''Airfix Magazine'' was the first British magazine dedicated to the hobby of
plastic model
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ling. It was launched in 1960 in association with the
model kit
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company
Airfix
Airfix is a British brand and former manufacturing company which produced injection-moulded plastic scale model kits. In the U.K., the name 'Airfix' is synonymous with plastic models of this type, often simply referred to as "an airfix kit" even ...
, and ceased publication in 1993. Originally a small-format magazine, it increased in sized eventually to
A4 format
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in January 1976. It covered various scale modelling subjects, including aircraft, railways, ships, vehicles (military and civilian), and military figures.
Although carrying the Airfix branding, the magazine was impartial in its editorial content and featured kits from other manufacturers.
History
The first issue was dated June 1960. The title was taken over by PSL Publications Ltd. in 1967. From 1978, it was produced by a succession of small publishers (with some interruptions) until September 1987. The title was subsequently acquired by Alan W. Hall (Publications) Ltd. and publishing resumed with the September 1988 issue. Occasionally reduced to a