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The Boys' Book of Airfix: Who Says You Ever Have to Grow Up?

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This is a very interesting book on the history of Airfix. As a kid growing up I had the pleasure of building many of their model planes and cars which were either given as gifts or I purchased with my allowance. A very good read.

Yes, this book is filled with lovely color photographs of mostly Airfix box or end tag art and does offer up some model photographs, but it is, in fact, a corporate history. Airfix did more than offer model kits; it was into housewares. That might not fascinate us old guys who built Airfix models in the very late 50s and early 60s, but it's kind of interesting. If you're looking for the inside tales of why what was offered, well, not so much. If you're wondering what happened to old molds, or why some kits once had different brand names, then you're in luck.

This is a beautiful book with vibrant, full-color pictures and a comprehensive history of the company. It covers everything from models to figures, and goes into detail about the artists and product packaging. An amazing read and for the Amazon.com price, you can't beat it!

A great and useful history of this prolific company and its wide range of products. I gives us "yanks" a better understanding of one of the premier model companies of the late 20th century. Those looking for a checklist of model kits will not be disappointed, as one is included at the end of the book. All in all, a great read.

Having put together Airfix kits since the 1950s (very badly at that time, a bit better nowadays) I was delighted to get this history of Airfix. Excellent book, well written, and gives the story of Airfix with just the right detail. An appendix actually has a chronological listing of the kits (just a few pages, perfect) and the book itself goes through the founding and development of the company and the introduction of it's products.

For those of us in the sixties the book brings back frequent memories of the kits that we struggled with in our childhood. Amazingly, many of these kits are still available, and still made by Airfix, most of them improved, so a younger generation can still enjoy making them, and being occasionally frustrated by them. Keep that plastic solvent of the clear plastic!