Yet this recreation of the horrors of battle is being marketed as a toy by Airfix. Customers can also buy a range of US and UK aircraft that saw action in Afghanistan, including the Harrier GR9A. In 2017, 3,438 Afghans were killed in the fighting between Coalition Forces, including some UK Special Forces troops, and the Taliban. Deaths caused by air strikes, as depicted in the 1:48 scale Airfix model, also increased last year to 295 deaths and 336 wounded. If anything, this Airfix model does not go far enough.’Hornby was unavailable for comment last night.

Source: Daily Mail September 09, 2018 00:09 UTC