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jgrandgarcon
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One thing I don't think you mentioned (if I missed it - sorry) which was a key to the success of Airfix was that they produced all their kits in a common scale 1/72. Up to then scales were all over the shop not merely between manufacturers but a single manufacturer would use a variety of scales. A huge Spitfire next to a relatively tiny B-29 looked ridiculous. Airfix fighters and bombers could be displayed together. That had a huge impact on their sales and changed the industry. The variety of kits they began to produce was also a factor quite quickly. No one else produced many of the aircraft they did.
I remember when I first encountered Airfix kits in the late 50's. Crude as they may have been by todays standards they were light years ahead of Aurora for example without the heavy raised detail and rivets. They were a revelation. With the availability of Humbrol flat paints I could suddenly build a Spitfire or Hurricane which actually resembled the real thing. Wow!
Jeremy
From the Great White North - otherwise Known as Canada.
I remember when I first encountered Airfix kits in the late 50's. Crude as they may have been by todays standards they were light years ahead of Aurora for example without the heavy raised detail and rivets. They were a revelation. With the availability of Humbrol flat paints I could suddenly build a Spitfire or Hurricane which actually resembled the real thing. Wow!
Jeremy
From the Great White North - otherwise Known as Canada.