Keil Kraft factory 1960's

[Wacky Racer]

Just come across this.

Interesting.

Used to made loads of their model gliders when I were a lad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIhs0ltNwK8

[lufbramatt]

Camera man obviously liked the pretty blonde at 7:00

Interesting video, have a couple of their kits unbuilt at home, given to me by my wife's Grandad, saving them to do with my son when he's a bit older!

[Yertis]

My Dad used to make these – actually he preferred the 'Veron' brand which was made locally. He considered this to be proper modelling, and the Airfix/Matchbox/Revell stuff I made to be a bit lightweight, a possibly a sign of moral decay. He felt that about Meccano vs. Lego too. I think it was all the dope.

I've got a Typhoon and Tempest in the loft,for a rainy day.

[Le TVR]

Last one I remember building was this:
https://www.vintagemodelcompany.com/kk-elmira.html
Price has certainly gone up! paid a lot less than that including a Mcgregor 2 channel propo system. Would fly it off Box Hill and Ditchling beacon in late 60s.

[Einion Yrth]

I built and flew one of these. It was a tricky build because in those days (early 70's) you didn't get "precision laser cut parts"; the fuselage was, as I recall, a lapboard nightmare of spars. Looked nice in the end though.

[AER]

lufbramatt said:

Camera man obviously liked the pretty blonde at 7:00

Interesting video, have a couple of their kits unbuilt at home, given to me by my wife's Grandad, saving them to do with my son when he's a bit older!

Perhaps she thought she was Norma Jean II about to make it big?

[W124Bob]

Some of their kits are still made, Kinghtwing Models bought the tooling for the ERF tipper and some artic trailers, there was a Ford Transconinental aswell. I also remember building a Routemaster RML which I'm sure was Keil Kraft kit. All 1,76 scale.

[Some Guy]

I built a few of their wooden aircraft kits. We would power them with electric motors, which took their feed from a pole with 2 ball races on them and a pair of conducting tether wires. A bit like control line models, but with electricity and scalextrix controllers.

We eventually uprated the system to enable 2 planes to fly at once. The planes were fitted with tissue paper streamers that allowed "combat".

[woodysnr]

A factory like that would not be allowed to operate today ...health and safety bet there are plenty of operators who worked there now have fingers missing

Built a few of their kits in the 60s

[Evangelion]

I can remember building a PLASTIC aircraft kit by Keil-Kraft! It was a 1/72 scale Hurricane, the last one built (had the legend 'Last Of The Many!' next to the cockpit). I remember it as being a nice kit with a working retractable undercarriage. You occasionally see examples on eBay.

[Wacky Racer]

Evangelion said:

I can remember building a PLASTIC aircraft kit by Keil-Kraft! It was a 1/72 scale Hurricane, the last one built (had the legend 'Last Of The Many!' next to the cockpit). I remember it as being a nice kit with a working retractable undercarriage. You occasionally see examples on eBay.

Indeed.

My dad owned a couple of model shops in the 1960's, I remember he used to stock them.

http://www.modelkitcollecting.com/topic2644.html

I used to enjoy "flying" my Keil Kraft control line Hurricane with a glowplug motor...must have crashed about six of 'em to destruction......