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, ...

Airfix, provider of plastic aircraft kits to generations of schoolboys, has been grounded by a combination of debt and supply… Airfix, provider of plastic aircraft kits to generations of schoolboys, ...

In 2021, Red Kite published a collection of Roy Huxley's Matchbox paintings An artist has saluted two painters who fired generations of youthful imaginations by creating art for Matchbox and Airfix ...

A collection of airfix model kits have been put up for auction in Newcastle, fetching just under £9,000. The collection, was discovered in a house in South Shields and thought to be one of the largest ...

Airfix - the firm whose scale models have fascinated and frustrated boys for more than 50 years - has gone into administration. Its warships, tanks and planes have proved popular through the decades ...

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 in a ...

Attics and garages all over Britain are likely to be filled with dust covered boxes of them. But museum curators have made an appeal for members of the public to contribute their old Airfix models 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...