Trevor Pask

Airfix Kits (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

With the aid of stringy glue and scalpel-sliced fingers, young and old have turned display cabinets and bedrooms into mini-museums, or tiny battlefields. This book looks at the fascinating tale of this British company a pioneer in the world of modelling as well as its products, its changing fortunes over the years, and its links with popular culture. Using colour images, Trevor Pask explores this thriving pastime, allowing Airfix kit lovers to indulge in a nostalgic journey and those new to the hobby an intriguing insight into its history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 56
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780747809753
• Artikelnr.: 48058515

Autorenporträt

Trevor Pask has been modelling since childhood, a timespan that includes most of Airfix's existence. He has been writing on modelling subjects for some years and has penned articles and regular columns for several of the major British and European modelling magazines.

Inhaltsangabe

How the 'Airfix Kit' Came About
The Early Years - Kove, Combs and Kits
The Golden Years
Something for Everyone: the 1970s
Difficult Years and a Renaissance
The Airfix Style: Box Art and Packaging
Bibliography
Index