Box Inflation

[Nick]

The point about big boxes and empty space might explain the Hobbyboss trick of having a moulded plastic holder for the sprues and main components. It looks better than opening a huge Revell Lightning kit to find the actual sprue takes just a third.

In the paper last week an MP has written a report on how the push for children to join organised activities for all their spare time can lead them to be less capable at managing their own lives as adults. When everything is arranged for people they can't learn how to do things for themselves. Same goes for modelmaking.

[Captain Canada]

On the other hand, judging by the size of the carrier on the box painting, they should have been able to fit about 6 Westland Whirlwind HAS mk.22's into one Airfix box of said helo....;-)

[Weaver]

Holy thread revival Boxman!

In a glaring example of box inflation, I just managed to get FOUR Airfix Fouga Magisters in ONE of the recent re-issue boxes.

[kitbasher]

Have you ever compared the size of box that early renditions of the Airfix Halifax came in with the current box?  Some inflation.

Have you ever compared the size of box that early renditions of the Airfix Halifax came in with the Revel Halifax III box?  Hyperinflation.

Yes I know they are different kits, but hey, that's a big box!

[zenrat]

Anyone opened a 1/72 Eduard Bf110?
Now that's a big box.

[NARSES2]

Anyone opened a 1/72 Eduard Bf110?
Now that's a big box.

Yup with a lot of parts.

I have two lines of thought regarding box size inflation. The first is that they just have a series of standard boxes and that is it. The Revell approach ? And I wish that they'd get top opening boxes I just abhor those end openers 

The second is that as moulding technology has improved then sprues have got larger, thus so have boxes. The companies then use 1 above to put older kits, with smaller sprues and fewer parts in to the new larger boxes ?

Am I over thinking this ? Do I have to much time on my hands ? 

[Gondor]

Anyone opened a 1/72 Eduard Bf110?
Now that's a big box.

Yup with a lot of parts.

I have two lines of thought regarding box size inflation. The first is that they just have a series of standard boxes and that is it. The Revell approach ? And I wish that they'd get top opening boxes I just abhor those end openers 

The second is that as moulding technology has improved then sprues have got larger, thus so have boxes. The companies then use 1 above to put older kits, with smaller sprues and fewer parts in to the new larger boxes ?

Am I over thinking this ? Do I have to much time on my hands ? 

Probably   

Gondor

[Weaver]

Anyone opened a 1/72 Eduard Bf110?
Now that's a big box.

Yup with a lot of parts.

I have two lines of thought regarding box size inflation. The first is that they just have a series of standard boxes and that is it. The Revell approach ? And I wish that they'd get top opening boxes I just abhor those end openers 

The second is that as moulding technology has improved then sprues have got larger, thus so have boxes. The companies then use 1 above to put older kits, with smaller sprues and fewer parts in to the new larger boxes ?

Am I over thinking this ? Do I have to much time on my hands ? 

I think Airfix have a policy that each series has a certain minimum box size, so if the Magister is going to be Series 3, it has to go in a Series 3 box or bigger.

Quite how an old-tool Magister ends up Series 3 while a new-tool Gnat ends up Series 1 is a whole other question, of course. The sprues, instructions and decal sheets are all the same size, yet the Gnat is two series down, with a box to match....

[NARSES2]

Quite how an old-tool Magister ends up Series 3

Airfix Magister ? What am I missing ?

[PR19_Kit]

Quite how an old-tool Magister ends up Series 3

Airfix Magister ? What am I missing ?

Calm down Chris, it's a JET! 

[Captain Canada]

I don't get fooled by the box size....I just go straight for the beautiful red colour and the excellent artwork. Sold !

[NARSES2]

Quite how an old-tool Magister ends up Series 3

Airfix Magister ? What am I missing ?

Calm down Chris, it's a JET! 

Ah right - Fougia not Miles. I did look in the catalogue at the back of the Airfix Annual but it wasn't listed

[Weaver]

Quite how an old-tool Magister ends up Series 3

Airfix Magister ? What am I missing ?

Calm down Chris, it's a JET! 

You know, one of those up-to-date aircraft that fly at an acceptable speed..... 

[PR19_Kit]

Quite how an old-tool Magister ends up Series 3

Airfix Magister ? What am I missing ?

Calm down Chris, it's a JET! 

You know, one of those up-to-date aircraft that fly at an acceptable speed..... 

.... and that don't have propellers. 

[NARSES2]

Quite how an old-tool Magister ends up Series 3

Airfix Magister ? What am I missing ?

Calm down Chris, it's a JET! 

You know, one of those up-to-date aircraft that fly at an acceptable speed..... 

.... and that don't have propellers. 

You could argue and latter this afternoon I might  that the turbine blades and all the other whirly things inside a turbojet are propellers of one form or another