Airfix Kits (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. Accompanied by color 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.

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