Lindberg Kits

[snacktruck67]

I am thinking about purchasing a couple of Lindberg kits.  Trouble is I have never owned or seen one.  Could someone give the low down on the quality of these kits as compared to AMT and Revell.

[StevenGuthmiller]

Depends on how old the kit is.

The newer kits, like the '53 Ford "Vicky", the '61 Impala & the '64 Plymouth are every bit as good as the other companies offerings.

They also did kits like the '67 Olds 442 & the '66 Chevelle SS.

Older kits?........Your guess is as good as mine.

 

Steve

Edited November 6, 2015 by StevenGuthmiller

[Mark]

Quality depends to a great extent on which kit you select.  Lindberg's tooling bank includes items created by them in the Fifties and Sixties, items that originated with other companies that later went out of business, and things created by Lindberg in their revival period in the mid/late Nineties.  Quality and accuracy are all over the place.

[Ace-Garageguy]

The '53 Ford is a little jewel. The Mopars are very nice too, as is the '61 Impala. The '34 Ford truck is a relabeled old AMT kit. The Cord, Auburn and '48 Lincoln are ancient Pyro tooling, and not great...but they make good starts for custom projects.

The '53 Ford built by Marcos Cruz. Doesn't get much better than this...   

Edited November 6, 2015 by Ace-Garageguy

[High octane]

Here's a Lindberg kit that I've built in the past, and I have several more Lindberg kits in my "stash."

[Kit Basher]

Other good Lindberg kits are the F-150s and the late model Chargers.

[snacktruck67]

Good information to have.  The ones I was thinking about was the the 97 Crown Victoria and the 1964 Dodge Maverick 330 Super Stock.  Those two are available to me now.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Good information to have.  The ones I was thinking about was the the 97 Crown Victoria and the 1964 Dodge Maverick 330 Super Stock.  Those two are available to me now.

Here's the Dodge...though not built as the Maverick SS car...  http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/58601-1964-lindberg-dodge-330/

The chassis and guts from these are also popular donors for similar-period Johan and Revell Mopars.

 

Edited November 6, 2015 by Ace-Garageguy

[High octane]

Here's the Dodge...though not built as the Maverick SS car...  http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/58601-1964-lindberg-dodge-330/

The chassis and guts from these are also popular donors for similar-period Johan and Revell Mopars.

 

You're right Ace 'bout the Lindberg Dodge kits being good donor kits, as I have a few of them in my stash for that purpose.

[av405]

Good information to have.  The ones I was thinking about was the the 97 Crown Victoria and the 1964 Dodge Maverick 330 Super Stock.  Those two are available to me now.

I can vouch for the Crown Victoria. I have about 10 of those kits in my stash. They are excellent curbside kits with a good amount of detail and great police car parts. I haven't heard a single fellow modeler talk badly about them.

[Dave Van]

As stated....no one answer. 

Best to ask about a specific kit..... 

[espo]

Built one of there late model Dodge Charger kits that was part of their Police Car line. I built it as a version of the Charger RT in my driveway. The kit included a very comprehensive parts list for a Police build also. I would highly recommend this kit if its what your looking for.

[Brett Barrow]

Some Lindberg kits are vintage 1960's kits, others are tooling they picked up from others along the way (Pyro, Life-Like, even AMT's 1934 Ford closed-cab pickup), some were 1990's tooling from the George Toteff "resurrection" of the Lindberg brand (the 64 Dodge & Plymouth, 53 Ford, 61 Impala, et al), and still newer are a few Craft House/J Lloyd-era kits from the early 2000's (Dodge Monster Trucks, Dodge Charger, Crown Vic police car, et al) .  

It's always best to ask about a kit in particular. 

Edited November 6, 2015 by Brett Barrow

[av405]

Best to ask about a specific kit..... 

It's always best to ask about a kit in particular. 

Here it is:

Good information to have.  The ones I was thinking about was the the 97 Crown Victoria and the 1964 Dodge Maverick 330 Super Stock.  Those two are available to me now.

[Dave Van]

Crown Vic a simplified kit that builds well and looks good. (no motor etc)

64 Dodge is very nice....much like a modern Revell or AMT kit.

[Tom Geiger]

Some Lindberg kits are vintage 1960's kits, others are tooling they picked up from others along the way (Pyro, Life-Like, even AMT's 1934 Ford closed-cab pickup), some were 1990's tooling from the George Toteff "resurrection" of the Lindberg brand (the 64 Dodge & Plymouth, 53 Ford, 61 Impala, et al), and still newer are a few Craft House/J Lloyd-era kits from the early 2000's (Dodge Monster Trucks, Dodge Charger, Crown Vic police car, et al) .  

It's always best to ask about a kit in particular. 

As Brett says "It's always best to ask about a kit in particular"  since as he illustrates,  ALL of the model companies have gone through ownership and personnel changes through all the years they've been producing kits since the late 1950s.  For the kits that were tooled in the early years,  injection molding technology limitations also is a consideration.  And the detail curve has progressed grandly over the years.  The folks here on the board are always happy to describe any kit and give opinions on the accuracy, detail level and building challenges!

[Brett Barrow]

As Brett says "It's always best to ask about a kit in particular"  since as he illustrates,  ALL of the model companies have gone through ownership and personnel changes through all the years they've been producing kits since the late 1950s.  For the kits that were tooled in the early years,  injection molding technology limitations also is a consideration.  And the detail curve has progressed grandly over the years.  The folks here on the board are always happy to describe any kit and give opinions on the accuracy, detail level and building challenges!

Yep.  Even Tamiya has duds.