Airfix

A 'Cutty Sark' is a short chemise. It comes from a poem by Robbie Burns, Tam O'Shanter, when Tam, a young lad sees some witches dancing in the woo...

One of the most significant ships of the 19th century, the Great Western ocean-going paddle steamer was designed by celebrated British engineer Is...

Some of the most important military vehicles of the Second World War didn't feature huge main guns, neither were they bedecked with ever thicker...

After a successful series of light armoured reconnaissance and liaison vehicles, the Ferret Scout Car saw widespread British and Commonwealth mi...

As Britain prepared for war in the late 1930s, the military weren’t just desperately in need of vast numbers of aircraft, tanks and guns, they al...

Although not generally regarded as one of the most fashionable British aircraft to see service during the Second World War, the Avro Anson was neve...

British Forces Vehicle Crew 1:48 Item code: A03702  The crews of vehicles operating in Afghanistan have to be fully alert to the dangers they fi...

One of the most capable piston-engine fighter aircraft ever produced and the last to enter service with Britain’s Fleet Air Arm, the Hawker Sea Fur...

Brace yourself for a stealthily guarded FAA revelation! A masterpiece of the skies, and now your Airfix workbench, the Supermarine Seafire returns...

Possessing grace, beautifully clean lines and lots of power, several Spitfires would survive the war to become highly distinctive aircraft on the c...

S As the first of 20 modified Avro Lancasters arrived at RAF Scampton on 8th April 1943, the specially assembled volunteer crews of specialist ...

In the months which preceded the start of the Second World War, the Imperial Japanese Navy were arguably the best equipped force of their kind i...

The Armstrong Whitworth Whitley saw action right from the first night of the Second World War when it dropped leaflets over Germany. It then took p...

Sharing the same RAF airfield as the Typhoons which provide Britains Southern sector QRA cover, the historic aircraft of the Battle of Britain ...

The handsome Beagle B.206 Basset was a twin-engined light executive transport and military communications aircraft built by the Beagle Aircraft ...

A TABLETOP GAME OF WORLD WAR II FIGHTER COMBAT: A Tactical Level Air Combat Tabletop Game for Two or More Players. Written by Andy Chambers, 'Bloo...

An aircraft which possibly underlines the capabilities of the modern helicopter more effectively than any other type, the mighty Boeing CH-47 Chino...

The Boulton-Paul Defiant was the only 'turret fighter' to enter service with the RAF. The Defiant used the philosophy that a fighter air...

The second of America's great four-engine heavy bombers of the Second World War, the Consolidated B-24 Liberator began development after the Army A...

About the Aircraft: The P-40 served the United States Army Air Force throughout the Second World War, fighting in Europe, across Asia an...

Building on the success of de Havillands earlier twin engined Dove small passe aircraft, the company's attempt to produce a slightly larger airlin...

The development of the Shooting Star leant heavily on early jet technology supplied by the British, as the Americans were lagging behind both Bri...

About the Aircraft: First flying in 1939, the Focke-Wulf Fw190 proved to be an immediate threat to RAF fighters when introduced in late 194...

Airfix - 1:72 Gloster Gladiator Mk.I/II The Gloster Gladiator was developed from the Gloster Gauntlet as a private venture and represented both th...

With the RAF already operating Phantoms initially intended for the Royal Navy at Leuchars air base in Fife, the withdrawal of HMS Ark Royal in 197...

The end of the Second World War saw the victorious Allied nations desperately attempting to secure details of German jet technology and high speed ...

As one of the most successful post war Soviet jet fighter designs, the MiG 17 was coveted by other Warsaw Pact nations, who were keen to upgrade ...

A firm favourite since its debut in 1960, the 1:72 SR-N1 Hovercraft makes its introduction to the Vintage Classic range; news which is sure to sti...

The first production Spitfire Mk.I was delivered to RAF No.19 Squadron at Duxford on 4th August 1938, heralding the arrival of a future aviation ic...

The Swift still holds the honour of being the first swept-wing jet fighter in RAF service. The FR.5 proved itself in the reconnaissance role, winni...

The Valiant was the first of the RAF’s V Bomber trio to enter service. The most conventional of the three designs, it was also the first to drop ...

As US bomber operations began to take place at airfields all over Southern England from the summer of 1942, the vehicles used in servicing their ...

About the Vehicle: This landing vehicle was designed for the US Army, and later used by the British Army. Although usually associated with t...

The Type 97 Medium, known as the Chi Ha, was the main battle tank of the Imperial Japanese Army during WWII. Entering service in 1937, the Chi Ha...