The Airfix kit features four machines that saw extensive action during the aerial conflict – on the British side, the legendary Spitfire and its less famous but no less important sidekick the Hawker ...

Hornby, which has struggled with supply-chain problems, is expected to report its first annual pre-tax profits in three years (Getty) For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your ...

Heartworms, AKA Jojo Orme, has linked up with Airfix to produce a limited edition set of Spitfire models as merchandise. The collaboration is the first between Airfix and a musician, and the models ...

Model maker Airfix is looking to the future of its business - 2,400 years into the future to be precise. The company, famous for its fiddly plastic reproductions of World War II planes, tanks and ...

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 ...

The first day of the invasion of Normandy in World War II, immortalised in films such as Saving Private Ryan and The Longest Day, is the inspiration for British model-maker Kevin Nunn's 1/72 scale ...

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 ...

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 ...