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Ship model
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This article is about static model ships. For operating models, see Model yachting and Radio-controlled boat.
Ship models or model ships are scale models of ships. They can range in size from 1/6000 scale wargaming miniatures to large vessels capable of holding people.[1]
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Ship modeling is a craft as old as shipbuilding itself, stretching back to ancient times when water transport was first developed.