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Started by gregbale at 07-12-2009 3:34 PM. Topic has 36 replies.
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 07-12-2009, 3:34 PM
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gregbale
 
Joined on 03-04-2003
Towson MD
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Re: Have you EVER bought a kit just because the BOXART *DAZZLED* your eyes???
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I STILL have the box art from my first Revell 1/32nd P-51B (Gentile's "Shangri-La"). Maybe the best boxart ever, IMHO. Greg
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07-13-2009, 12:20 PM
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Karst451
Joined on 02-26-2009
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Re: Have you EVER bought a kit just because the BOXART *DAZZLED* your eyes???
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Absolutely! When Revellogram was doing the SSP's, I would load up right at the time that Hobby Lobby was having their 1/3 off sale. Also bought some Aurora WWI fighters in an antique store - just for the boxart. It's funny how an action scene with a Pfalz flying overhead breaks down all resistance and your hand and arm start working in conjunction and tell your brain, "Resistance is futile!" ![Banged Head [banghead]](/emoticons/icon_smile_banghead.gif) max
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07-16-2009, 8:03 PM
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Rudi35
Joined on 07-14-2009
The Great Canadian West Coast
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Re: Have you EVER bought a kit just because the BOXART *DAZZLED* your eyes???
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Yeah I have!! To me the box art is a big part of the enjoyment of a model. I hated when many of the manufacturers started putting photos of the finished model no the box top. It's great to have it on the sides, but the box top should be as impressive as possible.
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07-21-2009, 6:38 PM
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KGsoloman5000
Joined on 12-16-2008
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Re: Have you EVER bought a kit just because the BOXART *DAZZLED* your eyes???
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I haven't finished a model in years! But a few years ago when I saw a Squadron flyer showing the new VFS 1/24 P-40, I had to have it! Still haven't touched it, but at least I have one. Since then I've bought numerous Hasegawa FW109's and 190's, some Tamiya Zero's, and a few others, all still untouched. And recently, I was once again dazzled by the glorious new VFS 1/24 P-47! Yes, I bought one. Opened the box the other night and was so impressed by the quality and size of it, that I immediately jumped online to find another one (you never know when a second one might come in handy)! I haven't modeled in so long, I'm actually afraid to start any of these kits. But from my point of view, half the fun is tracking these things down and buying them, and then looking at your shelf and seeing that sweet kit just waiting to be built! Unfortunately for me, my kits will be waiting a while.
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07-28-2009, 10:28 AM
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tigerman
Joined on 03-06-2003
Rain USA, Vancouver WA
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Re: Have you EVER bought a kit just because the BOXART *DAZZLED* your eyes???
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I did as a kid. Loved the 1/700 Japanese ships. I will say that I still love the Tamiya box-art the best and used to keep the tops. I do have a couple that I really like and intend to frame. Thanks wing_nut for the Pz IV! Also like the Volstad Dragon box-art. Actually Hans, it was Shep's Monogram armor box-tops that excited me as a kid to build them. I had pretty much all of the Monogram German armor, and most of the American. God, I got so sick and tired of the PZ IV wheels though! I arguably had more fun building them as opposed to today's more detailed kits, because accuracy wasn't an issue. It goes both ways sometimes on detail I guess.
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07-29-2009, 4:41 AM
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P mitch
Joined on 10-15-2008
England
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Re: Have you EVER bought a kit just because the BOXART *DAZZLED* your eyes???
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I havent but I'd like to thank all who have and then sold them later on Ebay, you have all saved me a fortune. My personal best is a Dragon SD.Kfz 250 the Stukka version for £12.00 and the resin engine for the same which has only just come out for £5 - that retails at £15 or so Again thanks and keep up the good work
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08-05-2009, 3:39 PM
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smeagol the vile
Joined on 04-20-2008
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Re: Have you EVER bought a kit just because the BOXART *DAZZLED* your eyes???
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If I had the moiney, I would so get this kit just for the boxart
The Acguy is the Tiny Tim of the Gundam Universe, they need the most love of all. 
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08-06-2009, 7:58 PM
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Batosi420
Joined on 05-10-2008
SLC, Ut.
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Re: Have you EVER bought a kit just because the BOXART *DAZZLED* your eyes???
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A better question for Me is... Have you ever NOT bought a model because of eye-catching boxart??![Big Smile [:D]](/emoticons/icon_smile_big.gif) Shinny things and bright colors are my weakness. Everyday is a challenge, just remember... baby steps.
"Live long and prosper." - Mr. Spock
"Artificial Inteligence is No match for Natural Stupidity" -Woody Paige
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08-07-2009, 11:47 AM
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mg.mikael
Joined on 12-16-2007
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Re: Have you EVER bought a kit just because the BOXART *DAZZLED* your eyes???
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 smeagol the vile wrote: | | If I had the moiney, I would so get this kit just for the boxart |
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Now that is some beautiful box-art, I love the fact their's so much happening in the pic.![Cool [8D]](/emoticons/icon_smile_cool.gif) Their's a fire burning in a house, some war-weary German soliders walking down a muddy street, a Russian orthdox church all the way in the background, and in the side-car a pig that the Germans are taking for food. It tells a story, and inspires the modeller to build the motorcycle the best he/she can. I think Dragon/Cyber-Hobby can learn a thing or two from Zvezda's stunningly detailed box-art.
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08-07-2009, 12:12 PM
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smeagol the vile
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Re: Have you EVER bought a kit just because the BOXART *DAZZLED* your eyes???
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| Batosi420 wrote: | A better question for Me is... Have you ever NOT bought a model because of eye-catching boxart?? Shinny things and bright colors are my weakness. Everyday is a challenge, just remember... baby steps. |
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Actuially, I wont buy a kit if the box is entireley art, I reguse to buy a kit that doesnt have pictures of what it looks like finished somewhere on the box.
The Acguy is the Tiny Tim of the Gundam Universe, they need the most love of all.
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08-15-2009, 11:40 PM
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Aggieman
Joined on 10-30-2003
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Re: Have you EVER bought a kit just because the BOXART *DAZZLED* your eyes???
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| The Revell and "Blue Box" Monogram box art of the 60s and early 70s (before they went "white-box and photos") was top-notch in my book... Always some action going on... I cut the box art out and taped it to my bedroom walls back then, lol... Good times, they were... |
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This sounds so much like my childhood. Those blue boxes and the Revell box tops were indeed top notch. I still find myself scrolling through eBay and sorely tempted to bid on a particular kit of that era because of the box art alone. I used to cut the box art out and my dad mounted all of it on huge poster boards that he took to his lab at Shell Chemical in Houston and displayed for all those scientific types he worked with. For my all-time favorite box art, I pick the Revell 1/32 P-40E that featured a Flying Tiger as it had just engaged some kind of Jap bomber, I think a Betty. I don't know who the artist was but I do know that I built that kit several times as a kid and bought it all the time because of that box art.
Gig 'Em, Steven 
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08-16-2009, 1:58 PM
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model maniac 96
Joined on 12-25-2008
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Re: Have you EVER bought a kit just because the BOXART *DAZZLED* your eyes???
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Oh yeah, the box art always sells me! Thanks, Jim
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08-16-2009, 2:35 PM
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Geist
Joined on 07-16-2007
Ohio
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Re: Have you EVER bought a kit just because the BOXART *DAZZLED* your eyes???
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I don't think I've ever bought a kit just for the box art. I have however used it to break ties betwen two kits I want to buy at the LHS. You guys know the situation. You have your heart set on two kits but you just can't justify buying both. So how do you decide? I use the box art. If it looks cooler that will proably be the kit that comes home with me. Erik
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10-07-2009, 11:30 AM
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Traitor
Joined on 09-23-2009
Memphis,TN
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Re: Have you EVER bought a kit just because the BOXART *DAZZLED* your eyes???
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Box art has made me want to build some armor, but its still out of my skill level. Ill build some when I think I'll make it look good. Nobody wants to look at bent gun barrels.
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Nothing like seeing "two palm trees humpin' a garbage can"!! That's what we called the heavy lift guys when I was on an EH-60 at Fort Carson back in '91.
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10-07-2009, 1:01 PM
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Boba Fett
Joined on 05-19-2008
Wherever the hunt takes me
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Re: Have you EVER bought a kit just because the BOXART *DAZZLED* your eyes???
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Not really, but I DID buy a Revell Ferrari because of how sleek it looked... (May I also say I can't paint a gloss finish to save my life... I'm mainly a treadhead...)
  "Pretty. What do we blow up first?" -Myn Donos "Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.
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10-07-2009, 9:55 PM
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mg.mikael
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| Boba Fett wrote: | | Not really, but I DID buy a Revell Ferrari because of how sleek it looked... (May I also say I can't paint a gloss finish to save my life... I'm mainly a treadhead...) |
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Just remember to go light on the zimm.
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