jdean Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 ford besides lindberg, Iam not to crazy about lindberg kits. thanks Ronnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffs396 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Only Lindberg made a '53. One of their best kits though, I've never heard any complaints about it and have seen some nice builds with it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Anderson Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Other than promotional models made back in 1953, Lindberg's two '53 Ford Crestline kits are the only ones done in 1/25 scale. Thse are NOT the Lindberg kits of old--they are right up there with the rest of the bunch, frankly. There have been lots of beautiful builds of this kit series since they were introduced. Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Car or truck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 If you haven't checked out the Lindberg '53 Ford, you need to! As far as I'm concerned, it ranks right up there as one of the best in the past 20 years. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) In my opinion, the Lindberg '53 Ford (cars) are right up there with Moebius kits and the best of the recent Revell offerings. I have several on the shelves, and sometimes I just look at them and marvel at how well engineered they are, how well they fit together, and how good most of the parts look. Frankly, I've been waiting to build one until my skills get a bit better. Here's one built by member Cruz (I think). Doesn't get much better than this... Here's another one by member 70mach1...http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=63037&hl=%2B1953+%2Bford AMT has a '53 pickup. This one was built by member RandyB...another beautiful model, pretty much box stock. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/?showtopic=67828 Edited January 8, 2015 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 The red '53 by Cruz must have utilized some PE parts. That was the only thing I didn't like about this kit was the lack of molded in badging for items like the hood crest & V-8 emblem on the front quarters in favor of decals. I hate those decals for scripts & badges! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_G Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 The red '53 by Cruz must have utilized some PE parts. That was the only thing I didn't like about this kit was the lack of molded in badging for items like the hood crest & V-8 emblem on the front quarters in favor of decals. I hate those decals for scripts & badges! Steve The "V8" badges on the front fenders are molded in- I had to sand them off in order to use the PE ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) The "V8" badges on the front fenders are molded in- I had to sand them off in order to use the PE ones That's funny, I know for a fact that the ones on my kit were never there. I would have never sanded them off. I had to use the decals. At the time there were probably no PE parts available. Built mine probably 12-13 years ago. Could there have been alterations to the tooling later on? Steve Edited January 8, 2015 by StevenGuthmiller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrux Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I just checked my own kits, a hardtop with the black car on the box and the pace car convertible, and they both have the V8 emblem molded on the fenders. Neither has the crest on the hood, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdean Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 wow! ok im convinced , thanks for you r replys, so i will try this kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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