Incredible Collection of Scale Model Ships 

this makes me sad ships back then were so beautiful now they just look like floating apartments. rip titanic

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 .

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

What an incredible collection of such absolutely professionally built model ships! Very Nice, Thanks for posting !

There is also a great collection at the Mariners Museum in Newport News, Va. Plus admission is only $1.

WOW!!! I'm going to Halifax when the plague is over!!

Only now it got recommended to my homepage. Lovely ships, would put this in my bucket list of places to visit soon!

No introduction and hardly any models were named, such a pity!

Im spending my day watching scale model ships for 15 minutes and its worth it

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.

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

The RMS TITANIC was a perfect looking ship. Beautiful in her design.

Makes my pitiful attempts at modeling to shame...I want to do some of these large scale models...

This video makes me feel like I am there, priceless masterpieces, it does"nt get any better than this.

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!!!!

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

So sad no "old reliable"(only titanic fans or researchers will understand this).... And no "her Majesty's hospital ship"...sad

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

Great camera work. Nice & steady. Very good angles on the models. Bravo!

The least impressive was the Titanic

They never get played with. There's a toy movie in there some where.

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

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'.

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.

Who builds these amazing models? I could not think of a better job! Even the cabinets they are in are amazing works of craftmanship!

They need to make models of the Lusitania, Britannic, Olympic, Aquitania, Carpathia, Nomadic and the Berengaria

thanks for making and posting - wonderfully done Tom (F4collector)

I could sit and look at model ships like these all day long....

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.

Is this at the Merchant Marine Academy on Long Island?

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.

Incredible craftsmanship. Works of art. 😍

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

JUST AWESOME ! - Superb Detailing and Details upon each one. - Beyond Words of Description !

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

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.

would have liked to see more of names also a little to fast for me

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

I would give my right front seat in Hell to see that museum and the model ships.

Love these models. Thanks for sharing.

Mauretania model is all wrong. Actually that one is a Lusitania model, modified to Mauretania. Basic structure is Lusitania's... Greetings from Brazil.

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

I only caught the names of about one or two Ships 🚢!!! Bad filming 🎥 🤔 ....

I got to see them for real when covid made museum entries free. My favorite was of course the aquitania!

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

Mariner's Museum, Newport News also has a wonderful collection

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

Never wanted to go to Canada before. Now I have a reason. I've got to visit this place. Thnx for sharing

Just lovely. Perfect music.

Not one single dreadnought... apart from Mauritania, what a boring collection.

Concerning that "Trump" ship, maybe a diamond keel, a lot of gold, a combination super ice breaker and battleship?

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!

EXCELLENT! What ship was that (single funnel) @ 11:45 ??

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 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 wish I could own these, the detailing on these models is really good

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.

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!

It was traditional for shipbuilders to commission a model of the ship to present to the owners.

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.

Wow. This is one heck of a naval museum. Someone put a great deal of work into this. Good job. Impressive.

This museum is the best museum in all of Halifax

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.

Oh, those were the days when ships looked like ships unlike what man has the misfortune to see today.

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.

Been building model ships semi professionally for 30 years this video shows I still have a lot to learn !

Hobby too simple a word for such craftsmanship

howdy, OK whats the name of the music...... very nice video too. Thanks Curby

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing. You don't happen to have more footage of that gorgeous white Mauretania?

AWESOME. Thank You.

Can you send me this plan ...pls this is great work.

The detail on these large scale models is incredible

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.

Where is this at ?...would have been nice if they mentioned it

The Prince Edward Island had propellers on both ends. Couldn't they decide which way to go? Lol 😆 😆 😆

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

Excellent work thank you.

What material are they made of? What scale? Who made them?

Some of these look like builders models.

00:19 OMG Mauretania she is so beautiful

Great video, excelent work. Thank you for sharing.

Where's this museum located?

How many man hours would that take to build :o

What a Videography! 👏👏👏

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.

that was a very nice video thank you for uploading the amount of work that went into creating these replicas was increadable.

What was the ship models made out of

Hello where was this at? Thanks

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.

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

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

I've seen better, more, accurate Bluenose models in kit form.

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++

They are magnificent, kudos to the builders....