A collection of over 1000 scale model ships – diecast metal, plastic, scratch built – to the same scale 1:1200
Since the late 1950s Steve has been collecting and making ship models to this scale (1 inch to 100 feet!). The largest model is around 33 cm long and the shortest around 1 cm.
The collection includes over 50 models from Triang Minic from the 1950s and 1960s, over 70 plastic kits from Eagle Ships also from the 1960s and plastic Revell kits current today, from the 1990s onwards.
Most of the earlier kits were of warships, particularly WW2 vintage, though the minic ships are ‘modern’ warships representative of the 1950s and 1960s.
Steve intends to donate the whole collection to the Williamson Museum and Art Gallery, Birkenhead with which he is working on a model of Birkenhead docks to the 1:1200 scale and will continue to expand the collection.
- Birkenhead Docks model 1:1200 scale – Information on ships, lighters, tugs, barges – 19 May 2022
- Birkenhead Docks model 1:1200 scale – Final additions
- Birkenhead Docks model 1:1200 scale – Crane construction
- Birkenhead Docks model 1:1200 scale – Lock gate construction
- Birkenhead Docks model 1:1200 scale – Trains and rolling stock construction
- Birkenhead Docks model 1:1200 scale – Accessory construction plan
- Birkenhead Docks model 1:1200 scale – base construction 1
- Birkenhead Docks model 1:1200 scale section 3
- Birkenhead Docks model 1:1200 scale section 2
- Birkenhead Docks model 1:1200 scale section 1