- Airfix is the oldest UK manufacturer of scale model plastic kits and has been producing kits for the mass market since 1952. Airfix produce a wide range of kits aimed at all types of scale modelers with subjects such as; military aircraft, ships, space, cars, dioramas and military vehicles.
- Airfix Starter Sets are ideal for beginners. Each Starter Set includes glue, brush and acrylic paints - all that is needed to complete a fabulous first kit!
- Skill level: 2. Dimensions of completed kit: length 235mm x width 148mm. Total Pieces: 92. A great plastic model kit for the intermediate or advanced modeler.
- Starter Gift Sets are perfect one-stop-shop gifts for your modeler friends, kids or to build yourself.
- All paints, glue and brushes are included to complete the kit. Additional paints may be required to complete models to a higher specification.
After World War II, the Cold War began to boil to the surface in 1947; building tension between superpowers, creating a race to build the fastest jets as well as the most poweful nuclear weapons. During the 1950s, there was a race to reach Mach 2. The Soviet Union presented an aircraft that had already reached Mach 1.5 with their jet, as there was no other aircraft that could catch the Tupolev Tu-22, Britain fired back. The English Electric Ligtning earned its name because of its supersonic speed, being developed as a interceptor fighter, it refused to be left in the dust. The English Electric Lighntning entered service for the RAF in 1959, sporting the fastest climb rate of any other jet at 20,000 feet per minute to classified heights. The F2A variant, was developed in 1966, showcased the longest tactical range of all the upgrades featuring a 2 hour flight endurance and was used in low-altitude interception.
