Wreck of the 'Atocha' Spanish galleon on the Florida Keys. Discovered in the 1980's and yeilding millions of dollars in treasure. Model was built for a collector in Ohio. The hull measures about 9" long. Many collectors commission a shipwreck model because they have artifacts recovered from the wreck and a model is a dramatic way of telling the story of those relics. A larger model of the Atocha was recently completed for the Mel Fisher museum in Key West Florida. see home page for video link. Please scroll across this page as the pictures are very large.	Detail of the Atocha. The wreck was well documented as there were a handful of survivors.
Wreck of HMS Association 1707. The Association was the flagship of Sir Cloudesley Shovell. It ran aground off the south west coast of England and sank along with several other ships losing the lives of 800 men and a huge cargo of silver bullion. The hull measures about 10" long. In a private US collection.	Detail from the model of HMS Association.
Model of a 'Nantucket Sleigh Ride' Scale 1/40. (Boat measures about 9" long)	Detail of 'A Nantucket Sleigh Ride' Model of a whaleboat circa 1845. Built of wood, using the same construction methods as the full size craft. Scale 1/40. (boat measures 9" long) In a private US collection.
US warship Jamestown unloading famine relief in Cork Harbour Ireland 1836. Scale 1/100.	A 'Stove Boat' was the whalers greatest fear. This model is at 1/16 scale and is in a private collection in Boston.