Box art.....

[Ivan1GFP]

Here is a kit I picked up recently JUST for the box art.
This is a rather strange painting to represent the A6M2 Type 0 fighter because as far as I know, only one aircraft ever had this configuration.
V-172 from the Tainan Kokutai was forced down and recovered by the AVG in China. There are other photographs of this aeroplane that are missing the panel behind the cowl. One was fabricated locally to replace it, and thus we have louvered panels there unlike any other Type 0 fighter.
The paint job on this box art is also very similar to the repaint to Chinese Nationalist Air Force markings.

- Ivan.

 

[Lucky13]

The best Harrier box art out there....

Change my mind!

 

[Wurger]

 

[MIflyer]

This is one I bought just for the box art. It reminds me of the cover of a Men's Adventure Magazine for the 60's, except that the other pilots jumping in their P-39's were scantily clad females.

 

[Snautzer01]

The best Harrier box art out there....

Change my mind!

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Magic matchbox.....very happy memories.

 

[Crimea_River]

I always preferred the old oil paintings on box art but I gotta say that the digital stuff being produced for the Eduard kits is excellent.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Lucky13]

Same as Adam Tooby for Airfix....

 

[hw97karbine]

I've always admired Masao Satake's work for Dragon:

 

[MIflyer]

 

[MIflyer]

I have a 1/48 AR-234B kit. next I need to scratchbuild a Julia,

 

[GrauGeist]

I have a 1/48 AR-234B kit. next I need to scratchbuild a Julia,

There's a few Heinkel P.1077 kits out there.

Here's a 1/48th kit at eBay:
Heinkel He P.1077 Julia PLT012 Planet Models 1:48 New | eBay

 

[hw97karbine]

DML Dragon Focke Wulf Ta 152C-0 1/72

 

[hw97karbine]

FUJIMI 1/72 72021 NAKAJIMA GEKKO MODEL 23 J1N3 IRVING - another Masao Satake artwork

 

[CATCH 22]

My favourite night fighter box art is this one:

Hasegawa 1:48 kit # JT36

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Lucky13]

I've got to say WOW!

 

[Warbirdnutball]

I always preferred the old oil paintings on box art but I gotta say that the digital stuff being produced for the Eduard kits is excellent.

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Gotta say, really luvin that Wespen Bf 109 image. That's really impressive. They all are, but that one stands out for me. It's more rare.

 

[MIflyer]

Looking at the plane itself, it's an older and unmodified B-25C/D (has a belly turret and has no tail- and waist-gun positions) with a tail # 6F denoting the 486th BS.

That was a friend of mine's unit. They modified many of their older B-25's with no belly turret and a tailgunner position that looked a lot like the factory one on B-25H/J.

 

[Wurger]

The boxart for the IBG 1/32 scale kit of the PZL P-11c.