| Modelling Sites |
| Aircraft
Resource Center An excellent site with articles, reviews, an extensive walkaround section and a new joke everyday in the "Test Post Clubhouse". Some of them are actually funny! In all honesty though, they did go through a heavy "let's kick Osama's butt" phase after September 11 which, frankly, got really tedious. Fortunately that seems to have passed. They do have a lot of canadian content which guarantees them hero biscuits in my little world. |
| Hyperscale
They really should rename this site "The 1/48 Luftwaffe Modellers Page" as that seems to be what the majority of the content is focussed on. Nonetheless, still a good site with lots of reference material, modelling articles and a gallery. There's also a large discussion forum and buy & sell postings for both aircraft and armour modellers. |
| Internet
Modeler A monthly web magazine with excellent reviews, in box previews, build articles etc. Covers aircraft, ships, armour, cars, figures, decals, accessories, and books. I really like this site but I do have one question: Why do americans insist on spelling 'Modeller' with only one 'L'? Same reason the Brits stick an extra 'i' in aluminum or specialty I guess. |
| IPMS Sites |
| IPMS
Canada Home of the Sweating Beaver - and if that isn't a reason to visit this site then you need to spend less time in front of your computer. |
| IPMS
UK Jolly old England, where a mysterious creature known as the "Anorak" compiles volumes of train and/or aircraft registrations with no apparent purpose and modellers have an unhealthy obsession with the E.E. Canberra. Why?!? |
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IPMS Racing & Record Aircraft Special Interest Group Highly recommended group for anyone with an interest in racing & record setting aircraft. SIG leader Anders Bruun of Sweden puts out an excellent bi-monthly (ish) newsletter called "Bent Throttles". Contact him via the website for more information. |
| IPMS
Stockholm One of the best IPMS sites around, and I'm not just saying that because I have a thing for swedish stewardesses. Sorry, "flight attendants". |
| Online Hobby Shops & Manufacturers |
| Khee-Kha
Art Products Really nice 1/72nd scale vac form kits of bush planes from the much neglected Golden Age of aviation. Also produces resin Edo floats and Wright J-6 Whirlwind engines. |
| Freight
Dog Productions The UK distributor for Whiskey Jack Decals (see my review). The full range is in stock & listed on the site. |
| Flightdecs If you want decals for military aircraft this is the place to visit. They have a huge selection from Aeromaster to YellowHammer and everything in between including their own line. I saw the new Flightdecs CF-18 Tigermeet decals at the IPMS UK Nationals 2003 and they are superb. |
| NKR
Models I placed an order with these guys and received it via airmail from Australia in exactly one week - less time than it takes a certain large hobby distributor to send me an order from London! The catalogue is extensive, prices and shipping costs are excellent and the exchange rate and 10% VAT reduction make it very worthwhile placing an order with NKR. I will definitely be a repeat customer. |
| Karaya
The service and selection you get from this polish shop is outstanding and their line of 1/48 perforated .50 caliber gun barrels have to be seen to be believed. |
| HobbyLink
Japan All those "Japan only" releases that you can't get anywhere else are available here. The service is very good and it's often cheaper than buying japanese kits locally, even with the postage. What other country on the planet would sell radio control tanks that can shoot BB's 25 meters with compressed air? Ooh, the fun I could have.... |
| High
Planes Models The site of my favourite race plane model manufacturer. Okay, they're pretty much the only dedicated injection moulded manly scale race plane model manufacturer, but they're still damn good at it. |
| Airforces, Etc. |
| Canadian Air Force |
| Royal Air Force |
| Royal New Zealand Air Force |
| Royal Australian Air Force |
| Armée de l'air |