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[rem2007]

While it is rather a big country, Canada offers several excellent venues for the model boat enthusist.
Starting on the east cast in Halifax, there is the HMCS Sackville. - http://www.hmcssackville-cnmt.ns.ca/

By the way, Halifax is home to the East coast fleet of our navy.


and for trawler buffs, St Johns is full of fishing boats.
Heading east into Ontario, in Burlington bay you'll find the HMCS Haida, - http://hmcshaida.ca/

a little further west in Manitoba, there is the The Naval Museum of Manitoba, peculiar place for a naval museum out on the prairies, but the prairies are quite a bit like being at sea. - http://www.naval-museum.mb.ca/

So another 2000 odd miles brings you to the west coast and Vancouver whose harbour is bustling with maritime activity, but be sure to take the ferry to Victoria and see the BC Museum and the Esquimalt museum, -  http://www.navalandmilitarymuseum.org/

if your in Victoria looking for the BC royal museum, look at the parliament buildings at the front and its right across the street to the left.

I'm sure I missed a few but some other canuck can pick up the slack.

[andygh]

Forgot to add Yeovilton FAA museum, brilliant - http://www.fleetairarm.com/index.htm

[sinjon]

If you are ever near Perigueux in France, they have a large military museum in the centre of town , a bit old fashioned, but absolutely stuffed with all sorts. - http://www.afranceattraction.com/france-attractions-mp/military-museum.htm

[Martin (Admin)]

Web links added to posts here I could find them! 

[w3bby]

Happen to be in Stockholm, Sweden them the Vasa museum
http://www.vasamuseet.se/InEnglish/about.aspx

Gothenburg, then Maritiman
http://www.gmtc.se/default.asp?viewset=1&on=Fartygsflottan&id=&initid=52&heading=Fartygsflottan&mainpage=templates/05.asp?sida=44

Karlskrona, then Marinmuseum
http://www.marinmuseum.se/Museifartygen.aspx

[sinjon]

That was ever so clever Martin - I am very impressed.

Colin

[Jonty]

  You're right, Liverbudgie, faulty memory.

  From probably equally unreliable memory, there was a Scottish maritime museum up around Ayr somewhere that had a magnificent maker's model of the Queen Elizabeth (battleship) and another on Clydeside with a fine model of Vanguard.

[Jonty]

  And in Oz, a River class frigate in dry dock in Brisbane, and a Bangor class minsweeper miles inland.

  Just outside Seattle, a great ferry ride, a Fletcher class destroyer.

[Arrow5]

Mystic Seaport, Connecticut, in north-eastern USA . On the coast of Maine Rockland Harbour has schooners plying the tourist trade and the famed lobster boats by the dozen. Great for lighthouse fans too. All shapes and sizes  along that rugged coastline.

[Johnn]

Weymouth! 

[botchit]

To add to Liverbudgie. i think Birkenhead townhall also has models on display

[gingyer]

    From probably equally unreliable memory, there was a Scottish maritime museum up around Ayr somewhere that had a magnificent maker's model of the Queen Elizabeth (battleship) and another on Clydeside with a fine model of Vanguard.

I think you maybe thinking of Irvine I don't know what is there anymore
there was a few work boats that you could go on but I am unsure now
they have 3 site around the west of scotland (Irvine, Dumbarton and Braehead(renfrew)
http://www.scottishmaritimemuseum.org/about.htm

[craftysod]

Not a museum but me an the other half went to selsey lifeboat station in sussex very good if you want to build one

[Martin (Admin)]

Not a museum but me an the other half went to selsey lifeboat station in sussex very good if you want to build one

http://www.selseylifeboats.co.uk/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/southerncounties/content/panoramas/selsey1_360.shtml

[ronkh]

Brilliant idea Martin Only thing is that now I want to go to all the places listed and cant. :'( Will be going to Wasa (Vasa) some time next year though.
Not a web-site but would love to go down in a submersible to the Titanic!!! I'd better just carry on dreaming!

Ron.

[MCAT]

Chatam a good place to visit when the weather not so good. as what exhibits   are outside you can go aboard while its lashing down.

a few pic's as a taster from 3 weeks ago

[MCAT]

couple more

[MCAT]

not to many more

[MCAT]

I can hear snoring now so not to many this time

[Martin (Admin)]

Nice to see photos of a real Puffer! 

[dave301bounty]

When i was in the Merch,,,I Was tramping round on a Bankboat in the Solomon Islands ,and the place to see is   Truk    lagoon , now that was 30 years ago ,but i was told ,last year a mate of mine said it was still near intact , the sunk ships from the american and japanese fleet are lying there ,the visibility is amazing ,that,s a place to see ..

[Jimmy James]

Lowestoft Maritime museum At the Sparrows Nest is a must for people who build model fishing vessels. the place is over flowing with models many built by the men who sailed them  Also a goodly collection of pictures and paintings and as a bonus the Sparrows Nest museum it'self was the headquarters for the inshore minesweepers  MG B's & MT B's in the 1st and 2nd world wars and filled with loads of Models pictures and bits and bob's They are only small but well worth the trip

Freebooter (Jimmy-James

[garston1]

Places to visit

1...Birkenhead Museum, Includes models and Camel Laird's archives
2... Slatey Road Art Gallery Birkenhead, loads of Lairds built builders models
3... My Shed
4...Dave301bounty's workshop
5...My Garage
6...Port of Liverpool Building's Foyer, Pier Head, Ships in glass cases

[cos918]

Qingdao navy museum China .

see my photos i took when i went there in summer 2008

john

http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/Gallery/QINGDAO/index.htm

[Hagar]

There is always the Viking Ship museum and boat yard in Denmark, if you happen to be in the area:
http://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/index.php?id=1246&no_cache=1&L=0

Real viking boats and a ship yard where they build replicas of them. Remember the Sea Stallion?
The web site also has a lot of its pages in English.