Roy Cross Tribute in 1/24 using Classic British Kits -- the full set

[cmatthewbacon]

Three displays based on classic 1960s boys' magazine covers in a tribute to legendary Airfix box artist and illustrator Roy Cross, who died this year aged 100. If you're attending Scale Model World this year, you'll find the real things, and me (I'm the one with no hair, rather than lots of it...), on the Classic British Kits SIG table...

 

 

 

The second picture, from the higher angle, is the best representation of how the real magazine covers look.

best,

M.

[colin]

Brilliant 

[Potsie]

An absolutely marvellous tribute! Would love the opportunity to see these in person, but might be a bit far for me to get to Telford this year!

[Donald]

A magnificent collection and a very fitting tribute to the late Roy Cross.

[keefr22]

All three are just superb Matt, really great idea, brilliantly executed!

 

I regret not being at Telford this year as I would also really love to see them for real!

 

Top work!
 

Keith

[TEXANTOMCAT]

Fab🫡

[Bengalensis]

Amazing idea and equally well executed, top points in my book!

[Pete in Lincs]

Matt, a great tribute. They look fabulous.

[Bobby No Mac]

Truly wonderful and evocative of a long lost era 

[Spiny]

They all look excellent to me, although there is part of me that worries the two end ones in particular will roll off their stands!

 

Definitely three worth showing off in a couple of weeks.

[Neddy]

A great project, meticulously executed and a superb result.  I look forward to seeing them - and you - at Telford.

[Vesa Jussila]

I love this.

[Noel Smith]

Will be at Telford on the Sunday. Look forward to seeing these and say hello.

Will you have the C1 Sebring MGC with you?  I know it's not a British classic kit as Sun but would like to see that one too after following your build.

Cheers  Noel

[cherry268]

Lovely models, look forward to seeing them in the flesh

[cmatthewbacon]

8 hours ago, Noel Smith said:

Will you have the C1 Sebring MGC with you? 

I’ll try and sneak it in, Noel… depends how many other Roy Cross CBKs I need to pack as well!

best,

M.

 

[AlxBNE]

I really liked seeing each individual model but seeing all three together is awesome.

A great tribute.

Very well done.

[Adler Leon]

What a brilliant idea, terrific.

L

[klubman01]

As others have already said, great models and excellent presentation.

Trevor

[Toftdale]

Top models and after seeing how you have displayed them I can't imagine another way of doing it, they simply look right - Andy

[cjhm]

Superb work Matt, looking forward to seeing these ‘in the plastic’ at Telford (and hoping you finish the W196 too!) 👍

[Natter]

I see your name against a topic, and even before I open it I know it is going to be superb. Once again, I am not disappointed.

 

Good luck to you and the CBK 'crew' at SMW.

[Aww94]

These are truly wonderful. 

[kiseca]

Those looks fantastic! It took me a while to work out what I was actually looking at. I thought at first those were just the magazine covers for inspiration and I was waiting for the images of the models to show up 😆.

 

It's a great idea, and well executed too.

 

 

[cmatthewbacon]

And here they are in place on our display at Scale Model World:

 

 

best,

M.

[Pete in Lincs]

On 08/11/2024 at 22:23, cmatthewbacon said:

here they are in place on our display at Scale Model World:

I saw them last night on the tube in a video of the best of the show. Looking great!