British collectors and painters are respected in the flats world and there are now Brtitish editors and designers who greatly contribute to the international aspect of the hobby.

Graham Dixey designed the original logo, his wife supplying the motto.

An advertisement appeared in Military Modelling in April 1986:
"Enthusiasts of the flat figure will be interested to learn that a new society, catering specifically for flat figure painters, has just been formed. Known as The British Flat Figure Society its aim is to embrace every aspect of painting and collecting flats……”.

Membership had grown to 32 by April 1986 and climbed to 200+, remaining fairly steady over the years.

The bulk order of figures from overseas was started in April 1987, together with the catalogue service to make it easier for UK members to buy from overseas.

The quality of the Journal increased over the years, initially being produced on an Amstrad with a dot-matrix printer, later on PCs with desktop publishing software. The first colour insert appeared in the October 1991 issue, and for some time from January 1994 we were able to include two colour photographs in each issue. Now two of the four issues a year include colour pages.

Un the 10th anniversay of the founding of the Society, Graham Dixey wrote an article for the Journal recalling the early days. Click here to read it.