1/48 511-98 Lindberg Republic P-47N Thunderbolt
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
Very early issue from the 1950s with colorful Ray Gaedke hardbox artwork. This is the second issue of this kit for the USA, with added fine rivet detail and molded in silver and clear. The box has the rectangular Lindberg logo on the top but the four sides all have the original round Lindberg logo. Molded in very bright gloss silver and clear. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts decals and instructions. NOTE: the box has light insect damage to the top (as shown) and the sides. This kit started as a basic 1/48 scale model with full landing gear, rockets and bombs. Surface detail was minimal Lindberg modified it in the mid 1950s with extensive rivet detail. in the late 1950s, they modified it again to a motorized version with the batteries in the stand and a kit electric motor in the nose. Lindberg is a company with a fascinating history The original 'Lindberg Line' stretches back to the 1930s when Paul Lindberg drew plans for famous modeling magazines and marketed his balsa wood 'stick and tissue' by urging dealers to carry the '...Complete Lindberg Line'. After the war, Lindberg and Olsen had a strong hand in early United States injection molded kit development. Please see the article located on this website about early USA plastic kit manufacturers.
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