Lindberg 1/32 70's Kits

[mikemodeler]

Not the most accurate looking models but they did pick some overlooked vehicles to tool up. I just wonder why they couldn't get them more precise, I remember the Monogram bodies being closer to the 1:1 they were modeled after.

 

[Motor City]

The Lindberg models were of better quality than Palmer models, but not nearly as good as the AMT and Revell kits of the same scale.  They did some interesting cars, and it's a shame they weren't done by AMT and MPC at that time.  

[Don Sikora II]

Think the red Corvette coupe in Tom's pictures is the Revell '69.

I have a Lindberg Buick Skyhawk around here someplace. 

[cobraman]

Been looking for a Cordoba for a while to do one up like a friends car. They do pop up on the bay but always go for more than I am willing to pay.

[iamsuperdan]

I have been actively hunting for this one for a few years now.

78 Thunderbird was my first car, and I MUST build a replica.

[Phirewriter]

I would say some of those weren't even 1/32 as some of the guys I slot race with bought them for the bodies. They came out to around 1/35th? (or smaller) Kinda obvious when a correctly scaled GT-40 or Ferrari dwarfed them. 

[Motor City]

I just checked the '72 El Camino.  Both front fenders have deep sink marks just behind the parking lights.  It also has a '73 El Camino rear bumper with the built-in taillights!  The tires and wheels are way larger than they should be, but the body proportions are pretty good.  The wheelbase is about 2 25/32", length 5", width 1 7/8".  The real dimensions are: 116" wheelbase, length 206.8", width 75.4".  I was shocked at how small it is.  The scale is roughly 1/41. 

[jokar124]

Here's one of mine

 

[Faust]

No surprise that I want all the LIndies that are crappy '70s mobiles! 

C'mon Round 2 - you gotta help us out with this one! 

That Monarch above = PURE LOVE!!!

[Motor City]

I agree, Adam, they need to come back.  I'll be looking forward to your reviews.  

Those white "flames" really accentuate the body lines and complement the black top and interior! ?

[Sledsel]

On 11/30/2019 at 4:43 PM, iamsuperdan said:

I have been actively hunting for this one for a few years now.

78 Thunderbird was my first car, and I MUST build a replica.

We need this in 1/25 scale along with the LTD II Sport

[peteski]

1 hour ago, Sledsel said:

We need this in 1/25 scale along with the LTD II Sport

If you have some funds available, and you are willing to bid on eBay (when these kits are ready), you can own one.  I would love to get my hands on one too (I owned a '77 T-Bird).

NEO also made a built-up 1:43 resin model of a '79.

Edited December 10, 2019 by peteski

[Erik Smith]

Dear owner of Lindberg molds, please find this one:

[Casey]

1 hour ago, Erik Smith said:

Dear owner of Lindberg molds, please find this one

I have to believe those molds were among the booty Atlantis acquired from Round2.

[64Comet404]

39 minutes ago, Casey said:

I have to believe those molds were among the booty Atlantis acquired from Round2.

It's a good question, Casey. Personally, I think that Round2 kept the car and sci-fi kits, and sold the old aircraft, ship, and educational models to Atlantis. The subject matter is a bit more in line with what both companies offer to their customers.

[cobraman]

I would like to see the Cordoba again. Goes kind of high on the bay.

[Casey]

17 hours ago, 64Comet404 said:

Personally, I think that Round2 kept the car and sci-fi kits, and sold the old aircraft, ship, and educational models to Atlantis. The subject matter is a bit more in line with what both companies offer to their customers.

I have my doubts they kept much of anything Lindberg related, at least on the automotive side of things. The 1/16 T-based kit(s) for sure, but the Mini Lindys and 1/32 scale kits are a bit crude for the audience Round2 seems to be aiming for, so I'm not sure how much value they see in the Lindberg 1/32 scale kits.

Lindberg was never viewed as a top shelf kit manufacturer, and when you factor in the 1/20 scale-heavy '90s offerings and you've got some very odd, so-so accuracy kits/molds which might sell to the unsuspecting consumer at a mass retailer. Round2 is well aware of AMT's far superior brand recognition, and they've selected a few '90s era Lindberg kits ('64 Plymouth Belvedere, '64 Dodge 440 Sedan, etc.) to re-brand as AMT kits, but so far, no '70s era Lindberg kits have appeared, save for the 1/16 Bullhorn T/Serpent (which is actually a Pyro kit). I don't think we've seen a Lindberg branded automotive kit since the 1966 Chevelle SS reissue from 2015?

[Motor City]

They reissued the '52 Chevy developed by Pyro and - if I'm not mistaken here - boxed as a Lindberg model.  It's a 1/32 scale model car, so I would expect to see more of these issued if the tooling is in decent shape.

[Casey]

35 minutes ago, Motor City said:

They reissued the '52 Chevy developed by Pyro and - if I'm not mistaken here - boxed as a Lindberg model.  It's a 1/32 scale model car, so I would expect to see more of these issued if the tooling is in decent shape.

Those ('49 Ford Tudor, etc.) were released when the Lindberg brand was still under J Lloyd ownership,  in 2006 or so, pre-Round2.

To be fair, Round2 did give this double kit a try, what, maybe five years ago?:

 

[Motor City]

I just saw it at Hobby Lobby within the last year after its last reissue.  I didn't see it on the Round2 website last night, but it was there the previous time I had looked.

[ChrisBcritter]

The Monarch and Granada are pretty nice representations, even if simplified:

The opera windows need a little tweaking but the rest is good.