Francesco Mastini

1924-2006

Italian (Hartsdale, New York)

Francesco, or Frank, Mastini acquired a lifelong curiosity about the sea and its historic sailing vessels as a younster in Italy. A graduate of the Italian Naval Academy, Mastini honed his seamanship skills aboard the 270-foot, square-rigged training vessel, Amerigo Vespucci.

He began his professional model building career in 1961, developing a clientele of collectors for whom he still builds on commission. He is the author of a series of articles for Ships in Scale magazine, and the 1990 bestseller Ship Modeling Simplified: Tips and Techniques for Model Construction from Kits, and is in frequent demand as a coach for beginning modelers.

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Mastini, Francesco 1924-2006
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