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A brief look at the history of England;s most famous kit model brand, Airfix. Sources: Forty Years of Airfix Models Sixty Years of Airfix Models By Jeremy Brook Scale Models International October 1994 J.C. Carbonel Article provided by Sergey The Book of Airfix by Arthur Ward
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Number 8 in my Model Company Overviews and yes this one is on Airfix. History, Full range and maybe some things that may jog your memory if you over 30 years old or more.
Under their latest owner, Airfix has been doing some of the highest quality releases they have ever done. I really need to pick up a 24th Mossie and a Typhoon. I liked Matchbox's eclectic subjects like the 32nd Lysander and Tiger Moth. I don't think anyone else has jumped up to do another Stranraer. I think Revell Germany owns the Matchbox tools now.
One only recently gone maker I'd really like to see back is Wingnut Wings. They had a large line of 1/32 WW1 kits that are probably the best that will ever be and those that are available are very dear. Hope someone will get them going again.
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Factory tour of PlasTech where the New Airfix 1/24 Spitfire Is Being Made I was invited by @OfficialAirfix to join them at the Factory where their new Spitfire is being manufactured.. This tour will show how scale model kits are made. In this video, we're taking you on a tour of the Plastech Factory, where the 1/24 Spitfire model is made. This is a fascinating tour that will show you how this Brand New 1/24 Spitfire model is made.
If you're a fan of Airfix Models , then you'll want to check out this Factory tour! This tour will take you through the different stages of the model's production, from seeing the tooling to finished product. This is a fascinating tour that will show you how this Airfix model is made.
Plastech is a Company that creates tooling for injection mouldings and has partnered with Airfix to produce, pack and ship the new Airfix 1/24 Spitfire Mk.IXc.. I show you the tool room, mould room and the packaging area where this Airfix Spitfire Super kit (and quick build range) are brought to life and ready for us scale modellers to build.. This video goes into every thing from the tools, to how the boxes are designed to be specific for the airfix spitfire.
Huge thanks to Mark from Plastech for the tour www.plastch.com
And The Airfix Team, Dale Luke Chris and Brooke! for inviting us for this Airfix Press day
Two attempts at complete listings that I'm aware of were The Collectors Value Guide For Scale Model Plastic Kits by John W. Burns (I have the sixth edition from 1994) and more narrowly Plastic Aircraft Kits Of The Twentieth Century (And Beyond) by the same author (the most recent update I have is from 2006-2007). I believe there was also an analogous British publication from the mid Seventies, but I can't locate it at the moment.
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