IPMS Canada - Other Interesting Sites to Explore

Here we present a selection of interesting modelling related links that we think you'll enjoy exploring. To keep things interesting, we'll be updating these with new links as they come to our attention. If you know of any other non-commercial websites that you think the rest of us would like to see (or if any of these turn into 'missing links'), please let us know about them.

Aces of World War II
This sub-page covers presents the names and scores of Canadian air aces in the Second World War. Many links to related pages. This webmaster is looking for help with sourcing more photos and material, so please drop and have a look around.

Memories of the RCAF
Covers numerous aspects of the RCAF post-war 'Golden Years', including EX LEAPFROG, and details of the Fighter Wings in 1 Air Division. Definitely worth your time to see the personal material and photos the webmaster has gathered of RCAF Sabres and CF-104s. There are also links to related RCAF sites. Four full RCAF fighter wings in Europe, 12 squadrons of Sabres, now those were the good old days....

The Lockheed P2V Neptune
This webmaster is successfully gathering the complete service history of each and every Neptune built, including a page of RCAF machines.

Hazer's Flightline
A personal photo site by Derek Hayes of British Columbia. An extensive collection of aircraft photos with many CAF images.

Aerophoto International
A personal photo site by William Gilson of Calgary Alberta. According to the site owner, "this is the home

of the biggest collection of Maple Flag photos on line today." Take a visit here and you'll probably be convinced. Lots of other CAF, Canadian civil aircraft, as well as many others.

Canadian Aces and Heroes, WWI, WWII & Korea
Biographies and data on Canadian aces of the various wars, info on their aircraft, etc. A great historical site.

Canadian National Aviation Museum
Explore the National Aviation Museum! Data and photos of the collection's aircraft, research info, kid's stuff...a great site.

CP-107 Argus
A nice site with lots of photos of the Canadair Argus in action. Who knew there was colour film so long ago?! There's another Argus site at http://gmam.ednet.ns.ca/argus.htm which is also worth a look. Don't miss taking a look at the RCAF Lancaster Mk.10 shots!

Ejection Seats of the World
An Italian site with a very full range of colour photos and colour callouts for just about any bang seat you can think of.

JF's Badge Collection
This webmaster is really serious about his badge collecting. Definitely worth a visit, even if you're not into this part of the hobby.

Covers a wide range of subjects and there are some pretty esoteric badges in this collection.

The RCAF/CAF in Styrene
This site is modeller Graham Mansell's idea to assist others in the hobby to build and correct (if you wish, and really, why wouldn't you?), RCAF/RCN/Army/CAF aircraft

Aeroflight The Website for Aviation Enthusiasts
"The aim of Aeroflight is to provide an authoritative information forum for aviation enthusiasts around the world." This site covers world aviation of all genres, including air forces, museums, airshows, etc. One of the most useful areas is the worldwide aviation magazine index . Definitely worth a look.

Canadian Military Aircraft
Serial Numbers
Says the Webmaster:
"These page are my attempt to share the results of umpteen years of collecting information about Canadian military aircraft with other interested, obsessed and/or crazy people. Since starting these pages I have been lucky enough to receive correspondence from serial number enthusiasts from around the world, and they have become a major source for the data presented here."

The Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada
contains the heraldic emblems that have been granted, registered, approved or confirmed since the establishment of the Canadian Heraldic Authority on June 4, 1988.

The Ventura Memorial Flight Association
An enthusiast's site memorializing this important Lockheed design and its use by Canada.

Milifax: Canadian Army Vehicles in World War Two This great site by Steve Guthrie just came to our attention - why weren't we notified before this?!? There is some really well-done research material on this site that makes it a 'must-see' for all Canadian Army modellers.	The Armoured Acorn A resurrected version of Barry Beldam's old Armoured Acorn website. A nice collection of stuff, with some of the author's classic RT articles revived and re-vamped for a fresher look.	AFV News Not a new site, but we've decided to add it in here because it does have some nice Canadian content.	1st Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment This is the homepage for the 1st Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment Association, the legendary Kangaroos of the Second World War. There is a wonderful selection of photos here, pulled from official and personal photo collections.	49th Armoured Personnel Carrier Regiment Welcome to the homepage for the 49th APCR Association, the British Kangaroos of the 79th Armoured Division. This another very well-designed website (connected with the site above) that has a lot of information on the men and vehicles	Vimy Vehicles Vimy House is the home of the Military Technology Gallery of the Canadian War Museum and ranks along side with the UK's Royal Tank Corps Regiment at Bovington Camp, Aberdeen Proving Ground's Museum in Maryland, and the Patton Museum at Fort Knox, Kentucky as a world class collection of Armoured Fighting Vehicles.
The Coyote - LAV III This is the official DND site for the Coyote, the Canadian Forces advanced-technology reconnaissance vehicle. Virtual-reality technology lets you explore the Coyote inside and out.	OP APOLLO Imagery - This was a semi-official site for the 3 PPCLI Battle Group deployed to Afghanistan in 2002. This site is chocked full of professional photos by Cpl Lou Penney, who worked with the Webmaster in Ottawa before and after his deployment to Afghanistan. Lots of shots of Canadian troops and LAV IIIs, plus a few shots of Coalition troops working alongside Canada's forces. This site could close at any time, so right-click and save now!	Missing-Lynx The source for AFV model making. Enough material of Canadian interest that we thought it should be included here.	The Sherman Register OK, OK, so not specifically a Canadian Armour site, but lots of stuff on the ubiquitous Sherman Tank. Several areas deal with Canadian innovations for the Sherman/Ram, such as the Kangaroo and the CIRD.	Maple Leaf Up The Canadian Army Overseas, 1939-1945. I love this site, if for nothing else, for the great coverage given to the CMP series of vehicles.	JF's Badge Collection This webmaster is really serious about his badge collecting. Definitely worth a visit, even if you're not into this party of the hobby. Covers a wide range of subjects and there are some pretty esoteric badges in this collection.
The Miniature AFV Association (MAFVA) The MAFVA exists to promote interest in AFVs and their associated equipment and to act as a non-profit-making central organisation for the collocation and dissemination of information. The interests within the Association encompass the First World War to the present day, although the greatest emphasis is centered around the Second World War.	The Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada contains the heraldic emblems that have been granted, registered, approved or confirmed since the establishment of the Canadian Heraldic Authority on June 4, 1988.	CANUCK This site claims to be the largest and most comprehensive single source regarding the uniforms, traditions, and insignia of Canadian soldiers in the 20th Century. Over 5,500 images on 500+ pages dealing with history, equipment, literature and more are presented here for students of history, re-enactors, modellers, gamers, serious researchers and anyone interested in the Canadian Army between 1900 and 1999.

Flower Class Corvettes
Probably the best of them all: Bob Pearson cover a lot of information in general, much information on improving and converting the Revell to a Canadian corvette, and many links to other sites: aftermarket, corvette models other than the Revell offering, links, books and articles, his own sales, ... just go there. It is the single most useful site for my work on reconditioning a very damaged corvette hull!

More Corvettes - HMCS Sackville
and
HMCS Sackville
These two sites provide a wealth of photographs taken of and on HMCS Sackville, now berthed at Halifax and the last corvette in the world. She's in excellent shape, and well worth a visit. Forty-three photos make this virtual visit an excellent alternative.

Naval Museum of Manitoba
Naval Museum of Manitoba. Although not dealing solely with corvettes, you can get photos and specs of virtually all of them here, by individual ship and by whole classes. Definitely worthwhile.

Flower Class Corvette
This is a very good site devoted to Flower class corvettes, and it contains a great deal of modeling information. The focus is on the Matchbox/Revell 1/72nd scale kit, but it also hits on models of 1/400th and 1/700th persuasion: all in all, lots of information for the Flower class modeler.

JF's Badge Collection
This webmaster is really serious about his badge collecting. Definitely worth a visit, even if you're not into this party of the hobby. Covers a wide range of subjects and there are some pretty esoteric badges in this collection.

Hawker Tempest Page
This is an amazingly well-done enthusiast's page! Good colour profiles, great 'walkaround' shots of surviving airframes.
Videos of operational aircraft, and more. Take the time to explore all of this site .

Aircraft Walkaround Center
Name the aircraft and it's probably here. This webmaster has hundreds of his own own photos plus many links to other aircraft 'walkaround' sites of the world. Quality varies from page to page, but generally there's some very good stuff to be found throughout the site.

Hawker Hurricane Site
Photos, drawings, and links to Hawker Hurricane material. Some good detail pictures too!

Patrick Martin
You may be familiar with member Patrick Martin's line of books such as Tail Code, Hook Code, Canadian Armed Forces Aircraft Finish and Markings 1968-1997, and his latest , Royal Canadian Air Force Aircraft Finish & Markings, 1947-1967. Check his site and see what else he has to offer.

The Drop Zone
Paratroops! Histories, photos, interviews, etc. If you're into airborne, check it out!

The World War I Modeling Page
The stuff here is mostly aircraft, though you may find some vehicle and figure material. Articles, kit and accessory reviews, research info, etc. A great site for the First World War modeller.

Track-Link
A resource site for armour modelling, with all sorts of neat gen.

Royal Australian Navy
Something a little different. Some nice photos of RAN ships. The Royal Australian Air Force and Australian Army also have sites.

New Zealand Pighter Pilots Museum
Visit this museum site and you can find out about the aircraft, history, aces, and other interesting stuff.

Prime Portal

A free web site set up as a collecting point for military photos and modelers reference from around the world. The goal of the site is to create the largest collection of Military Vehicle and Aviation photos on the net.
Currently there are over 70 contributors from 18 countries and over 38,000 photos

Tony Matteliano's Scale Modeling Index - Home Page
Tony has assembled thousand of links to modelling related sites for you to explore. Also some good armour links and photos.

International Scale Modelling Links
An interesting and handsome site with loads of links to modelling related sites around the world. Check out their Modeler-to-Modeler forum. It lacks the yahoos, self-appointed experts, spammers, and flamers often found on the newsgroups.

Making History
A site with some real nice articles by well-known modellers.

The Parts Yard
If you've ever needed a replacement part for a kit, or some extra parts for a conversion project, check out member Jean-Marc Perreault's PARTS YARD project. It's also a great way to get rid of all those extra parts you have sitting gathering dust. Jean-Marc also has a list of kits for sale which he will email you if you request.

The Hotwash Modeling Critique Forum
An interesting idea. This forum is intended as a showcase for providing constructive criticism of a modeler's works by other modelers.

Aircraft Resource Center
A great site that should make the short list of places you simply must visit. Many areas to explore.

Hyperscale
Definitely on most virtual modellers 'top five' list of modelling sites anywhere on the Web! Updated almost daily, mostly centred on aircraft subjects. There are trading, picture posting, and discussion areas to explore.

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