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 ...

Unmade Airfix kits are a model collection 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 ...

Airfix had actually been going for 10 years, selling inflatable rubbber toys, when the first construction kit - a Ferguson Model T-20 tractor - hit the high street in 1949.

Christmas: peace on earth and an Airfix kit to all men. A spot of model-making on the big day is the perfect excuse to duck out of the Queen’s speech. After all, you can’t let the glue go off ...

Kent-based toy firm Airfix has revealed it is to launch a new range of models aimed at girls to encourage a new generation of female scientists from an early age.

Airfix specialised in model planes, ships and tanks of World War II Thousands of Airfix and other model kits are expected to fetch up to £6,000 at auction in Newcastle. The collection, discovered ...

Plastic modelling is a relaxing pastime and provided you take your time, no special skills are needed in order to achieve a satisfying result.Many adults will remember getting sticky fingers from ...

Model train maker Hornby is to buy fellow UK collectibles business Airfix for £2.6m ($5m). Hornby will take control of the Airfix model kit company from administrators at Airfix's parent firm Humbrol.

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 ...

Thousands of Airfix and other model kits are expected to fetch up to £6,000 at auction in Newcastle. The collection, discovered in a house in South Shields in South Tyneside, is thought to be the ...