Padraic Conway Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Waddya mean it inspired you all to buy it back then? I have collected most of the 1970s Revell kits over the last 2 or 3 years just for the nostalgia! They still inspire me now! Jeff, Shawn M, Jack and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 'Jack Leynnwood' As dynamic an aircraft artist as there ever has been. Others could learn from him. Sincerely, Mark Model_Monkey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 He, John Steele, and the Tamiya artist sold me a lot of kits in them thar days. Model_Monkey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Agreed - back in the day Box Art was key to deciding which kit to buy. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Agreed - back in the day Box Art was key to deciding which kit to buy. Peter I totally agree, some of us guys used to keep the box art, as 'art'..... and I agree, it was the box art that helped me decide which model to buy, event today ( at 60) I STILL love good box art................... so what happened?/ I often wonder why most of the box art is so generic and sterile, is it the 'politically correct' thing these days, don't want to hurt feelings? Just curious, as we all like a good bit of classic art, at least I sure do.....it does take me back to a simpler time for sure....... oh , oh.................. does that mean I'm 'simple'?? :hmmm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 One of the changes was the "Truth in advertising" campaign which started in the mid/late '70s. That is when we started to see built kits on box tops. Jeff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 (edited) Wrong or not, that was some pretty awesome box art! Definitely made a lot of youngsters want to buy the kit back in the day. I really love that boxart!!! The kit was one of my first 1/32 planes. Actually I am starting a new project. I was thinking of building another P-40, but using the more modern kit from Hasegawa. As a tribute to the old Revell kit I would use the same markings as that one. I then started searching for pictures and some more info about the plane, which led me to the info mentioned above. (-: Roy That was the first 1:32 aircraft I ever built. Great memories. Edited June 3, 2018 by MikeC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 One of the changes was the "Truth in advertising" campaign which started in the mid/late '70s. That is when we started to see built kits on box tops. There's TRUTH in advertising???????? Huh................. who knew............................ MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 We were thrilled to even have a P-40 in 1/32, and there existed no aftermarket decals. There was no aftermarket 'anything'. The best boxart around today is by this guy (don't know his name) from Airfix, it's the best I've seen since those old days. BiggTim, Model_Monkey, Rick Griewski and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 With me being one of them. Yeah, I must have built 4 or 5 of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 One of the changes was the "Truth in advertising" campaign which started in the mid/late '70s. That is when we started to see built kits on box tops. That kind of bummed me out. I loved (and still love) good box art. Tim W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Waddya mean it inspired you all to buy it back then? I have collected most of the 1970s Revell kits over the last 2 or 3 years just for the nostalgia! They still inspire me now! I did exactly the same, collected them during a long period of years, though i didn't build them when i was young, but indeed boxart is very inspiring!! Padraic Conway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Texan Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Man, I lost track on how many of these I built over the years! Always had that crummy fuselage to wing fit! LOL! Still loved this kit! Have one left in my stash. Still have the best fuselage representation I've seen on any P-40 kit. TimW and MikeMaben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Hasegawa's P-40 E is a great kit and it has markings for Ed Rector's machine, which is similar to that depicted on the original Revell box art... Earlier 104 even sported the Nationalist Chinese markings on the wings, which can barely be discerned in the photo below. I've not seen any "E" models in anything other than OD over grey (which is how I painted this one). The two-tone camo was on the B/Cs and was the original RAF finish (just like the P-400s). I love the Chinese markings and "US Army" on the underside of the wings. Tim W. BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 All the Revell's box-art from the '70's were great. That's how I got started in 32 nd scale. My favourite ? The tropical STUKA MikeMaben, Big Texan, TimW and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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