Airfix Collectors Guide -
Volume 1 : the Early Years (1949-1980)
Volume 2 - the Palitoy and Humbrol 80s (1981-1990)

June 2002 - Volume 2 now available, order today !
Now available only on CD-ROM. This CD-ROM also contains this entire web site. Browse this site at very high speed without an internet connection! The CD-ROM also contains 1300+ of extra images.
The complete Airfix kit listing covering the first Airfix era, from their very first commercial plastic kit up to 1990.
Small purchase price only to cover production, CD-ROM and mailing costs.

Highlights:

• From October 2001 this Guide will be available only on CD-ROM as the file sizes are now too large for a diskette. Included on this CD-ROM will be this complete web site plus 1300+ extra images
• February 2002, Volume 1 includes an Airfix Motor Racing listing
• available in PC format as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
• lists the kits, catalogue number and year of first release - over 800 kits!
• lists all Airfix kits, sets and figures from 1949 to 1990 (up to and including the 1990 Edition Catalogue)
• lists re-releases and catalogue re-numberings (with dates)
• for the new collector - an estimate of scarcity or rarity is provided for each kit
• believed to be more complete and accurate than other well known sources of Airfix kit information (see Sources of Information page)
• many comments provided on individual kits
• pictures are provided for the vast majority of the kits listed in Volume 1 of the Guide
• divided into sections - planes, trains, ships, space, AFVs, buildings, cars & bikes, figures, etc etc
• also lists presentation sets and promotional offerings
• each section has a brief overview describing packaging styles, for example
• space is provided in the spreadsheet for collectors to add their own comments and "tick-off" kits within their collections
• online format allows printing and sorting to suite any user

1. Orders by mail

• PRINT THIS PAGE
• Fill in your name, mailing address and e-mail details in the boxes provided
• Post, with payment, to the address shown below
  • Price List for mailed cash orders
    • UK - £5 (5 UK Pounds cash, cheque or postal order)
    • Europe - 10 Euros
    • Rest of the World - $15 (15 US Dollars)
    • Payment in Euros or US Dollars - CASH ONLY (banknotes). Checks, money orders, IPMOs etc ARE NOT ACCEPTED (sorry, but the amount is too small for any other payment method)
  • Mail payment to:
    • D.B.James
      Pemberton Lodge
      Micheldever
      Hampshire
      England
      SO21 3AJ

2. Orders by PayPal

• for mailing to UK addresses - please pay £5.00 to my e-mail address "dbjames@attglobal.net"
• for all other countries please pay in UK Pounds (GBP) -
  • Europe - £ 5.50
  • USA / Canada - £ 6.00
  • all other countries - £6.00
• when completing the PayPal online forms, please indicate that you are buying the Airfix Collectors Guide
• ensure your PayPal address is confirmed
• I will mail the CD-ROM on receipt of notifications from PayPal and will acknowledge your payment

Technical notes:

• the Collectors Guide is a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (Excel 2000 format), see picture below of a sample screen
• unfortunately the spreadsheets are not compatible with Lotus 123 or Microsoft Works. If you have either of these programs you will need to download the free Excel Viewer program from the Microsoft website (www.microsoft.com)
• built and tested with Windows 95, 98, ME, XP and 2000
• usage is designed for 1024x768 screen resolutions. Greater amounts of scrolling may be necessary with lower resolution screens
• the spreadsheet is designed for PC use only - MAC users beware!
• a CD-ROM will be mailed with a hardcopy letter describing installation and usage details

Sample screen shot :

This is just the beginning of what is planned to be an expanding series of Collectors Guides. Already in plan:

• more information on packaging and box styles
• the addition of Airfix Railway System and GMR ranges - summer 2002 - now added !
• the addition of Airfix Motor Racing and MotorAce ranges - October 2001 - now added !
• Airfix Toy ranges - August 2006 - scans of all pages of many Toy catalogues now added !
• new Guides will be announced as they become available