[Youtube] What Happened to Airfix? How UK’s Model Empire Vanished

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What Happened to Airfix? How UK’s Model Empire Vanished If you were a British boy growing up in the 1960s and 70s, Airfix was Saturday morning. The flat box. The grey plastic parts. The smell of polystyrene cement that got on your fingers and never quite came off. It was a ritual — a physical connection to the aircraft your father’s generation had flown. To feed that ritual, a single factory in South London pumped out twenty million kits a year. Spitfires. Lancasters. Tiger tanks. But today that factory is gone. The company that built it was scandalously failed. To understand the downfall of Britain's model empire, you have to start where it all began. With a man, a rubber toy, and a war. Disclaimer: This video is a researched history documentary. The script and story are based on real events and verified sources to the best of our ability. Some visuals are AI generated and used only as illustrative context when authentic archival photos are limited, they are not presented as real photographs of the exact people or locations unless stated. Any archival images or footage shown belong to their respective owners and are used in a transformative way for commentary, education, criticism, and historical analysis under Fair Use. YOUTU.BE  26/04/2026 09:53:04  Generated by Gmail URL Link Preview by cloudHQ

[aviationmegastore] C.30 Autogyro Silver military service Including Belgian AF 1/72

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C.30 Autogyro Silver military service Including Belgian AF Complete plastic kit with 5 decal options ( Yugoslavia, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Argentina). EX RS models WWW.AVIATIONMEGASTORE.COM  27/03/2026 11:28:28  Generated by Gmail URL Link Preview by cloudHQ

[aviationmegastore] 1/32 Belgian Fouga CM170 Magister decals 1/48 Belgian Fouga CM170 Magister correction set for AMK

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Belgian Fouga CM170 Magister "solo + dual". Belgian Air Force special paint for the 2006 and 2007 solo display and dual display. Fouga numbers MT26 and MT48. All markings. Some decals made from the same files we used to paint the real ones! Including pilot helmet decals. Made for the DACO kit (1:32) and AMK 1:48 kits. Instructions: https://fouga.be/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/instructies_solo_dual.pdf WWW.AVIATIONMEGASTORE.COM  27/03/2026 11:46:54  Generated by Gmail URL Link Preview by cloudHQ

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Fouga CM170 Magister "Bluebird" . Belgian Fouga "Bluebird". Belgian Air Force special paint between 1989 and 2002. Fouga numbers MT30, MT14 and MT36. All versions, all markings (30, 35, 40, 50 years + solo displays). Including pilot helmet decals. Made for the 1:32 DACO kit.Belgian Air Force special paint between 1989 and 2002. Fouga numbers MT30, MT14 and MT36. All versions, all markings (30, 35, 40, 50 years + solo displays). Including pilot helmet decals. Made for the 1:32 DACO kit. Instructions: https://fouga.be/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/instructies_bluebird.pdf WWW.AVIATIONMEGASTORE.COM  27/03/2026 11:48:32  Generated by Gmail URL Link Preview by cloudHQ

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Belgian Fouga CM170 Magister correction set for AMK "Last of the many" kit with correction and missing decals.  Instructions:  WWW.AVIATIONMEGASTORE.COM  27/03/2026 11:49:52  Generated by Gmail URL Link Preview by cloudHQ

Deux magister are preserved and on display at the 1Winging Historical Centre

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[ICM][Scale modelling] 💥Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe in 1:72 scale — available this April!

Not a Belgian subject but a model I wait since years.

I like it (love it) so much I already ordered 2

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[aviationmegastore] 1/72 Pilatus PC-7MKX (Switzerland, French AF, Belgian AF, Dutch AF)

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Pilatus PC-7 Astra Mk.II 'International' new tool, 3D designed master incl. 3D printed details, masks WWW.AVIATIONMEGASTORE.COM  02/04/2026 18:44:43  Generated by Gmail URL Link Preview by cloudHQ

[Magister Aviation][scale model] We wil soon release our newest and biggest project yet! Model decals for the Belgian Air Force Fouga Solo Displays

[AMC Newsletter - numéro 5 - Février 2026]

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