Useful Web Links

Al’s Hobbies – Located in Milton Keynes. Often appears at model shows
Elite Models – Located in Sittingbourne, Kent. 30 years’ experience.
TJD Models – Located in Dartford, Kent. Largest model shop in the South East.
Model Shop Leeds – Very wide range of parts.
Wheelspin Models – Free postage for orders over £100
Sussex Model Centre
The Vintage Model Company
Kings Lynn Model Shop
Scoonies – Don’t bother with the website. Visit the shop in Kirkcaldy. 87 St Clair St, Kirkcaldy KY1 2NW. Tel No: 01592 651792
Dens Model Supplies – Excellent for spares for vintage Cox engines.
ACCU – Excellent for bolts, screws and washers. Will take requests for bespoke items.
RCM&E – The website of the best aeromodelling magazine. If you have a question the forum is bound to have an answer.
RC Thoughts – Finnish website of Tero Salminen. Phoenix Simulator downloads and updates.
RC World – . Located in South Wales between Cardiff and Newport. Stock values on each product are displayed which reflect what are physically in stock, not held at a supplier’s warehouse.
Carbon Copy – Located in Stevenage. A wide selection of Carbon and Fibreglass parts. Ideal for undercarriages, cowlings and canopies.
SLEC Manufacturing – SLEC UK Ltd. A good range of accessories but also a large range of balsa and hardwoods. Also available is a laser cutting and CNC milling service.
Component Shop – Based in North Wales. A great range of batteries, leads and electronics.
Flight Plan Models – Based in Tamworth. Bespoke RC Plane Accessories. Maybe a little overpriced but they have interesting stuff.
4-Max – The Fixed Wing Electric Flight Specialists. They will advise you what electric motor to use when converting from IC to electric.


Here’s a link to the glider field weather station data at Portmoak gliding club which is just a few miles east
of our field. It gives a lot of information. Portmoak Weather Station