A promotional model of Ferguson's T-20 tractor (1949) was the first Airfix model - but the Golden Hind ship (1952) was the first "real" construction kit. 10 BEST-SELLING KITS 1.

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 ...

1953 - All-time Airfix best-seller released - the "two-bob [two shilling]" Spitfire kit, which was a 1/72 scale replica 21-part bagged model in light blue plastic, with instructions ...

Airfix was started in 1939 by Hungarian emigre Nicholas Kove. It made air-filled toys, but really took off after World War II when it began manufacturing model kits of Spitfires. "Children aspired to ...

The £4billion Airfix Kit: ... At first sight it looks like a giant Airfix model, ... The ship will be home to 36 Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike Fighters and four EH-101 Merlin helicopters.

An Airfix Supermarine Spitfire MK1a model kit Airfix was founded in 1939 by a Hungarian businessman Nicholas Kove, initially to manufacture inflatable rubber toys. Its name was chosen so it would ...

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 ...

1953 - All-time Airfix best-seller released - the "two-bob [two shilling]" Spitfire kit, which was a 1/72 scale replica 21-part bagged model in light blue plastic, with instructions ...

Model kits which can be redeveloped span historical figures such as Henry VIII and Oliver Cromwell, the 1949 Ferguson tractor and the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane aircraft. Hornby ...

Airfix is to release a series of models featuring animated children’s TV character Shaun the Sheep. The kits, to go on sale in June, will feature Shaun and other characters from the show, including ...