At about the age of 20, he was introduced to a local shop, Meredith's Hobby and Craft, which sold model kits of historic sailing ships with intricate details. "Then I was hooked.

LUMBERTON — It often takes years for Dave Bullock to finish building one of his model ships. But when he’s finished, Bullock has a finely detailed replica of an historic wooden sailing vessel ...

The latest technology, including computer-aided design and model building, was used to recreate a vessel that was thousands of years old. This is how the Ma‘agan Mikhael II was born, in March 2017.

Easier because the materials had, in fact, once been a sailing ship — a model made 50 or so years ago by an inmate at the District’s Lorton prison in Fairfax County.

Joel Brostrom has not allowed a limitation to keep him from succeeding at a hobby he thoroughly enjoys. The 54-year-old Bismarck resident, who was born legally blind, rigs model sailing ships, and ...