Online Resources - Suppliers, Clubs, Research etc

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What you'll find here In this Topic, you'll find links which we think will help the Armortek global community with researching, building and operating your models. The aim is for it to be international and a living document. Please contribute any links which you've found useful and also help us keep it relevant by letting us know about any links which are now defunct. If you have a new link, please use the Knowledge Base Discussions Thread to let us know and we'll update this Topic accordingly.

We're looking for :

Clubs (ones that run 1:6)
Museums/ Permanent Exhibitions
Modelling supplies
Modelling forums/ resources
Reference material sites

Clubs


Panzer Team Denmark - www.panzerteam.dk - in conjunction with www.panzermuseumeast.dk where we also have our 1:6 scale battlefield and club facilities.

Southern Armour Group (UK) - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 852&type=1 - or via Dennis Jones on this Forum or email: djones49@talktalk.net - shows in south of England, including the Tank Museum

RAG Modelbau (Germany) - http://www.rag-mm.de

Museums

Tank Museum Bovington UK - https://www.tankmuseum.org/home or https://www.facebook.com/tankmuseum

Imperial War Museum Duxford – Land Warfare Collection https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-duxford

Cobbaton Combat Collection - http://www.cobbatoncombat.co.uk

Musee Des Blindes Saumur - http://www.museedesblindes.fr/en/

Deutsches Panzer Museum - https://daspanzermuseum.de/en/

Collings Foundation - https://www.collingsfoundation.org/amer ... fact-list/

Flying Heritage and Combat Collection - https://flyingheritage.org/Explore/The-Collection.aspx

Australian Armour and Artillery Collection - https://www.ausarmour.com

Australian War Memorial - https://www.awm.gov.au

Scale Modelling Websites

Armorama - http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op= ... rd=&page=4

Perth Military Modelling Site - http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/index.html

Fine Scale Modeller - http://www.finescale.com

Internet Craftsmanship Museum - https://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com

Flory Models – (subscription) - http://www.florymodels.co.uk

One Sixth UK (figures) - http://www.onesixth.co.uk/vb4forum/forum.php (Currently defunct but may be resurrected)

Sixth Army Group – (figures and vehicles) - http://www.sixtharmygroup.com/portal/viewforum.php?f=8

Paint4models (Ultimate Model Paint Conversion Chart) - https://www.paint4models.com

Scale Modelling Now – (subscription) - https://www.scalemodellingnow.com/members-area-home

Online Reference Sources

WW2 Talk - http://ww2talk.com/index.php

Missing Lynx – Discussion Groups - https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/missinglynx/

Axis History Forum - https://forum.axishistory.com

Lexicon der Wehrmacht - http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/inh ... chnis1.htm

Feldgrau - (Wehrmacht) - https://www.feldgrau.com

Wehrmacht Awards – (medals) - http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/index.php

History Colours – (Wehrmacht colours) - https://www.historycolors.de/english/basic-facts/

Milweb – (militaria and paint) - http://www.milweb.net/classifieds.php?type=51

YouTube Channels

Tank Builders (Armortek only) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Ik1J ... JAg/videos

Bayin Wu – (painting) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwfe0p ... AbC6xvXveg

IPMS Toronto (plastic) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU6q2g ... J_hXuboc3Q

Flory Models – (plastic) - https://www.youtube.com/user/florymodels/videos

Tom’s Techniques – (machining) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqR9wR ... pqiN8C0dIg

Ron Covell (sheet metal working) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-ron ... kouWQC5mJQ

This Old Tony (machining) - https://www.youtube.com/user/featony/videos

Stefan Gotteswinter (machining) - https://www.youtube.com/user/syyl/videos

Suppliers – General

Component Shop (all things electrical for model tanks/ships) - https://www.componentshop.co.uk/

Benedini (sound) - http://benedini.de

Beier (sound and multi-switch controllers) - https://www.beier-electronic.de/index.php

Hobbyking (RC goods) - https://hobbyking.com/en_us/catalogsear ... tore=en_us

Brixlelektronik (RC systems) - http://bluecontrol.biz

ScaleArt (high end radio systems) - https://www.scaleart.de/en/products/scaleart-commander

MACC models (Modelling goods) - https://maccmodels.co.uk

Squires Model and Craft Tools - http://www.squirestools.com

Evergreen Scale Models – (plasticard) - https://evergreenscalemodels.com

Creative Models - https://www.creativemodels.co.uk/login. ... 1ceb90697f

Everything Airbrush - https://www.everythingairbrush.com

Airbrushes.com - https://airbrushes.com/index.php?osCsid ... 2d8dc48015

MB Fibreglass – (resins and casting) - https://www.mbfg.co.uk

Metals4U – (metals) - https://www.metals4u.co.uk

The Mesh Company (wire mesh) - https://themeshcompany.com/?gclid=CjwKC ... ssQAvD_BwE

Aluminium Warehouse (metals) - https://www.aluminiumwarehouse.co.uk/in ... dg88cafdc4

Metalsmith – (nickel steel sheet) - http://www.metalsmith.co.uk/metals-materials.htm

Edelstahl-Niro (wire rope) - https://www.edelstahl-niro.de

Durafix – (aluminium brazing) - https://www.durafix.com

S3i (UK) - (stainless steel shackles) - https://www.s3i.co.uk/index

Simply Bearings (UK) - https://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/shopping_cart.php

Forward Metals metal (mainly aluminium but some brass, have useful cutting service) - https://www.forward metals.co.uk

Fractory Ltd - metal fabrication, incl cutting and bending service (requires CAD files for parts) :- https://www.fractory.com

PPD Ltd - etched brass etc (cheapest if sent artwork as .eps or .pdf) - https://www.ppdltd.com

Suppliers - Fasteners

EKP Supplies (Fasteners) - https://www.ekpsupplies.com

Knupfer (modelling goods especiall fasteners) - https://knupfer.info/shop/

Westfield Fasteners - https://www.westfieldfasteners.co.uk

Prime Miniatures - https://www.prime-miniatures.co.uk/home

Micro Fasteners – (US) - http://www.microfasteners.com

Stehr Modelbau (M2 castellated nuts) - https://www.stehr-modellbau.de/kronenmu ... -m25-p-804

Suppliers - 1/6th Scale Figures and Equipment

Armorpax - http://www.armorpax.com

East Coast Armory - http://www.eastcoastarmory.com

Machine-gun Figures (1/6th figures) - https://www.machinegun-figures.com/

Monkey Depot (1/6th figures) https://www.monkeydepot.com/Default.asp

Battlegear Toys (1/6th figures) - https://battlegeartoys.com

Collectable Kitbash - http://www.collectablekitbash.co.uk

Field of Armor (US) - http://www.fieldofarmortanks.com/

Flags and Patches 172 (eBay) - http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/flagsandpatches172 (cap badges, unit insignia)

Banjoman (eBay) - http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/banjoman1000 (headgear)

Tony Barton - http://www.antheads.co.uk/ (cap badges and uniforms)

Churchill Creations - http://www.churchillcreations.co.uk/animatronics.html (Animatronics)

Machine Tools and Model Engineering Tools

Warco - https://www.warco.co.uk

Axminster Tools - https://www.axminster.co.uk

Arc Eurotrade - https://www.arceurotrade.co.uk

Little Machine Shop (US) - https://littlemachineshop.com

Draper Tools - https://www.drapertools.com

Mini-lathe (US) - http://www.mini-lathe.com

Mini-mill (US) - http://www.mini-lathe.com/Mini_mill/Main/mini-mill.htm

Cromwell Industrial Tools (tooling) - https://www.cromwell.co.uk/shop?query=

The Virtual Machine Shop (instructional) - http://thevms.net

Arco – (safety clothing) - https://www.arco.co.uk/search?Ntt=Respi ... Protection

Facebook Groups

A34 Comet Tank Appreciation Society - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1652053671675163/

Centurion Tank Appreciation Society – https://www.facebook.com/groups/134672933274865/

Chieftain Tank Appreciation Society - https://www.facebook.com/groups/tankie/

Archives

National Archive – (UK) - http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Bundesarchiv - https://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de

Australian War Memorial - https://www.awm.gov.au/advanced-search

National Archives – (USA) - https://www.archives.gov

World War Photos – (photo archive) - https://www.worldwarphotos.info

Achtung Panzer ! - http://www.achtungpanzer.com/achtung-panzer-home

Landships: British Tank Actions of WW1 - https://sites.google.com/site/landships/home

The Tank of Flesquieres (D51 Deborah) - http://www.tank-cambrai.com/english/home.php

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - https://www.cwgc.org/

Imperial War Museum: Collections online - https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections

Liddle Hart Military Archives - http://www.kingscollections.org/catalogues/lhcma

International Committee of the Red Cross: Prisoners of WW1 - https://grandeguerre.icrc.org/

The Gazette (Military Awards) - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/

Landships (WW1 AFVs) - https://landships.activeboard.com/