I have been looking at the images on Corgi boxes and there are many where the colours shown on the box are quite different to those actually issued. The catalogues sometimes featured the same image and I imagine that this happened as a result of the artists being provided with some factory samples somewhat prior to the models being produced for sale. Naturally, the boxes would need to be ready before the models and catalogues always included a few available later models and it would have been expensive to change the illustrations too.
The MGC GT in blue and white I wrote about a few weeks ago. I have cheated here and used the Corgi Model Club's MGB GT above but, from this angle, it's not too obvious an error!
I add below a list of all the different box illustrations that are distinct from the issued models and may slowly try and recreate some of them. Here are a couple from the 214 Ford Thunderbird box!
Differences between box and model are an interesting topic. Colour is one thing; as numerous models were produced in different colours (e.g., Ghia L6.4), it is understandable that the box shows only one of many.variations.
ReplyDeleteThe most evident case - it is not a variation, but a blatant mistake - are the boxes for the Mercedes Benz 220 SE Coupés (No. 230 and 253). They do not show the 2-door 220 SEC, but the 4-door sedan - a car that was never built by Corgi during the Golden Years.
Smaller, yet noteworthy differences are found in, e.g., the Chipperfield's Circus Land Rover Parade Vehicle (No. 487), which is shown with the sticker "The Circus is Here" in all catalogues, but without the sticker on the box. Most models, however, have this sticker.
Keep up the excellent work, Andrew!
Chris