Editing Airfix (section)

=== Demise of Humbrol and acquisition by Hornby ===
[[File:The former Humbrol Factory - geograph.org.uk - 865800.jpg|thumb|right|Former Humbrol factory in [[Kingston upon Hull]]]]
On 31 August 2006, parent company Humbrol went into [[administration (insolvency)|administration]], 31 of 41 employees being made [[redundancy (law)|redundant]], largely because of the collapse of Heller SA, which still manufactured most of Airfix's kits.<ref>{{cite web|first = Vik | last = Iyer |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article623642.ece |title=Airfix model firm goes into administration |publisher=Times Online |date=August 31, 2006 |access-date=2010-06-08}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> On 10 November 2006, [[Hornby Railways|Hornby Hobbies Ltd.]] announced it was to acquire Airfix and other assets of Humbrol for £2.6 million,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hornby.com/news-events/news-story-1,1,HNS.html |title=Acquires Assets of Airfix Humbrol&nbsp;— News & Events |publisher=Hornby |date=2006-11-10 |access-date=2009-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519005417/http://www.hornby.com/news-events/news-story-1,1,HNS.html |archive-date=2009-05-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and relaunched the brands the following year. In 2008, Airfix's former factory in [[Kingston upon Hull]] was demolished.