But once injection molded plastics caught on, wood and tissue model kits largely went the way of the dodo. [Marius Taciuc] wanted to share that classic ... a simplified plastic Spitfire model ...

Model kits first appeared in the 1930s and became increasingly popular in the 1950s. Today almost any prototype car, lorry, train. plane or shop can be found as a plastic kit. The plastic is injection ...