Airfix Crashes and Burns
Sadly, the Airfix Spitfire is no more. Thirty-one of the company’s 41 employees were last night made redundant after “severe cash flow pressures” and disruption of supplies from Heller – itself now insolvent – finally shot down the company.
Aahhh … I had all these when I was but a lad. Spitfires Hurricanes Lancasters Sopwith Camels. Used to hang them from my ceiling as if they were flying. The cheapest kits were 2 shillings (10p) and they came in a plastic bag with the instructions stapled over to seal it. Woolworths in Kirkintilloch was the place to buy them then. Saturday trips with pocket money and all that.
see ya
dad