Naval Sea Power: Model making talk and workshop
Free | Bookings required
Limited places
Age
12+
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Join experienced model maker Gerry Westenberg and other local model builders for a talk and workshop about crafting detailed technical models of ships and other fascinating projects.
You’ll get a chance to share discussion about some of the passion projects that have been created by our experts, and learn some tips and tricks to lift your model-building skills to a new level. If you are in the early or intermediate stages of crafting models from balsa wood and other modelling media, you'll appreciate hearing Gerry share some hard-won knowledge.
Come and enjoy a session of model magic!
About your presenter
Gerry Westenberg was born in 1957 in Perth, Western Australia and started modelling mainly aircraft interspersed with ships since the age of 5.
Gerry started building warships to the 1/600 scale from his early teens purchasing a set of plans for the modified Leander Class cruiser HMAS Perth (I) that were drawn to 1/192 scale. This combined with using balsa wood, set him on the path of accurate scale model scratch building that has seen well over 100 ships built during his career as a ship modeler.
Gerry often chooses to build ships that sank, as a way of paying tribute to those who went down with the ship.
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