TOY firm Hornby yesterday predicted a sales surge for Airfix kits this year as it builds on the success of new models such as the Mosquito fighter bomber. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to ...

Avi-8 has launched a new collection of special edition timepieces in collaboration with Airfix, the UK’s oldest manufacturer of scale model kits. If, like me, you have fond memories of making Airfix ...

One of the most famous names in toys is back, after going bust. Airfix has been bought by model train giant Hornby, which plans to rebuild the brand. But will today's Playstation generation even ...

But although we’ve all heard of Airfix, hands up anyone who knows where the company is based? No, not Hull: that plant closed in 2008. In fact, it’s in Margate, on the Kent coast. These days, Airfix ...

In 2021, Red Kite published a collection of Roy Huxley's Matchbox paintings An artist has saluted two painters who fired generations of youthful imaginations by creating art for Matchbox and Airfix ...

Thousands of Airfix and other model kits uncovered in a house in South Shields are expected to make up to £6000 at an auction by Anderson and Garland on 18 July. Compiled over decades, the fine art ...

The artist whose iconic work adorned Airfix model aeroplane boxes has put the final batch of his orginal sketches and drawings up for sale for £20,000. Roy Cross, 90, of Kent, was the principal artist ...

Though traditional flight simulation fans may be turned off by its unrealistic design, there's no denying that Airfix Dogfighter delivers a fun gaming experience. When you first see the list of planes ...

They were notoriously fiddly to glue together... and took hours to paint. But generations of children spent their precious pocket money on Airfix plastic scale model kits. And as the firm celebrates ...

MODEL firm Airfix's future was in doubt yesterday after their parent company went into administration. Humbrol bosses blamed "severe cash-flow pressures" and a disruption in supplies from the main ...

The challenge of turning hundreds of tiny plastic pieces into a spitfire, tank or classic car model has captivated children for decades. And the man they have to thank is German-born Ralph Mr Ehrmann, ...

An artist has saluted two painters who fired generations of youthful imaginations by creating art for Matchbox and Airfix model kit boxes. Mark Postlethwaite tipped his wings in tribute following the ...