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Avi Nevel
Jul 19, 20172 min read
Visit to Edinburgh Model Boat club
On July 2, 2017, my wife and I visited Edinburgh and had the great opportunity to meet the president of Edinburgh Model Boat club, an...
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Avi Nevel
Mar 14, 20171 min read
NEW MODEL BOAT ARRIVES
After a call and few emails with Jackie White, the co-owner of Model Slipway, in the U.K. I decided to buy and build the Maggie M...
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Avi Nevel
Feb 27, 20171 min read
Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol, RI
See the linkto a beautiful video of the Herreshoff half hull models. Also, if you would like to visit this beautiful museum see the...
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Avi Nevel
Feb 3, 20171 min read
Emma C. Berry Model Boat - Finally some progress in building it!
Started to build the boat in December 2015 but did not have the chance to work on it. Finally, the last couple of months, I started to...
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Avi Nevel
Jan 25, 20171 min read
Visit to the Navy War College in Newport, RI
I was invited to an event at the Navy War College in Newport, RI. While walking the halls, I came upon a beautiful model boat of the...
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Avi Nevel
Jan 18, 20171 min read
Recent Article in the New York Times Features Photos of Support Ship for Offshore Drilling
A few years ago, I built the model boat Aziz. When I display it, I am always asked what the purpose of the Aziz is and what it does. On...
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Avi Nevel
Dec 21, 20151 min read
Mystic Seaport Ship Modelers
On Saturday I participated in my first meeting with the Mystic Seaport Ship Modelers. After some communication with Bob Andrele, the...
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Avi Nevel
Dec 17, 20151 min read
Visit to the Steamship Historical Society of America in Rhode Island
Sometimes you find hidden treasures in places that you least expect them and even better, 20 minutes from where you live. Yesterday, I...
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Avi Nevel
Sep 28, 20151 min read
Three of the Model Boats I Built Found a Home in Israel
Last week, I received the photo below from our friend Mirav who moved back to Israel. During the last three years, I built for her three...
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Avi Nevel
Dec 18, 20141 min read
Maine Peapod model Happy 2015 to all
As the Winter is here, I had more time to work on the model boat and happy to finish it. The boat will find a home with a friend of ours...
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Avi Nevel
Mar 16, 20141 min read
My webpage is now mentioned and linked Modelslipway web page
It is with great pleasure that I learned from the owners of model slipway, Jackie and Laurie White, that my webpage is now mentioned and...
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Avi Nevel
Jan 27, 20141 min read
Model boat AZIZ, my most complicated build
This is the last big boat I built and finished in 2013. See the special addition of water cannons in the front part of the tugboat,...
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