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Airfix

Airfix is a British brand and former manufacturing company which produced injection-moulded plastic scale model kits. In the UK, the name 'Airfix' has become practically synonymous with plastic models of this type, "they became a sort of generic name for any plastic, injection-moulded model kit".

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Founded
1939
Owner
Hornby plc (2006–present)
Headquarters
United Kingdom
Brands
Kitmaster (1962–2006)
Defunct
2006; 20 years ago (2006)
Fate
Acquired by Humbrol in 1986, until its closure in 2006, becoming a brand

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Model railways

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Airfix

Nodes89
Edges88
Triples152
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022472
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Airfix

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related to history · 19
Airfix → Aurora, Ferguson, Ferguson TE20, Hind, Hungarian, In, Its, James Hay Stevens, Jim Russon, Nicholas Kove, North America, Sir Francis Drake's Golden, Spitfire Mk IX, Supermarine Spitfire, Supermarine Spitfire Mk, The, This, To, Woolworths
related to Decline, purchase by Humbrol · 16
Airfix → Airfix Industries, Airfix's, Bearcats, Calais, France, General Mills, In, Later, MPC, Star Wars, Stutz Bearcat, The, UK, UK Palitoy, United States, US
related to Model railways · 16
Airfix → Airfix's, British, From, Great Western Railway, GWR, Hornby, In, Kitmaster, MTC, Only, OO, Rosebud Kitmaster Ltd, Some, The, Their, UK
related to Video game · 15
Airfix → Airfix Dogfighter, Airfix's Second World War-era, Allies, American Grumman F6F Hellcat, Axis, EON Digital Entertainment, German Messerschmitt Me, Humbrol, In, Komet, Microsoft Windows, Pilots, Players, The, U-boats
related to In popular culture · 14
Airfix → Airfix's, Anglo-centric, BBC TV, BTK, Demand, In, James May's Toy Stories, Lewis Hamilton Formula One, Santander, Scalextric, Spitfire, The, The Airfix, TV
related to Expansion · 13
Airfix → Airfix Magazine, Airfix Magazine Annual, Airfix's, During, Humbrol, Japan, June, Matchbox, October, Patrick Stephens Ltd, The, UK, US
related to Demise of Humbrol and acquisition by Hornby · 9
Airfix → Airfix's, Heller SA, Hornby Hobbies Ltd, Hull, Humbrol, In, In August, In November, Kingston
related to 50th anniversary · 6
Airfix → As, In, Series, Supermarine Spitfire, Supermarine Spitfire Mk, The
related to Hornby era · 6
Airfix → Hornby, India, Most, Old, UK, Under
related to External links · 3
Airfix → August, BBC News, Official

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model kit kits scale aircraft humbrol produced company plastic hornby spitfire range products models uk new airfix's also railways years

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AirfixBrandsKitmaster (1962–2006)1.00infobox
AirfixDefunct2006; 20 years ago (2006)1.00infobox
AirfixFateAcquired by Humbrol in 1986, until its closure in 2006, becoming a brand1.00infobox
AirfixFounded19391.00infobox
AirfixFounderNicholas Kove1.00infobox
AirfixHeadquartersUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
AirfixOwnerHornby plc (2006–present)1.00infobox
AirfixParentHumbrol (1986–2006)1.00infobox
AirfixProductsScale model cars, aircraft, ships, commercial vehicles, military vehicles, railways1.00infobox
AirfixTypePrivate (1939–86)1.00infobox
AirfixWebsiteuk.airfix.com1.00infobox
Airfixis aBritish brand and former manufacturing company which produced injection-moulded plastic scale model kits0.90text

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