Welcome to this first edition of our Workbench blog for 2026, and all the news, updates, and modelling exclusives from the fascinating world of Airfix.

In the previous edition of Workbench, we began our review of new Airfix model kits for 2026 by looking at the recently announced Airfix Club kit for this year and our 1/72nd scale tribute to this year’s centenary commemorations of the Svenska Flygvapnet, Swedish Air Force 100. As this new kit appears to have been particularly well received, we wanted to keep the new kit momentum going in this latest edition, by bringing you our annual range launch review edition, an unash ...