A man has supersized his childhood hobby of making model Airfix kits by buying a full size Spitfire - that he keeps in his back garden. Aviation worker Ian Fox, 55, bought the fibreglass replica ...

Heartworms, AKA Jojo Orme, has linked up with Airfix to produce a limited edition set of Spitfire models as merchandise. The collaboration is the first between Airfix and a musician, and the models ...

Now available for pre-order, Hornby has added the 1:24 scale Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VIII to the 2024 Airfix range, the first ever variant in this scale. Featuring the original tooling from the Mk.IXc ...

The singer-songwriter and NME 100 alumni, who is signed to cult indie label Speedy Wunderground, announced the collaboration earlier today (February 13) on Instagram. “CONFIDANTES! I was lucky enough ...

It is a toy forever associated with Spitfire planes and boys in short trousers getting glue on their fingers. But exactly 60 years after its first model aeroplane went on sale for two shillings at ...

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 ...

Iconic model-maker name Airfix faces an uncertain future following parent firm Humbrol's entry into administration. Since 1949, generations of children have struggled over plastic kit parts and tubes ...

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 ...