BernardTPM Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 I think marketing has taken the upper hand in packaging now . But surely box artwork is ALL abut marketing - sell the sizzle, not the steak as it were. As it is modern model trains are so much motre realistic now than they were that, you could argue, the product has all the sizzle it needs. And perhaps it's harder to find a really good artist prepared to do this line of work these days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixie Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 The very rare 2-2-4-0 version of the Standard 4. Pix Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Ah, but as all bar one of the BR Standards had outside cylinders only, that's a 4-4-0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 I knew that when I bought this http://www.airfixrailways.co.uk/Railbus.htm That my finished attempt would look nothing like the bus art, but it never stopped me dreaming...... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Railway posters are in the same situation, all those glorious colour posters of seaside holidays bore only a passing resemblance to the actual area but conveyed enough to entice many generations of holidaymakers to take the train. Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I think marketing has taken the upper hand in packaging now . Packaging (and the artwork) of product has always been a function of marketing. Granted it has changed and evolved over the years but it is no more an 'upper hand' than it ever was. G. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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