Stanley Ross, Columbus, Ohio
“I’ve wanted a model of the Île de France since sailing on her in 1952,” Stanley says. “Of course, none is available. But my son recently found plans for it on the Internet, so I decided to build it from scratch using basswood, balsa, styrene, and brass. The model is 1/380 scale and depicts the ship as she was in ’52. It was a great learning experience that took nine months, and now I am on an ocean liner kick. Next up: the Liberté.”