James Hastings (model ship maker)
James Hasting (11 July 1936 - 5 April 2022) was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, recognized for his expert knowledge in the field of scratch-built model ship construction.
Life and work
As a child, James Hastings lived in New Jersey, where he built model trains, race cars, planes, and ships for a hobby. There wasn’t one particular ‘road to Damascus moment’ that got Hastings into model ship-making. But he ‘drifted into it’ because he came from a family of ship engineers.
At 13, Hastings got A Marine Model Company, his first model ship kit. He built many more kits after that first one.
Other replicas constructed by Hastings include the HMS Victory, the Parma, the Joseph Conrad, the HMS Endeavour, the HMS Diana, the HMS Blandford, and the HMS Bellona.
Life and work
As a child, James Hastings lived in New Jersey, where he built model trains, race cars, planes, and ships for a hobby. There wasn’t one particular ‘road to Damascus moment’ that got Hastings into model ship-making. But he ‘drifted into it’ because he came from a family of ship engineers.
At 13, Hastings got A Marine Model Company, his first model ship kit. He built many more kits after that first one.
Other replicas constructed by Hastings include the HMS Victory, the Parma, the Joseph Conrad, the HMS Endeavour, the HMS Diana, the HMS Blandford, and the HMS Bellona.
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