Historic Ship Models by Clare Hess
Historic Ship Models by Clare Hess
View My Completed Projects:
Private Armed Schooner Lively, 1813
San Felipe, 1690, Rigging Commission
Higaki Kaisen, Edo Period Transport
Hobikisen, Traditional Japanese Fishing Boat
Hacchoro, Japanese 8-Oared Fishing Boat
Yakatabune, Japanese Edo Period Pleasure Boat
Tosa Wasen, Japanese Traditional Fishing Boat
Gifu Tabune, Japanese Rice Field Boat
HMS Alert, English Naval Cutter, 1777
Hozugawa Kudari Bune, Japanese Downriver Boat
In Progress Projects:
Side Paddlewheel Gunboat U.S.S. Saginaw, 1859
Japanese Screw Steamer Kanrin Maru, 1856
Coming Soon:
Urayasu Bekabune
Colonial Schooner Independence, 1776, Model Commission
Kamakura Period Trade Boat
HMS Victory, 1805, Model Commission
Tenma-zukuri chabune
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Site Update 7/22/21