Pan_Am_Clipper_Girl

To quote jspitza "Oh man-this would be an entire thread-too many cool box art covers!"

So lets have one....
What is your fave box art? The sort of thing that would make you steal if you had to just to get one and hang in on the ceiling or wall or on the bedside cabinet or wherever is the preferred choice of display.

To start off with we'll all pick artwork from each category:
Aircraft
Armour
Ships
Cars
Rockets
Polythenes
Figures
Sci-Fi
Trains and Engines/Misc

If I have missed a subject out then put it in the Misc section.
As for my choices....I'm still

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Love Perry
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"I'm not very good at D&T, I don't understand cogs."

Task Force 57

Hrrrrrrrrrrrrrm ..... all those lids that were kept untill they turned to mush, sooooooo precious...

Air.... the hassagawa sea hawk foxtrot
Ship... the big ole tamiya KGV
AFV's... dragon MKIII panzer (longbarrel)
Ship.... the big old revy Ilustrious
Air... The 1/48 apatche from airfix (not a great kit, but I just had to have her!)
Ship... Hornet, Kassagawa waterline series with B25's on deck
Sci-fi .... Hrrrrrrrrrrrrm revel star-destroyers... must stop salivating... must not buy any more...5 is quite sufficient for one life-time....



these still get my pulse going... now must relax to the dulset tones of the zep ....jimmmmmy page kashmir time!

jspitza

Hesagawa bf109 G14 1/32 scale
ICM Konig
Hawk Graf Zepplin
Led Zepplin- Zepplin I

linebacker55

There's something old and quaint about those old Hornby-Dublo Box sets...pity one rarely sees the delighted look on kids' faces like those portrayed in those halcyon days... sigh!...I also loved the box-tops of the Frog and Revell ranges of WW1 and 2...and at 2s 3d they were marvelous...(jumpers for goalposts! Bobby Moore lifting the World Cup) aside...remember The Green Hornet, 77 Sunset Strip, Man From UNCLE...and the Corgi 007 'Aston' presentation boxes?...Threw mine out years ago....foolish...

Question...any manufacturers making a Sea Harrier with 899 RNAS decals? Either that or a Phantom F4 in 892 markings?
(my Brother's old Squadrons, like to bash one together for his Birthday) nothing that takes up the lounge and flies itself...1:72, or 1:46 scale for example?

Cheers! and hello out there...

alan2525

I have fond memories of the old artwork on the Airfix box tops. There was always a nicely painted shot of the aircraft and ample explosions and fireballs in the background too!

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Pan_Am_Clipper_Girl

Yes in 1/48th Sky decals do 899 on sheet (Sky 48028)
899 Sea Harrier FRS1 Tamiya
899 Sea Harrier FA2 Airfix
I'm sure Aeromaster or try Model Alliance.

Hope this helps.

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Love Perry
X X X

"I'm not very good at D&T, I don't understand cogs."

Desert Rat Racer

Cars, any car bow art but especially the rally car ones, manufacturer it doesn't matter To find a particular one would be just one of a job on picking a good subject Pan Am Girl.

jspitza

Oh wait-I forgot the best one: my Wife

Pan_Am_Clipper_Girl

I'll have to come off the fence now and decide...This might change again in a few months or so but that is the great thing about a thread like this you can change your mind.

Aircraft: Airfix 1/72nd Sea King picking up the Apollo Astronauts.

Armour: 1/35th Dragon Initial Production Tiger (Still have that to build)

Ships: Airfix 1/600th H.M.S Ajax

Cars: Airfix Lotus Cortina

Rockets: Airfix Saturn V

Polythenes: Airfix Gebirgsjager (aka Alpencorps or Mountain Troops)

Figures: Airfix Showjumper

Sci-Fi: There is only one batch of contenders for this, naturally the Airfix/MPC Star Wars kits...which means the Millennium Falcon.

Trains and Engines/Misc: Airfix Lomac with JCB3...this is a bit biased as I love JCB's!

If you are wondering why so much Airfix, it was more predominant where I grew up, also I was very influenced by boxart then, now I'm influenced by subject alone in the various scales I build.

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Love Perry
X X X

"I'm not very good at D&T, I don't understand cogs."

matti_646

As if she ever will!!!


Aircraft:Easy: airfix Westland Whirlwind HMS protector issue, (bagged)

Armour:Airfix MkI tank

Ships: Rvell "spy trawler Khandahar"

Cars:Airfix Renault Duaphin

Rockets:Airfix Vostock

Polythenes:Airfix 8th Army, 1/76th window packet

Figures:Airfix 54mm 95th Rifleman

Sci-Fi:Airfix, or Aurora Orion III shuttle, .........Either

Trains and Engines/Misc: Airfix Trevithic locomotive

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