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Christmas gifts for aviation lovers UK: a Spitfire kit, a plane pin and an airport playset
Christmas gifts for aviation lovers in the UK: an Airfix Spitfire vs Bf109 starter set, a glass-domed aeroplane lapel pin and a slot-together kids' airport.
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Choose the Airfix Gift Set for a first-time model maker, the Aeroplane Silhouette Lapel Pin Badge for a plane spotter who wears a jacket to work, and the Airplane playset for a child aged 8 or over. Compare prices on PriceHaggle AI before you buy.
Looking for Christmas gifts for aviation lovers? Pick by how they enjoy planes: building one, wearing one or playing airports. These three current picks also work as unusual Christmas gifts in the UK, and each maker lists it at £20 or less, which suits Secret Santa ideas under £20.
For the first-time model maker: Airfix Gift Set
The Airfix Gift Set A50194 is ideal for someone who has always wanted to build a model but never bought the kit. It's two famous rivals in one box, a Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vc and a Messerschmitt Bf109F-4, at 1:72 scale with 26 and 30 parts. Airfix rates it skill level 1 for ages 8 and up, and includes acrylic paint, poly cement, brushes and decals, so they can start on Christmas afternoon.
For the plane spotter in a suit: Aeroplane Silhouette Lapel Pin Badge
The Aeroplane Silhouette Lapel Pin Badge is ideal for the aviation fan who dresses up for work or weddings. Cufflinks Gift Hub sets a 16mm aeroplane silhouette under a glass dome in silver-plated metal, with a butterfly clutch back, so it works on a lapel, a tie or a coat with no shirt cuffs needed.
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Aeroplane Silhouette Lapel Pin Badge · Cufflinks Gift Hub (UK)
For the young flyer: Airplane
The PlayPress Airplane is ideal for a child who wants the whole airport, not just a plane. The 42 slot-together pieces build an aircraft with a pilot, a flight attendant and a passenger with luggage, and the packaging folds out into an airport scene. PlayPress makes it in the UK from FSC certified Playboard and marks it 8+.
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Airplane · PlayPress Toys UK
Quick answers
What are good Christmas gifts for aviation lovers? Match how they enjoy planes: a kit to build, a pin to wear or a playset for a child.
Are any of these Secret Santa ideas under £20? Airfix lists its set at £19.99, Cufflinks Gift Hub lists the pin at £12.99 and PlayPress lists the Airplane at £10, but retailer prices can differ.
Which suits a child? Airfix and PlayPress both mark their sets for ages 8 and up.
Save yourself a surprise
Your quick buying checklist
- Check the age mark: both the Airfix set and the PlayPress playset say 8+
- Check they have a lapel, tie or coat to wear a butterfly-back pin on
- Check whether a model maker already owns paints, as this set includes them
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