Q3/2015 New Releases Box Art

[Rubicon Models]

Here is a sneak preview of our box art for Q3/15 new releases:














We will upload their assembly instruction onto our forum last week of August 15.

Enjoy!

[Pinky]

The Crusader art is especially nice - and it even seems to have knocked out a Tiger!

The "not-an-Opel" art looks as though it's straight out of a scene from a war movie.

[Rubicon Models]

The Crusader art is especially nice - and it even seems to have knocked out a Tiger!
The "not-an-Opel" art looks as though it's straight out of a scene from a war movie.

We have done a bit of research about this Crusader scene before work starts.  It depicts a battle around Tunisia in which the British claimed 4 Tiger tanks using the Crusader 17 pdr guns during the Tunisian Campaign.  There are historical photos of at least one Tiger being knocked out that way.  Alan Moorehead's "African Trilogy" mentioned Tigers being knocked out, but does not say how, presumably for reasons of secrecy, the book was being written while the war was still on.

As for the Opel Blitz, we have made several changes before coming up with this scene.  Is hard work for all these renderings.  The artist need to build all the vehicle models again as the 3D drawings we used are not compatible (animation vs manufacturing design).

We are glad you like these box arts!

[Pinky]

We have done a bit of research about this Crusader scene before work starts.  It depicts a battle around Tunisia in which the British claimed 4 Tiger tanks using the Crusader 17 pdr guns during the Tunisian Campaign.  There are historical photos of at least one Tiger being knocked out that way.  Alan Moorehead's "African Trilogy" mentioned Tigers being knocked out, but does not say how, presumably for reasons of secrecy, the book was being written while the war was still on.

The British were notoriously bad at identifying enemy tanks, and always overstated the number of Tigers they encountered or knocked out.  Tigers which were scuttled in Tunisia were also often claimed as kills.  A couple were taken out by 6-pdrs (including "131", which had its turret jammed by 6-pdr fire from Churchills and was abandoned - it's now in Bovington).  The 17-pdr anti-tank gun was rushed into service in Tunisia (mounted on a 25-pdr carriage) in response to the appearance of the Tiger and presumably accounted for some.  The little 2-pdr on the Crusader II in your artwork would have done nothing to a Tiger - and in any case the Crusader II had been replaced by the time the Tiger appeared in North Africa.  But it's a great piece of artwork, and really sells the kit.

As for the Opel Blitz, we have made several changes before coming up with this scene.  Is hard work for all these renderings.  The artist need to build all the vehicle models again as the 3D drawings we used are not compatible (animation vs manufacturing design).

Well I think it looks cool - just needs the music from "The Great Escape" playing! I've noticed that your artist likes to do quite detailed backgrounds - the M5A1 and M8 in particular have very evocative scenery behind them.

[Laffe]

Here is a sneak preview of our box art for Q3/15 new releases:

It looks like a german soldier in the turret... 
(a minor quibble perhaps)

[elias.tibbs]

I wouldn't mind getting hold of some art prints of these

[Suetonius Paullinus]

Loving the Opel Blitz scene!
(Not sure soft skins actually displayed the Balkenkreuz??)
I want enough Opels for a proper convoy!!!!

Can't wait now..

Cheers

SP

[Rubicon Models]

Loving the Opel Blitz scene!
(Not sure soft skins actually displayed the Balkenkreuz??)

It is "very rare" to have the crosses on German soft skins, we did that just to make it a bit more dramatic...
Doesn't hurt with some extra exaggeration on artworks!

[Pinky]

I just noticed that all of the passengers in the trucks are the same.  And the driver is sitting higher than the other chap.