From mechanical arms to painted numbers on the car deck, Josh YeungB次元官网网址檚 ferry models display precision down to the smallest detail.
His latest model of the Kahloke - which provides service between Denman and Hornby islands - even has three flags at the top of the mast: a Canadian flag, a Province of B.C. flag and a BC Ferries flag.
B次元官网网址淚 did most of it with plastic and cardboard - itB次元官网网址檚 a little bit more flexible. Some of (the modeling) are from memory but IB次元官网网址檝e also taken some pictures,B次元官网网址 explained Yeung. B次元官网网址淭he crew know me and my camera.B次元官网网址
Yeung, a Grade 11 student, loves ferries. His passion for them began when he was five years old, and enjoyed taking the two-ferry trip to visit his grandfather on Denman Island when he and his family lived in the Lower Mainland.
More recently, he visited his uncle on Hornby Island where he saw the Kahloke - a ferry unlike any other he had been on. Since then, he has made the trip on that ferry about five times. He spends about two hours a day creating the models, but he doesnB次元官网网址檛 stop there.
B次元官网网址淚 pretty much just want to look at the different ferries and discover the details about each one,B次元官网网址 explained Yeung, who was diagnosed on the autism spectrum and attends an agile learning centre in Langley. Despite travelling back to his home on Vancouver Island, he is constantly planning his next ferry trip.
Yeung recalled a special trip to Port Hardy B次元官网网址渢hat was pretty much centered around ferries.B次元官网网址 He spends as much time around ferries - taking photos, planning trips, reading books, and working on models.
He also visited Port McNeil where he met some crew members and chatted with them on how to find employment with BC Ferries.
Next year, Yeung is aiming to attend a maritime college to begin formal training, with the goal to start as a deckhand with BC Ferries.
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