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A book on rigging and some of the tools Allen Daffern uses to make his to scale model ships at his home in Kalispell.(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)

A book on rigging and some of the tools Allen Daffern uses to make his to scale model ships at his home in Kalispell.(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)

April 28, 2019

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Model shipbuilder devoted to perfect re-creations
April 28, 2019 4 a.m.

Model shipbuilder devoted to perfect re-creations

His silver Labrador dozing at his feet, Allen Daffern, 70, deftly repaired the rigging of the HMS Leopard in his workspace, preparing the second of two ships for their final voyage to the Kalispell Vet Center.