The artist whose iconic work adorned Airfix model aeroplane boxes has put the final batch of his orginal sketches and drawings up for sale for £20,000. Roy Cross, 90, of Kent, was the principal artist ...

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 ...

Toy company Airfix, famous for making models of toy planes and tanks, is targeting a new generation of female scientists by creating a new line for girls. For many the name of the company brings back ...

Biggest ever collection of Airfix models to be auctioned A collection of more than 1,200 model kits - many of them vintage Airfix - are to be sold today in the biggest auction of its kind. The vintage ...

Avi-8 has launched a new collection of special edition timepieces in collaboration with Airfix, the UK’s oldest manufacturer of scale model kits. If, like me, you have fond memories of making Airfix ...

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Airfix models and their accompanying Humbrol paints are set to take off again as children's ...

For any overgrown Airfix enthusiasts who have clung on to their prized collections, it is an opportunity to dig them out of the loft, dust them down and finally give them the attention they deserve. A ...

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 ...

Though traditional flight simulation fans may be turned off by its unrealistic design, there's no denying that Airfix Dogfighter delivers a fun gaming experience. When you first see the list of planes ...

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 ...