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Note for new visitors to this site. Everything we stock is for 1/24th scale (or 1/25th scale where marked) plastic or resin construction kits ONLY.

Sorry, but we do not cater for ANY diecast scales or 1/32nd plastic, or the larger Mongram 1/16th or any of the RC scales.

Please visit often as changes are made at least every 3 months & sometimes more often. New parts & projects are coming on line all the time, likewise older items may be revamped or discontinued as demand & market forces dictate.

Revised 'WHAT'S NEW' Page

In order to tidy up the What's New page & make it a little easier for you to keep up to date,we have revised the layout. From now on all you need to do is view the 'News In Brief section' immediately below & then scroll further down for more details of whichever bulletin number catches your eye.

LATEST UPDATE ENTRY...4th May 2013

Todays modified or newly added topic numbers are;- 19, 23, 24

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'News In Brief' (Topics)

Scroll further down for details on each topic by number

1) 2013 KFS catalogues

2) TQ Range page. New layout

3) KFS Transkit 'special re-issue' requests

4) Remaining KFS Transkits for final re-issue

5) Price increases on some items

6) MCA Polished aluminium parts range. Direct supply

7) New Mini Custom Marker Lights

8) TQ-203 Lightweight airportable 4x4

9) TQ-206 & TQ-207 1/2 Ton GS Sankey trailer kits

10) MAN TG-X dedicated parts

11) FV214 Conqueror

12) DAF 95 RHD dash (Kit 788)

13) Planned 2013 releases in the Military Range

14) New roof conversion kits, Scania & Volvo

15) TQ-208 105mm Light Gun

16) Michelin XZL off road tyres

17) Michelin XDY truck drive axle tyres

18) Goodyear G741 & Dunlop SP881 drive axle tyres

19) New chromed 5 bar etched tread plate

20) New punched pattern tread plate sheets

21) New Royal Mail postal prices (not good news)

22) New toolbox & tool kits for workshop diorama etc

23) Iveco Stralis dedicated parts

24) New etched wheel trim sets

25) Bedford TK & KM to be discontinued

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NEWS IN DETAIL (By Topic Number)

1) The new 82 page 2013 KFS printed catalogue. IS NOW IN STOCK Priced £5.00 plus A4 SSAE with £1.50 return post, or at £6.50 inc p/p if ordered by e mail/fax/phone, or at £5.00 if ordered as part of a goods order.

The colour CD-ROM catalogue IS NOW IN STOCK Priced £4.50 plus A5 SSAE with £0.90p return post, or at £5.40 inc p/p if ordered by e mail/fax/phone, or at £4.50 if ordered as part of a goods order.

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2) Following suggestions from customers, the TQ Section page has been modified slightly. Parts are now listed & grouped by manufacturer...i.e. Volvo, Scania, Bedford etc, with the more generic parts still listed under 'Cab' or 'Chassis' headings. This 'should' make finding out what parts are available for a specific kit a little easier. Please let us know if you find the new layout easier to use... or more difficult to use.

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3) We have been asked if we would be prepared to make a special re-run of a particular cab transkit, piece of plant or trailer kit, that had already been issued for the final time & was now discontinued. The answer to the question is yes, if the 'buyer' is prepared to place a deposit on & subsequently purchase at least 30 of the re-run of 50 kits.

So, if any individual customer, group of modellers, association, club, or company wants a further re-issue of a discontinued transkit please feel free to contact KFS to discuss, costs, terms & conditions & lead time. This applies to kits already discontinued as well as kits still on sale or about to be re-issued for the last time.

Kits already sold out & discontinued are;-

Tracked Excavator, Michigan L190 Shovel Loader, Nooteboom 78/04 trailer, White Road Commander II, Scammell Trunker, Scammell Crusader, Scammell S26/Leyland T45, Leyland Marathon, Ford CL9000, Mk2 Atkinson, Scania CP28 Crewcab, Scania R Series P Sleeper, Scania R Series P Daycab, Iveco EuroTech, Foden Alpha, Mack F700 Daycab, ERF ECT, ERF ECS, ERF A Series, Seddon Atkinson 401, ERF E Series, Ford Trancontinental.

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4) The remaining few KFS transkits still to be re-issued are now approaching their final production runs in 2013, these are;-

The TQ-74 Bedford TM wide cab sleeper kit is now IN STOCK. Designed to fit any Volvo FH donor chassis, this is the final run of 50 kits of this very nice classic 80s British vehicle.

The TQ-30 Holmes 750 kit, TQ-57 International 9670, & TQ-2 Volvo F10/12 are then the last three to run over the next few months as sales of the above & production funds allow. These three should see their final re-release during summertime 2013.

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5) Due to increasing production cost, particularly in the TQ Resin Range, we have been forced to increase some (not all) prices in the TQ range. These are the first increases for two years though. There are also a few minor increases in the Photo-Etch Range prices & in the Evergreen & Plastruct prices (these items are beyond our control, sorry)

There are no price increases at this time in any of the Military Vehicle Range or in the Decals Range.

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6) MCA HAVE NOW RE-LAUNCHED the polished aluminium parts range on a direct supply basis. We will NOT be holding actual stock but we will continue to host the MCA Section on the 'Metal Parts' page with contact details, photographs, updated stock availability & new pricing.

YOU CAN NOW ORDER MCA PARTS DIRECT FROM MCA. SEE THE 'METAL SECTION' FOR CONTACT DETAILS.

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7) We now have permanent stocks of the 2mm x 1mm "ML-Mini" marker lights. These match the current ML-Rect marker lights perfectly. Ideal for custom lighting on grills, bumpers, spot light & nudge bars & around air deflector kits. Sets of 12 are available in orange or red @ £2.50 per set. A picture is now in Special Supplies.

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8) The TQ-203 Lightweight Airportable 4x4 is now IN STOCK.

The Airportable kit is initially the soft top version & provides parts for both early '1' (headlights inboard) & slightly later '2a' (headlights outboard) versions. A hard top version may follow in due course depending on sales & demand. Priced £96.00GBP including vat in the UK & EU & @ £80.00 for export outside the EU. Pictures of the first test builds now in the Military Range.

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9) The Mk1 & Mk2 1/2 ton GS Sankey trailer are both now IN STOCK.

The TQ-206 Mk1 being more suited to the FV1801 Champ kit era. Priced £35.00GBP including vat in the UK & EU & @ £29.16 for export outside the EU.

The TQ-207 Mk2 is aimed more at the Airportable & Italeri Land Rover 3 series kits. Priced £35.00GBP including vat in the UK & EU & @ £29.16 for export outside the EU.

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10) With the release of the Italeri MAN TG-X kit, we can now confirm we have several planned new releases aimed at this kit. The first of which is TQ-137 a right hand drive dashboard. This is IN STOCK NOW @ £6.25

PE-41 a revised chrome etched custom set. This is IN STOCK NOW @ £8.50, picture now in the PhotoEtch Section.

This is then to be followed by TQ-141, the mid size XLX roof kit, TQ-142, the flat XL roof kit.

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11) FV214 Conqueror Gun Tank. With regard to the depressed current economic climate, and in view of production cost quotes for this kit indicating a retail price in the region of £500.00 including vat, we have taken the decision to postpone further development at this time. This is not a cancellation of the FV214 project, simply a step toward ensuring it is released at the right time. Work to develop other smaller tracked projects, will take its place in the short term until the economy improves.

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12) The RHD dashboard & centre console for the Italeri DAF 95 6x4 kit No 788 is back in production following the announcement of the kits re-release. This will be a limited edition run of this item Part No TQ-102. Now in stock @ £6.25

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13) The 1/24th Military Range continues to grow this year with two substantial kits & several smaller 'add-on' kits planned.

Master patterns are now completed for the TQ-FV432 APC, our first tracked vehicle project. Tracks links, drive sprockets & road wheels have all been CAD drawn & rapid prototyped for maximum accuracy & quality. The kit also includes working hatches & doors throughout, & a removable one piece K60 engine & transmission power-pack, as per the real thing. The power pack is a model kit in its own right !!. This kit is now in the casting phase. More news asap & price TBA.

The timing of the second large release, the TQ-202 6x6 AEC Militant Mk1, depends largely on sales & funds available, but is likely to be pushed back to September at the earliest.

In between times, there are several other, less expensive, but just as detailed, projects to persue. Apart from those already underway, these include;-

TQ-209 the L2 BAT, L4 Mobat, L7 Conbat multi-kit. One kit from which can be built any of 3 versions of the 120mm anti-tank weapon of the 50s, 60s & 70s

TQ-210 the L6 WOMBAT 120mm anti-tank weapon. Often confused with Mobat, this is a very different animal in fact. The kit will be an ideal add on for the TQ-203 Air Portable Lightweight & FV432 kits.

TQ-211 the106mm Recoilless Rifle, a vintage classic of anti-tank weapons, used right from the 1950s & still in service in 3rd world countries to the present day. The kit will be aimed at use with the FV1801 Champ kit.

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14) Now in Stock are two further resin roof conversion kits.

TQ-139 is a low roof conversion to fit all Scania 4 series & R Series Topline kits. 6 parts in TQ resin & 4 parts in whitemetal. £24.00GBP, picture in the TQ Section now. Instructions included.

TQ-140 does a similar job for all Volvo FH Globetrotter kits, converting back to the low roof version. 8 TQ resin parts with aluminium rod. £24.00GBP, picture in the TQ Section now. Instructions included.

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15) Master patterns for the TQ-208 L118 105mm Light Gun are now completed & the kit is in the etch design phase. More news on this as it happens.

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16) TQ-143, a brand new off road wheel & tyre. The Michelin XZL is a 395/85 R20, with a very heavy modern chunky tread tyre. Comes complete with separate 2 part wheel. Tyre dimensions 50mm diameter x 16mm wide. Now In Stock, see TQ Section for pictures

To accompany the above TQ-143 is TQ-144, all as per above but without wheel nuts & studs on the outer rim. Intended for use as the 'spare wheel' version of TQ-143. Now In Stock, see TQ Section for pictures

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17) TQ-145 the Michelin XDY drive axle tyre Is Now In Stock. This item has been CAD drawn & rapid prototyped for maximum quality & detail. This has a nice chunky tread & is ideally suited to drive axles. 295/80 R 22.5 this tyre is a direct replacement for Italeri standard kit tyres & will fit Italeri rims without modification to either the tyre or wheel. Pictures now in the TQ Section. We have decided to use the usual TQ beige resin for this, rather than the soft rubber like resins that are available. The reason for this is three fold; firstly, in hard beige resin the fine detail will be retained to a much higher standard. Secondly, resin tyres are much easier to dry brush & weather to the required level, making for a much more realistic tyre effect. And thirdly, price...soft black rubber like resin is very expensive & would simply have put the tyre price outside of most peoples reach, especially considering that a drive axle requires 4 tyres!

Price £2.25 each including UK vat.

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18) Following on from item 17 above, we now have two further 1/24th drive axle tyres, both designed to be direct, simple replacements for Italeri kit tyres. These are the Dunlop SP881 & Goodyear G741 variants. Again both in beige TQ resin & priced @ £2.25 each including UK vat.

Pictures are now available of all 3 new drive axle tyres in the TQ section. The Goodyear & Dunlop tyres are NOW IN STOCK

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19) Following customer demand, (mainly fairground modellers) a new 140mm x 140mm square sheet of 5 new bar chromed etched brass tread plate will be available shortly. This is a different, tighter pattern than the existing PE-60 5 bar sheet & being a bigger sheet size will allow for greater usabilty in 1 piece trailer deck / catwalk coverings. Expected price £8.50 per sheet inc UK vat. Design & drawing complete, awaiting production slot. Expected in stock 3rd week in June

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20) A further 140mm x 140mm square sheet of new catwalk/tread plate will be available very soon. This is best described as a punched hole design & will be ideal for walkways & catwalks, full chassis covers & anywhere where you might expect water to be drained way from the covered area. Details & pictures to follow. Expected price £8.50 inc UK vat

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21) Following on from last years price hikes, there are yet more fairly sizeable Royal Mail price rises coming into effect from 2nd April. There is now a sliding scale of box size & weight to consider & this will no doubt take some getting used to. To give you a clue though, a 2.5kg package shipped first class inland has gone up from £10.30 to £15.10

Those customers using credit/debit cards for payment (from the UK or overseas) will only be charged according to actual shipping price at the time of shipping. Those in the UK using cheques however may need to allow substantially more for shipping in the payment box & then expect a credit note for any excess p/p once we get chance to measure & weigh the order. This is all very vague at present we know, but if you're using a cheque for payment & if you're concerned about postage costs, please e mail or telephone for a quote on postage. We will then assemble the order, measure, weigh, & quote the postage price.

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22) Coming shortly will be a number of new mixed media workshop tool & tool box diorama accessories. These are all in the design & production process right now & will include some etchwork, some white metal casting & some resin cast items with master patterns created in CAD & rapid prototype for maximum accuracy & product quality. More news & full details TBA

Further update 28/3/13;- We also now have two further 1/24th scale figures which are going into production first week in April. Although both are essentially military, one of them will be easily converted to civilian use just by swapping the head. This figure is a REME full overalls clad mechanic, sleeves rolled up & holding a piece of rag & will fit in very nicely with the above tool kits. The second figure is a generic squaddie figure, relaxed pose, hands in pockets, legs crossed, posed leaning back on a vehicle, wall or other structure.

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23) The master pattern for the Iveco Stralis RHD dashboard is now completed & signed off for casting. We expect to have this in stock by the end of May. £6.25GBP

Design work on the PE-39 Iveco Stralis chrome custom set is now completed & signed off for production. We expect to have these in stock by the 3rd week of June. £8.50GBP

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24) We are also working towards some completely revised chrome etched wheel trim sets to include MAN. These new wheel trims are now completed & awaiting a production slot. See the PhotoEtch Section;- Part numbers PE15 for DAF, PE16 for Iveco, PE18 for MAN & PE20 for Scania. Pictures & price TBA ASAP. Expected in stock 3rd week in June

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25) Due to a fairly dissapointing demand, the TQ-98 Bedford TK chassis cab kit & the TQ-99 Bedford KM chassis cab kit are both to be discontinued. The KM is currently in stock, but when sold out there will be no further production. The TK is being cast right now for its final run of 50 kits & will be available in May/June, after which there will be no further production.

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