Airfix Catalogue 1971 Page by Page (Vintage Catalog) 8th Edition

[@stephenrose1343]

You just have to marvel at the range, innovation and ambition of Airfix back then.

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[@brianartillery]

This was an essential item when I was at junior school. I was eight in 1971, and had just started making model kits - the first I ever built myself, was an Airfix series 2 Supermarine Walrus - I was fascinated by it's odd shape. Not painted, of course, but I loved it all the same. The catalogue is wonderful - A lovely nostalgic wallow, with Roy Cross' iconic artworks for company. Gorgeous. My brother got me a Ford Trimotor from a yard sale, a few years back - it was still sellotaped up, and, on opening it, I was utterly thrilled to find a bag containing an unopened tube of Airfix cement. I was more excited finding this, than un bagging the Trimotor, if I'm honest. If it was from about 1972-3, then it would be the stuff that smelled pleasantly of oranges. Never got that. You don't want kids sniffing solvents, yet your cement smells of oranges? Nope. 🤔🤔🤔😂😂😂 Oh, and the '2001' Orion shuttle? Yes, please, Airfix. Vintage Classics range? Lovely. 👍👍👍

[@pauljohnson4525]

Wonderful, this brings back so many happy memories

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[@patrickray2757]

I still have my copy, 53 years after I bought it. The newsagent 100 yards from our house had dozens of Airfix kits to choose from but I was normally restricted to Series 1 as the idea of saving up my pocket money was completely alien! 2s 9d when I started modelling and of course they were in polybags with superb Roy Cross artwork.

[@Vics251]

I loved the Airfix catalogue. Spent hours and hours reading and studying the details. 👍🇬🇧😃

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You and me both!

[@paulandrewjennion1770]

Lovely memories, the last Airfix model I got was The Evening Star in 1971, which I got for Christmas 1971. & my last Christmas in Macclesfield too.

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worth trying airfix again??

[@paulandrewjennion1770]

@@MOS6510Models Yes I've thought about on a few occasions, clearing out my backroom at the moment.

[@ronforsdyke3830]

Loved them Airfix catalogues, used to look forward to getting them every year.

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[@macker33]

Matchbox catalogue was another must have.

[@guidocosulichdepecine9857]

Great, I remember a lot of those models and happy memories come back. I had that catalogue too. Thank you

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[@tombrunila2695]

50 years ago I had that catalog. And many of the models I did build at the time.

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its a classic

[@FrankJCarver]

I loved the Charles 1 and Oliver Cromwell kits. Airfix should release these as a double pack.

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yes.. i wonder if the tooling is still available

[@stevemanklow5128]

On almost all of the aircraft pages found myself thinking 'yep, built that, built that, etc.' brilliant. Can't wait to build more when they undoubtedly get released as 'Vintage Classics'

[@MOS6510Models]

Yes.. i think the vintage classics with cartograph decals will be fun to build

[@russellbenton2987]

68 to 76 was my heyday . Got this one .

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i would go as far as the start of the 80's :)

[@russellbenton2987]

@@MOS6510Models Yeah I’m probably a bit older . I think the last kits I built were an Airfix Airbus A300 or maybe a Frog F4 Phantom in RAF colours , was 1976 . I have been buying old kits to start again , mostly airliners .

[@EM-wd2vg]

Ah, there they are on page 2. The WW1 biplanes, have all of these kits (type 3 bags) in the loft! Lovely, thanks for posting...

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they should bring them back :)

[@mitchrozelle269]

I have sum of their railroad stuff and 6/6 army truck kit . You took real good care of that mag.

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i put them in bags and seal them :)

[@garyhiggins6718]

Wow, great post,thank! This must be the catalogue before the one I have! So many of the pages are just the same but your catalogue is in better condition!😨😨😨

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[@jefthing]

I’ve still got mine! A bit battered now, but not surprising since I looked at it virtually every day as a child.

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most catalogues have had a good thumb through lol

[@porkwilliam]

Thanks a lot for this, much appreciated. As a little lad I used to love going to the Gamleys toy shop in Brighton, and looking at the Airfix kits, especially the space ones; lost count of how many Saturn lV’s, Lunar Modules and Angel Interceptor kits that I’ve built!

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[@porkwilliam]

@@MOS6510Models Will-do mate, cheers

[@darkknight1340]

You forget just how comprehensive the airfix range was,of course,some of the kits leave a lot to be desired,but there were some gems.

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I totally agree,, spot on.

[@petersmith4455]

my first airfix kit in 1962 was a spitfire in a plastic bag at 2/-.great memories of airfix.loved the classic ships like the royal sovereign,since its ownership by hornby its not the same, most of the range is gone unless you like planes.even revell is on thin ice,

[@MOS6510Models]

Hmm maybe. But i think airfix has developed some nice kits recently.. the lightning is a good build as an example. For ships, trumpeter and tamiya have a nice range

[@250v8]

Good grief, that bought back some happy memories! Great video. I had to go check the garage. I still have a copy of that exact same catalogue, bought when I was 10! (Yours is in better condition..!). BTW., take another look at the Saturn 1B and the Saturn V. (Page 22). Different kits, different launch vehicles. The Saturn V went to the moon & was a terrific kit to build & play with. (Dunno what happened to mine..!).

[@MOS6510Models]

its sad as i do have a lot of old finished kits in the attic, a lot have been lost over time sadly

[@christopherbentley7289]

I don't believe it! The one Airfix kit I have made up thrice in my sixty years on Planet Earth was the sort of 'star attraction' in this edition, being the example of the designs used by the company inside the covers - the Henschel Hs 123. I was always fascinated by the fact that it was the last of the front-line combat biplanes and by how credible it still would have looked in the latter stages of WWII. Also, just about a decade back at my previous address, I found a somewhat beaten-up old Savoia-Marchetti S.M. 79 (minus the nose engine) in the attic that had evidently been there for some decades. That was another aircraft of WWII I found strangely fascinating, having an odd number of engines...which wasn't one! Thanks for the uploading, MOS6510 and for that reminder of Airfix's evident pride in the Hs 123!

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They catalogues are full of nolstagia

[@reluctentninja]

Lord I remember running to our local Aifix store when this came out .

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[@J.A.Hansen]

Phantastic

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[@bodieofci5418]

I still have my 1999 book somewhere. You got yourself a sub :)

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[@stuartosborne6263]

Wow! Thankyou for sharing that, my brother and I had that catalogue, could recite most of it word for word. I’ve just realised how many models we made with our Dad. I don’t suppose you have the Airfix slot racing catalogue do you? It was a bit like Scalextric but better.

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[@rayhorth4345]

Could I ask where the model/hobby stores are in England? Sometimes I get over there and have no idea where they are. Most I purchased was the HMS Belfast after seeing the actual ship. Does any company make a 1/8th scale Dalek model? Thank you.

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When you next come over to England let me know (contact me via email or on instagram) where you are staying and ill send you a list closer to you..

[@macker33]

Gloster gladiator on the cover of this was the first model i ever built. It didnt go well. My bad, according to the catalogue it was a bristol bulldog. I'm still nervous about biplane struts.

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[@macker33]

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[@toboldlygosmodelworks1973]

I'm about to start the Evening Star..

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[@DigitalJunior2003]

Old as me!

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Older than me lol

[@garyhiggins6718]

One of the things that annoy me about Airfix is that then they had a fantastic range of World War One and interwar aircraft in 1:72 scale and yet now the only one of these lovely aeroplanes they have in 1:48 scale is the Tiger Moth! Very annoying! There are one or two other things, for instance why have they never done a version of the prototype K5054 Spitfire? And why oh why must they have the box art extending beyond the red border of the box lid????

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they need to work on that sadly