Airfix Ships and Warships Model Kits

Our range of Airfix Ship Model Kits

Ships make wonderful models to recreate and in fact one of the very first Airfix retail products was of an old English galleon, The Golden Hind which was Sir Francis Drakes. It was retailed through Woolworths back in 1952 in a plastic bag and card header to reduce price. This small piece of Airfix history is still available today, not in a bag though, rather a cardboard box and we are afraid it is no longer 2 shillings!

A number of different skills and scales are available to suit all modellers in this range and we will mention a few below on some of the most popular models.

Airfix include the most famous warships in their collection right through from the First World War to present day. They also cover both sides of the British and German Navy. One of their more recent announcements from Airfix is that a replica of HMS Daring is due for a 2012 new release, and this is much anticipated.

Looking at significant warships in this collection, the ship name Victory has been used 5 times by the Royal Navy. The first was back in 1559 used in the defeat of the Spanish Armada, next was in 1765, with battles in 1793 and 1797, however she is most famous for her role in 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar when she helped in the combined defeat of both France and Spain. Unfortunately Nelson saw his end in Victorys cockpit having suffered a musket fire wound. After a major refit she remained in service until 1812, becoming the flagship of the Portsmouth Command and today she is preserved for prosperity and welcomes aboard many visitors still to this day. Join in the fun with Airfixs scale model of HMS Victory which is scaled at 1:180 and has a massive 353 parts and as such requires a skill level of around 3.

Next we look at HMS Belfast which took part in the D Day Naval assault as part of Operation Overlord, this one is also skill level 3 so quite complex, has 250 parts and is scaled at 1:600. For HMS Illustrious, or HMS Lusty is you prefer, this is available in 1:350 and as an aircraft carrier she also comes with some model scale aircraft to give a more accurate depiction of her in operation. She is also skill level 3. After that we have the Airfix Ark Royal which is available here as part of the Sink the Bismarck set along with the German Battleship, HMS Hood and Suffolk. HMS Hood is of course available as a separate model too given her crucial role in the Second World War. Other German Navy vessels available include the E Boat, and battle cruisers Scharnhorst or Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen. For the Royal Navy other 1:600 scaled sets include HMS Warspite, HMS Iron Duke, King George V, Repulse and HMS Nelson. Plus HMS Victorious is available as an easier skill level 2 with just 94 parts as is the Trafalgar Class Submarine with only 41 parts at scale 1:350.