UK company Hornby’s model planes and trains have been made in low-cost emerging markets for decades. Now, piece by piece, production is being brought back home. Hornby’s iconic model plane kit, part ...

LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Model train maker Hornby sped to the rescue of Airfix model planes on Friday, buying the brand from its stricken owner in a 2.6 million pound ($5 million) deal that unites ...

Toy company Airfix, famous for making models of toy planes and tanks, is targeting a new generation of female scientists by creating a new line for girls. For many the name of the company brings back ...

A man has supersized his childhood hobby of making model Airfix kits by buying a full size Spitfire - that he keeps in his back garden. Aviation worker Ian Fox, 55, bought the fibreglass replica ...

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Airfix is to release a series of models featuring animated children’s TV character Shaun the Sheep. The kits, to go on sale in June, will feature Shaun and other characters from the show, including ...

One of the most famous names in toys is back, after going bust. Airfix has been bought by model train giant Hornby, which plans to rebuild the brand. But will today's Playstation generation even ...

The imaginations of several generations of schoolboys were inspired by Airfix kits but the hobby has been shot down by computer gaming The engine is on fire, the nose is pointing straight down and, ...

Model maker Airfix is looking to the future of its business - 2,400 years into the future to be precise. The company, famous for its fiddly plastic reproductions of World War II planes, tanks and ...

Part of Hornby's Airfix range, the iconic model plane kit, will soon be made in the UK Now the company can react to market demand much faster and the CEO can keep an eye on the quality In China ...