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This is the Frequently Asked Questions FAQ (part 11) on ship modeling.

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The questions being addressed are listed in part 01 of the FAQ.


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101.    Where can I find... ?


        (This FAQ is a continuation of part 10)


101-D.                  LUMBER & OTHER MATERIALS
                        ------------------------

Ace Resin (John Nitka)                          602-886-8051
7481 E. 30th Street
Tucson, AZ  85710
        "At this year's IPMS Nationals, I ran across a vendor which
         seemed to have a very good product - both the RTV rubber and
         the resin.  The rubber I have been getting (Dow-Corning 3110,
         I think) seems to be similar to theirs, but the resin seems a
         whole lot better than anything else that I have worked with.
        John Roll"

A.D.M.Model Supplies                                            *NEW*
P.O.Box 162491
Altamonte Springs, FL 32716-2491.
        (Ultra Pro-Shape is a plastic material, which can be used
        fir carving, turning, ewtc.  A small sample of Ultra Pro-Shape
        and a brochure can be had for <I think> $3.50)


A&M Wood Specialty, Inc.                        519-653-9322
358 Eagle Street North                          519-653-3441 FAX
P.O. Box 32040                                  800-447-9344 Orders ONLY
Cambridge, Ontario  N3H 5M2
Canada
        (They carry an extensive line of all kinds of woods including
        boxwood (Castello and English), pear (swiss and domestic),
        ebony, lignum vitae, cherry, holly, etc. They publish a
        quarterly inventory sheet.)

Alumilite Corp.                                 616-342-1259
225 Parsons Street                              616-342-1299 FAX
Kalamazoo, MI  49007
        (Casting products, low viscosity resins; new product:
        $PINcaster-9, machine for casting parts in plastic and
        low-temperature metals)

Ambroid (Manuel Usle)                           802-885-9244
P.O. Box 38                                     802-885-9223 FAX
Springfield, VT  05156
        (They make other things besides model airplane glue, for which
        they are best known.)

American Art Clay Co.
4717 W. 16th Street
Indianapolis, IN  46222
        ("Brush'n Leaf" liquid metal finishes)

American Science & Surplus                      847-982-0870
3605 Howard Street                              800-934-0722 FAX
Skokie, IL 60076                        http://www.sciplus.com
        (Mica sheets - for windows, etc.; LOTS of other stuff too.)

Artistry in Veneers, Inc.                       908-668-1430
450 Oak Tree Ave.
South Plainfield, NJ  07080
        (Veneers, including Pear, Ebony, etc.  Catalog $1.50)

Badger Air-Brush
9128 W. Belmont Avenue
Franklyn Park, IL  60131
        (Well-known name in air-brushes)

Balsa USA                                       906-863-6421
P.O. Box 164                                    906-863-5878 FAX
Marinette, WI  54143
        (High quality CA glues...lower allergy symptoms)

Belmont Metals, Inc.                            719-342-4900
Attn: Phil Karmel
330 Belmont Avenue
Brooklyn, NY  11207
        (Britannia metal $12 + in bulk)

Berea Hardwoods (Warehouse)                     216-234-7949
6367 Eastland Rd.
Cleveland OH
 - or -
Berea Hardwoods (Office)                        216-243-4452
125 Jacqueline Drive,
Berea OH  44017
        (specializing in unusual woods, but also a good source for
        more mundane species.  The proprietor is fun to talk to.)

Circuit Board Supplies, Inc.                    708-595-7570
820 Maple Lane
Bensonville, IL  60106
        (Copper foil in bulk)

Cindy's Stiches                                 708-368-5183
1449 Glencoe Avenue
Highland Park, Il  60035
        (Linen thread for lacemakers -- and rigging.)

Clotilde                                        800-772-2891
2 Sewsmart Way
B8031
Stevens Point, WI  54481-8031
        (source for silk thread)

Constantine                                     800-223-8087
2050 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY  10461
        (Specialty wood for crafts)

Craft Woods                                     800-468-7070
2101 Greenspring Drive
P.O. Box 527
Timonium, MD  21093
        (Carving woods, tools, books, etc. -- free catalog)

Deknatel
Queen's Village
New York,  11429
        (Supplies braided surgical silk (non-sterile).  Available in
        spools pf 25 yards or  100 yards in black or white. '7-0'
        measures as .003" and '6-0' measures as .0045".)

Eager Plastics                                  312-927-3483
3701 South Halstead
Chicago, IL  60609
        (Casting materials, resins, RTV, etc.)

Edmond Scientific Co.
101 East Gloucester Pike
Barrington, NJ  08007-1380
        (Gears, motors, etc.)

Evergreen Scale Models
12808 N.E. 125th Way
Kirkland, WA  98034
        (Plastic material, sheet, formed shapes)

Flagship Models
2204 Summer Way Lane
Edmond, OK  73013
        (1:700 photoetched warship fittings)

Floquil-Polly S Color Corp.                     518-843-3610
4715 State Hwy 30
Amsterdam, NY  12010-9204
        (Model ship scale colors; they will send you catalog and
         order form if you give them a call.)

FOTOCUT                                         315-662-3356
F. Hultberg
Box 120
Erieville, NY 13061
        (Photo etching from your camera ready copy)

Fowler's Miniatures in Wood                     916-478-8919
18175 Blue Tent School Rd.
Nevada City, CA  95959
        (A dollhouse supplier, but also carries a variety of woods.
         Can also do custom milling of your timber. Free wood price
         list.)

Gold Medal Models
Route 2
Box 3104
Lopez, WA 98261
        (1/350 to 1/700 photoetch sets for WWII and modern ships)

Gilmor Wood Co.                                 503-274-1271
2211 N.W. St. Helens Road                       503-274-9839 (Fax)
Portland OR  97210
        (large variety of unusual woods, such as 16/4 pear, etc.)

GLOBEX (Mike Redman)                            510-568-1851
6836 Outlook Ave.                               510-521-5409 (Fax)
Oakland, CA  94605
        (specializing in laser cutting to your plans!  Has the
        capability of digitizing from the plans, scaling the resulting
        CAM drawings, and cutting the parts for whatever you want --
        bulkhead, Hahn system, or dockyard!  Also has kits consisting
        of ALL parts laser cut for Hahn system, or major parts along
        with wood for you to cut.  Also does laser cutting for other kit
        suppliers.)

H-R Products
P.O. Box 67
McHenry, IL  60051
        (Manufacturer of cast naval fittings)

K&S Engineering                                 312-586-8556
6917 W. 59th Street
Chicago, IL  60638
        (Sheet & formed metal shapes, drills, taps, dies -- Catalog
         $1.00)

Lace Place De Belgique                          407-368-0808
800 S.W. 17th St.
Boca Raton, Fla.  33486
        (Linen thread for lacemakers -- and rigging.)

The Lacemaker                                   206-486-0940
23732-G Bothell Hwy. SE
Bothell, Ga  98021
        (Linen thread for lacemakers -- and rigging.)

The Lumberyard (Dave Stevens)                   216-526-2173
6908 Stadium Dr.
Brecksville, OH  44141
        (Pre- and custom-cut hardwoods - pre-cut framing timbers for
        HAHN models)
        Details - SASE; Catalog $2.00

Metal Buyers Mart                               708-628-8620
N15 W22218 Watertown Rd.                        1-708-628-8747 FAX
Unit #3
Waukesha, WI  53186
        (This source has an excellent variety of brass rod in numerous
        shapes and cross sections as well as nickle silver along with
        many others.  They also carry phosphor bronze sheet which makes
        into great scrapers for shaving wood.  The catalog is $3.00 and
        contains a glossary and table concerning the various metals and
        what they can be used for.  Pricing is reasonable and is
        configured for small purchases.)

Nancy's Notions, Ltd.                           800-833-0690
P.O. Box 683
Beaver Dam, WI  53916-0683
        (source for silk thread)

Newark                                          800-736-6783
6473 Ruch Road
P.O. Box 27030
Lehigh Valley, PA  18002-0730
        (source for silk thread)

Northeastern Scale Models, Inc.                 508-688-6019
P. O. Box 727SE
Metheun, Mass.  01844
        (Laid-up decking, shaped lumber - 1/4 & 1/2 round, double-bead,
        stripwood)
        Catalog - $1.00

Pelican Wire Co., Inc                           813-597-8555
6266 Taylor Road
Naples, FL  33942
        (Nichrome wire for laying up wire rope)

Phoenix Model Co.                               904-754-8522
        (all types of models, some non-main-line manufacturers, 15-25%
         sales)

Plastruct                                       800-666-7015
1020 S. Wallace Place
City of Industry, CA  91748
        (Sheet and shaped plastic)

Photofabrication Engineering Inc.
500 Fortune Drive
Milford, MA
        (They do a nice job and generally supply in 18" x 24" sheets.
        As a general rule, if you send them the artwork, it will cost
        about $250 for the first sheet (set up fees, art fees, etc.);
        after that, sheets are about $30. -- Al Ross)

Precision Scale Model Engineering               508-478-3148
33 Harding Street
Milford, MA  01757
        (Tools, gears)

Roman Barzana                           813-882-4925 (6:30-10 p.m. EST)
8102 N. Sheldon Rd. #1308
Tampa FL  33615
        (Fine woods for the serious artist)

Robin's Bobbins                                 404-374-6916
Rt 1  Box 1736
Mineral Bluff, Ga  30559
        (Linen thread for lacemakers -- and rigging.)

The Scale Shipyard (Lee Upshaw)                 310-428-5027
5866 Orange Ave. # 3                            mailto:Scalshpyrd@aol.com
Long Beach, CA 90805
        (Makes fiberglass hulls for both the Gato & Balao class subs of
        WW II in 1/8"=1', 1/4"=1' and 1:72 scales. These are hulls with
        the fiberglass conning tower, cast resin dive planes and cast
        metal guns and fittings, alot of scratch building is required
        to build these and they are for the more advanced modeler but
        plenty of novices have built these, they have good accuracy and
        the 2 larger boats are suitable for R/C. It should be noted that
        these are not kits. Their 1996 submarine only catalog is now
        available for $3.00. The full catolog of the surface ships in
        these same scales is available for $6.00.)

Small Parts Inc.                                800-423-9009
13980 N.W. 58th Court                           303-558-1255 (catalog)
P.O. Box 4650                                   303-557-7955 (service)
Miami Lakes, FL  33014-0650
        (Gears, shapes, parts, screen, etc.)

Special Shapes Co.
P.O. Box 487
Romeoville, IL  60441
        (Small brass structural shaoes -- catalog $1.00)

Ron Stetkewicz, minaturist                      518-622-8311
HCR-1 Box 61B
Cairo, NY  12413
        (Photo etching from your camera ready copy)

Stock Drive Products                            516-328-3300
2101 Jerico Turnpike
Box 5416
New Hyde Park, NY  11042
        (Belt drives for R/C)

Testor Corporation (Nancy Rainwater)            815-962-6654
620 BuckBee Street                              815-962-7401 FAX
Rockford, IL  61104
        (Model piants, airbrushes)

Van Dyke's Restorers                            605-796-4425
4th Ave & 6th St.                       1-800-843-3320 (orders only)
PO Box 278
Woonsocket, SD  57385
        (primarily house/furniture restoration supplies, but some
        odd item hard to find elsewhere -- such as MICA...useful for
        model ports, windows, etc.)

Von Huene Workshop, Inc.                        617-232-6288
65 Boylston Street
Brookline, MA  02146
        (Boxwood!  $3.oo/pound, $45 minimum, + postage.  This is a maker
        of musical instruments, such as recorders; this wood is of
        excellent quality, but consists of pieces he can't use - off
        cuts, slabs, pieces with knots and splits; still a great source
        - our club bought 40+ lbs and resold individual pieces to
        members at $.20/oz.)

Warner Woods West                       310-326-5177 (eve. & wkends)
2083 Reynosa Drive
P. O. Box 5173
Torrance, CA  90510
        (Dommestic & Imported woods, pre- & custom cuts - single, double
        triple blocks. Also has taken over the line of linen thread
        formerly provided by Unicorn Books and Crafts. Details - SASE)


101-E.                  MISCELLANEOUS
                        -------------

AMW                                             207-633-3698
P.O. Box 384
East Boothbay, ME  04544-0348
        (Custom display cases)

BK Engraving Co.                                617-451-1483
373 Washington Street
Boston, MA  02108
        (Brass nameplates engraved to order)

Eclectic Products, Inc                          1-800-767-4667
        (Information on contact cement (!) )

Conservation Products Company                   702-331-0582    *NEW*
1165 Marietta Way
P.O.Box 2884
Sparks, Nevada  83131
        (products for conservators (e.g, antiques, books, etc.); some
        are useful for cleaning ship models.)

Gbishop                                         510-820-1986
Geoffrey Bishop
P.O. Box 874
Danville CA  94526
        (Resin "dollhouse" architectural castings, but some of them can
        provide sources for carved ornimental mouldings - catalog $2.00)

George M. Creations
Crane Rd. Rd 12
Carmel, NY  10512
        (Museum Quality Display Cases - Free Brochure)

H&B Precision Card Models                       703-281-0813
2026 Spring Branch Dr.                          703-281-0813 (FAX)
Vienna, Virginia  22181-2973
        (Paper model kits of ships, planes, cars, gliders, space shuttle
        and dinosaurs -- catalog:  $5.00 with $5.00 coupon)

H. B. Rusk Company                              316-552-7381
1279 S. Minnesota
Wichita, KS  67211
        (Custom oak display cases)

Hotchkiss Manufacturing                         800-444-5005
484 Pleasant Valley Road                        503-476-4418 (in OR)
Merlin, OR  97532               http://www.chatlink.com/~hotchkiss
                                        mailto:hotchkiss@chatlink.com
        ("Case Clear", cleans and glazes glass and plexiglass)

HY-TECH                                         301-916-2280
P. O. Box 111
Odenten, MD  21113-0111
        (Fail safes, automatic light controls, water detectors,
        automatic circuit breakers and voltage regulators)

Itty Bitty Builder                              510-947-1572
Larry Herman
405 Kirby Court
Walnut Creek, CA  94598
        (Doll house stuff, scales 1:12, 1:24, 1:48;  some of the latter
        might be useful for ship modeling)

J. A. Gates, Cabinet Maker                      207-967-2405
P. O. Box 272
Cape Porpoise, ME 04014
        (Museum quality hand rubbed cherry cases.  Beautifully finished
        and reasonably priced.  Satisfaction guaranteed)

Jim Campbell, Artist                            408-453-6173
335 W. Rosemary St.
San Jose, CA  95110

Microbrush Corporation (Mark Phillips, VP)      813-572-8444
4505 131st Avenue North #8                      813-573-1028 (FAX)
Clearwater, FL  34622
        (bendable applicators/brushes for reaching those hard-to-reach
        places)

Rick S. Fortenberry, Owner                      (508) 385-4019
Cape Cod Scale Watercraft                       mailto:Whaler@aol.com
Construction & Restoration of Fine Watercraft Models
1335 Route 134 -POB 1459
http://www.mywebpage.com/mwps1/cntrys1/usa/ma/eastden/5686.htm
East Dennis MA 02641-1459
        ("Construction & Restoration of Fine Watercraft Models")

Graham K. Salt                                  + 44-329-239561
6 Flamingo Court
Fareham, Hampshire PO16 8PQ England
        (Research Historian - Maritime/Military Commissions Accepted)

Stitkewicz Chemical Milling                     518-622-8311
HCR 1
Box 61B
Cairo, NY  12413
        (Small jobs, Production Jobs, Prototypes)

Treasure Beach Co.                              310-473-1137
P.O. Box 10263                                  310-473-1197 FAX
Marina Del Rey, CA  90292
        (Kathy (the owner), creates bronze, brass, silver (even gold)
        castings of cannons, figureheads (she has a really neat lion)
        stern, gallery, and porthole carvings, not to mention "little
        people".)

United States Naval Institute                   800-233-USNI
Customer Service                                410-224-2406 (FAX)
Operations Center
2062 Generals Highway
Annapolis MD 21401
        (best selection of naval books, discounts for members)



101-F.  SHIP MODEL and MARITIME DEALERS, APPRAISERS, BUILDERS, CONSERVERS
        -----------------------------------------------------------------

The Admiralty Model Gallery                     409-766-1777
Harbor House #28, Pier 21
Galveston, TX 77550
        (Models, gifts, restorations)

All Hands On Deck                               212-748-8668
Model Shipbuilding- Restorations & Repair
        at The Maritime Crafts Center
South Street Seaport Museum
New York, NY 10038
Atten: Gregory J. Williams
        (Build from scratch or kit scale model ships.  All Hands On
        Deck also builds ships-in-bottles, scale musical instruments,
        and dioramas.  Also repair or restore damaged models.)

Altec Plasstics, Inv.                           617-269-1400
116 B Street                                    617-269-8484 (FAX)
Boston, MA  02127
        (Acrylic displays and custom model cases)

ALNAVCO                                         804-442-2323
Box 9
Belle have, VA 23306
        (1:1200 w1 metal warships)

American Marine Model Gallery                   508-745-5777
R. Michael Wall, Director                       508-745-5778 (FAX)
12-IN Derby Square                              mailto:wallammg@aol.com
Salem, MA  01970
        (Since 1975: Offering an extensive selection of fully
        documented, investment grade, one of a kind ship models, by
        the world's finest marine model artists.  Each model is
        constructed to museum quality standards.  Restorations,
        Appraisals, Display cases, Lighting and Custom built models.
        Fully Illustrated Catalog $10.00 US, $15.00 overseas)

Ancient Mariner, Inc.
238 15th Street #13
Atlanta, GA  30309
        (Antiques)

Andrew Jacobson Marine Antiques                 508-468-6276
P.O. Box 2155
South Hamilton, MA  01982
        ("Americana . Ship Models . Out-of-print Books . Paintings .
          Catalogs at Whim . Vintage Photos")

Antiques of the Sea (by appt.)                  310-592-1752
16811 Pacific Coast Hwy
Sunset Beach, CA  90742-0023

Arrangements, Inc., Marine Division             914-238-1300
P.O. Box 126
Mt. Kisco, NY  10549
        (Models)

Bill Thomte T/A, St Michaels                    410-745-3080
P.O. Box 299
St. Michaels, MD  21663
        (Nautical antiques)

David Air (by appt.)                            212-925-7867
8 Beach Street
New York, NY  10013
        (Model & marine art & artifacts)

Dockyard Ship Model Gallery                     315-824-2462
P. O. Box 303
Hamilton, NY  13346
        (Museum quality investment grade ship models)

John Johnson's Steel Navy Models                512-839-2134
2310 Lambros
Midland, MI  48642
        ("Contract models of 20th century ships costom built for the
          discriminating collector.  Specializing in USN Warships.
          For an illustrated brochure send $2.00")

International Marine                            800-822-8158
Blue Ridge Summit, PA  17294-0840
        (books, videos, etc.) free catalog

Lannan Ship Models                              617-451-3650
58 Thayer St.
Boston, MA  02118
        ("Ship Models Wanted")

The Military Bookman                            212-348-1280
29 East 93rd Street
New York, NY  10128

Mystic Maritime Gallery                         203-572-8524
Mystic Seaport Museum Stores, Inc.
Mystic, CT  06355

Rob Napier                                      508-462-6970
62 Marlboro Street
Newburyport, MA  01950-3130
    (full- & half-hull ship models; model conservation and consultation)

North Star Gallery                              212-794-4277
1120 Lexington Ave at 78th St.
New York, NY  10021
        (Models)

Oliphant & Co.                                  212-439-0007
790 Madison Ave
New York, NY  10021
        (Marine arts)

John Pignatelli                                 310-548-7618
Artist in Residence
L. A. Maritime Museum
Berth 84
San Pedro, CA  90731
        (Hand custom crafted ship models built, restored, molds made)

Port & Starboard                                207-781-4214
67 Johnson Road
Falmouth, ME 04105
        (Antiques & art)

Preston                                         516-477-1990
Main Street Warf
Greenport, LI, NY  11944
        (Dealer, nautical items)

Safe Harbor (Frank A. Wolz)                     602-998-8982
5722 E. Corrine Dr.
Scottsdale, AZ  85254
        (Model display cases)

Sara Conklin, ISA                               415-467-6249
239 Sierra Pt. Rd.
Brisbane, CA  94005-1664
        (Ship model appraiser)

Seacraft Classics                               800-356-1987
7850 E. Evans Road, Suite 109
Scottsdale, AZ  85260
        (Models -- free catalog)

Seafarer Ltd.                                   609-652-9491
Rt 9, Lily Lake
Oceanville, NJ  08231
        (Free brochure, $3.00 for list)

Showcase Model Company
P.O. Box 470
State College, PA  16804-0470

Shuttleworth
P.O.Box 231
West Covina, CA  91792
        (Maritime ephemera, models art & antiques)

Tall Ships (Fred E. Tournier)                   303-922-9882
Master Model Shipwright
1435 S. Fenton
Lakewood, CO  80226
        (Custom-built models, appraisals, repairs)

West Sea Co.                                    619-296-5356
2495 Congress Street
San Diago, CA  92110
        (Nautical antiques and art -- free catalog)

Frank Wilhite                                   909-865-1238
Ship Model Commissions, restoration & Repairs
(no address)
        (Frank has also been doing quite a lot more model repairs
        -- lots of people are using him as a source & reference...)

Vallejo                                         714-642-7945
1610 West Coast Hwy
Newport Beach, CA  92663
        (Art & antiques)

Vintage Limited, USA (Joan Scott)               714-249-8687
29761 Weatherwood
Laguna Niguel, CA  92677
        (1:1200 w1 metal warships)



