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 ...

Thousands of Airfix and other model kits uncovered in a house in South Shields are expected to make up to £6000 at an auction by Anderson and Garland on 18 July. Compiled over decades, the fine art ...

They were notoriously fiddly to glue together... and took hours to paint. But generations of children spent their precious pocket money on Airfix plastic scale model kits. And as the firm celebrates ...

An incredible Airfix model kit of the Shannon class lifeboat, the John & Elizabeth Allan, lifeboat number 13-36, has been meticulously recreated in exceptional detail. Available to purchase online or ...

Airfix specialised in model planes, ships and tanks of World War II Thousands of Airfix and other model kits are expected to fetch up to £6,000 at auction in Newcastle. The collection, discovered in a ...

It was meant to be a ‘modest little project’ to keep Squadron Leader Howell Davies occupied when he retired from the RAF. Over the next 18 years, building a 1930s biplane in the same way generations ...

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Fans of Airfix models will be able to step back in time and order kits of classic, wartime ...

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 ...

Supporters of a North East RNLI team can now bring home a piece of lifeboat history thanks to an 'incredible' Airfix model kit. The Seahouses RNLI branch is offering enthusiasts a chance to own a ...

But although we’ve all heard of Airfix, hands up anyone who knows where the company is based? No, not Hull: that plant closed in 2008. In fact, it’s in Margate, on the Kent coast. These days, Airfix ...

An artist has saluted two painters who fired generations of youthful imaginations by creating art for Matchbox and Airfix model kit boxes. Mark Postlethwaite tipped his wings in tribute following the ...

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 ...