Airfix
Introduction
Arifix kits were present in all phases of my modelling in my
youth. Airfix were the first kits I built between the mid to
late 1950's and were among the last kits I bought in the late
1960's but which I did not built anymore. Among the five most
important brands I remember to have built in my youth, Airfix
had the lead with about 50 kits. Next came Revell with about 35
kits .
In the recollection of my memories of my early 1960's modelling
the brand Airfix is firmly associated with the Superfreighter,
Dakota, Friendship, Heron, and Bristol 192 in silver plastic,
the British bombers Wellington and Lancaster in black and the
Sunderland in white plastic. Being larger aircraft the fuselage
interior generated a feeling of space which was somehow
pleasant for me. Even today I get sweet showers when I hold the
fuselages halves of these kits together.
I have fond memories of some smaller types, too. My first kits,
the Ferguson tractor, the Westland S-55, Supermarine S6b and
Westland Lysander. From the mid 1960's the Auster Antarctic,
the Grumman Gosling, the Avro Anson , the Walrus , the Roland C
II, the B-17, Liberator, the Lockheed Hudson, and the Douglas
Boston.
I had 5 warships from Airfix, too. My favorites were the
H.M.S Nelson, which carried all the main armament of three
triple turrets forward of the superstructure and the slim
H.M.S. Hood. I would never heard of these ships until today had
I not have them from Airfix.
I had some small historical ships, too but cannot remember the
name. I must also had antique cars, but cannot remember if I had
them myself or helped my younger brothers building and painting
them.
Additonal memories about Airfix in context with other brands see
the subpage How it all Began.
Lists of Airfix Kits
Packaging Styles
I will not discuss package styles here, they are well researched
, and are explained in detail in the highly recommended
website
Collecting Airfix Kits. But
I will use them in my lists.
Plasty
Plasty repacked Airfix kits
for distribution in Germany and added German language
instruction sheets. Naturally most Airfix kits I had in my youth
were from Plasty and the specific packaging will be shown here.
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