Airfix Model World

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Airfix Model World
Airfix Model World magazine March 2014 cover.jpeg
Airfix Model World, March 2014
EditorChris Clifford
CategoriesHobby Magazine
FrequencyMonthly
Total circulation
(June 2016)
12,730 [1]
First issueDecember 2010 (2010-December)
Company Key Publishing
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Website www.airfixmodelworld.com
ISSN 2045-1202

Airfix Model World is a monthly magazine published in the United Kingdom by Key Publishing since 2010, produced under licence from Airfix. [2] It covers the hobby of plastic modelmaking, particularly model aircraft, but also including model cars, ships, sci-fi/spacecraft, armoured vehicles and figures. [3] It is effectively the successor to an earlier publication, Airfix Magazine , which ceased in 1993.

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References

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