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 ...

Britain's last model-maker, Airfix, today went out of business as its parent manufacturer, Humbrol, called in the administrators. Following an emergency review of Humbrol, based in Hull, ...

Toy company Airfix, famous for making models of toy planes and tanks, is targeting a new generation of female scientists by creating a new line for girls. For many the name of the company brings back ...

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Biggest ever collection of Airfix models to be auctioned A collection of more than 1,200 model kits - many of them vintage Airfix - are to be sold today in the biggest auction of its kind. The vintage ...

After decades out of production, the 1:24 scale model plane that thrilled generations of children is back. And it’s being made in Britain! Name: The Spitfire. Age: Born 1959. Appearance: ...

For any overgrown Airfix enthusiasts who have clung on to their prized collections, it is an opportunity to dig them out of the loft, dust them down and finally give them the attention they deserve. A ...

Airfix models and their accompanying Humbrol paints are set to take off again as children's and modellers' favourites just three years after the company went bust. Now under the ownership of ...

To discover that Geoff Dyer has reached the memoir-of-his-childhood years is to be abruptly mugged by the passage of time. Surely Geoff Dyer can’t be, as Wikipedia solemnly informs me that he is, now ...

The Margate headquarters includes a visitor centre where modellers young and old can admire finished Airfix and Pocher models. That’s impressive enough, but I was fortunate enough to be given a tour ...