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Old Tamiya Tiger I Box Art
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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 12:26 AM UTC
For no real reason other than I am nostalgic for it, I present the box top from the kit that probably hooked me for life in modeling.

Enjoy.

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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 12:57 AM UTC
This made it for me:

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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 01:11 AM UTC
Found the old Tamiya kit under the tree in 1972. Not sure if I build it, being age 3, but started my passion for armor modelling.
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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 01:41 AM UTC
Tamiya's box art has always been top notch. I've framed a few of there's! I even recall, if I'm not mistaken the box saying artwork suitable for framing on the kits years ago!
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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 03:14 AM UTC
I have to admit that all those superb TAMIYA "Box-art" in the 70's got me hooked on to building tanks in the first place.
To me they are still very "special" in their whole appearance ... a certain notion/atmosphere todays "Box-art" doesn't transport.
Hope this makes some sense.

Cheers
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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 03:53 AM UTC
Beautifull box art
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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 04:59 AM UTC
Indeed inspiring, and some are until today -- well, to me at least. I recall there was a book published by Tamiya (?) of selected box art throughout the years.

I gather this was their first:


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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 05:09 AM UTC
Back in the day I did collages of the small box side versions of the art. A number of truly awful kits had gorgeous box art like the AHM 1/87 kits or the KSM 1/40 line.
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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 05:44 AM UTC
Hi,

Not TAMIYA bit some old box top



IIRC some years ago there are a thread with old boxes art

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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 06:09 AM UTC
Re; the first photo of the Tamiya Tiger,, I agree that their box art probably set the standard for other companies to follow. It may have also inadvertently set the standard for having a "pointing German" among the figures. I still have several 70's era kit boxes which I bought while stationed in Japan. Great stuff & great memories!
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Posted: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 - 10:34 PM UTC
Those are great old box tops. Perhaps we should make a thread to post oldies but goodies? I started one at Aeroscale. My only request would be use one's own images, or credit the source if it comes from online.

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Posted: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 - 10:36 PM UTC

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It may have also inadvertently set the standard for having a "pointing German" among the figures.


The "pointing German" images/figures are certainly iconic. I never realized that prevalence until reading review comments over the past few years. It inspired my images in some reviews:


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Posted: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 - 11:20 PM UTC

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IIRC some years ago there are a thread with old boxes art



https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/161395&page=1

and this one over on Mil Mod

http://www.militarymodelling.com/forums/postings.asp?th=88664&p=1
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Posted: Wednesday, November 02, 2016 - 02:38 AM UTC

Quoted Text


Quoted Text



IIRC some years ago there are a thread with old boxes art



https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/161395&page=1

and this one over on Mil Mod

http://www.militarymodelling.com/forums/postings.asp?th=88664&p=1


Nice pics. Those Matchbox tops bring back fond memories as well.
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Posted: Sunday, November 06, 2016 - 01:55 AM UTC
Hi,

Some TAMIYA I've









Not a TAMIYA but also an old one:



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Posted: Sunday, November 06, 2016 - 02:29 AM UTC
I've kept the box art from most of the kits that I've bought save for a few that might have been binned absentmindedly or arrived in too worn a condition (sometimes I get shipped boxes with holes).

Most are from Tamiya but there are a probably a few Dragon and Trumpeters in there since these three are the brands I buy from the most. Some are from the 80's and 90's and look simply excellent. Even the recent kits have great art as well.

I have a good mind to make a scrapbook from all these boxart for nostalgia sake down the road.

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Posted: Monday, November 07, 2016 - 01:30 AM UTC
Hi,

Two more TAMIYA boxes






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Posted: Monday, November 07, 2016 - 03:57 AM UTC
I'm not sure if anyone noticed this, but when Tamiya released the Japanese Type 97 tank, it had artwork of the Japanese tank passing a knocked out M4A1 Sherman with the "wolfs head" cartoon (Sherman of the 417th tank Battalion) in the Phillipines. Then, when they released thier older M4A1, they had the same "Wolfs head Sherman" from the 417th in the foreground passing a knocked out Type 97! Same artist. I have not seen the Sherman in that box art for some time, but the Type 97 box art remains the same.
VR, Russ
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Posted: Friday, December 16, 2016 - 07:45 AM UTC

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I'm not sure if anyone noticed this, but when Tamiya released the Japanese Type 97 tank, it had artwork of the Japanese tank passing a knocked out M4A1 Sherman with the "wolfs head" cartoon (Sherman of the 417th tank Battalion) in the Phillipines. Then, when they released thier older M4A1, they had the same "Wolfs head Sherman" from the 417th in the foreground passing a knocked out Type 97! Same artist. I have not seen the Sherman in that box art for some time, but the Type 97 box art remains the same.
VR, Russ

Hi Russ,

Now that's funny! I like that guy's style.
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