August 31, 2006
Last call for Airfix?
Iconic model-maker name Airfix faces an uncertain future following parent firm Humbrol's entry into administration.From the BBC.Since 1949, generations of children have struggled over plastic kit parts and tubes of glue. . .
Thirty-one of 41 staff at the Hull firm have lost their jobs, with Grant Thornton of Leeds named administrators.
ADDENDUM: Airfix memories here.
Posted by David on August 31, 2006 9:00 PM
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I had hours of fun making Airfix-models. Of course they eventually all fell victim to my mum’s duster. It's a real shame that things turn out this way for Airfix, although it doesn’t surprise me. Modelling is something of the past; in stead of struggling “over plastic kit parts and tubes of glue” the younger generation spends it’s time glued to a computer screen.
Posted by: kronieker on September 1, 2006 2:19 AM
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