MAFVA exists to promote interest in AFV's and their associated equipment and to act as a non-profit making organisation for the collection and dissemination of information. We try to answer queries or seek sources of information for our fast growing international membership and to encourage correspondence between those with similar interests. The interests within MAFVA run from the First World War to the present day, although the greatest emphasis is centred on the Second World War. The majority of members make and/or collect models and there are many who only gather information on military subjects. Others work on or even collect full size vehicles. We aim to provide MAFVA members with a bi-monthly magazine called Tankette . Local branches are being formed continually both in the UK and overseas and are encouraged to hold meetings, displays and competitions to enable members to get more out of their hobby by meeting others with similar interests and to share information and expertise.