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 ...

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Model Mania will take place on Sunday, February 27, when hangars will be filled with large models nestled amongst the real aircraft. Visitors will be treated to hands-on Airfix model-making activities ...

Airfix, the maker of iconic plastic model aircraft kits, has been rescued by Hornby in a £2.6m deal after owner Humbrol went into receivership The Spitfire was the first Airfix aircraft kit to be ...

Unlike the average Airfix kit, it took far more than the deft application of glue to get this model plane just right. But after more than 24,000 man-hours of effort the magnificent result is the ...