Cabin Class Collectibles

01/26/2025

Attention! Here are a couple of 1:100 scale (approx) boardroom/company models currently available from a private seller on the east coast. The m/v American Ohio, one of the last U.S. Lines container vessels, and a Mooremack container ship. If you have the space and any interest, please reach out. I am posting as a courtesy. The seller is motivated!

06/13/2023

In the news...

Even historic ships can't catch a break on rent hikes nowadays.

08/23/2022

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08/01/2022

If you haven't started following Cabin Class Collectibles on Instagram, please do! Just a few followers shy of 2K! Link below.

08/01/2022

Did you know...? Most Normandie aficianados know that the ship's funnels flared at the base. However they did not flare when viewed broadside. From that angle they were of equal breadth from cap to deck.

07/14/2022

Amazing what happens on Instagram when you crack the 1K Follower ceiling. This pic alone just got 1,100+ likes in 48 hours. Not bad for an old, tin boat! Cabin Class Collectibles

07/09/2022

1K followers on Instagram! Thanks for the support and motivation.

07/03/2022

The culmination of 40 years of model-building at Art Model Studios. One of the last (and IMO best) models by Arthur G. Henning. A number of examples have survived but usually appear damaged with severely yellowed enamel. Not an easy restoration due to the variety of materials used and her complex structure, but always worth it in the end!

07/01/2022

06/20/2022

TSS Ocean Monarch in 1:200 scale. Waterline, travel agency style replica in wood with brass and diecat fittings. For a small ship, she presented some challenges. But that is what makes scratch model building interesting.

03/18/2022

Just having some fun. Never tried tiling an image on Facebook before...

03/17/2022

Not sure what is fueling the recent massive increase in Instagram followers, but thank you!

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03/17/2022

Waiting in the wings for a complete overhaul, an oddly scaled (1:128) travel agency model of the Bergensfjord of 1956. She measures 54"/137.2cm. Lacking the accuracy and finesse of most Art Model Studios models, she may have been constructed by an apprentice model maker at the firm. Her unique lifeboat davits are diecast, but almost all other fittings and deck machinery were fabricated in wood - either because of her unusual scale or because it was part of the training process. We will likely never know.

02/25/2022

Preparing to begin detailed CAD drawings of missing parts that will need to be fabricated, but what about her three main cargo hatches? They appear to be crudely made and out-of-scale in comparison to the model's smaller hatches and other items. Were the originals removed and replaced?

02/21/2022

Part 3 in the initial stages of restoration of the vintage, Soviet-built, 1:100 scale model of the Vyacheslav Molotov (Baltika). New information comes to light, and the hand of a master ship modeler is revealed. Follow the entire process on the Cabin Class Collectibles YouTube channel: Ocean Liner Models.

02/19/2022

Not all models are created equal. What characteristics do you think make a great ocean liner model?

02/19/2022

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02/16/2022

A 1:100 scale model of the 1940 Soviet liner TS Vyacheslav Molotov (later TS Baltika) has now taken the SS Rotterdam's place, and preliminary work has begun removing her damaged fittings and identifying her missing parts.