Kit Form Services has just announced the release of their 1/24 Saxon armored car. The Saxon was originally intended to cheap but effective transport for UK forces from the mainland to the UK Army of the Rhine. This offering from Kit Form Services his a highly detailed resin offering complete with all the bells and whistles. Check it out!

Kit Form Services is know for their highly detailed 1/24 offerings of UK military trucks and APC's. Their latest offering, The Saxon, is no different. With a fully detailed interior, opening rear & side hatches this is an big beauty. Here is what our friends at Kit Form Services had to say about it:

"TQ-212 Saxon

A fully inclusive 1/24th scale model of this 'modern' British APC. Includes fully detailed interior, opening rear & side doors. Opening commanders, drivers & engine bay hatches. Extensive engine bay detail, engine, commanders GPMG mount, etc. Optional steering positions, fully detailed underside, drive line & suspension.

Consists of some 134 parts in high quality polyurethane resin, 72 parts in cast white metal & 290 parts in brass etch which includes a full set of seat belt buckles. The kit also includes pre-coloured clear cast lights, & 10 CNC milled clear acrylic vision blocks.

The extensive decal set includes VRN plates for 3 vehicles, call signs, ambulance markings, UN, SFOR & ISAF markings. Full photographic instructions are supplied.

A matching Peak Engineering turret conversion kit for Saxon is scheduled for release in the next 3 months.

£179.00GBP (£149.16 outside EU) In Stock Now."

And from our friends at Wikipedia a little about the Saxon its self:

"The Saxon is an armoured personnel carrier used by the British Army and supplied in small numbers to various overseas organisations. It was developed by GKN Sankey, from earlier projects, AT 100 IS and AT104, and is due to be replaced by the Future Rapid Effect System. It was first produced by Alvis plc.
The Saxon was intended to act as a cheap but efficient "battle-taxi" for units that would have to make long journeys from the UK to reinforce the British Army of the Rhine. It was made as a relatively low cost armoured personnel carrier based on a revised Bedford M series 4x4 truck chassis and other commercially available components.[1] As a lightly armoured wheeled vehicle it is much faster - especially on roads - and easier to maintain than a tracked vehicle. Indeed, it shares many parts with commercial trucks, reducing the operating cost. It is armoured against small-arms fire and shell splinters, but is not intended to stand up to any anti-vehicle weaponry. The vehicle has a single machine gun for local air defence, and can carry up to ten men.
The Saxon's hull is welded steel with V-shaped under-chassis plate to deflect mine detonations with seating provided in the rear for up to ten troops, although eight is a more comfortable load if all their equipment is included.[1] There is an equipment stowage area on the hull roof.[1]
Some Saxon IS, or Saxon Patrol, vehicles were acquired for service in Northern Ireland, serving both as troop carriers and used in riots with extendible wings to be used as protective shields as well as being used as ambulances. These have various minor modifications compared to the normal version, such as searchlights and wire cutters, intended for internal security operations."

So whether you are a fan of cold war era British military vehicles or you just need somewhere to put all those SWAT & LAPD decals you picked up at the last swap meet for 25 cents, this is sure to be a great new project for you.

As always a big thanks to our friends at Kit Form Services for the heads up on this great new release. Be sure to check out their homepage for more info on this and their other great offerings in 1/24 & 1/32.