WW2 Modeller Hub
WW2 Modeller Hub is a free reference website for scale modellers and aviation history enthusiasts. Every page is built around a single question: what do you actually need to know to build a great model of this aircraft?
The site covers squadrons, pilots, paint codes across four major brands, kit recommendations, aftermarket reviews, step-by-step build guides, weathering recipes, station maps, and historical timelines — all in one place, on a single page, without needing to search across a dozen different websites.
Current coverage
Why this site exists
Building a convincing WW2 aircraft model requires research across many sources: squadron histories, paint manufacturer charts, kit reviews, aftermarket catalogues, photo archives. Most of that information is scattered across forums, out-of-print books, and manufacturer websites that are hard to navigate.
WW2 Modeller Hub pulls it all together into a single, fast, mobile-friendly reference. Every link goes somewhere real — Hannants product pages, Amazon book listings with direct ASINs, IWM archive searches, Wikimedia Commons photos. No dead ends.
The Hurricane reference
The site launched with the Hawker Hurricane as its first subject — the most important RAF fighter of the Battle of Britain by any measure. The Hurricane page covers all 22 BoB squadrons with named pilots; eight key paint colours across Humbrol, Tamiya, Vallejo and AK Interactive; nine major kits; seven aftermarket categories; a pure SVG map of all 18 sector stations; a 113-day animated timeline; a squadron radar comparison tool; nine flying survivors; 17 books; and five extended pilot biographies.
The Spitfire reference
The Spitfire page covers all 19 BoB Spitfire squadrons — from Sailor Malan's Tiger Squadron at Hornchurch to 609's West Riding Auxiliaries at Middle Wallop. It includes 180+ named pilots with bios for Malan, Tuck, Deere, Wellum, Hillary and Dundas; full paint codes across all four brands; eight kit reviews including the Airfix A17001A and Eduard ProfiPACK; six aftermarket categories; weathering recipes for six stations; the Spitfire-specific station map; survivors including AR501 at Shuttleworth and R6915 at Hendon; 14 books; and five extended pilot stories. First Light, Nine Lives, Spitfire Pilot and The Last Enemy are all there.
Articles
The site also publishes practical guides for modellers — kit comparisons, paint recipes, weathering tutorials and historical deep-dives. See the Articles page for all guides.
Affiliate disclosure
Some links on this site are affiliate links to Hannants and Amazon UK. If you click and buy, we receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps cover the cost of running the site. Product recommendations are based on genuine quality assessments, not commission rates.
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Contact
Found an error? Know of a decal sheet or kit we've missed? Have a photo of one of the survivor aircraft you'd like credited? We'd love to hear from you. Please use the feedback mechanism on your browser or reach out via the site's social media when we launch those channels.
Built with
The site is built as plain HTML, CSS and JavaScript — no frameworks, no databases, no server costs. It runs entirely on GitHub Pages and loads in under two seconds on mobile. Maps use OpenStreetMap tiles via Leaflet.js. Photos come from Wikimedia Commons. Data is hand-researched from primary sources.