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admin1 aka Ed AdminBot Posts: 7,712	Box Art Nov 19, 2008 9:23:07 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by admin1 aka Ed on Nov 19, 2008 9:23:07 GMT -5 Older thread idea revisited-- To me THIS has to be the one of the best box art: or Whacha' think?
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admin1 aka Ed AdminBot Posts: 7,712	Box Art Nov 19, 2008 9:24:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by admin1 aka Ed on Nov 19, 2008 9:24:26 GMT -5 This one is a fave for using the toy itself and graphics:
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drakepasha72 Guest	Box Art Nov 19, 2008 12:19:51 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by drakepasha72 on Nov 19, 2008 12:19:51 GMT -5 To me , there are many great artsy boxes : 1. Best of the best : Combattler Popy Others :

Godaikin AdminBot "Lord of Godaikins" Posts: 2,417	Box Art Nov 19, 2008 13:14:01 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Godaikin on Nov 19, 2008 13:14:01 GMT -5 I agree with you Ed...I do love all of original 70s art boxes...specially Combattler. great pictures and wonderful vintage collection.
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Box Art Nov 19, 2008 14:41:37 GMT -5

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Post by xiombarg on Nov 19, 2008 14:41:37 GMT -5

Seeing any Japanese box art as a kid made me salivate with toy envy. The boxes were so good at capturing my imagination and burning themselves into my brain.

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Box Art Nov 19, 2008 23:01:20 GMT -5

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Post by Erik Sjoen on Nov 19, 2008 23:01:20 GMT -5

OK, this is a tough one for me. I'm a huge fan of box art and to be honest I actually drop loot on stuff just for the box even if the contents really suck. I'm 70's all the way but the early - mid 80's did have some great offerings. I'm not going to gush over the run of the mill stuff that we see often because we all KNOW that those rock. Here are some of my out of the way favs that are lying around right now.

Takatoku Gokaiser missile firing vinyl. Not only rare, but very cool to see the art considering the show never made it to the airwaves:

Takemi Jumbo Pegas. For obvious reasons..

The toy is even better!!!

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mannix143 Giant Mecha Robot DX Posts: 2,525	Box Art Nov 20, 2008 2:58:49 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mannix143 on Nov 20, 2008 2:58:49 GMT -5 i think anything thats vintage has good box art... what about the modern ones?

henshin75 Super Robot DX Posts: 204	Box Art Nov 20, 2008 5:34:57 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by henshin75 on Nov 20, 2008 5:34:57 GMT -5 I'll go with Clover's Iron Gear

drakepasha72 Guest	Box Art Nov 20, 2008 8:16:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by drakepasha72 on Nov 20, 2008 8:16:31 GMT -5 Nov 20, 2008 2:58:49 GMT -5 mannix143 said: i think anything thats vintage has good box art... what about the modern ones? I think Unifive Daikyojin (Calendarman) stand as one of the best.

admin1 aka Ed AdminBot Posts: 7,712	Box Art Nov 20, 2008 8:27:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by admin1 aka Ed on Nov 20, 2008 8:27:47 GMT -5 In the same vein, there was a really great SOC Mazinga poster that was released based on its box art:
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admin1 aka Ed AdminBot Posts: 7,712	Box Art Nov 20, 2008 8:36:13 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by admin1 aka Ed on Nov 20, 2008 8:36:13 GMT -5 This gets my nod for "Art that Inspired a generation of Collectors" Honorable mention Cardboard that wanted to be a box:
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Erik Sjoen Shining Super Robot Posts: 601	Box Art Nov 20, 2008 14:57:50 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Erik Sjoen on Nov 20, 2008 14:57:50 GMT -5 Oh my god!! That Govarion box is ILL!!!

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Box Art Nov 20, 2008 17:41:00 GMT -5

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Post by chogoman on Nov 20, 2008 17:41:00 GMT -5

very nice stuff guys, i love it.
i'm also a "vintage-box-art-lover".
here is a box i like, because it combines many things i like:
a window, lots of cool japanese typo i cant read, stylish guys in rubber-suits and you can even could use it...

..open it up...as a display/playset.

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00silvergt AdminBot "The All Seeing Eye" Let us give Dr. Han a big Hand! Posts: 3,694	Box Art Nov 21, 2008 16:01:23 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 00silvergt on Nov 21, 2008 16:01:23 GMT -5 Darn those Popy boxes bring so many fond memories when I was kid...Thanks for sharing.
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