Individual Collectors sites - other collections and informative sites
Armour/Modeling sites - Museums, Armour modeling sites, discussion groups, general sites
Custom Makers - conversions, add-ons, etc.
Ships and Airplanes - other sites I have found 'along the way'
Other Military links - dedicated to relatives of mine who serve(d) in the armed forces
Other - an eclectic mix of sites having nothing to do with tanks
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The Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armour - in Fort Knox, Kentucky |
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The Tank Museum Bovington, UK. A bunch of tanks and a restored Tiger, too! |
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Imperial War Museum - UK |
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D-Day Tanks.org tanks involved in the invasion on Normandy |
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US Army Ordnance Museum Foundation - Aberdeen proving ground: save the tanks! |
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Saumur Muse'e Des Blinde's - Samuar Tank Museum, Cedex, France. Over 732 Tanks, Vehicles and guns from 12 different countries. Paste this link into the Babelfish translator (above) and select French to English |
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American Armoured Foundation - a non-profit organization devoted to preserving and displaying armour |
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Tank Museum in Kubinka - Russia museum with many cool tanks |
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East of England Tank Museum - an armour museum in the UK |
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Royal Australian Armoured Corps Tank Museum - Australian tanks! |
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www.jagdtiger.de - dedicated to cataloging current locations where you can find the real thing! |
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MVPA - Military Vehicle Preservation Association |
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Military Vehicle Technology Foundation - Jacques Littlefield's collection in California - WOW! |
| Neil Mishalov's gallery of Jacques Littlefield's collection | |
| Armour Modeling sites | |
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Washington Armour Club - Out of Commission |
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Armorama - military scale modeling |
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TrackLink - nice site dedicated to modelling. Has a good forum. |
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Missing-Linx.com - an AFV modeling site, including discussion groups |
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Small Scale HQ - an excellent forum for discussing pre-assembled armour of all scales |
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The Model Hanger II - Originally an airplane site, they have expanded to include diecast armour and ground vehicles as well! |
| 144 Mini Armour | 144 Mini Armour - for enthusiast of small armour models line Can.Do, WTM, Popy, Pegasus and Metal Troops |
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Tom Matteliano's Scale Model Index |
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International List of Scale Model Related Web Sites |
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WebLinksOnline model links database |
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Diecast Directory |
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Diecast Collector diecast magazine from the UK |
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FineScale Modeler modeling magazine |
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Imex toys : Imex Model Company 1:87 tanks, similar, but NOT the same as Zylmex tanks
Golden Wheel Diecast: Golden Wheel Diecast including a link to their military tanks page - re-packaged IMEX tanks.
Corgi: Corgi- The UK version. A bit more of a shopping page.
Corgi: Corgi Classics - US version, more information about Corgi. Redesigned 12/2004, it is more current than before. Zindart is the parent company.
Minichamps, wonderful 1:35 tanks! MINICHAMPS® North America, Inc.; Minichamps Germany (corporate site)
Solido: SOLIDO 1/50 heavy diecast from France
GHQ - high quality small miniatures in white metal: GHQ Models
Battlefront Miniatures - unpainted resin and metal kits of good detail (15mm)
19th Century Miniatures - maker of Battle Honors and Quality Castings unpainted white metal kits (15mm and 20mm)
Unimax - maker of "Forces of Valor", distributed by Panache Place first link: corporate site, second link: armour site, third link: US distributor
Dragon - Dragon's main page; Dragon Armour, a link to the Dragon Armour 1/72 diecast page; Can.Do, 1/144 tanks; DragonUSA - Dragon's USA site
World Tank Musem - USA Site - the USA distributor/partner added 1/2007
Boley: Dept. 1/87 - 1/87 scale vehicles, including several AFV's
Matchbox - Collectibles and other current offerings
Johnny Lightning - part of the Playing Mantis company
Skytrex - makers of white metal miniatures of various sizes. Good quality, minor assembly and painting required. Located in the UK, they do ship to the USA!
21st Century - diecast/plastic and plastic armour, trucks and figures
HobbyMaster Limited - excellent diecast metal and plastic armour and airplanes
Armortek - 1/6th scale (BIG!) tanks, vehicles, figures and accessories
Quarter-kit - maker of Gaso.line resin add-ons for Solido vehicles. Also markets other armour items
Brent Dietrich - Custom tanks, assembled and finished Gaso.line vehicles
Hartsmith Models Limited - 1:48 models of all types
MVModels - handmade 1:48 military vehicles
Stretton Models - manufacturer of Sandford Models/Tank Museum
Panzerwerk.com - 1/6 scale custom made tanks
Diecast Direct, Inc - Corgi, Solido, Verem, Minichamps and more. Good selection and service, excellent on returns - I tend to shop here first :-)
Diecast Hobbies - good selection and service out of San Antonio, Texas.
ON SITE DIECAST - Military Scale Models - great selection; also includes pages on scale, and comparing model manufacturers.
Hobby Link Japan - Hard to find items, straight from a US ex-pat living in Japan.
Buffalo Road Imports - be sure to see military items under special lists
Past-Time Hobbies, Inc. - great prices on Minichamps and other items
Discount Model Trains Online Model Railroad - diecast tanks, 1/87 plastic tanks (Eko, Rocco) - great prices. A bit hard to navigate, but worth it!
ABBEY MODELS - Collectors toys - Corgi, Matchbox, Dinky - Hard to find models
RLTWAY HOME diecast toys for purchase, including hard to find items
The Motorpool great selection. A very informative site with a lot of the latest military diecast news.
Battlefront Miniatures - unpainted resin and metal kits of good detail (15mm)
19th Century Miniatures - maker of Battle Honors and Quality Castings unpainted white metal kits (15mm and 20mm)
Pete's Collectibles - good prices and selection on Corgi and Dragon. Large airplane selection too.
TankZone - RC tanks from the UK
Fidelis Models - an online hobby shop specializing in 1/87 scale resin, plastic, white metal, and diecast military vehicles...including Boley, Imex and MANY others
Treefrog Treasures - Britains, King and Country and more. Great deal on shipping too!
Alnavco - specializing in ships, this company also sell GHQ, Hinchliffe, Forces of Valor and King and Country.
CR Grace Collectibles - seller of Corgi, Solido, and Verem military diecast.
JJ's Closet - features Dragon, 21st Century, Newray, FOV and more.
Fetco Toy Soldiers - 21st Century, FOV, Newray and others
Cromwell Models - makers of resin models/kits
Victory Force Miniatures - makers of fine miniatures, and also a Corgi dealer
MilitaryModels.com Military diecast from Corgi, Forces of Valor, Minichamps, and others
The Flying Mule - Dragon Armour, Corgi, and a LOT of Diecast Airplanes
Aiken's Airplanes - Corgi, FOV, and (as the name implies) Diecast Airplanes
Decals
Archer Fine Transfers - These are rub-on decals, not the water-slide. I prefer the rub on decals. They look great, and are less shiny than the water slide type. Available for multiple nations, and in 1/35 and 1/72.
Clothing
Flightline Design - Although focused on aviation, this site has a HUGE selection of WWII T-shirts, including TANKS!
Not really a list of links, this is a list of eBay members I have had repeat business with. Mind you, this is not an outright endorsement, although I have had good buying experiences from them.
jts-collectibles - Jim prides himself on customer service, and features "die cast models that are out of production, limited production, out of box display models and hard to find items"
agmtanks (agm@acronet.net) - Andy of Andy's Tanks and Soldiers. Andy markets: FOV, Minichamps, 21st Century tanks, Conte
Lakotatanks (d.shaufler@verizon.net) - Gaso.line, Tank Museum, Solido, Verem on eBay
collect4life - Corgi, Britains, others
geovd - 21st Century toys, Dragon figures, usually VERY good prices!
jebbs44 - Comet/Authenticast
rshuttle - boxed Comet/Authenticast
PANZERPLACE.COM (panzerplace@netscape.net) - 1/144 armour including World Tank Museum, Dragon Can.do, and Popy
(formerly Mike's Micros, a different
Mike)