| "Curtiss Tomahawk IIB 1:72 Air Fix Small Starter Set" |
| "The P40 in its various incarnations served in the United States Army Air Force throughout the Second World War fighting in Europe across Asia and in the deserts of North Africa The first model to see active service the P40B proved to be an effective and tough low-level fighter able to withstand heavy enemy fire and bring its pilot home safely Paint Scheme - Curtiss Tomahawk IIB Flown by Pilot Officer Neville Duke No112 Squadron Fort Maddalena Libya 1941Airfix Starter Sets are ideal for beginners Each Small Starter Set includes glue brush and four acrylic paints - all that is needed to complete a fabulous first kit!"
Price: 12.99 |
| "HMS Victory Air Fix Small Starter Set" |
| "Probably the most famous warship ever HMS Victory is still to be seen in Portsmouth Dockyard This great miniature model is a fun way to start modelling Paint Scheme - HMS VictoryAirfix Starter Sets are ideal for beginners Each Small Starter Set includes glue brush and four acrylic paints - all that is needed to complete a fabulous first kit!"
Price: 10.49 |
| "RAF Red Arrows Gnat 1:72 Air Fix Small Starter Set" |
| "Originally designed as a lightweight fighter the Gnat in its two seater training form became the RAF Red Arrows' aerobatic aircraft recognised across the world by their distinctive red livery Paint Scheme - FollandHawker Siddeley Gnat T1 The RAF Red Arrows RAF Kemble Gloucsetershire England 197879Airfix Starter Sets are ideal for beginners Each Small Starter Set includes glue brush and four acrylic paints - all that is needed to complete a fabulous first kit!"
Price: 12.99 |
| "Messerschmitt Bf109E-3 1:72 Air Fix Small Starter Set" |
| "The prototype Bf109A first flew in 1935 The later E model was more powerful and better armed and by the summer of 1940 over 500 were in service for the offensive against Great Britain By this time the 109E had already proved to be a competent fighter aircraft in the skies above Poland France and the low countries It met its match over England and was shown to be inferior to the RAFs Spitfire Paint Scheme - Messerschmitt Bf109E-3 aircraft flown by Obit Werner Pichon-Kalau von Hofe IIIJG 51 France 1940Airfix Starter Sets are ideal for beginners Each Small Starter Set includes glue brush and four acrylic paints - all that is needed to complete a fabulous first kit!"
Price: 11.99 |
| "North American Mustang Mk.IV 1:72 Air Fix Small Starter Set" |
| "The North American P51 Mustang is viewed as one of the iconic American fighters of the Second World War Designed to an RAF specification the Mustang was transformed once the Rolls Royce Merlin engine was installed Its long range and excellent firepower made it a superb escort fighter able to protect the bombers all the way to Berlin and back After the war the P51 saw service in Korea and was used by some air arms up until the early 1980s"
Price: 10.49 |
| "Focke Wulf FW190A-8 1:72 Air Fix Small Starter Set" |
| "First flying in 1939 the Focke-Wulf Fw190 proved to be an immediate threat to RAF fighters when introduced in late 1941 being faster and more manoeuvrable than the Spitfire V6 then in service This A-8 version was the most numerous and heavily armed variant which entered service in 1944 as an attempt to stop the Allied daylight raids however by then the new Allied fighters had begun to outclass it"
Price: 12.99 |
| "Willys MB Jeep 1:72 Air Fix Small Starter Set" |
| "The Willys Jeep officially designated Truck 12 ton 4x4 is the best known of all the American vehicles of the Second World War Originally intended to be a command and reconnaissance car it became the most versatile of all vehicles Able to be armed with machine guns and to tow small artillery pieces the Jeep was essential to the Allied war effort"
Price: 12.99 |
| "Douglas A4-B Skyhawk 1:72 Air Fix Medium Starter Set" |
| "The A4-B was the second variant of the Skyhawk and one of the first to see combat in the skies over Vietnam where it was involved in the early stages of the conflict with later version serving throughout the campaign Due to its small size the A4 was able to operate off the smaller World War Two era Essex Class carriers but it could still carry a useful payload to its target"
Price: 14.99 |
| "De Havilland Vampire T.11 1:72 Air Fix Medium Starter Set" |
| "The de Havilland Vampire was the second jet fighter to enter RAF service coming after the Gloster Meteor Featuring a twin boom fuselage which was to become a common feature of de Havilland designs the Vampire proved a capable early jet fighter The Vampire T11 trainer was developed from the fighter versions and served the RAF until 1967 It was an excellent trainer and examples continue to fly today both in the UK and further afield"
Price: 15.49 |
| "Hawker Harrier GR.1 1:72 Air Fix Medium Starter Set" |
| "Known affectionately as the Jump Jet the Harrier GR1 was the first vertical take-off and landing aircraft flown operationally by the RAF coming into service in 1969 It soon become a crowd favourite drawing huge crowds whenever it was putting on its unique display"
Price: 12.99 |
| "Hawker Typhoon Mk.Ib 1:72 Air Fix Medium Starter Set" |
| "Designed initially to replace the Hawker Hurricane as the complementary high-altitude fighter to the Supermarine Spitfire the Typhoon instead found its fame as a low-altitude ground-attack aircraft spearheading the airbourne assault through occupied Europe after D-Day Designed around the enormous 24-cylinder Napier Sabre the Typhoon has a tough gestation before maturing as a capable low-level fighter-bomber devastating German armour in Normandy and beyond"
Price: 15.49 |
| "Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat 1:72 Air Fix Medium Starter Set" |
| "The Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat was an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that began service with both the United States Navy and the British Royal Navy with high air combat kill-to-loss ratios The Wildcat was built throughout the war to serve on escort carrier where larger and heavier fighters could not be used"
Price: 14.16 |
| "WWII German Infantry Multipose Starter Set 1:32 Air Fix Starter Set Figures" |
| "WWII German Infantry were easily identifiable by their grey uniforms and distinctive coal scuttle helmets they were often armed with either Mauser rifles or MP40 submachine guns; both effective and accurate weapons Support was provided by the fearsome MG34 and MG42 machine guns Both boasted a rapid rate of fire and a distinctive noise that would echo across any battlefield"
Price: 15.49 |
| "English Electric Lightning F.2A 1:72 Air Fix Large Starter Set" |
| "The English Electric Lightning was a supersonic jet fighter aircraft of the Cold War era noted for its great speed It is the only all-British Mach 2 fighter and was the first aircraft in the world capable of cruising at Mach speeds It could also carry the awesome Firestreak missile"
Price: 17.49 |
| "75th Anniversary D-Day Sea Assault Air Fix Gift Set" |
| "While the first Allied soldiers landed in Normandy via parachute during the night of the 5th and 6th of June 1944 the vast majority of the liberating Allied troops would have to come via the sea landing on Normandy's beaches under heavy fire and fighting their way inland The Allies had various different types of landing craft for getting men ashore Some were very large like the Landing Ship Tank (LST) some much smaller like the small amphibious DUKW but it was the Higgins LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel) which proved to be one of the most important types used Employed to transport the majority of US Personnel as well as many British troops when they were used by the Royal Navy they were vital because they could very quickly offload men and small vehicles such as Jeeps while under fire Jeeps were vital because they offered the Allies mobility in the earliest hours of the campaign The LCVPs were also able to return fire with their compliment of two 30 inch machine guns helping to protect the troops that they were disembarking Overall D-day was a success thanks in no small part to the work of boats like these and their crews"
Price: 25.49 |
| "75th Anniversary D-Day Air Assault Air Fix Gift Set" |
| "On the eve of June the 6th 1944 the vast majority of mainland Europe was either under the control of Hitler's Nazi regime or heavily influenced by it Only Britain stood free in Europe and openly opposed the fascist regime then seeking to control the world Supported by the United States and Canada as well as troops from the then occupied nations the 6th of June marked the Western Allies return to France after the humiliation of the evacuation from Dunkirk in 1940 The invasion required the Allies to hold total air superiority over the Normandy landing grounds The lead up to the day had seen thousands of sorties carried out by Allied aircraft From heavy bombers relentlessly pounding targets of strategic important in France to fighter bombers such as the Hawker Typhoon that attacked enemy troop formations and smaller targets - the Allied air assault was total Due to the distance from Normandy to the UK once the Allied had a foothold on the French coast small temporary airfields were immediately established which gave the Allies the opportunity to fly more sorties and to be closer to the action Some of these airfields were so close to the frontline they suffered mortar attacks These airfields were to prove their worth and with the help of Allied airpower Hitler's armies were pushed further and further back culminating in the defeat of Nazi Germany just eleven months later"
Price: 26.49 |
| "RMS Titanic Gift Set 1:400 Air Fix Gift Set" |
| "RMS Titanic was an Olympic-class passenger liner owned by the White Star Lineand built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast NI On the night of 14 April 1912 during her maiden voyage Titanic hit an iceberg and sank two hours and forty minutes later early on 15 April 1912 with the loss of 1514 lives At the time of her launching in 1912 she was the largest passenger steamship in the world"
Price: 51.49 |
| "RMS Titanic Gift Set 1:700 Air Fix Gift Set" |
| "RMS Titanic was an Olympic-class passenger liner owned by the White Star Lineand built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast NI On the night of 14 April 1912 during her maiden voyage Titanic hit an iceberg and sank two hours and forty minutes later early on 15 April 1912 with the loss of 1514 lives She was the largest passenger steamship in the world at launch"
Price: 24.99 |
| "RMS Titanic Starter Set Air Fix Gift Set" |
| "This smaller scale Titanic is a perfect way to build this iconic subject if your modelling skills are in the early stages Coming in less parts that the larger scale versions on this page and with some pre-coloured it gives the opportunity for anyone to create a lovely model"
Price: 18.99 |
| "Curtiss Hawk 81-A-2 1:72 Series 1 Air Fix Model Kit" |
| "With the Hurricanes and Spitfires of the RAF being needed for home defence duties the arrival of large numbers of American Curtiss Tomahawk fighters allowed older aircraft to be replaced in North Africa and the Middle East Able to withstand significant battle damage the Tomahawk was to see extensive service in these theatres and pose a considerable threat to their Luftwaffe and Regia Aeronautica adversaries Not generally regarded as one of the most accomplished fighter aircraft of the Second World War the Curtiss Tomahawk series proved absolutely crucial during the first two years of the conflict Built to an extremely high standard and in full scale production at the outbreak of war the Tomahawk was made available to overseas air forces allowing an immediate increase in their aircraft strength and taking the pressure of their indigenous manufacturing programmes Effectively the new Curtiss fighter allowed the Royal Air Force to continue fighting on a number of fronts without placing an increased burden on their existing forces Serving in the deserts of North Africa and in the Middle East RAF and Commonwealth Tomahawks eventually went on to equip sixteen Squadrons forcing the Luftwaffe to commit more aircraft to these theatres In the hands of a capable pilot the Tomahawk was a match for most of the Axis aircraft it could potentially meet in combat"
Price: 11.49 |
| "North American P-51D Mustang 1:72 Series 1 Air Fix Model Kit" |
| "The North American P51 Mustang is viewed as one of the iconic American fighters of the Second World War Designed to an RAF specification the Mustang was transformed once the Rolls Royce Merlin engine was installed Its long range and excellent firepower made it a superb escort fighter able to protect the bombers all the way to Berlin and back After the war the P51 saw service in Korea and was used by some air arms up until the early 1980s"
Price: 11.49 |
| "Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero 1:72 Series 1 Air Fix Model Kit" |
| "When the Japanese Zero first entered service in 1940 it was without doubt the most advanced naval fighter in the world and quickly earned a reputation as a ruthless dogfighter In early engagements the Zero proved so effective that pilots were able to post an almost unbelievable victory ratio of 12 to 1 against their adversaries As the Wehrmacht began its march across Europe in 1940 little attention was being given to developments in the Far East Following years of re-arming and upgrading the Japanese Navy could boast some of the most advanced naval aircraft in the world within its inventory including the superb Mitsubishi A6M Zero This long range Naval fighter would be at the forefront of Japan&8217;s expansionist ambitions throughout WWII and in the early war years proved to be unequalled in the Pacific region Possessing exceptional manoeuvrability the Zero quickly earned a reputation as a dogfighter and Allied pilots quickly learned to avoid a slow turning fight with this beautifully balanced aircraft As the fighter aircraft to beat in the Pacific American pilots soon developed tactics that avoided playing into the hands of the Zero and began to score victories As newer fighters began to enter service the A6M Zero began to show its weaknesses which were a lack of armour protection for the pilot and no self-sealing fuel tanks in the wing Using their &8216;boom and zoom&8217; hit and run tactics the Americans finally began to get the measure of the feared Zero"
Price: 10.99 |
| "Messerschmitt Bf109E-4 1:72 Series 1 Air Fix Model Kit" |
| "When the diminutive Messerschmitt Bf109 entered service in February 1935 it was one of the most advanced aircraft in the world clearly heralding the future of fighter design Produced in greater quantities than any other fighter aircraft the Bf109 served throughout WWII and was flown by many of the world&8217;s most successful air aces"
Price: 11.49 |
| "Focke Wulf Fw190A-8 1:72 Series 1 Air Fix Model Kit" |
| "First flying in 1939 the Focke-Wulf Fw190 proved to be an immediate threat to RAF fighters when introduced in late 1941 being faster and more manoeuvrable than the Spitfire V then in service This A-8 version was the most numerous and heavily armed variant which entered service in 1944 as an attempt to stop the Allied daylight raids however by then the new Allied fighters had begun to outclass it"
Price: 11.49 |
| "Fokker E.III Eindecker 1:72 Series 1 Air Fix Model Kit" |
| "The EIII variant of this historically important fighter aircraft began to arrive on the Western Front at the end of 1915 and proved to be the definitive version of the aircraft Produced in larger numbers than any other Eindecker the arrival of large numbers of EIIIs allowed the Luftstreitkrafte to deploy specialist fighter &8216;hunting&8217; squadrons for the first time"
Price: 11.49 |
| "Messerschmitt Bf109G-6 1:72 Series 2 Air Fix Model Kit" |
| "Over 12000 of the 'Gustav' G-6 were built from 1943 to 1944 and were armed with two formidable 13mm machine guns enabling the top Luftwaffe aces to record in some cases hundreds of 'kills'"
Price: 12.99 |
| "Gloster Gladiator Mk.I/Mk.II 1:72 Series 2 Air Fix Model Kit" |
| "The Gloster Gladiator was developed from the Gloster Gauntlet as a private venture and represented both the peak and the end of the biplane fighter In many air arms it smoothed the transition to monoplane fighters and in confronting aircraft of its own era it performed well"
Price: 12.99 |
| "De Havilland Vampire T.11 / J-28C 1:72 Series 2 Air Fix Model Kit" |
| "Scheme 1 XK624 CFS Little Rissington September 1972Scheme 2 Vampire J-28C Swedish Historic Flight First entering RAF service in 1952 the De Havilland Vampire T11 trainer was the final UK variant of Britain&8217;s second operational jet fighter and the first advanced jet trainer to adopt a side-by-side seating configuration Unusually the forward section of the fuselage was constructed of plywood adopting manufacturing techniques perfected on the famous wartime Mosquito"
Price: 12.99 |
| "Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I 1:72 Series 2 Air Fix Model Kit" |
| "The Boulton-Paul Defiant was the only &8216;turret fighter&8217; to enter service with the RAF The Defiant used the philosophy that a fighter aircraft armed solely with a turret bristling with machine guns would be able to enter a bomber stream causing havoc and the turret would also enable it to defend itself from enemy fighters During its first few engagements during the Battle of Britain in 1940 enemy pilots were taken by surprise and the Defiant fared well but soon the Luftwaffe pilots worked out its weaknesses especially the lack of forward firing guns and the Defiant was soon relegated to night fighting duties were it fared better"
Price: 12.99 |
| "Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat 1:72 Series 2 Air Fix Model Kit" |
| "The F4F Wildcat was the US Navy's primary carrier borne fighter aircraft at the start of the Second World War Characterised by its stubby appearance the Wildcat had been developed from Gruman's successful range of pre-war biplanes and had entered service with the US Navy a year prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor By the time of the crucial battles from Midway and Guadalcanal the F4F-4 model had become the most numerous varient and new tactics enabled American naval and marine pilots to gain the upper hand on the previously all-conquering Mitsubishi Zero"
Price: 12.99 |
