Airfix is the oldest UK manufacturer of plastic scale model kits and has been producing kits for the mass market since 1952. Airfix produces a wide range of kits aimed at all types of scale modellers with subjects such as military aircraft, civil aircraft, ships, galleons, cars, space, figures, dioramas and military vehicles.
In Britain, the name Airfix is synonymous with the hobby, a plastic model of this type is often simply referred to as "an airfix kit" even if made by another manufacturer. Founded in 1939, Airfix was owned by Humbrol from 1986 until Humbrol's financial collapse on 31 August 2006. As of 2007, Airfix is currently owned by Hornby.
Airfix Model Kit Product Ranges
Aircraft - 1/24, 1/48, 1/72, 1/144 and 1/300 scales, covering aircraft from World War I to the present day. Perhaps the most well known range of Airfix models. (e.g. Supermarine Spitfire)
Rockets and Spaceships - 1/72 and 1/144 scales. A small range from the Lunar Module and Vostok, to the Saturn IB and Saturn V. Also some TV/film science fiction spacecraft, usually in odd scales, such as the Eagle Transporter from Space: 1999, and the Angel Interceptor from Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.
Famous Warships - 1/400, 1/600 and 1/1200 scales. From World War I to modern. 1/1200 covered the ships of the "Bismarck chase".
Boats - 1/72. A small range of World War II boats. (E-Boat, Vosper MTB and RAF Rescue Launch) and recently modern British lifeboat
Civilian Ships - 1/600. A range of 20th Century Liners including Mauretania, Queen Elizabeth, QE2, QM2, Canberra, France and the channel ferry Free Enterprise II
Classic Historical Ships - A number of 15th to 19th century ships in small scale (about 1/600) and large scale (from 1/96 to 1/180).
Cars - 1/12, 1/24, 1/25, 1/32 and 1/43 scales. The range includes a series of Veteran and Modern cars e.g. 1930 Bentley Blower.
Motorcycles - 1/8, 1/12, 1/16 and 1/24 scales. Includes bikes from the 1960s to present day racing bikes.
Trains and Trackside Accessories - 1/76 scale. Includes a small number of ex-Kitmaster kits. The moulds for these kits were sold to Dapol in the 1980s.
Military Vehicles - 1/32, 1/35, 1/72 and 1/76 scales. Airfix was the first company to release small scale military vehicles in 1960 with the 1/72 Bristol Bloodhound. The following vehicles released were in 1/76 scale, also known as OO scale.
Diorama Sets - HO/OO scale World War II scenes including the "Battlefront History" series. Also the "Rampaging Scorpion" and "Colossal Mantis" science fiction dioramas. A new series of Airfield Sets has recently been released, with Aircraft, Military Vehicles and Figures included in the box. Airfix also produce a range of Military Vehicles such as the RAF Refuelling Set, and the RAF Recovery Vehicle Set, and the Airfield Fire Rescue Set, to be used with Structures like the Airfield Control Tower.
Figures - 1/76, 1/72 and 1/32 scales. Sets of mostly military figures (approximately 14 to 30 per box for 1/32, 30 to 50 per box for 1/72), of subjects such as World War I, World War II and Modern Infantry, Waterloo, Arab Tribesmen, etc. These are made in polythene, a soft durable plastic. Some vehicles of simpler casting and detail than their polystyrene equivalents and buildings were also available and included in larger play sets, e.g., the Coastal Defence Assault Set which included polythene tanks and infantry for either side plus a polystyrene Coastal Defence Fort kit. Collectors of vintage toy soldiers have reported brittling and disintegration of Airfix 1/76 scale plastic figures, though not as an age related effect.
Multipose Figures - 1/32 scale. A small range of World War II figures in polystyrene that could be assembled in different poses.
Collector Series - 54 mm. These were plastic kits of single figures, mostly from the Battle of Waterloo, American Civil War, and English Civil War. Some kits have a rider, e.g., George Washington and Charles I, on a horse.
Historical Figures - 1/12 scale. Famous figures from history, mostly from the England, e.g., Elizabeth I, Anne Boleyn, Edward, the Black Prince, Henry VIII, Julius Caesar, and Oliver Cromwell. Also produced were a Bengal Lancer, a showjumper with horse (rumoured to have been based on the young Princess Anne), a 1:6 scale human skeleton, and a James Bond and Oddjob paired kit.
Wildlife Series - 1/1 scale. Models of British garden birds in a diorama form, e.g., two bullfinches on a branch.
Dinosaurs - A small range of kits of pre-historic dinosaurs, e.g., Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Museum Series - A small range of motorised engines. Includes a Beam Engine, Paddle Engine, 1804 Trevithick Locomotive and Four Stroke Cycle Engine. The re-issue of the Beam Engine and Trevithick Locomotive during 2009 omitted the electric motor and gears
Robogear - science fiction wargaming models.
Doctor Who - models to tie in with the recent Doctor Who TV series including the TARDIS.
Airfix also produced a small number of Card Construction kits for use with the Airfix Railway System. These were included with some Airfix GMR Train Sets. [Source: original site & wiki]
Scale Model Brands: Airfix
Source: www.scalemodelmuseum.com
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