DETAILED MILITARIA FROM KFS MODELS, INCLUDING A BRAND-NEW THUNDERBIRD MISSILE
KIT FORM SERVICES (KFS) IS UNUSUAL for offering military kits in 1:24 scale, rather than the standard 1:35. And that includes the big news for 2017, a model kit of the English Electric Thunderbird missile from the 1960s. Mat Irvine: The vast majority of armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) are made to 1:35 scale. But Kit Form Services (KFS) are different, with a standard scale of 1:24. I asked KFS owner Howard Whitehead, an ex-British Army Royal Engineer, about this as 1:24/5 scale modellers tend to gaze in envy at the many 1:35 scale AFV models available, particularly of soft-skinned vehicles. The secret of the KFS scale lies with conversion kits that Howard produced for civilian truck models, which are mostly made to 1:24/5 scale. KFS has since developed its range, and stayed with the same 1:24 scale. Part of the KFS stand ( below ) at the 2016 Scale ModelWorld Show. Note the blue-clad 'KFS Man' heading the display. KFS products are multi-material kits, primarily...