanic that size, and two others,, for a diorama, one sinking and one on the floor,, I cant EVEN imagine how long it took to make the Mauritania,, no less how long it will take me to build my three Titanic hahaha,, excellent vid Tom !!,,, Please think about next time,, pan down and show the names also??? TC ,, Edward
I only caught the names of about one or two Ships 🚢!!! Bad filming 🎥 🤔 ....
would have liked to see more of names also a little to fast for me
Jesus ships are beautiful.. people should think of this when there bashing humanity.. like all we do is cause war and whatever.. people are beautiful
I would give my right front seat in Hell to see that museum and the model ships.
Great video!
Haven't been in the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic for a several years now. I usually just check out the boat building shop on the boardwalk when there. I'll have to go again inside again on my next visit home to Halifax.
EXCELLENT! What ship was that (single funnel) @ 11:45 ??
Concerning that "Trump" ship, maybe a diamond keel, a lot of gold, a combination super ice breaker and battleship?
WTF ???? Why does the the current Moron in Chief of the USA conjure up thoughts of 'ice-breakers' or even 'battleships' ???
Surely a more appropriate vessel for the moron would be - a rotting, rusting hulk up some forgotten creek somewhere? Or as a metaphor - the RMS Titanic herself.
Mariner's Museum, Newport News also has a wonderful collection
Best "amateurish" recording I have ever watched. The models are almost works of art. I enjoyed everything, even the music is so well selected. Congrats!
The models were spectacular it would have been nice to know the names of the ships and had been told a little about the ships, some narration would have been outstanding
Great shots but I feel every ship needed an intro first. At least name and years in service.
Sad that now this great ocean liners of the day rest peacefully on the bottom of the ocean undisturbed some fully served their purpose and then scrapped
Not one single dreadnought... apart from Mauritania, what a boring collection.
I have built wooden Galleon model ships from the 15th to 18th Century over the past 20 years but much smaller in scale size.. I am very very impressed with your detailed models and congratulate you on this fine collection!
It is a museum dumbo, not his collection..
Never wanted to go to Canada before. Now I have a reason. I've got to visit this place. Thnx for sharing
A good reason to go to Canada at last!
@@BRUCH5 yeah it only took me almost 60 years of living to find a reason. Lol.
Love these models. Thanks for sharing.
Oh, those were the days when ships looked like ships unlike what man has the misfortune to see today.
I spent a watch as an oiler on the CCGS NB McLean (8:00 min), in 1975, in Halifax. As soon as it was over, I went to the captain's cabin and signed off.
Thanks for posting this. Great to see such a nice collection of model ships. My afternoon was so relaxing sitting listening to the wonderful music, accompanying the video.
It was traditional for shipbuilders to commission a model of the ship to present to the owners.
I wish I could own these, the detailing on these models is really good
Wow. This is one heck of a naval museum. Someone put a great deal of work into this. Good job. Impressive.
Been building model ships semi professionally for 30 years this video shows I still have a lot to learn !
My late father worked in the major UK shipyard of Doxfords and in the HQ building they had a collection of huge models of ships they had built. It was mind blowing but it's all gone now.
Where is this at ?...would have been nice if they mentioned it
Hobby too simple a word for such craftsmanship
Is the sinking of the FLYING ENTERPRISE also Art when it is presented like this????????
Modelling becomes an ART when people are able to bring the HUMAN FACTOR in their work. Most models are excellent Craftmanship and do absolutely NOT represent the reality viewers are cheated.
Thank You - Tominator-3 , This is an excellent virtual tour . Very nicely filmed showcase of wonderfully crafted models.And I could enjoy it from my living room sofa :-) Makes me want to go to Halifax.
+Allen Huddleston It was a super cool museum... add it to your bucket list
Hello Allen, check this website great ship models available :) maquettesbateaux.com
Can you send me this plan ...pls this is great work.
Beautiful models. Excellent craftsmanship and very artistic. Loved all of them. Just wished to know if I could learn making them. I know carpentry, but need guidance. Any there could help me out. It’s just for hobby and passion. Please guide
Just lovely. Perfect music.
The Prince Edward Island had propellers on both ends. Couldn't they decide which way to go? Lol 😆 😆 😆
It’s a ferry, it could dock from both ends, therefore it needs propulsion at both ends.
Other than the photographers shadow, overshadowing his subjects, the video was interesting and informative! Great models!! The Maritime museum at the Santa Barbara wharf has some great models also!! Several very large ones, one with accompanying video showing the interior of the large luxury yacht! Astounding!! A++
We could have done without the music but vid is fair.
yaaaa nice camera angles nick work also i like hoe you did each model for like 30 seconds which is really helpful nice work keep it up
0:46 The very first fabulous model of the white "Mauretania" is in fact a Lusitania made up as a Mauretania. For two apparent reasons, 1 the front castle with the wheelhouse is that of the Lusitania (for the connoisseurs). 0:51 there is no overhang of the promenade deck which translates into an overhang of the deck on each side. On Lusitania the deck is flush with the planking while on Mauretania, the deck overhangs only a few extra centimeters.
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing. You don't happen to have more footage of that gorgeous white Mauretania?
+Olympic1911 No I dont sorry... but if you are ever in Nova Scotia make sure to go to this museum and check it out for yourself. Its another experience to see these models in person :)
The detail on these large scale models is incredible
howdy, OK whats the name of the music...... very nice video too. Thanks Curby
+Peter Olsen kai engel endless story about sun and moon
Liverpool City Museum in England used to have a huge display of model ships. I enjoyed visiting when I was a child.
I often wonder what happened to them, maybe some are here.
Definitely art not hobby. I think these are yard models for the commissioners of the real ship.
I have been to Halifax and missed this. Exceptional collection. Will try to go back. Will recommend a few others. Manitowoc is mentioned and is great. San Pedro CA, San Diego CA, Holland America ships have several on each ship.
They are usually hard to photograph per the reflections on the cases but this presentation works pretty well. Enjoyed the music. I wonder if the handful of thumbs down are not mostly trolls who have nothing better to do.
These remind me of somebody who lived opposet me in Plymouth. He was a Merchant Seaman but also built boats like these. A company bought a new boat and commissioned him to build a scale model. That went over seas but was followed by another when they bought another new boat. He also built sailing ships from scratch which included the wooden blocks on the rigging. Several went to museums in London and I saw one because I helped him load it into a Transit van to deliver it.
I have neither the patience, time, skill, nor mind frame for this hobby, and I'm a 100 year old Buddhist monk serving a lifetime prison sentence....
I agree this is an amazing collection. Other than a couple of ships of the line like Victory, there are almost no combatant ships. Does the museum also display naval warships from the modern era... eg 20th century, WW1 and WWll, etc?
This museum is the best museum in all of Halifax
Figured it was in Canada, when I saw the Bras d'or. Lived in halfax when I was little and my dad would take me to see various ships eg: hms Sheffield not the one lost in the falklands, the ww2 cruiser that took part in the Bismarck episode. Probably started my love affair with ships over 64 years ago
All dock side builder models they were built during the era and time when these vessels were in service rendering these collections priceless money has no value. Great camera work thanks for sharing a lot of food for thought for the builder in mindFrankie Day