there are a few threads on several forums about the Lindberg 1/144 USS
Arizona, none of which are positive. People say its junk, they are
confused as to what Lindbergs intentions really are as to whether or
not  the kit will ever be released, etc.

Has Lindberg ever responded to such claims made by some, its safe to
say, over zealous modelers?  Lindberg is and always been a whipping
boy when it comes to detail and quality.
Just curious if companies ever respond in writing to all of what is
being said about them.

the only recent thing I can recall in terms of a response was when
Trumpeter delayed or pulled  their Wildcat release, but am not sure
who or what caused them to act.

Craig

Sir Ridesalot <i_am_cycle_pat... at (no spam) yahoo.ca> wrote:

:
: I think that any military Lindberg kit and a positive response is an
: oxymoron.
:
        Well, Limberger did release that Japanese(?) submarine in
    1/72. At least, they claim it is Japanese. The shape is reminiscent
    of a Japanese class of sub. but the details, well, not so much.

        And, where is the Los Angeles? They still attempting to
    excrete it from between the cheeks?

                                                        Bruce
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        Robert Don Hughes

On Oct 28, 7:34 pm, bruc... at (no spam) realtime.net (Bruce Burden) wrote:



Sir Ridesalot <i_am_cycle_pat... at (no spam) yahoo.ca> wrote:

:
: I think that any military Lindberg kit and a positive response is an
: oxymoron.
:
        Well, Limberger did release that Japanese(?) submarine in
    1/72. At least, they claim it is Japanese. The shape is reminiscent
    of a Japanese class of sub. but the details, well, not so much.

        And, where is the Los Angeles? They still attempting to
    excrete it from between the cheeks?

                                                        Bruce
--
------------------------------------------------------------------------
  "I like bad!"                         Bruce Burden    Austin, TX.
        - Thuganlitha
        The Power and the Prophet
        Robert Don Hughes

hey, I have that "japanese" thing you referred to. Liking kits big, I
bought it w/o thinking much (one of my specialties)
how about listing a few things that are obviously wrong with it?  For
me its gonna look fine with all the big honkin' models in the
garage....

Craig

Sir Ridesalot wrote:
Hi there.

I think that any military Lindberg kit and a positive response is an
oxymoron.

Cheers from Peter

I recently finished the Lindberg Civil War cannon. I thought it was
great.  I showed it to a civil war artillery expert yesterday.  She
pointed out that the limber seat covered with leather is not correct, it
should have been copper covered.  And the hooks for the buckets were
incorrectly placed.  To me these are very minor errors.  The kit is
generally quite accurate with very good detail.

Lindberg has a long history of producing both wheat and chaff.

Hi there.

I think that any military Lindberg kit and a positive response is an
oxymoron.


Cheers from Peter

Sir Ridesalot wrote:

Hi there.

I think that any military Lindberg kit and a positive response is an
oxymoron.

Cheers from Peter

I recently finished the Lindberg Civil War cannon. I thought it was great.
I showed it to a civil war artillery expert yesterday. She pointed out
that the limber seat covered with leather is not correct, it should have
been copper covered. And the hooks for the buckets were incorrectly
placed. To me these are very minor errors. The kit is generally quite
accurate with very good detail.

Lindberg has a long history of producing both wheat and chaff.

I have to believe they listen to their marketing folks mainly - hey they are
a profit seeking business..

An example some years back one of the big companies did re-releases - the
ones where the molds were in good shape, they marketed as priemium limited
re-releases for the collector. The others, from the same basic series, where
the molds were damaged - lots of cleanup or warpage, they markets for
youngsters complete with a patch, booklet and membership certificate. When
one of the magazines noted this they threatened to pull their advertizing.
Big and cool subjects seem to trump accuracy and quality. And since a lot of
people build for fun - I know people who love to glue parts together, they
find it relaxing, and wouldn't touch a paint brush, or simply build straight
from the box. Hugh Japanese submarine has appeal.

On the other hand - folks have tried really hard to influence re-releases
and failed. There were multiple attempts via r.m.s to get Revell to reissue
the 1950s space station and XSL-Moon Rocket. Write to the message board,
email revell etc - many participated but it never happened. I just bought
some re-releases from that period and couldn't help but wonder - weren't
these some of the least interesting kits from those sets - but that could
mean the ones whose molds aren't worn and in need of repair,

There have also been some subjects that modelers consistently asked for and
never got - my view here is another subject was available in a museum near
the manufacturer.

Bottom line is - many things drive the hobby - not sure the modeler is one
of the main ones.

Val
Kraut


some people may dump on lindberg, ignoring the fact they do make a lot of kits

some people may dump on lindberg, ignoring the fact they do make a lot of
kits
others don't. their jn4 kit is the best around and reasonable.
i like the 1/72 german kits because you can make them as well as your
talents
allow. some of them are packed 2 to a box for 10-12 bucks.
if you want to build easy 100 dollar kits, fine. i want to practice my
scratch
building on harder kits that don't cost a left nut.
the people at lindberg do listen and respond to emails. so don't kill of
another model company with indifference.

On Oct 29, 10:03 am, Don Stauffer <stauf... at (no spam) usfamily.net> wrote:
Sir Ridesalot wrote:
Hi there.
I think that any military Lindberg kit and a positive response is an
oxymoron.
Cheers from Peter
I recently finished the Lindberg Civil War cannon. I thought it was
great. I showed it to a civil war artillery expert yesterday. She
pointed out that the limber seat covered with leather is not correct, it
should have been copper covered. And the hooks for the buckets were
incorrectly placed. To me these are very minor errors. The kit is
generally quite accurate with very good detail.

Lindberg has a long history of producing both wheat and chaff.

Lindberg came out with the Dornier Pfiel, the Heinkel Salamander and
the Messerschmitt Komet years before anyone else bothered. Their kits
have generally good entry-level offerings and a reasonable starting
point for some serious kitbashing.
And who else has produced a He.100D?

some people may dump on lindberg, ignoring the fact they do make a lot of
kits
others don't. their jn4 kit is the best around and reasonable.
i like the 1/72 german kits because you can make them as well as your
talents
allow. some of them are packed 2 to a box for 10-12 bucks.
if you want to build easy 100 dollar kits, fine. i want to practice my
scratch
building on harder kits that don't cost a left nut.
the people at lindberg do listen and respond to emails. so don't kill of
another model company with indifference.

I didn't mean this as a shot at Lindberg in particular. In Fact I just
purchased multiple copies of Linberg re-releases that I originally did when
they first came out. Not exactly new high tech - but with a little work
build into a passable result. others in my opinion should not again see the
light of flouresents in the local hobby shop - yet if people enjoy them and
they sell - so why not. My gripe was with how the companies react to the
hardline modelers.


Val Kraut

The Old Man wrote:
On Oct 29, 10:03 am, Don Stauffer <stauf... at (no spam) usfamily.net> wrote:
Sir Ridesalot wrote:
Hi there.
I think that any military Lindberg kit and a positive response is an
oxymoron.
Cheers from Peter
I recently finished the Lindberg Civil War cannon. I thought it was
great.  I showed it to a civil war artillery expert yesterday.  She
pointed out that the limber seat covered with leather is not correct, it
should have been copper covered.  And the hooks for the buckets were
incorrectly placed.  To me these are very minor errors.  The kit is
generally quite accurate with very good detail.

Lindberg has a long history of producing both wheat and chaff.

Lindberg came out with the Dornier Pfiel, the Heinkel Salamander and
the Messerschmitt Komet years before anyone else bothered. Their kits
have generally good entry-level offerings and a reasonable starting
point for some serious kitbashing.
And who else has produced a He.100D?

    I thought MPM has done one.  Am I in error?  As for Lindberg's, I
liked it and have built a few of them over the years.

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