Above;- Several views of a couple of early TQ-FV622 Stalwart builds from the KFS bench. The olive green BAOR version is shown with & without its cargo cover. The white UN one has the decks removed to show the fully detailed engine bay & then with a full load of disaster relief stores. The 350 part 1/24th scale Stalwart kit is now in stock (see TQ Section) & will be followed soon by the Humber Pig, Bedford MK4 tonner, Saladin armoured car & Daimler Ferret.

Above;- Six shots of the Military In Scale review model courtesy of highly respected & professional military modeller Nick Shuttleworth. The full review can be seen in the June 2009 issue of MiS. To quote Nicks view of the kit "suffice it to say there were times during the build when I forgot I was working with resin....it really does not get any better than this" .

Above;- Six shots of the first two test builds of our TQ-FV603 Alvis Saracen Mk5/6 APC. The first three pictures show the uparmoured Mk5 version while the next two show the Mk6 version with RFC kit fitted (Reverse Flow Cooling) The last shot shows the interior through the opening rear doors. (See the TQ Section for further details)

Above;- Six shots of the superb review build build of our Saracen kit by top flight military modeller Nick Shuttleworth. Nick built the kit as the MK5 version & has deliberately omitted the two vertical rear vent pipes in order to be able to remove the upper hull for display purposes. The last two frames show the engine compartment with the Rolls B80 engine & the part built model showing some of the interior detail....engine & interior are standard as supplied with the kit.

Above;- All from the KFS bench. Two shots of the KFS TQ74 Bedford TM wide sleeper cab transkit test build. Then two shots of Spares Box Special, a fictional 8x8 military wrecker made from nothing more than left over bits from the spares box. Next are two shots of a Scammell Routeman II flatbed. Then three shots of another completely fictional model built from nothing but spare parts & Evergreen strip. ...a FOUR engine Scania T cab dragster. Finally the first test build of the KFS TQ93 DAF XT conversion kit, a mythical beast based on the DAF XF105.

Top Row;- From the KFS bench Scania R500 6x2 twinsteer with Andover forklift carrier, & Scania R Series P cab 6x2 rigid. The green E Series ERF & the Scammell Routeman are both from TMW editor Peter White. Second Row;- First three from Essex modeller Darren Farrow, a pair of Leyland Marathons, Iveco Eurotech 6x2 & Scammell Crusader.Then the red International 9670 is the test build of the KFS TQ57 transkit. Bottom Row;- Ford Transcontinental from the KFS bench, Atkinson Searcher wrecker from Dave Griffiths & Mack F700 by Italian modeller Alessandro Merlo, another superb F Model by Ron Bennett & finally an IH9670 by Brian Fisher. 13 out of 14 models here built using KFS resin transkits !!

Above;- Early Volvo F88 240 by Soren Sorensen, stunning model with tilting cab. Built using the KFSF88 transkit. An Auslowe Western Star 4900 conversion built by French modeller Laurent Anghinolfi, two from the KFS bench, Robert Burns FH tag axle & Spar liveried FM. Then a beautiful ERF A Series by Andy Carson. Here Andy has converted the 'axle back' KFS transkit to 'axle forward' 8 wheeler spec. In the next row, 2 shots of a Scammell Routeman II tipper from the KFS bench & a KW.T800 logger from Doug Walker. Finally an Australian International S Line by Brian Fisher built using the Auslowe conversion kit & two shots of Brians KW SAR also built using an Auslowe conversion.

A.Wisharts & Sons DAF XF plus ERF ECS conversion (KFS kit) by Andy Keith.

Then by Rob Morrison of Scaletrux Ltd, DAF CF cattle float, Scania Longline, Foden Alpha logger tractor & trailer, an MAD Mega windmill trailer in Collets livery & another Alpha logger by Rob Morrison this time a rigid with drawbar trailer.

All New KFS Holmes 750 kit built by Howard Whitehead on Ford Aeromax 120 daycab. (See TQ Section) Plus a KFS Seddon Atkinson 401 converted to day-cab & fitted with the KFS Holmes 750 gear by Dave Griffiths. Two views of the new KFS Scania Longline conversion kit test build. White Trux F88 by Chris'Wolfie'Cooper, CP28 TTL fire appliance by Brendan hale from Taiwan. Scania R500 T cab & Scania R500 Longline both by Geert Jooken.

Five from the KFS bench, Bartrums Mercedes Actros with Fruehauf tipper trailer, 8x4 Scania R500 tractor, ERF ECT conversion with curtainsider trailer, Volvo FH with fridge trailer & 6x2 MAN TG-A. The bottom pictures shows a completed MAD Mega Windmill trailer kit....total length 60 inches, a Scania 6x4 with scratchbuilt ejector trailer in Thomas Waste Management livery & a Moody Transport Iveco Stralis in 1/24th scale made using the Eligor 1/24 diecast model. Lastly the new Scania R Series P cab, day cab, transkit used on a tipper model by TMW editor Peter White.

 

Top row;- B6 Leader mixer & Mack Titan transkit builds, using Auslowe conversions, & a superb Ford CL9000 using the KFS kit by Midlands modeller Brian Fisher .

Middle row ;- KFS White Road commander II transkit also by Brian Fisher, & 3 pictures of a stunning build of the KFS Ford CL9000 built by Swiss modeller Peter Neukomn.

Bottom row;- Three shots of the first test build of the KFS F Model Mack Transkit & a shot of Brian Fishers review model using the KFS Holmes 750 body & gear kit..

 

Three shots of the KFS Ford CL-9000 transkit. 110" Sleeper cab with chome photoetch & chromed white metal parts. Tilt cab, vac formed glazing, waterslide decals supplied with kit. See TQ Section. Model by Howard Whitehead. Then, underneath, a 'truckstop' lineup with two from Brian Fisher & the blue White RC-2 from KFS. The stripey Ford CL9000 comes from Italian modeller Alessandro Merlo while the black Ford is by Mathias Peutz.

On the bottom row, two shots of a Kingdom Trucks Volvo FM daycab with a KFS hook loader kit, plus in the centre, the new KFS TQ-5A latest shape Scania P cab sleeper on an 8 wheel rigid. On the right, two shots of the KFS Mack F model Daycab transkit first test build, fitted with an old KFS long barrel mixer kit.

Top Row... The old original KFS Holmes 750 wrecker by Dave Griffiths, a lovely Peterbilt 377 by Nigel Lowe of Australia & a SA401 by Roger Bennett. Two shots of the TMW review Trunker by Peter White.

Bottom row...A Kenworth C500 logger using the Auslowe KW conversion kit by Jacques Chopard-Lallier, a KFS F88 modified by Patrick Van Kuyk & a superb Atki Defender by Roger Bennett. The green Bedford TM daycab is a very old KFS resin transkit (long deleted) by Peter White

Above;- Very Nice DAF CF road train from a customer in NZ or Australia who's name we've lost (apologises for that, please drop us a line), then two shots a superb Mk2 Atkinson Borderer by Nick Shuttleworth using our TQ56 trankskit. Then a series of 4 shots from Belgian modeller MichelV8 from the TMW forum of his DAF XT & R500 T cab Scania, both built using KFS conversion kits.

Mack Trident (top centre) by Andre Ward using the Auslowe transkit plus another B6 Leader conversion (top left) also by Andre using the Auslowe kit & mated to an Italeri wrecker body. The Christian Salvesen DAF CF (top row) is by Alan Ratcliffe & uses the KFS TQ28 transkit. A Scammell 8x4 Routeman III & a 4x2 Handyman wrecker with Harvey Frost crane from the KFS bench using the Trunker transkit.

On the bottom row is a daycab Mack Trident by Nigel Lowe of Auslowe, fitted with an Auslowe LJ-4 tri axle log jinker trailer. Also on a logging theme is a Foden Alpha day cab by Andre Ward, built using the KFS Alpha kit & a KFS HIAB 205 crane kit. The 6x4 Atkinson MkII is also Andre Wards & uses the mixer body from an ERTL Paystar & a KFS Mk2 Atki kit. The Peterbilt 378 is by Mark(Ratbag)Reeves & uses a host of old & new KFS parts including the now discontinued resin mixer kit.

From top;- Richard McCarthys KFS Scania P cab sleeper 6x2 rigid with KFS Hiab crane. Seddon Atkinson 401 8 wheeler by Peter White, ERF ECT also by Peter White, two shots of the KFS F10 transkit by KFS. Middle row are three from Peter White, a KFS Scania P day cab with skip loader kit, a Scammell Crusader in Wynns livery & his Volvo F88 both KFS transkits. Plus two shots of the re-released KFS Iveco EuroTech / Seddon Atkinson Strato transkit by KFS. Same model showing high & low roof options included. On the bottom row, three shots of aMack Superliner from the KFS bench & two views of the TQ49 Scammell Trunker II transkit test build .

Top row shows both military & civilian versions of the TQ Scammell Crusader transkit Plus the KFS Leyalnd Marathon transkit

Second row shows the TQ ERF ECT conversion, the TQ Volvo F88 transkit, the TQ ERF ECS conversion & the H.A.Models FH facelift kit in use on a working slidebed.

Third row are two views of the Kuenn McClinton Kenworth T2000 conversion kit we did for the TMW review (like the paint job ??)

Bottom row are 3 shots of the KFS Michigan L190 shovel loader. All of this bunch by Howard Whitehead.

 

Nine more by Howard Whitehead, the LSS Hook Loader model kit uses the KFS Scania P cab & TQ Hook Loader kit. The LSS skip truck also uses the KFS Scania P daycab kit with a scratch built skip body. The Vauxhall DAF CF uses the TQ transkit & a scratchbuilt double-deck trailer.The C&D Technologies Volvo VN is built virtually from the box but has a scratch built US style trailer & one piece graphics.

Two Leyand Marathons in piggyback format. One cut down to a day cab but both are from the KFS transkit. DAF XF 6x4 with KFS Nooteboom trailer built for Nooteboom, another XF in 6x2 format in SW Transport livery, a Mercedes Actros 6x2 in the gold 50th anniversary livery of Massey Wilcox & finally the TQ5a Scania R Series daycab transkit with scratchbuilt trailer in Waitrose livery.

 

Three shots of Welsh modellers Ian Williams prize winning British Army Scammell S26. Using the KFS Leyland T45 transkit, Hiab 205 crane, clamshell bucket & MPT-3 wheels. Ian took best in show Gaydon 2004 plus Best Weathered & Best Resin Transkit with this model. Next, two pictures of an 8x4 oil field Western Star by Neale Parsons. The next 7 shots show the unloading process of the Scammell S26 8x6 DROPS built by Ian Williams. A stunning model packed with detail & later equipped with a drawbar trailer. The model as built using the KFS Leyland T45 transkit, a modified KFS Hook Loader kit & MPT3 wheels.

 

Top row shows 4 x 2 Scania P sleeper cab with resin cab kit, 6x2 tag axle Scania P sleeper cab, modified Seddon Atkinson Strato day cab from KFS conversion kit & 8x4 Scania Topline wrecker using Italeri tractor unit & Revell Pete 379 wrecker

Bottom row shows 2 views of Belgian NP Models Scania T cab conversion on 6x2 tag axle chassis with scratch built tanker. Plus 2 shots of the first test build of the KFS Scania CP28 transkit

All of this bunch by Howard Whitehead

 

An early KFS KW SAR transkit with scratch built double conical tanker trailer. An 8x4 daycab DAF CF tipper using the KFS transkit. 8x4 Volvo FH with 5 axle Nooteboom trailer & 2 axle interdolly in TDR livery. A 6x4 Scania with scratch built King trailer, also in TDR livery. A 10 x 4 MAN wrecker with Vulcan wrecking gear for a customer in Norway. A DAF CF 8x4 sleeper cabbed tipper with bulk blower body. A Tamiya 1/14th RC model. DAF XF105 in PalletForce livery with scratchbuilt aero trailer. Another DAF CF 6x2 CF with scratch built Fruehauf tipper trailer. All the above from the KFS bench.

Finally, a superb Leyland T45 twin steer tractor by Mark Reeve using the KFS transkit

 

Three views of Peter Whites smashing DAF wrecker fitted with the new KFS Holmes 750 recovery equipment kit.And on the bottom row two of three 'Barnard' fleet vehicles also from Peter White. Both use KFS transkits & appeared in TMW reviews. (the 3rd Barnard in the fleet was the DAF CF)

 

 

Three views of superbly well done Michigan L190, nicely weathered & cleverley photographed by James Vaitkevicus

 

More from the KFS bench & one from Ted Taylor

Top row;- First test build of the DAF CF transkit. Two views of the KFS Foden Alpha transkit, built as a high roof 6x2 & a flat roof tipper.

Bottom row ;- Seddon Atkinson 401 conversion from the KFS TQ kit, ERF E Series conversion from the KFS TQ kit & a Volvo F89 built & converted from the KFS TQ kit by Ted Taylor. This model also won the trophy for "Best Weathered" at the 2003 Gaydon Model Show

 

Top row;- Blakemans Volvo FH & British Sugar DAF CF by Howard Whitehead using KFS CF transkit, Volvo F88 wrecker by Erik Fontein using KFS F88 transkit, first test build of Leyland T45 transkit by Howard Whitehead.

Bottom row;- Wrefords ERF E Series by Charlie Trace using KFS transkit

 

 

Roll on Roll Off Hook Loader kit on Volvo FM daycab 8x4 chassis, John Owens 6x4 Foden Alpha & Weightlifter tipper trailer, two heavy haulage rigs for TDR Transport with Michigan shovel loader, plus a rear view of a 4 axle Nooteboom Euro 78/04 trailer fitted to the Scania T cab. The tracked excavator is the new KFS TQ-52 machine. This bunch by Howard Whitehead.

 

 

Top Row. The KFS Mk2 Atkinson conversion kit covers all variants from Borderer (shown) to Venturer. Test build model by Howard Whitehead. On the right the KFS ERF A Series transkit & on the bottom row two views of the KFS White Road Commander II transkit test build. The red International 9670 comes from Swiss modeller Pascal Cantalupi & the Mack F700 from Peter Coulthart. The lovely metallic blue Ford CL9000 is from German modeller Thomas Bauer & the one with side tip trailer from another Swiss modeller Markus Boesch. The Transhaul Scania & the Kamaz both come from the KFS bench. The Kamaz being a complete resin kit from A&N Modeltrucks in Russia.