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Airfix Spitfire trio arrives in Blackpool

Our mates at VisitBlackpool have teamed up with Airfix to bring an amazing tribute to both the toy brand and world-famous Spitfire to one of the major points at Blackpool Illuminations this 1st September to 1st January. Involving the Blackpool Illuminations team, Airfix, and designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen there are three …

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Airfix goes into battle with Company of Heroes for their 3rd assault

This is one outstanding collaboration, the new console version of Company of Heroes 3 going into battle for your eyeballs and teaming up with Airfix. The model maker produce a range of WWII kits and have a huge prize bundle up for grabs HERE, as well as their entire range …

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Dambusters – Bouncy bomb 80 years of age today

Operation “Chastise” as it was known was a raid to take down a few dams on the Ruhr during WWII. In total 19 aircraft went off on this daring mission, loaded up with a load of bombs that bounced, not something we even have in our weaponry arsenal today. Here’s …

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Retro revival time

Demand for vintage Airfix kits has been on the increase of late and so its owners Hornby have decided to do something about it, and we’re all rather excited. Called Kitstarter, this new venture with its fancy new economy moniker lets folk vote on retro sets and thereby decide which …

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