Ship modelling simplified frank mastini biography
Master model builder Frank Mastini puts to paper the methods he has developed over 30 years at the workbench to help beginners take their first.
In Ship Modeling Simplified, master model builder Frank Mastini puts to paper the methods he's developed over 30 years at the workbench to help novices take..
By JIM WASHINGTON
The Virginian-Pilot
VIRGINIA BEACH – Francesco “Frank” Mastini might have had saltwater running through his veins.
He grew up in Sorrento, a seaside resort on the coast of Italy.
As a young man, he joined the Italian navy, where he trained aboard the same ship his grandfather served on.
An accident on another ship landed him in an American hospital, where he was able to recover.
During the sea voyage home to Italy he met a young woman named Lucia.
They danced, they laughed, they fell in love.
“Haven’t you ever heard of the love boat?” Lucia said with a laugh.
Frank Mastini died July 15 at age 82.
He and Lucia got married and moved to New York, where he worked as an engineer for the school system.
That’s where he started building model ships.
“He came from a country where the Mediterranean was his backyard,” said Lucia, whom everyone calls Lucy.
“He saw boats all around him. That’s how he