Tripehound Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Pretty much any Airfix kit could win, IMO, but my particular favourite this year was: This picture has troubled me ever since I was a kid - is the bloke who's just stepped out of the van going to be decapitated by those bits of detached aileron? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWP Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I must admit, I did realise it wasn't the original, but as it was a straight copy Um, no, it's not a "straight copy". (If it was, how would you have realised it?) As noted above, it's an updated version based on the classic original. And even if it was identical to the original (like the Angel) .... It's artwork from a new box released in 2011. Which was the only requirement for nomination, surely? If you want to limit the nominations to "artwork never previously seen, and wholly original in design" then you need to tell us up-front .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowler0000 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet! Game over, Man.... GAME OVER!!!!!!! ( & I`m a ship builder primarily, but this is just stunning .....!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigsty Posted December 7, 2011 Author Share Posted December 7, 2011 If you want to limit the nominations to "artwork never previously seen, and wholly original in design" then you need to tell us up-front .... I don't! Really, I don't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 or both iconic aurcraft, lovely pictures, beautiy and grace in both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I don't know about you guys but I am so pleased that so many Airfix kits are on here. It's so good to see them getting back to where they used to be in the modelling market. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigsty Posted December 7, 2011 Author Share Posted December 7, 2011 both iconic aurcraft, lovely pictures, beautiy and grace in both I'm afraid this one is disqualified - it came out right at the end of 2010 and was nominated several times in last year's thread (see here) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWP Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 (edited) I don't know about you guys but I am so pleased that so many Airfix kits are on here.It's so good to see them getting back to where they used to be in the modelling market. Not that I disagree with your sentiments, but it's not exactly on point. If the goal is to find "most attractive box cover", then the contents of the box are generally irrelevant -- good, bad or otherwise. The hypothetical company "Trumpaleri Boss" might make the worst kits ever made, but if they put them in beautiful boxes, they'd still be eligible in this thread, yes? Eminence in the market place is not at issue. In point of fact many ancient Airfix stinkers have been repackaged and graced with simply beautiful Hornby artwork. Here's a recent case in point (another candidate): Edited December 7, 2011 by BWP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidelvy Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Not that I disagree with your sentiments, but it's not exactly on point. I took Steve to mean Airfix were getting back to where they used to be in terms of artwork. In the days of Roy Cross Airfix had first class artwork. In the Palitoy years they gave up and made do with a ropey looking model sat on what looked like a bit of graph paper. Just before the pre-Hornby collapse they had some fairly lacklustre artwork in which even an aircraft as lovely as a Spitfire could look dull. Now they are back with artwork that grabs our attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I'm afraid this one is disqualified - it came out right at the end of 2010 and was nominated several times in last year's thread (see here) Hadn't realised it was last year. only just got mine recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Not that I disagree with your sentiments, but it's not exactly on point. If the goal is to find "most attractive box cover", then the contents of the box are generally irrelevant -- good, bad or otherwise. The hypothetical company "Trumpaleri Boss" might make the worst kits ever made, but if they put them in beautiful boxes, they'd still be eligible in this thread, yes? Eminence in the market place is not at issue. The point I was making was that it was nice to see so many Airfix nominations. Which is EXACTLY on point. I don't understand why you are being so grumpy? If you want to reply please do so by PM as I don't want this thread turning into something its not. Apologies Sean, but I had to reply. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWP Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 The point I was making was that it was nice to see so many Airfix nominations. Which is EXACTLY on point. Well, that may indeed have been your point, but I don't think you quite phrased it that way. Never mind. I don't understand why you are being so grumpy? I don't understand why you think I am being grumpy? It's just conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 (edited) Not my cup of tea, but someone at Airfix needs to learn how to spell INTERCEPTOR correctly. I was going to point this out myself, but apparently INTERCEPTER is an acceptable alternative spelling. (Acceptable by whom is open to question.) That said, it still looks wrong to me so I'm glad they changed it for the release version. (Edit: Typical - in a post criticising an apparent spelling error I make a typo!!! ) Edited December 8, 2011 by GordonD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 I don't know about you guys but I am so pleased that so many Airfix kits are on here.It's so good to see them getting back to where they used to be in the modelling market. Steve Just caught up with this thread - I agree wholeheartedly! The new Airfix cover art is simply fantastic! And the kits keep getting better and better! Personally, I like the Gnat, but the new/old Lancaster is pretty awesome too! Cheers, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Hiei and Kirishima, Guadalcanal, november 1942. Fujimi 1/700 waterline serie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nirvanagr Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 (edited) I love this!!! Edited December 17, 2011 by nirvanagr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigsty Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 I lover this!!! Is that the Hasegawa kit? I didn't know they were still re-boxing them. Or is it Zvezda's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nirvanagr Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Is that the Hasegawa kit? I didn't know they were still re-boxing them. Or is it Zvezda's? It seems that it's ICM's reboxing. http://www.hyperscale.com/2011/galleries/bf109f4tropdw_1.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Try this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipper Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 This one caught my eye - Italeri's Hunter which has just hit the shelves Ashley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Nice one Ashely. Am I the only one to think the new Airfix CGI artwork is a little to clinical. I much prefer the old painted stuff. Julien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 My vote is for the Airfix Gnat, as I don't have a model shop within 500kn I've had to reply on what has been posted here. Mind you the Lightning was a close second. Colin on the Africa Station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Try this... Sweet! Julien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albeback52 Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I don't know about you guys but I am so pleased that so many Airfix kits are on here.It's so good to see them getting back to where they used to be in the modelling market. Steve Couldn't agree more Steve! I'm particularly pleased to see a lot of the original kits being re-released. I don't personally care how good,bad or indifferent they may be! Getting back on track, I'd nominate the Airfix JU-52 box art showing the float plane being attacked by a Spitfire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barak Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Happy to see that Airfix seems to the winner barak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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