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IPMS Fine Waterline Special Interest Group

Welcome to finewaterline.com, the website of the Fine Waterline Special Interest Group of IPMS, the International Plastic Modellers Society.  As the name suggests, we are a group of modellers based in the UK whose main interest is ships depicted in their natural element, at sea. Our aim is to bring together people with an interest in building waterline ships between 1:700 and 1:350 scale, and to aim for ever higher standards in our modelling. 

A gallery will show the work of the group with plenty of tips and tricks to show how we got there.  To help point you in the right direction there is a links page to our other favourite modelling websites and other IPMS groups, there are also those important shops and companies producing resin ship models and all those hard to find bits and pieces.  

If you would like to join our group, submit articles and photos for possible inclusion in the site or just generally would like to ask a question, email us on - mail@finewaterline.com and we will get back to you with how to send photos and how to format them.

You don't have to be an IPMS member to join our group, all are welcome.  Send your name and IPMS number (if you have one) and country of residence so we can register you. 

SIG leader Mike McCabe

 

Another new arrival

Yet another Fine Waterline kit can now be announced, the third of our Cold War range of ships, a Type 12 (Whitby) Class frigate. this will be available in the coming months.

The Emergency War destroyer will be available very soon now, this is based on the Ca class of destroyers but can be altered to show those ships before this class and is suitable for the R-Z classes with a little work.

Our Grimsby class sloop is now out of production, though not permanently.  Orders made will of course be honoured, if you are still interested in buying this kit, contact us at mail@finewaterline.com  as if sufficient orders are in hand then a new production run could be made.

Our range of kits are 'craftsman' kits in resin and 1:700 scale, these are aimed at modellers who I are willing to locate the parts required for completion and have some references available. 

Any profits made from the kits will be donated to charity.

For more information about these kits click on the link in the What's New section below, or email us on mail@finewaterline.com

Look out on this website for a new kit section and more announcements of additions to the range.

Events Diary

The next stop on the Fine Waterline roadshow will be at the Ardingly Vintage and Classic Vehicle show, Ardingly, West Sussex on the 11th July.  Sounds like a good event and well worth the trip.

Details at -

www.ardinglyvcvshow.org.uk