Buyer who acquired collection of 150 model ships astonished to sell almost all of them within a year

When Kevin Graham replied to a collector's ad selling a "few" model ships, he stumbled upon a treasure trove. Mr Graham sells model tall ships, along with other nautical objects he makes out of repurposed items. "Eighty per cent of the shop is plastic model kits and the rest is wooden ships you actually have to build," Mr Hale said. Mr Hale said the tall ships took such a long time to build they became like the collection Mr Graham acquired — family heirlooms that are passed down from father to son.