Airfix | Workbench- Chinook – An aviation phenomenon
As the Airfix team are engaged in making final preparations for our attendance at this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo, our latest Workbench update features our latest scale tribute to an aircraft which has to be described as one of the most significant of the post war era, the current RAF incarnation of which is scheduled to be thrilling the crowds at Fairford in just a few days’ time, the mighty Boeing Chinook. This twin rotor behemoth is a heavy lift helicopter phenomenon, an aircraft whose everyday routine taskings are anything but routine, and a helicopter the world has come to rely on over the past 63 years or so.As the second release from our newly tooled Boeing Chinook HC 1 kit is just about to arrive in our warehouse, and is surely destined to prove as popular as the inaugural release, we’re devoting this edition to the wonderful world of the Wokka, looking at why both the aviation world and modelling/enthusiast communities just can’t get enough of this magnificent and historic aircraft. In addition to taking a little historic overview of the Chinook’s service life with the Royal Air force, we will be looking in a little more detail at the two scheme options which are included with this second release, with the added benefit of having eye’s on a selection of built model images, featuring kits finished in both of those scheme options.
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Airfix | Workbench - Supermarine Spitfire Tr.9 - How to train pilots to fly the world’s most advanced fighter?
Our new Supermarine Spitfire Tr.9 kit has unquestionably been at the top of the new tooling pre-ordering charts since it was announced early this year, and along with the new SEPECAT Jaguar, have shown themselves to be the two new models we know people are most desperate to get their hands on. For this reason, we know that news of its release will come as a welcome development, and we hope this full project overview will serve as a fitting introduction for this highly anticipated new kit.
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Airfix | Workbench- Boeing Clipper - Long-haul travel luxury amongst the clouds
Welcome to the very first episode of our brand-new podcast! To kick things off, we’re diving into the golden age of aviation with the iconic Boeing 314 “Clipper.” A symbol of luxury and long-haul travel in the late 1930s and ’40s, this majestic flying boat offered passengers an experience more like a cruise than a flight—complete with dining rooms, sleeping bunks, and plush lounges. Operated by Pan Am and later BOAC, the Clipper flew across oceans in style, defining the glamour of early air travel. And now, thanks to Airfix’s Vintage Classics range, you can recreate this aviation marvel in model form. It’s a fitting subject for episode one—celebrating the elegance, ambition, and craftsmanship of a bygone era.
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