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 ...

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The company believes that a range, to be launched next year called Airfix Engineer and featuring a number of detailed model engines, which customers can build using screws and screwdrivers ...

Having become the Airfix's executive director, he suggested they start making modelling kits using the then new plastic polystyrene material, imported from America. The models, which included ...

The idea behind Airfix Dogfighter is that your little plastic ... missions as you battle your way around the house and unlock new areas, eventually finding yourself out in the garden.

The vintage plastic and metal models are expected to fetch in excess of £6,000 at the Anderson and Garland sale in Newcastle. "This is an unusually large collection of Airfix model kits.

For any overgrown Airfix enthusiasts who have clung on to ... A Spitfire, first produced in 1953, is one of the models being sought Credit: Photo: REX A museum organising a major exhibition ...

Read our privacy notice. Fans of Airfix models will be able to step back in time and order kits of classic, wartime aircraft and garden birds in a novel, crowd-funding initiative by Hornby.