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 ...

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 ...

After decades out of production, the 1:24 scale model plane that thrilled generations of children is back. And it’s being made in Britain! Name: The Spitfire. Age: Born 1959. Appearance: ...

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 ...

THIS Lancaster bomber looks just like a model plane waiting to be glued together as it is being carefully restored in a hanger. The huge WWII aircraft is being taken to pieces as part of a ten year ...

Britain looks to have won the battle of the model aircraft skies, as Airfix announces a plan to bring production back to the UK. Parent firm Hornby says it will return to local manufacturing as a way ...

GIANT aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth is being built piece by piece before being put together in Scotland like the world's biggest Airfix model. These images show the sheer scale of the ...

Before it can fly again, each part of the four-engine plane needs to be stripped-down and checked It might just be the largest aircraft model kit in the world, but needs no small tubes of glue and is ...

Before it can fly again, each part of the four-engine plane needs to be stripped-down and checked It might just be the largest aircraft model kit in the world, but needs no small tubes of glue and is ...