Airfix
MaybeAn estimated 0.6% of orders come back. But the top 5 brands take 96% of clicks, so Airfix is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 51 / 100Top 27% of 1,773 Toys & Games niches · +7 vs the category median of 4451
- Market size
- £257K/yr1.3M searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -11.9%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 30%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 129 sellers
Flapen Score
Airfix against its category
The dotted line is the Toys & Games average. Past it, Airfix is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Airfix market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Airfix 1.3M times last year and spent an estimated £257K. The top 5 brands take 96% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
An estimated 1.1% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 1.3M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. An estimated 1.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -11.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £257K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 1.3M
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -11.9%
- Conversion, latest week
- 1.1%
- Market size, estimated
- £257Ka year
- Peak month
- December3.6× the quietest month
- Top search term
- airfix model kits296K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £18.27.
Listings sell for £18.27 on average, from £5.57 to £43.67. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 13K to 15K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £18.27 that is £2K to £5K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £18.27inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £5.57–£43.67
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 13K–15K
- Units per listing a year
- 100–250
- Revenue per listing a year
- £2K–£5K
- Returns
- 0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
86% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 97% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #49 within Hobbies. It carries 626 reviews at 4.47 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 86%
- Prime listings
- 97%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.8%
- Average rank
- #49in Hobbies
- Average rating
- 4.47 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 626per listing
- Listings tracked
- 64
04 · Newcomers
10 of last year's 15 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
15 products launched here in the last 12 months. 10 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 43 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 15
- Successful launches
- 10Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 43 months
Products
Top Airfix products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 30, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
Airfix Standard Model Set - A01071C Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia Model Building Kit - Plastic Model Plane Kits for Adults & Children 8+ Set Includes Sprues Decals & Paint Guide - 1:72 Scale Model
- Price
- £7.27
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 119
- Age
- 2y ago

Airfix Starter Set A55001 Supermarine Spitfire MkVc
- Price
- £10.32
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,320
- Age
- 6y ago

Airfix Standard Model Set - A06023 Boeing Chinook HC.1 Model Building Kit - Plastic Model Helicopter Kits for Adults & Children 8+ Set Includes Sprues and Decals - 1:72 Scale Model
- Price
- £26.06
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 70
- Age
- 2y ago

Airfix Starter Set A55010 Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II
- Price
- £14.89
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 112
- Age
- 3y ago

Airfix Model Set - A08013A Avro Lancaster B.III Model Building Kit - Plastic Model Plane Kits for Adults & Children 8+ Set Includes Sprues & Decals - 1:72 Scale Model
- Price
- £31.28
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,585
- Age
- 8y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Airfix 981385-1/35 Alvis Saracen Mk.5 Scale 1:35
- Price
- £29.93
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 5mo ago

Revell 07752 Jaguar SS 100 1:32 Scale - Unbuilt/Unpainted Plastic Model Kit
- Price
- £12.00
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 9
- Age
- 7mo ago

Airfix A50200 Space Shuttle Gift Set - Plastic Model Kits Spacecraft Building Kits for Adults & Kids 8+ Includes: 1:144 Scale Model Humbrol Acrylic Paints Brushes & Poly Cement
- Price
- £37.09
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 57
- Age
- 11mo ago

Model Making Tools Kit 14 PCS Hobby Tool Set for Plastic Model Kits Gundam Building Car Models Miniature Assembly - Craft Knife Replacement Blades - Repair and Crafting with Storage Box
- Price
- £7.54
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 69
- Age
- 1y ago

Airfix Vintage Classics Set A01302V Panther
- Price
- £5.57
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 2,281
- Age
- 8y ago
Newest
by launch date
Airfix 981385-1/35 Alvis Saracen Mk.5 Scale 1:35
- Price
- £29.93
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 5mo ago

Revell 07752 Jaguar SS 100 1:32 Scale - Unbuilt/Unpainted Plastic Model Kit
- Price
- £12.00
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 9
- Age
- 7mo ago

LEGO Speed Champions Time Machine from Back to the Future Toy - Car Model Kit w/Doc Brown & Marty McFly Minifigures - Gift for 9+ Year Old Boys Girls & Movie Fans - 77256
- Price
- £16.89
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 2,779
- Age
- 9mo ago

Airfix A50202 SLS Artemis Gift Set - Plastic Model Kits Spacecraft Building Kits for Adults & Kids 8+ Includes: 1:144 Scale Model Humbrol Acrylic Paints Brushes & Poly Cement
- Price
- £34.59
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 57
- Age
- 11mo ago

Airfix A50200 Space Shuttle Gift Set - Plastic Model Kits Spacecraft Building Kits for Adults & Kids 8+ Includes: 1:144 Scale Model Humbrol Acrylic Paints Brushes & Poly Cement
- Price
- £37.09
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 57
- Age
- 11mo ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 30% of clicks, no more. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
10 falling
Sellers
129
Est. top-5 brand share
96%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
30%
Top 20: 61%
Open market
2%
- Airfix81%
- Revell8%
- Rolife3%
- ROKR2%
- KRENIE2%
- LEGO2%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 2%)
Demand
Airfix search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.6×
Search terms
Top Airfix search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- airfix model kits296K/yr
- model kits256K/yr
- airfix250K/yr
- model kit82K/yr
- plastic model kits83K/yr
- airfix models42K/yr
- 1/72 scale model aircraft kits30K/yr
- model building40K/yr
- plastic model kit19K/yr
- airfix starter kit27K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Airfix
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“A difficult build,”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
15 topics
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FAQ
Common Airfix questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
Figures on this page are estimates modeled from public Amazon pages and third-party keyword data. Amazon does not supply them, and no connected seller's data is used. How we handle Amazon data









