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	BBC NEWS \| Magazine \| 'Airfix made me the man I am'
		Although Airfix were the market leaders (their first kit was a Spitfire, launched in 1955), they became a sort of generic name for any plastic, injection-moulded model kit - usually of some kind of military machine.
		Airfix was as popular in the United States, France and Germany (where the swastika transfers on Heinkels and Messerschmitts were banned).
		Airfix was not only aeroplanes and soldiers, I remember many hours spent painting "jewels and velvet" as I made King Henry VIII and other historical characters.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/magazine/5304780.stm (1936 words)

	Airfix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Airfix is a UK manufacturer of plastic scale model kits of aircraft and other subjects.
		Airfix was founded in 1939 by a Hungarian businessman called Nicholas Kove, initially manufacturing rubber inflatable toys.
		However Airfix's range of military vehicles though packaged as 1/72 are generally accepted as actually being OO or 1/76 scale.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Airfix (1984 words)

	The Adrenaline Vault Review of Airfix Dogfighter (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Airfix, one of Europe's most well-known model manufacturers, has teamed up with the folks at EON Digital and Paradox Entertainment to bring the world of model airplanes home in the form of an action-flight game.
		The overall effect of the graphics in Airfix Dogfighter is the whimsical portrayal of mock battles in an environment suitable for the whole family.
		Airfix Dogfighter can hardly be compared to a flight simulator with the mild exception of the fact that the basic aeronautical controls tend to behave similarly.
	www.avault.com /reviews/print_review.asp?game=airfix (2772 words)

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		Hornby was among those linked with a move for Airfix and today the firm pledged to reinvigorate the firm.
		Airfix has its origins in a company founded in London in 1939 by Hungarian-born Nicholas Kove which manufactured cheap rubber toys filled with air.
		Due to its massive popularity, Airfix became one of the first toy companies to have its own magazine, in 1960, and it gradually expanded through acquiring a number of other companies, including Meccano.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2006/11/10/bcnairfix10.xml (680 words)

	Airfix Plastic Model Kit (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The name 'Airfix' is synonymous with the hobby of constructing plastic models of aircraft, tanks and ships.
		Airfix Ltd has been around since 1939, but didn't produce its first plastic model kit until 1949.
		In the new millenium they are churning out many new releases, including models that would never previously have been thought of - such as the English soccer team, and models that include paints, glue and paint brush in the box.
	www.frontlinehobbies.com.au /templates/airfix_plastic_model_kit.htm (127 words)

	Airfix - Ashley Pomeroy-wiki
		Airfix tried to expand, but its purchase of Meccano in 1971 turned out to be a terrible mistake.
		Airfix was bought by Palitoy, a division of General Mills, and production was moved to France, where one of General Mills' subsidiaries still made Meccano.
		Airfix makes a wide range of models, although it has been a long time since they were on sale in great numbers in general toyshops; the internet has been handy for Airfix fans, and the company has a website.
	ashleypomeroy.slab.org /index.php/Airfix (1516 words)

	BBC/OU Open2.net - Management & Organisations - Airfix flies again
		Whereas the advantage of Airfix now being part of an established company like Hornby, is that they have an existing infrastructure and therefore they can now bolt on incremental turnover, without adding significant incremental costs to their business infrastructure.
		And if the parent can see the Airfix brand on the kit, or a grandparent can see the Airfix brand and they can remember back to their childhood, that is obviously going to help endorse that product to that generation of buyer.
		Airfix was founded in 1939 by an émigré Hungarian called Nicholas Cove, quite an entrepreneurial chap, and set up a business in England called Airfix.
	open2.net /moneyandmanagement/management_organisation/video_extras/airfix.html (2042 words)

	Last year's model: Airfix goes bust \| \| Guardian Unlimited Business
		The loss of Airfix came as a blow to a hard core of loyal fans such as self-confessed anorak Jeremy Brook, of the Airfix Collectors Club.
		Airfix, a victim of increased TV viewing, game consoles and internet-based games, went into receivership in 1981 when it was bought by Palitoy, part of the American General Mills toy group, and production moved to France.
		Airfix was once so popular it was one of the first toy companies to have its own magazine.
	business.guardian.co.uk /story/0,,1862203,00.html (462 words)

	Airfix - End of a Era ...? - Military Photos
		Airfix has gone into administration, prompting an outpouring of nostalgia for the kit models.
		Although Airfix were the market leaders (their first kit was a Spitfire, launched in 1955), they became a sort of generic name for any plastic, injection-moulded model kit - usually of some kind of military machine.
		Airfix prices have also risen sharply in recent years.
	www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=90293 (1137 words)

	Airfix: Dogfighter Review (no fat)
		Airfix Dogfighter is World War II with a serious twist.
		The kid's imagination is quite active, and he pretends he is a World War II pilot which contorts reality to the point where the kitchen, the bathroom and the living room become war fields.
		The hard and maybe a little bit annoying part in Airfix: Dogfight's gameplay is the rather abrupt difficulty change in the later part of the campaigns.
	www.egamers.org /PC/377 (916 words)

	Airfix Models / Kits Online In The UK
		Airfix was founded in 1939 by a Hungarian businessman called Nicholas Kove, who manufactured rubber toys filled with air.
		The advent of the war put a halt on the growth of the company and after the war new uses were sought for the company’s skills.
		Today Airfix has a range of over 200 model kits sold all over the world and is the UK’s top model and hobby brand.
	www.modelsforsale.com /airfix_models.htm (419 words)

	Amazon.ca: Airfix: Celebrating 50 Years of the World's Greatest Plastic Kits: Books: Arthur Ward (Site not responding. Last check: )
		He is the leading expert on the history of model kits and his first book ‘The Model World of ‘Airfix’ was published in 1984: a slim volume that only told part of the story, but prior to this it has been the standard history of the famous kit manufacturer.
		Yes, there are better detailed and more modern kits available in hobby stores today, but the old-fashioned offerings of Airfix, heavy-handed rivet detail, thick canopies and all continue to hold a special place in the hearts of those of us who have been with this hobby for several decades.
		Part of the problem is that there are some bits of Airfix history which really aren't worth celebrating but which the author has presumably felt duty bound to include to the detriment of the overall package and it's also very frustrating to find references in the text to kits which aren't illustrated in the book.
	www.amazon.ca /Airfix-Celebrating-Worlds-Greatest-Plastic/dp/0007163703 (966 words)

	Greig's Toy Museum
		A great passion of mine when I was younger was building Airfix models, and though I have had a few dabblings with this over the last few years, I found that when casting an adult's eye over my work, my ambition seemed to outstrip my abilities.
		As an adult one of the things I love about Airfix models is the box art, a lot of which has remained unchanged since I was a boy-surely a testament to its enduring quality and appeal.
		Airfix seems to have made a very broad interpretation of the jurisdiction of a military policeman.
	www.btinternet.com /~valandgreig.chisholm/collectables/airfix/airfix_main.htm (1439 words)

	Airfix Dogfighter (PC) PC Game reviews - CNET Reviews
		Airfix Dogfighter isn't the most graphically outstanding game, but you'll appreciate the degree to which attention was paid to properly scaling the planes to the environments.
		Airfix Dogfighter tries to make up for the lack of ornate detail in the environments by placing numerous miscellaneous objects in them, and sometimes it works.
		Airfix Dogfighter's gameplay centers on a campaign mode in which initially you select to fly for either the Axis or Allied forces, each of which have ten successive missions.
	reviews.cnet.com /pc-games/airfix-dogfighter-pc/4505-9696_7-30977459.html (1432 words)

	Last year's model: Airfix goes bust \| Business \| guardian.co.uk
		Airfix, a victim of increased TV viewing, game consoles and internet-based games, went into receivership in 1981 when it was bought by Palitoy, part of the American General Mills toy group, and production moved to France.
		Airfix dates back to 1949, and has its origins in a company founded in London by Hungarian-born Nicholas Kove, which made cheap rubber toys filled with air.
		Airfix was once so popular it was one of the first toy companies to have its own magazine.
	www.guardian.co.uk /business/2006/aug/31/money.uknews (572 words)

	Airfix: A history of Britains First Scale Plastic Model Kit Company
		Airfix is the oldest UK manufacturer of scale plastic model kits and has been producing kits for the mass market since 1952.
		Airfix produce a wide range of plastic kit models aimed at all types of scale modellers with subjects such as; military aircraft, ships, cars, dioramas and more recently licensed products such as Wallace and Gromit, and shortly Doctor Who.
		In the late 1940s Airfix was approached by Harry Ferguson (the tractor manufacturer) to make a cheap model of one of his tractors that could be used by his sales team as a promotional tool.
	www.airfix.com /about-airfix (697 words)

	Gaugemaster - Airfix
		The name Airfix evokes a sense of nostalgia in many people, bringing back memories of building that first Spitfire kit on the kitchen table.
		Airfix are probably best known for their range of both military and civilian plastic aircraft kits, ranging from 1/72nd to 1/24th scale, and spanning from the inter-war period to the present day.
		The whole Airfix range can also be complimented by the Gaugemaster range of scenics, which can be used to build or enhance dioramas and scenes.
	www.gaugemaster.com /airfix.html (464 words)

	The History of Airfix
		Airfix was one of the very few "toy" companies to have their own magazine.
		Airfix was bought by Palitoy, a part of the American General Mills toy group.
		Airfix moulds are run in the Heller factories in France and without a product supply, Airfix had to cease trading.
	pws.prserv.net /gbinet.dbjames/win.htm (1313 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Sticky future for kitmaker Airfix
		In its heyday, Airfix specialised in planes, ships and tanks of World War II - among them favourites such as the Spitfire fighter and Lancaster bomber.
		The appointed administrator, Keith Hinds, told BBC Radio Four's Today programme that Airfix was an "iconic brand" which was "capable of onward sale and investment".
		Jeremy Brook, of the Airfix Collectors Club, said it was a sad day for those with fond memories of having sticky fingers as they struggled with often intricate kit arrangements.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/5301438.stm (425 words)

	Amazon.com: Airfix (Airfix Products): Books: Arthur Ward (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It's a nostalgic reminder of kits long vanished, but with a happy ending: Airfix is now re-releasing 40 kits a year, bringing back some models not seen in two decades.
		Airfix has all the information important to collectors, from complete range listings to production dates.
		Packed with color photos of every model Airfix ever built, this is for anyone who has ever stuck their fingers together with model cement or watched as an Airfix Messerschmitt plummeted to its fiery end from a bedroom window.
	www.amazon.com /Airfix-Products-Arthur-Ward/dp/0007163703 (1404 words)

	eBay.ie - airfix, Model Kits, Toy Soldiers, Trains Railway Models items at low prices (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Airfix 4 packs Indian Wild West soldiers new and boxed
		Airfix 1-32 Ford Cortina Cansas Cruiser Mint unbuiltkit
		Airfix Toranado GR4 in box unmade 1/72 nd scale
	search.ebay.ie /airfix_W0QQfsopZ1 (413 words)

	Airfix MTC
		The Airfix MTC system was introduced in 1980 and used 20v AC on the track with a superimposed control signal.
		Unfortunately it was only produced for about 18 months when Airfix went into receivership and the concept was not developed but dropped.
		My Airfix MTC interest had begun as part of the research into the Airfix Web Site and I had acquired various locomotives and was fortunate to pick up three boxed, unused, MTC Controller Sets each containing a main controller, two hand controllers and two locomotive modules.
	www.traincollectors.org.uk /airfix_mtc.htm (694 words)

	BBC/OU Open2.net - Money & Management Blog - Airfix: kit, model or toy?
		Researching this piece, I was amazed to discover that the original product concept was not for a kit of parts but for a completed model – in the very first instance, of a Ferguson tractor.
		But although the injection-moulded parts were comparatively cheap, assembly added significantly to the costs, and so someone, somewhere, came up with what is now arguably the defining characteristic of an Airfix product – self-assembly from a kit of parts.
		Airfix originally prospered at a time when World War II was recent memory and Britain still considered itself an engineering power.
	www.open2.net /blogs/money/index.php/money/2007/12/03/airfix_kit_model_or_toy (705 words)

	Starship Modeler - Airfix Orion Spacecraft Preview
		Airfix has released theirs three times, including now (early 2000).
		Previous experience with Airfix decals indicates the use of solvents to get them to lay down nicely.
		In it's defense, the Airfix kit is probably easier to prepare for a metallic finish, and it does go together almost painlessly.
	www.starshipmodeler.com /2001/pre_airfix_orion.htm (678 words)

	Quizerama - QI: Airfix - Britain's Next Top Model?
		Airfix has been bought by model train giant Hornby, which plans to rebuild the brand.
		One of the first tasks facing Airfix is to attract a younger fan to modelling.
		Airfix initially planned to get the first of its new Doctor Who kits on the shelves in time for the Christmas selling season.
	quiztimeuk.blogspot.com /2007/12/airfix-britains-next-top-model.html (874 words)

	Airfix :: Resources (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The TSR.2 is Airfix’s most anticipated kit launch for many years.
		Limited to a run of 10,000 pieces, they are already highly sought-after items with many model shops reporting pre-sell of their entire stock.
		Airfix has ordered an extra 250 kits especially for members of the Airfix clubs.
	airfix.com /cs/news_tsr2.aspx (225 words)

	Airfix 1/12 Doctor Who - Welcome Aboard
		What is particularly nice is that you won't have any difficulty obtaining the colors required for this build as these are included in the kit, along with a set of paint brushes and a tube of cement.
		Airfix not only provides the paints, the full-color instruction book walks you through the painting process.
		Airfix has certainly raised the bar on the state of the art in figures and has certainly leapfrogged over the rest of the industry.
	www.cybermodeler.com /hobby/kits/airfix/kit_airfix_50006.shtml (987 words)

	- The Airfix Tribute Forum - :: 1/48th scale Spitfire MkI - work in progress
		I’ve had my trusty magnifier on them and they seem to be a bit different from the usual Airfix practice in that they seem to me to be half-tone litho printed, rather than screen printed.
		First of all, in fuselage length, with the halves lined up at the rear of the cockpit opening, the Airfix is longer in the nose by about the thickness of the plastic.
		In summary the Airfix Spitfire is slightly longer in the fuselage but slimmer in the beam than the Tamiya kit.
	airfixtributeforum.myfastforum.org /about5614.html (2084 words)

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