KVZ/Plasticart/VEB
KVZ/Plasticart and 1/100 scale box art! Operated by my friend Richard Wimmer, and his family. Look for restored box art by Christian.
http://familie-wimmer.com
Keith Meyer's Aurora Page
LOTS of cool Aurora stuff, including most of the classic kit catalogues!
http://www.majormattmason.net/aurora/
List of Ship Kits
Rajen's List: an ambitious (perhaps futile and/or insane) attempt by various members of the model ship community to catalog and review every plastic and resin model ship kit of all time.
http://www.quuxuum.org/rajens_list/shiprevs.html
Luchtvaart Hobby Shop
Absolutely amazing aviation superstore located right next to Schiphol airport, Amsterdam, Holland. Largest hobby shop in all of Europe!! Look for Erwin Stam; he's the kit guy.
http://www.lhshop.nl
Mach 2 Models
Operated by Didier Palix, and featuring a very unique line of kits!
http://www.mach2.fr/
Major Matt Mason Group
group devoted mmm and custom work
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/majormattmasongroup/
Martin Mace & Matador Missiles
All about these two classic missiles. Pictures of kit box art, plus the Topping display models. Neat site!
http://mace-b.com/38TMW
Milano Model Kit & Toy Museum
Neat site! All kinds of goodies, including lots of model car box art and built-ups.
http://www.toys-n-cars.com/default.htm
Minicraft Model Kits
VERY LARGE assortment of airliner kits, and their stretch DC-8 looks to be the best yet!
http://www.minicraftmodels.com
Model Airliners.Com
Nice selection of airliner kits!
http://www.modelairliners.com
Model Archives
Operated by J.C. Carbonel, very unique site featuring box art, stories of kits, histories of the "Atomic Powered" aircraft, plus more!
http://modelarchives.free.fr/index.html
Model Car Box Art Group
Model Car box art from all genre's- Neat site!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/boxartgroups
Model Car List, The
Operated by Dwayne Bressem, this is a very active group with over 1,300 members! Covering the whole genre of auto modelling.
http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/modelcarlist
Model Warships
Currently available kits, message board, gallery, forum, etc. VERY NICELY done site!
http://www.modelwarships.com
Models For Sale.Com
HUGE selection of kits, old & new. Mail order outlet based in England
http://www.modelsforsale.com
News Group Plastic Model Kits
Group covering the entire genre and subject matter of plastic modelling
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PLASTICMODELLERS
Nostalgia Model Rocketry
Awesome group about old rocketry; Estes, Centuri, etc.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OldRockets
Nostalgicals.Com
ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE decal restorations from our member Wolfgang Perez! He specialises in restoring old Revell "S" decals (Among others!), re-creating decals of yesteryear, PLUS new titles! I can vouch personally for these sheets. Very impressive!
http://www.nostalgicals.com
Nurple.Com
The title of their home page is "Voice Over Talent, Voice Over Artist, male voiceover artist, voice over guy, Movie Memorabilia, Collectibles, Model Kits, Action Figures, Toys Horror Superheroes Sci-Fi" so it's obvious there is a LOT to see there.
http://www.nurple.com/
Old Model Kits
Alan Bussie's store. LOTS of the great classics for sale. EXCELLENT RARE KIT SELECTION!!
http://www.oldmodelkits.com
Original Issue Pre '70's Kits Club
Automotive based group with pictures of boxart and built-ups
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/originalissuepre70skitsclub
Parts Pit, The
Specialising in Aurora monster & figure kits, they have individual kit pieces needed to complete collections! Also repro boxes, etc.
http://www.thepartspit.com
Plastic Pushers
Operated by Ron Downey. GREAT source for old kits!
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/1805/sale.html
Plasticart Nostalgia Site
Dedicated to KVZ, and it's later incarnation; Plasticart/VEB. Operated by my good friend, Rene' Zehnder
http://www.arnes-modellbauseite.de/History/plast.htm
Q-Modeling
Mega-sized replicas of classic model rocket kits by Estes, Centuri, and more!
http://www.qmodeling.com
Rare Airliner Hobby Kits
Excellent selection of rare airliner kits! Operated by my friend Jose' Rodriguez.
http://www.geocities.com/airliners_rare_kits
Rare Plane Detective
Another great source for old kits! Very nicely done site, operated by Jeff Garrity
http://www.rare-planedetective.com
Regulus & Submarine Website, The
All about the Regulus Missile, and the ships and subs that carried them. VERY NICE kit section, with a nice overview on the ITC Halibut Submarine!
http://hometown.aol.com/ntspark/myhomepage/Regulus-Missile.html
Replica Boxes
Repro toy and model kit boxes. EXCELLENT selection!
http://replicaboxes.tripod.com/replicaboxes.html
Roadrunners Internationale
AWESOME site concerning the developement of the U-2, A-12, YF-12A, SR-71, plus other "Black Projects".
http://www.roadrunnersinternationale.com
Rocketarium
Marc's rocket store.
http://www.rocketarium.com/
Ruediger Haines Model Airliners
Very nice site featuring some really super built-ups of airliners!
http://www.707fan.de
Save-A-Connie
Site of the beautifully restored Lockheed L-1049G Constellation!
http://www.airlinehistorymuseum.com
Scale Aircraft Modeling
Another Yahoo! group; this one dedicated to aircraft modeling.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Scale_Aircraft
Scale Model Aircraft
BEAUTIFUL site operated by Alex Bigey. Gorgeous build-ups by master modelers from around the world.
http://www.freewebs.com/aeroscale
Scale Model. Net
Your link to THOUSANDS of modeling related sites!
http://scalemodel.net
Scale Modeling Nostalgia
THE GROUP about collecting and building old kits. Lots of great conversation here, answers to your'e questions, and very friendly folks! Operated by the VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE Michael Bludworth!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ScaleModelingNostalgia
Sharkit
Operated by Renault Maganlon, they offer a VERY COOL line of kits; rocket boosters, speculative craft, x-planes, etc. Very esoteric selection!
http://renax.club.fr/sharkit/sharkithome/sharkithome.htm
The Skunk-Labworks
An up and coming site by our own Christos G. Psarras! Specialising in aftermarket parts & decals for older airliner kits, and large scale military aircraft!
http://www.skunk-labworks.com/
Skyway Model Shop
Another great source for old kits! Operated by my friend Emil Minerich
http://www.skywaymodel.com
Solar Guard Academy, The
All about "Space Patrol", "Tom Corbett-Space Cadet", etc. Really cool!
http://www.solarguard.com
Solid Model Memories
About building and collecting the classic wood models; Strombecker, Maircraft, Hawk, etc.
http://groups.msn.com/SolidModelMemories
Space Modelers Mailing List
Awesome group about rockets, missiles, spacecraft, & x-planes! Operated by the incomparable Sven Knudson!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/space-modelers
Spacecraft And X-Plane Models
A very thorough list of rocket, missile, spacecraft, and x-plane kits. Part of the Ninfinger website, and also run by Sven Knudson!
http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/models/models.html
Starship Modeler
All things related to space & sci-fi modeling; message forum, where to buy, model building services, trading post, etc
http://www.starshipmodeler.com
Strange New Worlds
Very cool site about all things Sci-fi; Books, Models, Collectables, etc.
http://www.strangenewworlds.com
Strombeck-Becker Story, The
The History of Strombecker. VERY NICELY DONE! Part of Steve Remington's Collectair website
http://www.commercemarketplace.com/home/CollectAir/strombecker.html
TU-144 SST
All about the Tupelov TU-144, first supersonic transport to fly.
http://perso.wanadoo.es/tu144sst
Time Machine Toys & Collectables
Really nice selection of toys, games, model kits, NASA Collectables and MORE!! Check it out!
http://www.timemachinetoys.com
Topping
Very nice group about collecting Topping desk models
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Topping
Toyadz.com
Lots of really cool original toy and model kit ads, plus more!
http://www.toyadz.com/toyadz/menu1.html
VEB/Plasticart
KVZ/Plasticart and 1/100 scale box art! Operated by my friend Richard Wimmer, and his family. Look for restored box art by Christian.
http://familie-wimmer.com/hobby/hr06-veb/index.html
Welsh Models
Vac kits w/resin & metal parts. EXCELLENT airliner selection, offering many titles no one else has!
http://www.welshmodels.co.uk
Wings n' Wheels Hobbies
Great source for old vintage kits at fair prices. The owner Jim, is a supporter of the Boxart Den's goals and submits box art regularly. Check out his auctions on ebay too. You should list his site as a favorite.
http://stores.ebay.com/WINGS-N-WHEELS-HOBBIES
World Airline Historical Society
Concerning everything airliners! Models, playing cards, timetables, etc
http://wahsonline.com
X- Hunters, The (Aerospace Archeology Team)
More specifically, Peter W. Merlin & Tony Moore; these gentleman travel to crash sites of famous X-plane and exotic aircraft, and recover artifacts of the downed craft. Fascinating stories, and very nicely done site.
http://www.thexhunters.com
X-Planes Data Site
Awesome site covering the whole genre of X-planes!
http://www.x-planes.net