| Links checked 06.07.2008 | |
| Equipment Manufacturers: | Kits, Hulls etc. |
| CAD Information | Including the CAD programme I use.
(CAD = Computer Aided Design) |
| Magazines: | Various Magazines including specialist |
| Materials & Tools | |
| Miscellaneous: | Including Shipping Photographs/General Useful Sites/Accommodation |
| Model Boat Clubs: | |
| Model Maker's: | |
| Model Shop's: | The shops I use |
| Organizations: | Including museums and visitor attractions |
| Plans | Boat Building Plans |
| Prototype Information | Information on the real thing |
| Towboat Information: | The American Inland Towboats |
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| Equipment Manufacturers: | |
| Barry's Model Control | Electronic Controls, Mixers etc. (as used on Far Saltire). |
| Electronize Electronics | Manufacturer of the speed controllers I use. |
| Ken Hewitt Electronics | Manufacturer of the Servo Slow Down on Far Saltire |
| Mtroniks | Manufacturers of the ESC units I used on Far Saltire |
| Kingston Mouldings | Large range of high quality Hulls with Plans
available, has a lot of construction information.
My 'Big Bertha' model uses the 'Eskgarth' hull. |
| Metcalf Mouldings | Hulls, Semi Kits and kits of a wide range of vessels, I have the 'Idena/Norina' hull waiting to be started. |
| Model Slipway | Manufacturers of a large range of quality model kits, the site has a good hints and tips section. My 'Wyeforce' is a Model Slipway kit and have 'Al Khubar' waiting to be built. |
| The Prop Shop | Manufacturing a wide range of quality propellers, the prop on 'Grampian Pride' and all the ones for 'Far Saltire' were from here. |
| CAD Information: | |
| 4D Models (London) | Where I have the Etching & Dry Transfer lettering produced, & are also a very good general model shop. |
| Turbocad | The CAD programme I use. (Turbocad Deluxe V14) |
| CADCourse (USA) | A great source of Turbocad Training Programmes, I have several of them and they make learning Turbocad a lot easier. |
| Avanquest | A good source for Turbocad in Europe. |
| Magazines: | |
| Model Boats Magazine | I have this magazine regularly, several of my models are from its plans - hulls collection. |
| Marine Modelling | Another of my regular magazines, also has a large selection of plans etc. |
| Offshore Support Journal | The OSJ is a great magazine, it specializes in Offshore Oil related vessels, available on subscription. |
| Sea Breezes | The magazine for information on ships and the sea. |
| Materials & Tools | |
| a2stainless | Stigs Stainless Fasteners - Is based in the UK and a great source of Stainless Steel Fasteners of all sorts, including some of the more unusual thread types. |
| 4D Modelshop | An excellent model shop in London, near the
Tower of London. Stocking a very large selection of material and tools. Also do custom etching and dry transfer lettering. |
| Beesleys Tools | Stocking a wide range of tools, including 'Proxxon' & 'Dremel'. (I get my Proxxon saw blades from them). |
| Everything Airbrush | My main source for all my airbrush equipment & materials. |
| Folkestone Engineering | A VERY good source of engineering metals and fasteners, with a mail order catalogue available. A lot of my metal comes from them. |
| Greenwood Tools | A use their indexible tip tools on my lathe. |
| Lazertran | Manufacturers of 'Slide On Transfer material that can be printed with an Inkjet printer, to enable DIY Decal production. |
| Peter Child Woodturning | A specialist Woodturning shop, with a VERY GOOD mail order catalogue. |
| Scalelink | Scalelink have a very large range of Etched products including fine mesh and scale products for model railway |
| Solarfilm | I have used 'Solartrim' on the hull of Far Saltire |
| Warco | Warren Machine Tools, supplied my metal working lathe/mill and drilling machine. |
| Miscellaneous: | |
| Beltman Shipping | Based in the Netherlands, this site has a lot of photographs, including Oil Rigs and Offshore related vessels |
| The Durdans |
Very good bed & breakfast accommodation in Mundesley, Norfolk. UK (Personal Recommendation) |
| Gilles Supply Ships | A site of one of my Dutch friends which includes lots of Offshore Oil Vessels. |
| Hilton Self-Catering | Situated on the edge of Aberdeen, this is where we stay for our Holidays. |
| Images of Ships | A picture site containing a large number of images of ships of all types, very useful for picture research. |
| John's Nautical-Boat Building | A very informative site with probably the most comprehensive nautical links list any where. |
| Menkent | Ebbe Holsting is a serving officer with the Shipping Company A.P. Moller - Maersk with lots of pictures of their vessels, including the large AHTS 'Maersk Assister'. |
| Model Boat Building Database | Based in Denmark it list's Model Boat Building Sites |
| Model Boat Mayhem | A great site for anything to do with our hobby, including a very comprehensive links page. |
| Netherlands Site | A Netherlands based Nautical Links site |
| Quaysides | Based on the River Humber this is a very useful site for research information and pictures |
| Furzedown Hotel | Where I stay in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. On my 'Ship Spotting' trips |
| Swiftstone Trust | Own the Thames Craft Tug 'Swiftstone' and site has information on the working life of the Thames |
| Termaloma | The Great Shipping Photography web site of Olav & Terje Moen, Stavanger Norway |
| Tug Photographs | TUGPHOTOS is a site for anyone looking for a particular tug picture and also has a General Ship Picture Section |
| Tug & Tow | A site of Oil Rig Supply & Model Boat pictures, links etc. |
| Model Maker's | |
| Frank Bailey | Frank is building the YORKSHIREMAN using the Model Slipway Kit, the site has lots of useful information |
| Dens Model Ships | A site featuring hand made wooden vessels. |
| Elite Shipwrights
Association of Odessa |
A group of model makers, building some very
interesting vessels. |
| Hans-Jurgen
Mottschell (A World Champion) (A member of SMC Hamburg) |
A friend & fellow IOS member, Jurgen has
had his 'Stril Power' featured in the Marine Modelling International Magazines
"Focus File". August 2004. Although the site is in German, the pictures give a lot of information. |
| Bad Bill's Boatyard | The site of model maker Bill Noon, who is based in Scotland. |
| Franks Historical Ship Models | Frank builds wood ship models, with lots of detail |
| Modelboatman | The site of a Radio Controlled Model Builder |
| Model Ship Builder | A Canadian based site featuring the work of several Model Makers. |
| Model Marina | A model making web site with a lot of useful information, links etc, including building a 'Wyeforce'. |
| Model Ship World | A good site with lots of sections and includes a forum. |
| Stefaan Joris | Stefaan is a friend and fellow IOS member, his site shows a wide range of vessels. |
| Trawler Photos | A site of not just trawlers but general commercial fishing vessels, and includes a section on Scale Models. |
| Model Shop's | |
| Anglia Model Centre | A very good all round shop with lots of boat fittings etc. (Gorleston Norfolk) |
| Iansboats | A very good shop dealing mainly in equipment for the 'Fast' boats. (Barkingside Essex) |
| Model Shop Directory | Biased towards Railway Modelling, but still a very useful list. |
| My Model Boats | A model builders site, with lots of information. |
| Peterhead Puffers | A fairly new model shop in Peterhead, Scotland, with a growing range of model making material & kits. |
| Model Boat Clubs: | |
| G.R.M.B.C. | The Glasgow Richmond Model Boat Club. |
| HMBC | Haagse Model Boat Club, a great site in the Netherlands, with lots of links and information. |
| New Brighton M.B.C. | Based by the River Mersey in the UK |
| Norwich Model Boat Club | At Norwich in Norfolk, UK. |
| SMC Hamburg -
Germany |
A friend of mine is a member of this club (Hans-Jurgen Mottschell). |
| SMC Nautilus Guetersloh Germany | Another friend of mine is a member of this German Club. An English version of the site should be running during 2005. |
| North Cheshire Marine Fine Scale Association | A group of very dedicated model makers, check out the Slipway Page. |
| North West Scale M.B.C. | A club site with useful information, pictures etc. |
| South Manchester M.B.C. | A very friendly bunch of model makers, the club exhibits at a number of model shows. |
| Vestjysk Modelbadsklub
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A model boat club based in Esbjerg
Denmark, A friend of mine is a member of this club. |
| Organizations | |
| Caister Voluntary Lifeboat Service | An independent Lifeboat Station with both Inshore & offshore boats, it is NOT part of the national lifeboat service (RNLI) in the UK. |
| Falkirk Wheel | The only rotating Boat Lift in the World, I have seen it and it is definitely worth visiting. |
| FindTransport | A web site with links to many types of transport including model boats. |
| International OSV Society | I am a member of this Society, which is a group of model makers, specializing in vessels linked with the Offshore Oil & Gas Industry. |
| Liverpool Maritime Museum | Has a collection of Ship Models. |
| Maritime History Detroit | Maritime History Society of Detroit, which has a model builders section. |
| MPBA | Model Power Boat Association, the main organizing body for UK model power boating. |
| The Tallship (at Glasgow) | The 'Glenlee', is the only Clydebuilt windjammer still afloat in the UK. I have been aboard and can recommend a visit. |
| Plans (added September 2008) | |
| Jecobin Plans | Highly detailed plans of Merchant Ships, Submarines & Warships |
| 'Marine Modelling International' Magazine | They have a very large range of plans |
| My Hobby Store | They stock a wide range of plans including those of the 'Model Boats' Magazine |
| Paddlewheels & Props | John L. Fryant has a very good range of Tug & Paddlewheel plans |
| Taubman Plans Service | Based in the USA, they have possibly the largest collection of model boat plans in the world |
| Towboat Joe | Joe has a very large collection of Towboat plans and model building information |
| VTH | VTH is based in Germany and publish a wide range of model making magazines, it has an extensive range of plans of model boats. The site is in German, but go to (all in left hand column): Shop - Modellbau - Bauplane - Schiffsmodelle, this takes you to the plans, and Schlepper are Tugs. |
| Prototype Information | |
| Antwerp Tugs | Hugo Matthynssens site on the Antwerp Tugs |
| Coasters & River Sea Traders | Darren Green's Coaster site |
| Fireboat Fever | Burkhard Reeg is building a site which is on fireboats from around the world. |
| The 'HOO' Fleet | Darren's - R. Lapthorn 'HOO' vessels site which includes his model of a 'Hoo' vessel being built |
| 44ft Motor Lifeboats | A great site to gather stacks of information on the WAVENEY Lifeboats and their US COASTGUARD versions |
| Ocean Tug and Barge | Based in the U.S.A. They design and build various craft and I hope to build one of their more unusual vessels in the future. |
| Tug Spotting Web Site | Based in the Netherlands. |
| Ships of the Mersey | A very good picture site of mainly vessels in the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, includes lots of 'Tugs'. |
| Towboat Information: | |
| Towboat Joe | Joe Brown is a Towboat Modeler with a very comprehensive site, full of information of the full size vessels and models. He also produces a large number of plans. My 'George F. Wills' Towboat is based on one of Joe's, and I have several more of his plans 'in stock'!. |
| Bill Alden | If you are interested in seeing what a
Towboat looks like this is THE site to visit. I have made extensive use of the pictures to see details of these unusual vessels. Bill has photographed them from virtually every angle (except underwater). |
| Old River Bill | A very large site devoted to all aspects of TOWBOATS by Bill Zumwalt. If you can not find information or a link about Towboats here it probably does not exist. |
| Paddlewheels & Props | John L. Fryant, has a range of plans available. |
| Taubman Plans Service | Based in the USA, they have a large range of plans including Towboats. |
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