Airfix
website: http://www.airfix.com email: airfixservice(at)icbl.com
Plastic kits from England. Despite Airfix's boxes being marked as "1/72" scale, most their old line of kits is actually 1/76th. There apparently are some scale inaccuracies in a few of their kits, for example, I hear that their Crusader is actually closer to 1/72nd than 1/76th, but generally, this line of kits is too small for 1/72nd. If anybody cares to write reviews of Airfix kits which can be demonstrated to be close to 1/72nd, I would be happy to post it here.

Airfix has recently released two new kits in cooperation with Heller of France, and these new kits are indeed, 1/72nd scale.
Kit Number Kit Name Comments Previews Reviews
01321 LCVP Landing Craft Same as Heller.    
01322 Willys Jeep Same as Heller.   Al Magnus
01323 GMC Truck Same as Heller.   Stephen Brezinski
02309 Bristol Bloodhound Kit has been reported as various scales from HO/OO, OO, 1/76 to 1/72. The kit was originally released in 1960 as a 1/72 scale kit and actual measurements of the built kit show it to be 1/72 scale. Older releases are kit numbers A1V, A209V, 02309-0 and also released by Airfix Co. of America as kit no. M7-50 and from Tsukuda Hobby as kit no. M01.   Al Magnus
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