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More Vintage Years Of Airfix Box Art
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Author : Roy Cross
language : en
Publisher: Crowood
Release Date : 2014-10-31
More Vintage Years Of Airfix Box Art written by Roy Cross and has been published by Crowood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-31 with Art categories.
The Airfix company was formed in 1939 and, since it produced its first plastic kit in 1949, grew to be the United Kingdom's leading model kit manufacturer. Several generations of young and young-at-heart modellers have made Airfix kits and, despite turbulent times in the 1970s and 1980s when the company changed ownership several times, in the twenty-first century it goes from strength to strength under the wing of Hornby Hobbies. The 1960s and early 1970s might be called the vintage years of Airfix, when some of their best and most popular kits were produced. For ten years up to 1974, renowned artist Roy Cross produced some of the stunning paintings that appear on the boxes of Airfix kits of the era. Roy set the standard for such artwork, to the extent that many are still used today, four decades later. Roy Cross's earlier book, The Vintage Years of Airfix Box Art, contained a host of the paintings he prepared for Airfix, but the unearthing of many more images in old Airfix files has enabled this entirely fresh look at Roy's work to be presented, coinciding with the seventy-fifth anniversary of the first Airfix kit. Thus the remainder of Roy's ten years' work for Airfix is reproduced here. This new compilation features many rare illustrations as well as studies and sketches that were not accepted at the time, and is beautifully illustrated with 180 colour artworks.
The Vintage Years Of Airfix Box Art
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Author : Roy Cross
language : en
Publisher: Crowood Press UK
Release Date : 2009-08-01
The Vintage Years Of Airfix Box Art written by Roy Cross and has been published by Crowood Press UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-01 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
Airfix has been commercially producing plastic kits since 1952 and its models have been made by successive generations of young boys and men alike. In the 1960s, a talented graphic artist called Roy Cross was commissioned to paint some of the box art for Airfix, and for a ten-year-period he provided many of the glorious paintings seen on the boxes, setting new standards for realism and accuracy. Many are still being used today, a full four decades later. Inside the pages of this book are some of Roy's best artworks, shown here in full format and in superb detail, with many reproduced here in book form for the very first time. As well as his vintage box art, Roy has included many sketches and alternative versions of his Airfix box art. After Roy left Airfix in 1974, the company went through a turbulent time. The present owners are Hornby, who have ambitious plans for Airfix and the other brands it acquired including Scalextric and Corgi. The decade that Roy Cross worked for Airfix, though, could be classed as their vintage era, with some of their finest models being produced then in their millions, ready for eager youngsters to build up into detailed miniature models of their favorite aircraft, ships and locomotives.
The Art Of Roy Cross
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Author : Roy Cross
language : en
Publisher: The Crowood Press
Release Date : 2019-12-05
The Art Of Roy Cross written by Roy Cross and has been published by The Crowood Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-05 with Transportation categories.
Roy Cross RSMA GAvA began work as an illustrator in Fairey Aviation during World War II. Over the next thirty years, he progressed from line illustration, via colour artwork, to top-class advertising art for the aircraft industry and other companies, including Airfix, for whom he produced many hundreds of artworks to adorn model kit boxes over a ten-year period. His illustrations for Airfix included superb depictions of aircraft, cars, ships, spacecraft, armoured vehicles and dioramas. Though Roy is perhaps most famous for his Airfix box art, his work has encompassed book and magazine illustrations, including highly detailed cutaways and other technical drawings. In more recent years, Roy has concentrated on the production of his magnificent maritime paintings.
Sixty Years Of Airfix Models
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Author : Jeremy Brook
language : en
Publisher: Crowood
Release Date : 2015-06-30
Sixty Years Of Airfix Models written by Jeremy Brook and has been published by Crowood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-30 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
The best-known and most important manufacturer of plastic model kits in the UK, Airfix has been at the forefront of the industry since 1955 when the first Airfix aircraft kit appeared in UK branches of Woolworth's. The kits were made to a constant scale and covered a wide variety of subjects, from aircraft to birds and from tanks to dinosaurs. In 1981 the famous London-based company closed down and only the kits survived intact. For the next twenty-five years Airfix was run by Palitoy and later Humbrol, but suffered from a lack of investment. In 2006, Hornby Hobbies Ltd, the train and Scalextric manufacturer, bought the ailing company and transformed it. Money and resources were ploughed into the range, and today Airfix releases around twenty new kits per year, designed to an incredibly high standard. The old kits of the 1950s and 1960s are gradually being replaced by new state-of-the-art tooling, all bearing that most prestigious name - Airfix. Published to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of the first Airfix aircraft kit, Sixty Years of Airfix Models, tells the full story, year by year, of the company and its products. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs.of kits, box art and completed models.
Collecting Model Car And Truck Kits
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Author : Tim Boyd
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date :
Collecting Model Car And Truck Kits written by Tim Boyd and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Automobiles categories.
New from the Nostalgic Treasures series: a comprehensive guide for modelers or would-be modelers. Discover histories and descriptions of some of the more significant collectible groups of kits including AMT's Trophy Series double kits, 1953-62 Corvette kits, Mopar B-body kits, Classic kits, and more. Find out how to get started collecting model cars, what to look for, and the pros and cons of collecting versus building vintage kits. A superb addition to your modeling library.
Box Top Air Power
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Author : Thomas Graham
language : en
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Release Date : 2008
Box Top Air Power written by Thomas Graham and has been published by Schiffer Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Design categories.
Showcasing some of the most recognized and dynamic examples of aviation art ever produced, the paintings here appeared on model airplane kit boxes. Generations of hobbyists have enjoyed these colorful and inspiring paintings that graced model packaging in hobby shops. More than 170 of the most memorable examples are displayed in full color. They chronicle aviation history from the Wright Brothers' Kitty Hawk Flier to the Apollo Lunar Module, including many of the best-known aircraft in aviation history. Among the many artists whose works are portrayed are Tom Morgan, John Steel, Jack Leynnwood, Lorenzo Ghiglieri, Jim Cox, John Amendola, Ray Gaedke, Jo Kotula, and Dick Locher. In the well-researched text, these artists tell personal stories behind their art in their own words. This book will be treasured by aviation enthusiasts, model builders, and everyone who has fond memories of their model building days.
Collecting Vintage Plastic Model Airplane Kits
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Author : Craig Kodera
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Collecting Vintage Plastic Model Airplane Kits written by Craig Kodera and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Airplanes categories.
A life-long model builder, collector, and connoisseur, Craig Kodera examines the hobby of plastic model building to give you a book on collecting vintage model airplane kits. The book features more than 400 detailed, high-quality, full-color photos of vintage aircraft model kits and their components, and is written in an engaging and entertaining style to examine what gives specific models their current collectible value. Box wraps, direction sheets, and decals are also covered in detail. This book highlights exactly what collectors should look for (and be aware of) in building their collections. For proper historical perspective, the author covers model kit development in the heyday of the 1950s and 1960s. Comprehensive value and pricing information for vintage kits is shown as well.
Yakovlev Aircraft Since 1924
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Author : Bill Gunston
language : en
Publisher: Brassey's
Release Date : 1997
Yakovlev Aircraft Since 1924 written by Bill Gunston and has been published by Brassey's this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Alexandr S. Yakovlev was one of the most versatile aircraft designers of his age, but he had the misfortune to work in the USSR which made him almost unknown to the outside world. In 1926-27 he built his first aeroplane and from then on he designed structures which were, time and again, ahead of their time.
The Art Of Sport
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Financial Times/Prentice Hall
Release Date : 2003
The Art Of Sport written by and has been published by Financial Times/Prentice Hall this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Athletics categories.
The Art of Sport captures moments of action, drama and skill from the world of sport. It gives an all-inclusive taster from the world's sporting circuit, showcasing spectacular, bizarre and stunning images from the world of sport. The book offers a fascinating selection of sports pictures taken by Reuters photographers who have had the vision and ability to see and capture extraordinary sporting moments. This collection comprises a sporting story with many threads: victory and defeat, natural skill, ability and hard work, beauty, strength and courage, joy and crushing disappointment - and offers some of the most clever and beautiful sporting photographs that you will ever see. The Art of Sport sets each photograph in context, outlining the circumstances behind the image: how the photographers came to be there at that moment and how they managed to document them. It showcases the two essential characteristics of the top photojournalis - a nose for a sporting story and an eye for a beautiful photograph.
Airfix
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Author : Arthur Ward
language : en
Publisher: Collins
Release Date : 2003
Airfix written by Arthur Ward and has been published by Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Airplanes categories.
This title aims to enable everyone to relive the glory days of the Airfix plastic air forces (or tank fleets) and perhaps to pass the torch to their children. Photographs show the rare and collectible kits as well as the best sellers, with illustrations of the packets, box art, adverts in 1960s and 1970s magazines, and a mass of period ephemera. The accompanying text charts the rise, fall and rise again of Airfix models. are now re-releasing 40 kits a year, bringing back some not seen for 20 years.