Lindberg 1/48 Lockheed F-80C (P-80) Shooting Star, 500-100

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Lindberg 1/48 Lockheed F-80C (P-80) Shooting Star, 500-100 plastic model kit

1/48 500-100 Lindberg Lockheed F-80C (P-80) Shooting Star

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Good++

From the early 1950s. Rare, very early Lindberg issue with the 'Round Script" logo, the first for Lindberg. The logo is located on the right lower corner of the box top and on the two long sides. Molded in gloss silver and clear. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. Paul Lindberg got his start in 1930s model aviation by designing, building and flying stick and tissue aircraft. His plans appeared in Popular Aviation magazine and he soon made a name for himself. When injection molding showed the way to increased kit sales in the late 1940s/early 1950s, he quickly teamed up with Mr. Olsen to create 'O-lin' models. Ray Gaedke was one the the early artists for O-lin, and he help pioneer dramatic and colorful box artwork. In the early 1950s Paul Lindberg was running the company and had the logo changed to his name. The first logo was circular, with 'Lindberg' in middle and 'Products' 'Incorporated' arched across the top and bottom. The second logo is the 'Yellow Square' that is on this kit. Ray Gadke continued his bold and colorful artwork for Lindberg and did this F-80C boxart as well.

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