Europe, China and American Model manufactors

Link update Orginal link is gonna since I posted this in 2009.. Will create a new list of the worlds model companies Russian German Japanese Chinese Eastern Europe

Scale model Japanese Manufactures Links

http://www.h3.dion.ne.jp/~mokei/e-links-modelmaker01.htm

Ever Hear of Dynamic Scale Moding

I knew that someone had to be doing this sort of thing, but I was glad to see that there is a company that is selling the audio, lights and electronics to make you own.

What is Dynamic Modeling: It is the addition of gun flash lights, and audio recordings of guns , as well as flying sounds.

This is advance modeling, but this takes your scale model to the proverbial next level.

Like any of my post it best just to look at the site,here: Dynamic Scale Modeling

Fighter tactics Website, with many Illustration

Fighter tactics

I found this site after look at a not complete list of fighter tactical moves on Wiki-pedia, that site has the basic but it could use work. If anyone the the will, it would be great to have some editors add to this page listing, search air maneuvers.

Heroes of the Europe

This September, the long awaited Heroes over Europe has been released , on Pc Xbox and PS3. One of the only World War Two flight simms, for console, and with great game play.
With mostly historically accurate and interesting mission, will be sure tp please your world war two history and aviation interested persons.

Enjoy the links below

Office Heroes Over Europe

Game action video from Youtube,

Make 1:1 scale wood boats, learn boat building

Midwest Products, is the company that supplies , cut balsa, metal , and wood plane and of most interest 1 inch to a foot scale small boats. This is a great way to learn something of boat construction , as the kits are cut into the parts that a traditional boat builder would cut or form. Its at least a good scale exercise and my one day this type of model can be used in airplane kits?

Scalehobbyist.com

Website , that has a large selection and at the time of the post has discounts sales.

link here Scalehobbyist.com

PBY 5A Catalina underwater wreckage located

See Canadian Parks article from archaeologist

Revell P-47d-30 Thunderbolt, learning to research

I have a German Revell model from 2001 or so, 1/72, I wanted to find out what paints are suggested. Having just discovered Alclad Metal paints , I was very interested in planning for the mostly exposed metal of the this P-47. I had been thing of doing a metalized painted in the first place, but did not know a product. Here are some of the links I found , for the first P-47d and any paint information for that model. The discovery of Alclad paints will be great for the increased realism for any models I made with non-painted metal.

Completed German Revell P-47D-30


Color Charts of major paint companies Stockholmm


He-178 painted in Alclad metal paints, from FineScale Modeling Magazine, great example of how metal paints make a model stand out.


Great step by step on how to paint with Alclad metal paints, pictures and real advice.


Testors Thunderbolt , good pictures as well


Revell paint conversion chart , not complete but helpful.


Internet hobbies is running a weekend discount selling Alclad Paint for $6.77 , must buy before midnight August 2 2009


Site show and talks about P-47 construction process, also see nice cut away of plane.


Warbird and trainer sales website, has a number of American planes for sale, worth a look to see actual aircraft


Have to stop here.

Plates and painting of German Jets

Me 163 in the Deutsches Museum, http://www.deutsches-museum.de/sammlungen/verkehr/luftfahrt/strahlflugzeuge/messerschmitt-me-163/




Me 262 In German Museum


Australian Museum


National USAf Museum Picture

Peter Jackson Remake of Classic Dam Busters Movie

The word on the street down in New Zealand , is Peter Jackson is moving forward to in production, Pictures is one of a number of Landcaster that have been constructed and moved to a pacific island.

It look to be a couple of years out before this movie makes it tot the big screen, but Peter Jackson making a war movie should be excellent.

Nice Aircraft profiles World War Two and others

This is a a UK based illustrator, who has posted is work online, might be a good source of inspiration for selecting your paint.
ClaveWork Illustration

Centery of Flight Website

is a great site for learning about aviation history without getting saturated by information.

Century of flight Website , Planes of World War Two

Bison Decales: mostly for Tanks and such

This site and company is worth saving as it makes cool period art for tanks , the one the caught my eye was tank marking for Pacific War USA tanks, have a look at site.

Bison Decals

Nice modeling site

Internet Modeler

Basics of paintng a model , online free

This is a collection of page on the steps of painting a scale model, look to be a decent starter page World War Two Plane Model

Fly in a Texan in Texas for under $300

Lone Star Flight Museum, in Texas, cost is $290, its not a P-51, but to save a thousand I'll take it. Goggle it.

War Birds Resource Group

Modellers Gallery And Forum

I Found this sight, and they have a section for scale models , link is above, look for post of B-26 , the maker , has made airplanes for a few Texas based Historical Aircraft organization.

Important Italian, scale model Company, Italeri

Italeri home page

Plastic Model Printer Decals

They seem to print for other companies, but have some for sale direct.
See website Aviprint

Avado in 1/72

Hong Kong company , that make a number of odd plastic models, I link you to the 172 aviation page, where you can stop a Avado and Lippish concept "ram jet". Those two my be worth a look.

Annigrand Craftworks

Japanese Brand Model Planes, direct from Japan

This site sell online aircraft and many other hobbies. It might be the same cost or you can search for a harder to find models, cost with shipping need to be considered. But you may find that the models are less costly then your local store.

Hobby Link Japan Air section

Scale 1/72 Vehicle and Men WW11

The line is called Forces of Valor. I found the source at Sierra Toy Soldiers online store.

Fast way to give life to you scale planes with some of this lines soldiers and tanks, and even planes.

Winter painted Eastern Front Stuka

This is from www. aircraft resource center. I was looking for a winter Stuka, here it is, with artists oils over standard paint job to get the Eastern Front look. Full pictures here.

High Quality German Airbrush

The name of the company is Harder & Steenbeck, and they started to be imported in 2008. Worth a look, before you buy you American made Badger or other brand.

Here is the company website, with USA dealers, I just try one , the Chicago Air brush company , have a full line of all sorts of supplies and this New German Airbrush manufacture.
Harder & Steenbeck

Matlise Aviation Artis free Self Print decals R.J. Caruana

Image of a few Stukas in color, looks to take from the other famous books War Paint, a series not that common in the USA but has a Wholesaler name if you look, found at better scale model stores in the UK. Artist has a website and is from Malta.

Printable decals by auther

Scan of Stukas in Color

Stuka model in the middle stages of build

I found this in my search for help on my current model of a Stuka , I might look for another paint scheme then the one pictured

Link

Some Luffwaffe Camouflage

Five or six common German Axis planes, with the a few color Camouflages schemes. The colors are segmented into day fighter , night fighter, bombers, years , and the last one is the Africa Theatre .

Good starting point designing your camouflage for you German Scale Model.

Link

Welcome to Site

The intent of this Blog is to promote the building and photographing of every possible World War Two plane type, that was involved in that war. Its the purpose of this site to record as many of these scale model planes in photographs, with the eventual intention to have a actual physical museum of the planes that travels or has permanent display.