From the Official Airfix website.
Motörhead, the iconic heavy-metal band’s striking album artwork for their 1979 ‘Bomber’ was carefully created by illustrator. Lemmy, “Fast” Eddie Clark and Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor are shown inside the cockpit of a Heinkel in the Blitz. Lemmy, himself a collector of WWII memorabilia, insisted the plane be German.
The illustrator explains: “I suggested the Heinkel plane. They wanted this photo-realistic effect, so I designed the thing with the detached bomb coming towards you.”
“I worked in airbrush in black and white, which I would then tint,” he adds. “That’s why my work always looked very doomy. To get the lighting right, I got a little Airfix kit of a Heinkel 111, made it up and sprayed it black.” He then photographed the model to get the reflections underneath. “When you work realistically, you’ve got to have a realistic reference.”
The album sleeve made such an impression the band insisted on a remarkable 40ft Heinkel replica to accompany them on stage for their now notorious ‘Bomber’ tour.
“It’s the most famous cover I’ve ever done,”
The album was released on October 27th 1979, reaching number 12 on the UK charts.
To mark the 40th Anniversary, Airfix is pleased to offer a version of its latest Heinkel with the “Bomber” markings included, and with the special Anniversary box lid.
Included are the three original markings for the A07007.
Numbers are limited.
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MOTORHEAD Bomber (2015 UK/EU Deluxe Edition remastered double CD set comprising their 1979 third studio album which features the title track single plus a Bonus CD containing b-sides, alternate versions and live recordings. Complete with a picture booklet, both discs are UNPLAYED issued within the sealed fold-out digipak sleeve)
- Motorhead - Motorhead - Matte - UK - vinyl LP - £50.00, $63.00, €59.00 (New Item) (arrived 01-Apr-2022 12:01)on May 27, 2022 at 4:40 pm
MOTORHEAD Motorhead (1977 UK second issue 8-track LP, featuring the well known title track & other early blazin' rockers, matte picture sleeve that introduced the band's trademark War-Pig image, complete with picture/narrative inner displayingsome great shots of Lemmy & the boys in their youth. The sleeve shows general wear with a small tear to the bottom leaving it VG, whilst the vinyl is Excellent and appears barely played WIK2)
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