Thanks for posting ! Lots of great memories , Sundays afternoons after church , going to Woolworths and picking up a kit for 49 cents and spending the afternoon with my brother building and dogfighting afterwards. Thanks !!!! Tony
As a mid 70s kid I started with Lindi kits. They were solid & fit ok but where to toylike. I did learn the basics of Model building leading my 10ish self to Monogram then Tamiya 😍 Did go back to Lindi to do some of the big ship kits which are still Cool😊
I remember having Lindberg models as a kid in the 60's and always though that they were crap. Missing parts, bad warped parts and build it your self electric motors that NO ONE (at least a kid) could build. And a 1/32'ish Zero comes to mind. My dad was fully briefed to avoid Lindberg when gift buying with Monogram Airfix or Frog being my choice. But I'd still get a Lindberg every once in a while from a well intentioned aunt.
I remember building a Lindbergh Mitsubishi Zero molded in the most God-awful yellow plastic. And the wings never fit right nor could you get the proper dihedral with the teeny tiny tabs they gave you to insert in the fuselage slots, so the plane came off looking like it was on the down stroke of a bird's wing flap. Oh, if we'd had Super Glue in those days. Yes the box art was great back in the day, but today? Ah, Airfix! Thanks for the memories. They light the corners of my mind.
At one time a person could walk into a hobby shop. Find a catalog like this from most companies in most hobby shops. Then decide on which kit to order. Even the early mail order places had a booklet. Squadron was a favorite of mine.
As a kid in the late 70’s and early 80’s, I had the Lindberg B-17, F-8U, and Bismarck. ALL of these kits had electric motors you had to build yourself. Wacky builds like wrapping the aramature with lots of wire! I couldn’t get ANY of the motors to work right, so I built all of the kits as static display models! 😎
..I remember some of the 1/72 scale model aircraft (and a few that did not indicate the scale that were a little larger than 1/72 scale), and some crude small-scale model cars with no chrome parts....the 1/72 aircraft were extremely crude, had few parts and poor detail, but I still bought some because they offered plane kits not available in other brands at the time...Dornier DO-335, Messerschmitt ME-410, Republic P-47B Thunderbolt, Heinkel HE-100, etc....
I used to build a lot of Lindbergh kits. The destroyers died a fiery explosive death in a local one. Yes, I would sink them with lighter fluid and fire crackers. Fond memories!
Thanks for posting ! Lots of great memories , Sundays afternoons after church , going to Woolworths and picking up a kit for 49 cents and spending the afternoon with my brother building and dogfighting afterwards. Thanks !!!! Tony
As a mid 70s kid I started with Lindi kits. They were solid & fit ok but where to toylike. I did learn the basics of Model building leading my 10ish self to Monogram then Tamiya 😍
Did go back to Lindi to do some of the big ship kits which are still Cool😊
Thanks for the look at the old hobby catalog. It was great to see it.
Nice choice of music the score from the Waltons to start..MASH etc..real fun and I did love all my kits from the 50’60’ and 70’s….
Thanks 🥰
I remember having Lindberg models as a kid in the 60's and always though that they were crap. Missing parts, bad warped parts and build it your self electric motors that NO ONE (at least a kid) could build. And a 1/32'ish Zero comes to mind. My dad was fully briefed to avoid Lindberg when gift buying with Monogram Airfix or Frog being my choice. But I'd still get a Lindberg every once in a while from a well intentioned aunt.
Loved the Lindberg kits. Also like the theme from Simon and Simon.
I forgot how many kits Lindberg put out! I sure built my share over the years.
I remember building a Lindbergh Mitsubishi Zero molded in the most God-awful yellow plastic. And the wings never fit right nor could you get the proper dihedral with the teeny tiny tabs they gave you to insert in the fuselage slots, so the plane came off looking like it was on the down stroke of a bird's wing flap. Oh, if we'd had Super Glue in those days. Yes the box art was great back in the day, but today? Ah, Airfix! Thanks for the memories. They light the corners of my mind.
8:55 Donny Parks road a Honda 305. At the time (late 60s) it was the biggest bike I'd ever seen.
At one time a person could walk into a hobby shop. Find a catalog like this from most companies in most hobby shops. Then decide on which kit to order. Even the early mail order places had a booklet. Squadron was a favorite of mine.
Squadron was everybody's favorite
For me I still have a lot of my old auto world catalogs.still in good shape.not tore at all.all collectors items.
As a kid in the late 70’s and early 80’s, I had the Lindberg B-17, F-8U, and Bismarck. ALL of these kits had electric motors you had to build yourself. Wacky builds like wrapping the aramature with lots of wire! I couldn’t get ANY of the motors to work right, so I built all of the kits as static display models! 😎
Lindbergh models had the least detail of models, but I liked the box art.
thanks for these history video
You can still buy a Blue Devil destroyer kit for about $75.
..I remember some of the 1/72 scale model aircraft (and a few that did not indicate the scale that were a little larger than 1/72 scale), and some crude small-scale model cars with no chrome parts....the 1/72 aircraft were extremely crude, had few parts and poor detail, but I still bought some because they offered plane kits not available in other brands at the time...Dornier DO-335, Messerschmitt ME-410, Republic P-47B Thunderbolt, Heinkel HE-100, etc....
What happened to the old or origi n.v al lindbergline?
I used to build a lot of Lindbergh kits. The destroyers died a fiery explosive death in a local one. Yes, I would sink them with lighter fluid and fire crackers. Fond memories!
No, your brother had the 1977 Granada Sport, with a black body, a landau (rear only) brown vinyl roof, and and tan vinyl interior.
I thought you got it from mom.
@@maxsmodels No, Grandma paid for it as a graduation gift. Kathy got a CJ5 when she graduated.
Those were the days….
I remember the Lindbergh fifties science fiction kits.
Good art work, but terrible construction and fit.