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In 1963, the Airfix Motor Racing slot car racing system was introduced. While they produced specially made racing cars, with front-wheel Ackermann steering, they also later made conversion kits so that normal Airfix 1/32 kit cars such as the Ford Zodiac and the Sunbeam Rapier could be made to race. The first set had Ferrari and Cooper cars, an 11 foot figure-of-eight track, and cost 4 pounds 19 shillings and 11 pence.

Airfix 1/32 toy soldiers were one of the most detailed lines. The soldiers had all of the appropriate equipment, clothing wrinkles and bagginess, and accurate weapons; even their dour expressions were evident on all Airfix 1/32 soldiers. Although there were some disputes due to color shades, those disputes were caused because of the wealth of detail on each solider, and not because the shading issues were a sign of low quality toys.

There were also a number of different sets available. It was easy to find a set to represent almost any war that a boy would want to fight; if there was not, it could be simulated by one set or another. Not only were modern soldiers present as Airfix 1/32 figures, but also so were Napoleonic infantry, cowboys, Indians, and even space troopers. The sets not only included generic army soldiers from various wars and conflicts, but specific troops were represented, such as German mountain troops and paratroops from a variety of armies. There was even a set of footballers available! A number of interesting questions could be simulated with the right Airfix 1/32 set and the appropriate war gaming rules.

Adding to the fun were the buildings available. Although obviously not created for the footballers, the three original sets were the Checkpoint, Desert Outpost, and Bamboo House. They were snap-together affairs, and added some scenery so that the soldiers could fight in and around. Eventually they would be added by a wide variety of vehicles, dioramas, and other toys to add details to Airfix 1/32 sandtables. Combined with the combat packs (collections of Airfix 1/32 soldiers that had definite themes), and it was easily possible to imagine combats in a number of eras, sometimes between impossible combatants, all contrasted against realistic detail.