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Made in France ?

April 26, 2017France

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Made in France ?

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For many years Airfix kits carried the words “Made in France” on their boxes. There are two very different reasons why Airfix kits have been manufactured in France. (1) Airfix was bought by Palitoy when it went bust for the first time in 1981. Palitoy moved Airfix production to the Miro Meccano plant that it owned in Calais, France. (2) Airfix was sold to Humbrol in 1986. Humbrol already owned Heller, and so moved Airfix production again to its Heller plant in Turn, near Falaise, France. From 1986 to 1994 Airfix and Heller shared tooling budgets.