Mr. Moparman Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 Ok, I got bored and with the windows drying in my Camaro, I decided to drag this out. I bought it a a thrift store for a buck, yes the sticker says twelve dollars, but that was from the hobby shop it first came from. It's a bad kit. The engine detail is pretty bad, NO DISTRIBUTER!! AGHHHHHHHHH! Well, chug along and I see what I can do to it. Oh, and the paint is a surprise. Enjoy the ride!
coreyh29645 Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 Ok, I got bored and with the windows drying in my Camaro, I decided to drag this out. I bought it a a thrift store for a buck, yes the sticker says twelve dollars, but that was from the hobby shop it first came from. It's a bad kit. The engine detail is pretty bad, NO DISTRIBUTER!! AGHHHHHHHHH! Well, chug along and I see what I can do to it. Oh, and the paint is a surprise. Enjoy the ride! i agree. these limberg kits are horrible. i have a few and they are just garbage. but with the right amount of added parts, they come out ok.
62rebel Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 where's the work in progress? no pics. like Mrs McGillicutty always said in math class; show your work!
Sixties Sam Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 I built one of those kits a few months ago. I hacked it up into a sort of rat rod truck with a no-putty chop, shortened bed, different wheels, and a Ford 289 from a 66 Mustang. I got the kit cheap, and had fun with it! The cheap kits are fun because you have little to lose trying wild stuff!
High octane Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 I built one of those kits a few months ago. I hacked it up into a sort of rat rod truck with a no-putty chop, shortened bed, different wheels, and a Ford 289 from a 66 Mustang. I got the kit cheap, and had fun with it! The cheap kits are fun because you have little to lose trying wild stuff! Nice job on that build Sam, it looks good!
Lunajammer Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 I got the kit cheap, and had fun with it! The cheap kits are fun because you have little to lose trying wild stuff! I agree. I built this as a tyke back in the early '70's. It's great starting material. I am, of course, sentimentally biased.
W-409 Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 (edited) i agree. these limberg kits are horrible. i have a few and they are just garbage. but with the right amount of added parts, they come out ok. Not all of them! The '64 Dodge 330 "Ramchargers", or Color Me Gone or Maverick version, they are all guite good kits. I'm positively suprised about '34 Ford Pickup too. But some of Lindberg kits are bad, but that means, there is only one way: UP! Project sounds interesting, can't wait to see progress of it. And one good Lindberg kit is '61 Impala Super Stock, both versions of it actually. Edited July 19, 2011 by W-409
brett Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 Not all of them! The '64 Dodge 330 "Ramchargers", or Color Me Gone or Maverick version, they are all guite good kits. I'm positively suprised about '34 Ford Pickup too. But some of Lindberg kits are bad, but that means, there is only one way: UP! Project sounds interesting, can't wait to see progress of it. And one good Lindberg kit is '61 Impala Super Stock, both versions of it actually. you're right Niko those are good kits but this 32 is a dog,heres what I did with mine http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=33523&view=findpost&p=338112&hl=mid+mill&fromsearch=1 think the only kit bits use were the cab which I chopped and maybe the diff
coreyh29645 Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 Not all of them! The '64 Dodge 330 "Ramchargers", or Color Me Gone or Maverick version, they are all guite good kits. I'm positively suprised about '34 Ford Pickup too. But some of Lindberg kits are bad, but that means, there is only one way: UP! Project sounds interesting, can't wait to see progress of it. And one good Lindberg kit is '61 Impala Super Stock, both versions of it actually. true i forgot about those. i bought 4 of them just for the slant six motors. there are way better than the old crappy fords i got from them
Scale-Master Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 Some of those Lindberg kits were old re-pops of 40 year old IMC kits (and that was some 10 years ago). Some were brand new tooling 10-15 years ago. You can't paint all of the Lindberg releases with the same "detail & quality" brush...
MikeMc Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 This kit is worth 1.00......not much more, but I did have some fun with mine.....
rasafyff Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 I'm working on a couple gasser projects using this kit.MPC's 32 Ford Switchers frame fits this model very nicely.Also AMT's 32 Ford frame fits.I'm also using AMT's 40 Willys frame on one them.The AMT 40 Willys pick up bed fits.
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