Showing posts with label BRITISH. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BRITISH. Show all posts
Saturday, 26 June 2010
Support our Brave Boys and Girls!
Support our Brave Boys and Girls: http://www.armedforcesday.org.uk/
Saturday, 19 April 2008
Wednesday, 19 March 2008
Classic line up
UK and US warpalnes, early 1960s Top-bottom: Chance-Vought RF8, Not sure what the turboprop tanker is (anyone like to tell me, please?), De Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen, Douglas A3D Skywarrior , Douglas A4D Skyhawk, Chance-Vought F8, Supermarine Scimitar, McDonnell Douglas F4 Phantom
ACE AIRCRAFT RESPRAYS ( 9 ) Sea Vixen
Redbull Sea Vixen and Hawker Hunter
Sea Vixen, Canberra and Hunter
Friday, 14 March 2008
AIRFIX ART ( 1 ) First Spitfire Kit
Airfix is THE UK manufacturer of plastic scale model kits, mainly of aircraft and military interests in 1/72 scale.
In Britain, the name Airfix is synonymous with the hobby, a plastic model of this type is often simply referred to as "an airfix" even if made by another manufacturer. It's only serious rivals was Revel.
Airfix was founded in 1939 by a Hungarian businessman Nicholas Kove, initially manufacturing rubber inflatable toys. He selected the brand name Airfix to be first alphabetically in any toy catalogue.
In 1947, Airfix introduced injection moulding, initially producing pocket combs. In 1949, it was commissioned to create a promotional model of a Ferguson tractor.
The model was initially moulded in cellulose acetate plastic and hand assembled for distribution to Ferguson sales representatives. To increase sales and lower productions costs, the model was sold in kit form by F. W. Woolworth's retail stores.
In 1952 the first Airfix kit, the Golden Hind, Francis Drake's flagship, on sale in Woolworths, for two shillings
In 1953 the All-time Airfix best-seller released - the "two-bob" Spitfire kit- a 1/72 scale replica 21-part bagged model in light blue plastic, with instructions, and a childhood legend was born.
By the 1960s-1970s the range expanded to include figures, trains, ships, cars and more. Sales ran into millions!
For more loving info and photos on original kits and boxes by Airfix afectionados fly to http://pws.prserv.net/gbinet.dbjames/kits.htm
In 2003, Airfix celebrated the "50th" anniversary of its first aircraft kit, the Supermarine Spitfire. The celebration was actually two years early due to an incorrect 1953 date commonly accepted at the time.
This series of blogs "Airfix Art" is dedicated to the childhood memories of every young boy of a certain age...
Thursday, 13 March 2008
Bristol Beaufighter
Combat damaged by German bullets, but they got it home and it fought again.
The Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter was used as a long-range fighter, fighter-bomber, night fighter, and anti shipping torpedo bomber.
5,928 were built between 1940-46 and it saw combat sevice the world over, used by the RAF, USAF and RAAF-in fact the Aussies didn't retire the Beau, as it was affectinately known until 1960!
Saturday, 8 March 2008
AIRCRAFT MOVIE POSTERS ( 5 ) DAMBUSTERS
Cinema lobby card set
Richard Todd as Squadron Leader Guy Gibson
AIRCRAFT MOVIE POSTERS ( 3 ) 633 SQUADRON
Re-issue poster
Complete set of original cinema lobby cards
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