The 2008 UK Airfix catalogue features model-making kits for Doctor Who and Wallace and Gromit along with the typical military vehicles and soldiers the Airfix brand is famous for. The high-quality 97 page catalogue was aimed at the UK market and is packed with wonderful photographs. Below are a few sample scans.
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I’m pleased to add these five new UK ads for leading model kit producer Airfix. The adverts, from 1982 and 1983, promote some of the kits available at the time as well as the Airfix Modellers Club. The final ad is a Boots the chemist promotion offering a 25% seasonal discount.
You can see my main Airfix post here containing a number of International adverts.
UK. Eagle. 1982.
UK. Eagle. 1983.
UK. Eagle. 1982.
UK. Eagle. 1983.
UK. Eagle. 1983.
This 1983 French market catalogue for the famous Airfix brand is full of eighties model-making goodness from Star Wars to Dukes of Hazzard to the Fall Guy to space themes, nature and racing cars. The following scans are a non-exhaustive look at just some of the pages from this great catalogue.
Airfix catalogue French edition 1983 cover
Airfix catalogue French edition 1983 back cover
Airfix catalogue French edition 1983
Airfix catalogue French edition 1983
Airfix catalogue French edition 1983
Airfix catalogue French edition 1983
Airfix catalogue French edition 1983
Airfix catalogue French edition 1983
Airfix catalogue French edition 1983
Airfix catalogue French edition 1983
Scalecraft Model kits were produced by the Eldon toy company in the UK from the late 1950s up to 1977 when they were taken over by Airfix. Typical Scalecraft sets featured cars, military vehicles, boats and aeroplanes. They came as ‘snap-together’ kits and were sometimes motorised.
UK. Victor. 1975.
France. Pif Gadget. 1979.
British company Airfix began producing model kits for the mass market in 1952. The company produced a wide range of kits aimed at all types of scale modellers. Themes and subjects included military aircraft, civil aircraft, ships, galleons, cars, space, figures, dioramas and military vehicles.
Airfix was founded in 1939 by Nicholas Kove, a refugee from Hungary who originally manufactured rubber inflated tyres.
Information reproduced with thanks from the Airfix official site
UK. Eagle. 1983.
UK. Star Wars Weekly. 1980.
France. Pif Gadget. 1986.
UK. ESB Weekly N° 121. 1980.
UK. Mighty World of Marvel. 1977.
UK. Mighty World of Marvel. 1976.
France. Pif Gadget. 1985.
France. Pif Gadget. 1982.
Denmark. Anders. 1977.
UK. Star Wars Weekly N° 1. 1978.
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