Editing Ship model (section)

{{Short description|Scale reproduction of a ship}}
{{About|static model ships|operating models|Model yachting|and|Radio-controlled boat}}
[[File:Bishop Museum ship model.jpg|thumb|Model of a 19th-century vessel in the [[Bishop Museum]], Hawaii]]
[[File:Model ships cross section mauritius.jpg|thumb|Model ship cross sections on display in a shop in [[Mauritius]]]]

'''Ship models''' or '''model ships''' are [[scale model]]s of [[ship]]s. They can range in size from 1/6000 scale wargaming miniatures to large vessels capable of holding people.<ref>{{cite web| title=HMS Invincible Model| publisher=The Invergordon Naval Museum and Heritage Centre|date=December 2007| url=http://www.invergordonnavalmuseum.co.uk/news.htm| access-date=2007-12-05}}</ref>

Ship modeling is a craft as old as [[shipbuilding]] itself, stretching back to ancient times when [[water transport]] was first developed.