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 ...

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 ...

Roy Cross, who has died the day after his 100th birthday, captured the imagination of generations of young boys as the principal artist for Airfix during the model kits’ heyday in the 1960s and ...

One of the most famous names in toys is back, after going bust. Airfix has been bought by model train giant Hornby, which plans to rebuild the brand. But will today's Playstation generation even ...

Unmade Airfix kits are a model collection 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 ...

Miniature heroes: Airfix models fly from kids' bedrooms to an RAF museum This article was taken from the June 2013 issue of Wired magazine.

How your Airfix model could be a museum piece For any overgrown Airfix enthusiasts who have clung on to their prized collections, it is an opportunity to dig them out of the loft, dust them down ...

The three Dorking school friends who set upon a 45-year adventure to recreate the Battle of Waterloo After several years of painting Airfix toy soldiers, the project has finally reached completion ...

MODEL-MAKER Airfix faced the end of its life today after its parent company collapsed with huge debts. Airfix's plastic kits of Spitfires, Hurricanes and Lancaster bombers have been painstakingly ...

Generations of school children grew up in the 50s and 60s gluing and painting Airfix model planes, from the iconic Spitfire and Lancaster to the Messerschmitt and Fokker - then hanging them from ...