The vintage years of airfix box art 9781847970763 by cross, roy and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Competing against half a dozen competitors, airfix sold millions of its plastic kits on the strength of their dramatic, dynamic, and realistic box top artwork. Airfix also produced a small number of card construction kits for use with the airfix railway system. There have been to date two editions of this book, mine is the 1999 printing. Roy cross vintage years of airfix box art book best scale, airfix kits, vintage. Use the search box above begin by completing the title and author fields. A selection of pictures from this magnificent book that will transport you to those glory days. Inside the pages of this book are some of roys best artworks, shown here in full format and. After roy left airfix in 1974, the company went through a turbulent time. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. This selection ranges from 1917 to 1969, and really is. See more ideas about cover art, airfix kits and box art. See more ideas about aviation art, airplane art and aviation. Pictures with the price tag symbol are linked to my online shop.
Retro airfix box art set of 4 space, apollo, astronauts jumbo fridge magnets. The presentation of the works first rate and this book, along with its predecessor make a very good reference set for any airfix buff, or anyone interested in model kits in general. Books for box art roy cross vintage years of airfix. As well as his vintage box art, roy has included many sketches and alternative versions of his airfix box art. More vintage years of airfix box art 9781847978202. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. More vintage years of airfix box art by roy cross books. Vintage airfix and others soldiers lot mostly civil war. Many are still being used today, a full four decades later. How to search on abebooks to find the value of your book. Inside the pages of this book are some of roys best artworks, shown here in full format and in superb detail, with many reproduced here. Adding lots of vintage airfix kits now see more ideas about airfix kits, high resolution picture and box art. The vintage years of airfix box art by roy cross waterstones. This is an excellent hardback volume offering useful backgroundgeneral information and colour illustrations of all things airfix from box art, advertisements, completed models, decals and product photos to the beautifully rendered paintings of roy cross and ken macdonough whose work graced the covers of airfix.
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We scoured our vast selection of vintage books for the most beautiful dust jackets, and soon discovered that selecting just 30 was a nearly impossible task. In the 1960s, a talented graphic artist called roy cross was commissioned to paint some of the box art for airfix, and for a tenyearperiod he provided many of the glorious paintings seen on the. More vintage years of airfix box art and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. These were included with some airfix gmr train sets. Details about 2011 the vintage years of airfix box art roy cross book isbn 978847970763. In the 1960s, a talented graphic artist called roy cross was commissioned to paint some of the box art for airfix, and for a 10yearperiod he provided many of the glorious paintings seen on the boxes. And various structures as the airfield control tower and the pontoon bridge. Relive your childhood memories, or brush up on your history, with your own copy of the annual the victor book for boys. Vintage house am faaker seebach is located in finkenstein and offers barbecue facilities. A very fine collection of very well reproduced images of the airfix box art art of roy cross.
The box artistry is possibly one aspect of model companys selling ploy to entice prospective buyers to their products, so the work of the artist has to be good. The largest collection of vintage model kit box art on the web. The present owners are hornby, who have ambitious plans for airfix and the other brands it acquired including scalextric and corgi. James may on airfix kits james mays top toys youtube. Look inside the book and identify the books publisher complete the publisher field but leave out terms like limited, company or press. Roy crosss 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 roys work to be presented, coinciding with the seventyfifth anniversary of the first airfix kit. Vintage 1960s airfix italeri miniature soldiers military hq base tanks waterloo romans wwi wwii cowboys indians nazi britain civil war rpg.
Roy crosss 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 roys work to be presented, coinciding with the seventyfifth anniversary of the first airfix kit. And for a decade, roy cross was their chief illustrator, creating over. Still today i get goose bumps seeing these beautiful rendered aluminium reflections on his b17 flying fortress, or my favourite artbox of martin b26 marauder. Author roy cross joined airfix as it entered its golden era of the 1960s and 1970s and he was responsible for producing the box art that drew many a wide eyed young customer to airfix and their products, in this first volume he discusses how he evolved into an artist of some repute and went on the produce the art for airfixs premier kits of those early years. More vintage years of airfix box art by the crowood press. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Pdf the other side of airfix download full pdf book. Airfix has been commercially producing plastic kits since 1952 and its models have been made by successive generations of young boys and men alike. Book information for vintage years of airfix box art, 9781847970763. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
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