Box art.....

[GrauGeist]

The convenience store on the corner has a small toy section and I noticed it had an empty box that once held baldswood gliders.
I took a closer look the other day, as the box has been empty for quite some time and of all things, they were based on WWII fighters!
So I asked the guybat the counter if I could have the box and he gave it to me - the artwork is reminescent of model kits and there seems to be a majority of Japanese types which is odd, because these gliders come from China.

The one thing I found interesting, was the A6M battling what appears to be an He100!

 

[Lucky13]

Roden is definitely becoming a favourite these days....

 

[Lucky13]

....and ICM putting out some crackers as well!

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

In many cases, I often wonder what the line is between successful aviation artists like Taylor, Trudgian, and Phillips and those (probably) starving yet talented artists who commission their work for model box art. Some of these guys are very good in my opinion.

 

[Hornchurch]

Well, we just have bring our noggins together over a pint and solve it.....

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Sounds like a great idea! - But it's 'AZ-H' not 'OZ-H'

Not sure, but it might be a Roy Cross work;

For my Birthday last year (I was 14, honest!) the Landlady of my local pub did a jigsaw puzzle and framed it for me.

The picture was the classic box-art of the Airfix 1/24th scale Spitfire Mk1, circa 1969,

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Sounds like you two have been imbibing (Beer), just a bit TOO often - Either that, or it's damn 'fine' Beer (&/or your memory is $h!te ; Hahahahahaaa)


That 'AZ-H' coded Spitfire (of 234 Sqdn), was just a later version of the ('minor-league'), AIRFIX 1/72 SPITFIRE, which came-out in 1979

Here's the Box-Art which I sincerely believe you WERE referring to ?

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Whereas meantime, BELOW = HERE's the 'Royal/Regal' AIRFIX 1/24th SPITFIRE BOX-ARTWORK, in all her 'Glory'

It's AIRFIX kit "No.1201" & was released back in 1970, the year The Beatles broke-up & Jimi Hendrix died... NINE YEARS before 'AZ-H'

Gulp, I'm old enough to actually remember it coming-out, upon 1st-Initial-Release ! - I helped a neighbour's son, build it (He wuz TOO young !)

The 1970 'Box' above, is known (in the trade), as a "Type.3" aka "Red-Stripe", which were from 1965-1972 ; (Some lingered in shops till 1973)

It was "my time" of buying AIRFIX kits by the $h!tload, as we had NO Playstations or suchlike, just our own imagination(s) plus GLUE & 'staples'

(Back then, in 1968/1969/1970/1971 = ALL 'series.1' AIRFIX kits had paper-headers/instructions, STAPLED to a polythene bag)

Health n' safety (thesedays), would "throw a fit" - Cut fingers/thumbs (via staples), plus Glue-sniffing - "Ahhh Yeah Maaaan"


By the way, 1/24th = 'KL-B' was an actual 54 Sqdn 'Hornchurch' Spitfire (my namesake), flown by Al Deere, the New Zealander

I've got a photo' of him somewhere on USB, at RAF Hornchurch, w/Malan/Stanford-Tuck, standing where "TESCO"s is today

When I find it, I'll "sling it in" to this post - As it's relevant to both 'base' & 'thread' (plus actual pilot of 'KL-B'

Lastly, in either 1970/1971, Morcambe & Wise (Eric Morcambe), did a BBC sketch with THIS actual kit - ("Come-in 'B' for Charlie", etc)

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[Airframes]

Yes, you are correct. I was going off memory from when I bought the 1/24th scale kit on its initial release.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Why would you have this image as the box art?

 

[GrauGeist]

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Why would you have this image as the box art?

Ohhh...Karl is not going to like this!

 

[Wurger]

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Why would you have this image as the box art?

Because it looks much better than the one ...

 

[Capt. Vick]

No, I mean the plane in going to crash and the pilot is ejecting. Wha? Not that I don't approve, but you're not really showing this abomination in a good light, if even possible.

 

[pbehn]

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Why would you have this image as the box art?

At the time there was a fascination with ejector seats, even James Bond had one in his car. I thought in that era the seat and pilot punched through the canopy, shows how much I know.

 

[SaparotRob]

The convenience store on the corner has a small toy section and I noticed it had an empty box that once held baldswood gliders.
I took a closer look the other day, as the box has been empty for quite some time and of all things, they were based on WWII fighters!
So I asked the guybat the counter if I could have the box and he gave it to me - the artwork is reminescent of model kits and there seems to be a majority of Japanese types which is odd, because these gliders come from China.

The one thing I found interesting, was the A6M battling what appears to be an He100!

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I actually bought one of those years ago just for the art. The Zero. The styrofoam plane inside was vaguely airplane shaped. But I thought the art was great.

 

[rochie]

thought it might of trying to depict this

but XM192 is still around it seems ?

pehaps pbehn is correct.

 

[SaparotRob]

Great box art for the tractor model though.

 

[Wurger]

No, I mean the plane in going to crash and the pilot is ejecting. Wha? Not that I don't approve, but you're not really showing this abomination in a good light, if even possible.

Grasped ...

 

[GrauGeist]

thought it might of trying to depict this

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but XM192 is still around it seems ?

pehaps pbehn is correct.

If you turn the picture sideways, the Lightning is fine, but the tractor sure is in trouble!

 

[MIflyer]

Not typical to depict the subject in distress but not unheard of, either. The Aurora Me-109 also had beautiful box art of a 109 being shot down by a Spitfire.

 

[SaparotRob]

I believe I built that model.

 

[GrauGeist]

So, does that Fokker D.VII come with a burning pilot, then?

Asking for a friend, of course.