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The worst box art

Started by philp, January 23, 2011, 04:46:14 PM

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puddingwrestler

Quote from: chrisonord on February 01, 2011, 02:10:18 PM
Not exactly rubbish in the picture department, but a bit misleading all the same. I got one of these off Ebay as it was very cheap (there is always a reason isn't there  :rolleyes:) A Mig fighter, SU-7.........Hmmm? well go on which one is it :-\
Cheers,
Chris.

Twas clarly a noob mistake judging by the company name.
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Weaver

Quote from: chrisonord on February 01, 2011, 02:10:18 PM
Not exactly rubbish in the picture department, but a bit misleading all the same. I got one of these off Ebay as it was very cheap (there is always a reason isn't there  :rolleyes:) A Mig fighter, SU-7.........Hmmm? well go on which one is it :-\
Cheers,
Chris.


OOOOH! And all the flak I got for buying one of those at Bolton!  ;D 

S' okay, Fitters can take the flak.... ;)
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rickshaw

Quote from: Weaver on February 02, 2011, 01:33:10 PM
Quote from: chrisonord on February 01, 2011, 02:10:18 PM
Not exactly rubbish in the picture department, but a bit misleading all the same. I got one of these off Ebay as it was very cheap (there is always a reason isn't there  :rolleyes:) A Mig fighter, SU-7.........Hmmm? well go on which one is it :-\
Cheers,
Chris.


OOOOH! And all the flak I got for buying one of those at Bolton!  ;D 

S' okay, Fitters can take the flak.... ;)

Is the kit better than the box art, though? :)
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Weaver

Quote from: rickshaw on February 03, 2011, 08:07:23 PM

Is the kit better than the box art, though? :)

Let's just say they were made for each other......


Here's one: check out that HUUUUUGE 6pdr AT gun:



Who needed a 17pdr after all, eh?
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lancer

Quote from: Weaver on February 08, 2011, 02:20:43 PM
Quote from: rickshaw on February 03, 2011, 08:07:23 PM

Is the kit better than the box art, though? :)

Let's just say they were made for each other......


Here's one: check out that HUUUUUGE 6pdr AT gun:



Who needed a 17pdr after all, eh?

Sounds like a case of barrel envy if you ask me... :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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rickshaw

The Universal Carrier is a tad over-sized as well.  So they appear made for each other!  :)
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The Rat

Take a look at the size of the pilot in this one. Either he's 'vertically challenged' or the Sabre is a LOT bigger than I remember.

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Weaver

Not only that, but the whole nose section ahead of the cockpit looks a bit too long to me...
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rickshaw

Remember its meant to be a Japanese Self-Defence Force aircraft that means a Japanese pilot.  Average stature for Japanese people is considerably smaller than for most Westerners.

Of course, he could in reality be a she and the picture from some obscure Japanese anime series!  ;)
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Kruaxi

Difficult to find something worst than this Kitech's Box Art... Badly photoshopped...



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Wow... look at all those rivets!!!

Looks like it just got "swiss-cheesed" by a F-86!
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Stargazer

Plus the joint between the cockpit and the fuselage would be wide enough to slip one's arm through it!!

McGreig

Quote from: Kruaxi on February 08, 2011, 11:10:22 PM
Difficult to find something worst than this Kitech's Box Art... Badly photoshopped...

I think that it's a photo of the actual kit. Kitech's MiG-15 is, err, "inspired" :rolleyes: by Dragon's MiG-15 kit. The canopy, fuel tanks and the pattern of the rivets on the box top model are an exact match for those in  my Dragon kit, except that they seem more crude - they appear deeper and the lines, particularly on the wings, are not as straight.

Weaver

Colouring book special from Airfix:



I presume these are from the pre-Roy Cross era?
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 - Indiana Jones

rickshaw

Quote from: Weaver on February 09, 2011, 06:45:54 AM
I presume these are from the pre-Roy Cross era?

These are from when he was in Kindergarden...   :lol:
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