SCALE MODEL SITES

Ninfinger Productions Scale Models  The best place on the web for real space modelers. Sven Knudson has put together a massive site containing reviews, tips, kit listings, reference photos, and a huge links page. Always current, I don't know how he has time for anything else. 

My Little Space Museum  Fellow space modeler Karl Dodenhoff maintains this page. With the focus on the Apollo program you will find lots of pictures and drawings of the EVA suits, the LRV, ALSEP as well as LM configurations. There is also a special section on the Soviet Lunar program.  

The Apollo Saturn Reference Page Thanks to John Duncan, just about anything you want to know about the Saturn V and the Apollo spacecraft it carried can be found here. Also a section on the Saturn 1B.

Vincent Meens Space Model Web Page  You'll either be inspired to greatness or give up the hobby despairing your own abilities. Either way you will be impressed by this guys work.

Starship Modeler  I highly recommend this online magazine for the space and sci-fi kit builder. There are reviews, tips, forums and new releases. A new issue at least once a week.

BlitzGreig Gasp! A link to an armor page??  Bob Greig is the former president of IPMS Edmonton. I figure I should have him on my links page. 

 IPMS Edmonton The web page of my local chapter. News and pictures of what we're doing these days. .

Tranquility Base Today It was Sunday July 20, 1969 when the Eagle touched down at what NASA romantically named Landing site 2. It was immediately renamed by Armstrong Tranquility Base. John Burton's site is for anyone wishing to model that historic event with drawings, photos and maps. 

Internet Modeler An online magazine for modelers. Updated every month. Good stuff. 

Scalemodel.Net This is one of two master lists of scale modeling sites. If it has to do with any kind of scale modeling it's here. 

Tony Matteliano's Scale Model Index With over 3300 listings Tony's list has links to scale model sites all over the globe. 

Mr. Kipling's Workshop  Billed as Canada's National Source of Modeling News this site has tips, news and links.  

Realspace Models Glenn Johnson is a top notch space modeler and has been featured in Fine Scale Modeler. He started his company to fill the demand for factual space subjects. His kits and service are excellent. 

Tango Papa Decals You've got a kit but need a custom decal to finish it. Who you going to call?  Tom Prestia! Tom makes quality custom decals for a reasonable price.

Newware From the Czech Republic makers of quality photo-etched sets, resin parts and decals for space models. Very good product. Very good people.

EVA Models The best 1/32 resin astronauts you are going to find anywhere. Chris also makes the best LRV kit anywhere. Great stuff. 

SPACE RELATED SITES

Space Dot Com One of the best places to stay current with what's going on in space exploration.

NASA Home Page What more can I say. It's NASA. Bring a compass and a pot of coffee. It's still a government agency and takes skill and luck to find what you're looking for. Mountains of data.

Encyclopedia Astronautica  A compilation of space vehicle data without equal. Mark Wades site is the best place to get data on that spacecraft you have heard about. If it went to the Moon or never left the drawing board, it is here. Used by major news organizations.

The Apollo Lunar Surface Journals Complete transcripts of every Apollo EVA with additional notes by the men who were there. Also maps, checklists, rare photos and video.

Contact Light A tribute to the Apollo Program from Kipp Teague. For us old guys it's loaded with nostalgia. Links to Kipp's other site, The Apollo Archive, a fantastic image and video gallery. Updated from time to time. Also includes a Lunar landing game. Try it and see if you have the right stuff or will you end up another crater on the Moon. 

Jim Scotti's Apollo Page A very nice Apollo tribute. Includes 3-D pictures, links, lists and a rebuttal to those people who have seen Capricorn 1 a few too many times and think Apollo was faked.

Bad Astronomy  Feeling skittish about the solar maximum. Remember the Jupiter Effect. How about 5/5/2000.Wait that's the same thing as the Jupiter Effect with a hefty dose of millennium angst tossed in.  There is lots of bad information floating around about things astronomical. Check here for straight talk on celestial happenings

Space Weather The latest news on solar storms. Check this site for news on aurora. 

ISS Tracker Want to know where the International Space Station is right now. Check this site for real time locations. Includes a link for obtaining sighting information for your area.  

Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Edmonton I think the name is self-explanatory. Links to the national and other sites. 

Links on the Fringe 

Nothing to do with space or models 

First Church of Shatnerology If a religion can be built around the writings of a bad science fiction writer, (Wasn't Battlefield Earth a scream) why not build one around a bad science fiction actor, in a rug to boot. Described as a lunatic millennium cult with a difference, this site is a great parody of those other people that claim to have the truth in their back pocket. Lots of links to real crackpot religions.

The Onion This on-line parody of the news reminds me what the National Lampoon use to do in the 70's and early 80's. I always get a laugh when I read The Onion

Sceptic Magazine  & Skeptical Inquirer  Carl Sagan said it best. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Unfortunately in this day and age critical thinking seems to be on the decline allowing the public to accept at face value claims of politicians, media personalities and pulp culture gurus. Democracy will not survive without critical thinking on the part of the people.

Urban Legends A friend of a friends next door neighbor had his kidney stolen! Really!  And did you hear that Proctor and Gamble is in league with Satan himself. Yeah Right. Timeless stories that just won't go away made more incredible that people believe them.

Crank Dot Net A collection of some of the dumbest and scariest sites on the net. From holocaust denial to fake moon landing theories, creation science to communication with the dead, they're all here. Just to balance things out there are links to debunking sites also. 

Alien Abductions Incorporated Looking for that close encounter but can do without the anal probe. Then your ready for ALIEN ABDUCTIONS INCORPORATED. This tongue in cheek site includes an "Abductalizer" to rate your likelihood for a face to face with ET. 

CBC Online in Edmonton A link to my favorite radio station. Listen live on Real audio. Also links to the main CBC site.

Table Hockey Central I love playing table hockey. I played it as a kid and as an adult. This site has lots of good information on this great game.