<p>Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly Workbench blog, and all the news, updates, and modelling exclusives from the fascinating world of Airfix.</p><p>This week’s title and header image serve as confirmation that we will be returning to the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://uk.airfix.com/shop/vintage-classic-kits?langPath=airfix-uk&amp;filters%5Bmandatory_filter_by%5D%5Bproduct_collection%5D=Vintage%20classics&amp;page_id=116325&amp;sort-by=8&amp;page=1"><strong>nostalgic world of Vintage Classics</strong></a> in this latest edition of Workbench, as we prepare to welcome the scale model kit induction of one of the most unusual looking aircraft of the 20th century into its ranks. When talking about the subject of basic aviation aesthetics, the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://uk.airfix.com/products/shorts-skyvan-a04018v?_br_psugg_q=skyvan"><strong>Short SC.7 Skyvan</strong></a> certainly wasn’t going to be winning a great many plaudits, even though it proved to be extremely capable in several important areas. Importantly, once crews came to appreciate the many qualities of the Skyvan, it definitely earned their respect, and would even reveal itself to be the ideal aeroplane in a number of specialised fields in the years to come.</p><p>As we prepare to welcome the Short Skyvan into the 2026 range this summer, we’ll be taking this blog opportunity to look at the development of this unusual aircraft, and see how some of them are still working hard to this day, providing specialist aerial support 63 years after the maiden flight of the prototype, using Airfix artwork to help illustrate the story.</p><p>With the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://uk.airfix.com/shop/vintage-classic-kits?langPath=airfix-uk&amp;filters%5Bmandatory_filter_by%5D%5Bproduct_collection%5D=Vintage%20classics&amp;page_id=116325&amp;sort-by=8&amp;page=1"><strong>Vintage Classics range</strong></a> being our focus of attention this week, we will also be including artwork and built model imagery of a recent release addition to the range, a model kit which has to be considered the most requested Vintage Classics kit return since the range was announced back in 2018, our scale tribute to one of the most impressive machines to have ever hovered above the ocean waves. </p><p>We’re riding the crest of an Airfix wave of kit nostalgia in this weekend’s edition of our Workbench blog.</p>