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Airfix Kits

Trevor Pask

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English
Shire Publications
20 May 2012
Series: Shire Library
With the aid of stringy glue and scalpel-sliced fingers, young and old have turned display cabinets and bedrooms into mini-museums, or tiny battlefields. This book looks at the fascinating tale of this British company a pioneer in the world of modelling as well as its products, its changing fortunes over the years, and its links with popular culture. Using colour images, Trevor Pask explores this thriving pastime, allowing Airfix kit lovers to indulge in a nostalgic journey and those new to the hobby an intriguing insight into its history.

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Imprint:   Shire Publications
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   No. 598
Dimensions:   Height: 210mm,  Width: 149mm,  Spine: 5mm
Weight:   154g
ISBN:   9780747807919
ISBN 10:   0747807914
Series:   Shire Library
Pages:   56
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
How the 'Airfix Kit' Came About The Early Years - Kove, Combs and Kits The Golden Years Something for Everyone: the 1970s Difficult Years and a Renaissance The Airfix Style: Box Art and Packaging Bibliography Index

Trevor Pask has been modelling since childhood, a timespan that includes most of Airfix's existence. He has been writing on modelling subjects for some years and has penned articles and regular columns for several of the major British and European modelling magazines.

Reviews for Airfix Kits

Airfix Kits is a sharp little book about the venerable British model kit company. It's a brisk 56 pages with oodles of color photographs. Written with experience and humor, it's apparent that the author is a long-time modeler... There are more voluminous and focused Airfix books in print (these are referenced in the bibliography), but Shire Books' Airfix Kits fills a niche. Readable in one sitting, it's a concise history at a low price--an ideal book for the hobbyist wishing to save time and money for that next model kit. Andrew Brozyna, Ferrous Lands


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