September 4, 200718 yr As a member of the generation that built plastic aeroplanes before we started trials I'm saddened to hear that Airfix have just gone tits-up. RIP Airfix.
September 4, 200718 yr As a member of the generation that built plastic aeroplanes before we started trials I'm saddened to hear that Airfix have just gone tits-up. RIP Airfix. No way!!! What excuse will small boys have for sniffing glue now?
September 4, 200718 yr A sad day indeed. Happy memories of ruining a clear cockpit canopy by holding it in place with a glue covered finger or trying to finalise the position of a roundel transfer on a wing and trying once to often to centralise it, only for it to split in two! However I still have a boxed, unmade Spitfire and a full array of paints squirreled away for a rainy day or Jezza jnr.
September 4, 200718 yr I think you've picked up on some year old news, they went tit's up this time last year. The good news is that Hornby took on the range & have infact made at least one new kit release since the takeover.
September 12, 200718 yr They were caught out by Heller SA the FRENCH company that held the moulds and manufactured the plastics going belly up. Hornby seem to have pulled the fat out of the fire and are planning to continue the range probably by sub-contracting to China(whoopi doo). Humbrol had sold the Heller concern to the French Management team but contracted them to produce the kits. Edited September 12, 200718 yr by Telecat
September 12, 200718 yr Hornby seem to have pulled the fat out of the fire and are planning to continue the range probably by sub-contracting to China So that means non of the parts are going to fit together properly, Great...
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