habu2 Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 "Super Consolation" ??? What was first place? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trietmcam Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Ah yes, the good old days without worrying the pc police get you. Not so much the ac, but the background. No hold bars, light'em up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exhausted Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 "Major components are camouflage spray painted" I'm curious to see what the parts looked like out of the box. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john53 Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 I built that kit , late 60s early 70s. Mine had no spray painted parts. All dark green plastic.---John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trietmcam Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 "Major components are camouflage spray painted" I'm curious to see what the parts looked like out of the box. What the box says is true. Interesting. Must've been a later release. I built one in the late 70's, mine was gray. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 That's just great!!! "Super Consolation"!!! Actually, I think some consolation is needed in this thread... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Ya know, something else occurred to me. People criticized the F-117 for being un-aerodynamic. Doesn't look so unstreamlined NOW, does it, after seeing some of these "depictions"??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vince14 Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Coming soon from A-Model... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flak88 Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 (edited) A couple of my favorites... Although that Academy T-Rex Emil is probably the all-time winner. :lol: Edited July 11, 2015 by flak88 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exhausted Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Coming soon from A-Model... So they got the correct canopy for the Yak in the background but not the one in the foreground? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exhausted Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 A couple of my favorites... Although that Academy T-Rex Emil is probably the all-time winner. :lol:/> Not sure about the top one, but the B-24 box has issues with the bottom right bomber (R wing seems chopped) and the Zero has some shape issues. What else is there? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevan Vogler Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 (edited) Not sure about the top one, but the B-24 box has issues with the bottom right bomber (R wing seems chopped) and the Zero has some shape issues. What else is there? The main Liberator is a mess, particularly through the fuselage. It's like the artist was trying to stress the depth of the fuselage in the wing area but thinned it too severely aft of the wings; I don't thing the real aircraft tapered that drastically through the aft fuselage to the tail. I'd also say the cockpit canopy area looks decidedly undersized for similar reasons. I'd say the artist got tunnel vision concentrating on the deep belly/bomb bay area and neglected to proportion the rest of the fuselage accordingly. Edited July 12, 2015 by Kevan Vogler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flak88 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Not sure about the top one, but the B-24 box has issues with the bottom right bomber (R wing seems chopped) and the Zero has some shape issues. What else is there? Well, how about that Zero from 1942 is chasing Liberators from 1945, some kid of space-time gap I suppose. Not to mention that the entire scene looks childish. The Hobby Boss box art is ugly by itself, and although they have some very nice artworks in bigger scales, their 1/72 toy-like line is absolutely horrific. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
worldslaziestbusker Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 The Hobby Boss box art is ugly by itself, and although they have some very nice artworks in bigger scales, their 1/72 toy-like line is absolutely horrific. I suspect it's deliberately toy like to encourage youngsters. Airfix boxings from the 1980s also featured photographs of some fairly average builds and I was always well pleased when my effort matched that on the cardboard. Put some of the masterpieces featured hereabouts on a box top and no-one would ever get up the courage to give the hobby a try. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 I suspect it's deliberately toy like to encourage youngsters. Airfix boxings from the 1980s also featured photographs of some fairly average builds and I was always well pleased when my effort matched that on the cardboard. Put some of the masterpieces featured hereabouts on a box top and no-one would ever get up the courage to give the hobby a try. Agree totally worldslaziestbusker, we should be trying to promote the hobby, and get people younger than me interested, makes me feel old saying that, and not give people the impression we are a group of grumpy rivet counters who whinge about everything. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flak88 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 I suspect it's deliberately toy like to encourage youngsters. Airfix boxings from the 1980s also featured photographs of some fairly average builds and I was always well pleased when my effort matched that on the cardboard. Put some of the masterpieces featured hereabouts on a box top and no-one would ever get up the courage to give the hobby a try. I understand your point and although I can partially agree, the HB boxarts are nowhere near to those from Airfix you mentioned. They are simply ugly. For example, Airfix B-26 box with the completed model photo is still one of my favorites, even after all these years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevan Vogler Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 The reasons that Hobby Boss put pictures of the real model on their 1/72 "Easy Assembly" kits and why Revell, Humbrol, Revell and a few others put finished models on their boxes for a time were different. Hobby Boss wanted to show what was possible with what came in the box and were quite honest and open in their marketing of that series of kits to younger/novice builders. They are giving a realistic and achievable goal to inexperienced builders rather than a knockout piece of artwork that novice skills could likely not match. There is a logic behind why they did it that way. As I recall, the reason Airfix, Humbrol, Revell and some others put pictures of finished models on boxes stemmed from a piece of legislation about truth in advertising that existed through the late 1970s into the 1980s sometime that stipulated images on the packaging had to reflect the contents honestly. At least Revell made some attempt to give the models a bit of dynamic pose rather than just plop them down on a boring table top: net photo net photo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Uncool Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 At least Revell made some attempt to give the models a bit of dynamic pose rather than just plop them down on a boring table top: net photo Yeh, well... Be that as it may, that F-16 must be a drone if flyin' without a jock? :lol: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beingthehero Posted July 12, 2015 Author Share Posted July 12, 2015 I wonder what that insta-win video game is.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorsairMan Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Just sad artwork Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 "Super Consolation" ??? What was first place? Could have been worse, they could have written "Constipation" ... :blink: -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 As I recall, the reason Airfix, Humbrol, Revell and some others put pictures of finished models on boxes stemmed from a piece of legislation about truth in advertising that existed through the late 1970s into the 1980s sometime that stipulated images on the packaging had to reflect the contents honestly. Back in the 80's I had a friend who worked in a large UK chain of model stores. He had a customer asking for a refund on his purchase of the Airfix B-17G - because it didn't contain TWO B-17's nor a FW-190 - as shown on the box lid .... the eventual result was this...... The Airfix B-29 was even worse - it had dozens of B-29's and Ki-84's (?) in the box art...... Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thommo Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 The Airfix B-29 was even worse - it had dozens of B-29's and Ki-84's (?) in the box art...... Ken I remember making that puppy as a kid. Just as well it only had one B-29 in it, as that was a fair challenge from memory. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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