Lindberg Model Kits for sale
Lindberg Model Kits, established in 1944 in the United States, has a rich history in the world of plastic modeling. Originally known for producing high-quality wooden toys, Lindberg transitioned to plastic model kits in the 1950s, quickly becoming a favorite among hobbyists. The company is celebrated for its diverse range of subjects, including aircraft, automobiles, and ships.
Some of Lindberg's most notable kits include the 1/48 Scale F-104 Starfighter, a classic jet fighter known for its sleek design, and the 1/72 Scale USS Arizona, a detailed representation of the iconic battleship. The 1/25 Scale 1957 Chevy Bel Air and the 1/48 Scale B-17 Flying Fortress are also popular among collectors, showcasing Lindberg's commitment to quality and historical accuracy.
Lindberg Vought F7U-1 Cutlass - (F7U1), 1/48, 2320
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair+
$20
1976 issue of this large-scale Cutlass from the original 1950s molds. Never started. Inventoried and the actual aircraft is complete but NOTE: missing pilot figure. Otherwise includes all other parts, decals and instructions. The box is rough. 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.
Lindberg Convair XFY-1 VTO Pogo, 1/48, 536
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
$29
Still factory sealed. Large scale model dated 1987. Features fine raised surface detail, counter-rotating propellers, pilot figure and boarding ladder. The Convair VTO was a Navy program for a high performance zero-length take off fighter. The aircraft flew well but transition from vertical/horizontal and back was tricky. This, combined with the performance of the new jets signaled the end of the program in 1955.
Lindberg Mc Donnell Voodoo F-88 - XF-88, 1/48, 543-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$64
1950s first Lindberg issue hardbox with classic Ray Gaedke art. Features movable control surfaces, pilot and ejection seat, scale jet engines with opening inspection hatch, full landing gear, optional tip tanks or 'clean' wings and colorful decals for the box art aircraft. Molded in high-gloss silver and clear. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. 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.
Lindberg F-100 Super Sabre Motorized with Jet Sound, 1/48, 309M-129
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$65
1965 hardbox issue and rare in this condition. The large-scale F-100 features motorized jet sound, movable rudder, elevators & ailerons, detailed ejection seat and pilot, full jet engine detail & opening engine access hatch, load-out of two drop tanks, 8 missiles and more. Includes colorful decals for the box art aircraft. Molded in silver and clear. The kit has never been started. The motor is still factory sealed. Everything else has been inventoried complete and includes all parts, decals and instructions. NOTE: the box displays slightly better than the 'Excellent' grade but is rated as such because there is a small amount of tape residue on the two short sides. Soaking in lighter fluid should loosen it up enough that it can be removed.
Lindberg Swedish J-35 Jet Dragon Saab (Draken), 1/48, 570-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$65
A great kit from the 1950s with fantastic Ray Gaedke artwork. Features retractable landing gear, ejection seat, pilot figure, opening canopy, missiles that actually launch from the central pod and more. Includes Lindberg's all-clear futuristic display stand that allows you to change the aircraft to any flight attitude. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. 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.
Lindberg Sea Witch Clipper Sailing Ship - With Sails - (ex Marx), 1/96, 813
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$125
Still factory sealed and dated 1979. This beautiful model is from the original Marx Swordfish/Sea Witch molds. It is a beautiful and well detailed model with over 500 parts and measures 33 inches long when assembled. The world's largest toy manufacture, Louis Marx, spared no expense in this early 1950s entry into the growing field of plastic models. The model claims to the first time that anyone could build a museum-quality large ship at home. The claim is correct since the kit pre-dates the Revell 1/96 Cutty Sark. Full hull kit features complete deck fittings, extensive standing and running rigging instructions, optional billowing sails (in amazing 'near mint' condition), crew members, rigging thread and metal chain. It is molded in several colors just like the original Marx issue.
Lindberg Burma River Pirate - With Sails - (ex Pyro), 70883
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$38
From quality Pyro molds. This large scale ship model measures 8.5 inches long. Well detailed and features a full hull, deck fittings & deck house, vacuform billowing sails, figures, display stand and rigging instructions. Includes a painting guide. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions.
Lindberg Grumman F11F-1 Blue Angels - (F11F1), 1/48, 541-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$79
Still factory sealed and rare in this condition. Classic 1950s hardbox kit with superb Ray Gaedke artwork. This is the hard-to-find first issue with 98 cent price extension. Inside, the model kit features fine raised panel details, movable ailerons, rudder & elevators, detailed engine with opening inspection panel, pilot figure, full landing gear and more. This is still the only early 'short nose' F11F Tiger kit in 1/48 and is usually molded in blue and clear plastic, although I obviously cannot confirm that (since it is factory sealed).
Lindberg Northrop SM-62 Snark Intercontinental Guided Missile, 1/48, 687
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair+
$39
The Snark was America's first Intercontinental Cruise Missile. Maximum speed was 650 MPH and the range was 6000 miles; guidance was by an internal celestial system and the warhead was nuclear. SAC units operated Snark from 1958 to the early 1960s. This kit features mobile launching platform, detailed missile, stair lift check stand, tractor, jet engine and more. Never started. The yellow and green parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags; the red and black parts are not sealed and have been inventoried complete. Includes decals and instructions.
Lindberg Russian Jet Fighter Mig-19 With Tow Tractor - Cellovision Issue, 1/48, 561-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
$85
Very rare. This is a factory sealed 1950s Cellovision issue. The clear window on the back is intact and the trading card is in 'Near Mint+' condition. Amazingly, the box is in 'very good++' condition. These Cellovision boxes were very thin and prone to damage; this one lived a charmed life. This is a large scale (1/48) 'theoretical' Mig-19. It was removed from production well before it's time because it soon became obvious that this aircraft never existed in this configuration. However, Aurora made one almost just like it; so it is believed that they both used the same faulty magazine drawing as the basis for both models. Includes a very well detailed tow tractor with driver. The aircraft is molded in silver and the tractor in yellow.
Lindberg Monitor and Merrimac Civil War Ironclads - (ex Pyro), 718
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$65
1986 issue from the original, quality Pyro molds. These are considered more accurate than the Lindberg models of the same subject. Both models have never been started. All parts are still in the the two internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions. These two American Civil War ships spelled the end of the wooden ship age. In March of 1862, the Merrimac put to sea to raise the Union Blockade off the James River. There she sank the Cumberland and Congress. The Monitor, the Union's only ironclad and the first turret ship, was rushed to the scene. The epic battle between the two iron-clad ships ended in a draw, with the Merrimac suffering a little more damage than the Monitor. The Merrimac was blown up to avoid capture; the Monitor sank in a gale in 1862.
Lindberg Heinkel He-111, 1/64, 580-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$36
Large hard box issue of this classic kit from 1967. Features movable ailerons, elevators & rudder, good cockpit and forward crew station, retractable landing gear, scale engines with removable cowlings, engine ground display stand, crew & mechanic figures and more. Molded in green and clear plastic. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Lindberg Curtiss F11C-2 Goshawk - (F11C2), 1/48, 535-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$30
1969 two-piece box issue utilizing the original Ray Gaedke artwork from the 1950s issue. This very nicely molded kit features pilot, basic cockpit, good engine detail, rotating propeller and wheels and even rigging photos for spreader bars and wire placements. Never started. The actual airplane is inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions but NOTE: the stand is missing the short length of aluminum wire. 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.
Lindberg B-70 SAC Bomber- (XB-70), 1/169, 567-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$52
Early 1960s Ray Gaedke artwork softbox issue. This is the only kit of the B-70 with retractable landing gear and also features moving rudders and elevons, optional position outer wing panels and the traditional clear Lindberg display stand. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts decals and instructions. Please note that this kit has the twin vertical stabilizers like the real aircraft. Lindberg also sold a 'civil' XB-70 with the single tail configuration and TWA markings.
Lindberg Grumman F11F-1 Tiger Blue Angels - (F11F F11F1), 1/48, 2332
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$32
This 1982 issue includes Blue Angels decals and is part of Lindberg's 'Past and Present' Series. From the original late 1950s molds with all features that made the older kits special: movable ailerons, rudder & elevators, detailed engine with opening inspection panel, pilot with ejection seat, basic cockpit, and more. Includes a large & complete Blue Angels decal sheet with all strips and numbers for aircraft 1 through 6. Molded in blue and clear plastic. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Lindberg FJ-2 Fury Jet Fighter - First Logo Small Box Issue, 1/48, 516
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$59
From the mid 1950s with wonderful Ray Gaedke box art. Rare first issue that featuring the circular Lindberg logo and short, early two-piece box. Correctly molded in brilliant metallic blue with a red nose and clear canopy. Correct early decals and instructions. Please note, the instructions have the circle logo and the rectangular logo, which was not uncommon for early Lindberg kits. This kit has not been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Paul Lindberg created plans for stick and tissue flying models that were published in popular modeling magazines in the 1930s. During this time, he marketed wooden flying kits, asking builders to request that your local dealer carry "The Lindberg Line" of models. When plastic kits first appeared, Paul Lindberg and a Mr. Olsen founded O-Lin models, purchased the unsuccessful Varney molds for the Fleet Sub, PT Boat, LST and PT-17. After mold modification, they entered production and quickly cut new molds such as the P-80, Seabee and more. The association with Mr. Olsen did not last long, and Paul Lindberg took over or bought out the molds, thus starting the famous plastic "Lindberg Line". The first box art was simply carry over from O-Lin. Early O-Lin artwork was simple and two -color. However, Ray Gaedke did some late O-Lin boxes such as the Corsair, which was also used by Lindberg. Gaedke artwork was colorful and bold, and Paul Lindberg wasted no time in having Gaedke make the new artwork for the Lindberg Line.
Lindberg Messerschmitt Me-262, 1/48, 538-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$40
1950s hardbox issue with dramatic Gaekdke artwork. Loaded with features including two detailed Jumo 004A turbojet engines with removable access panels, retractable landing gear, detailed gun bay with opening access panels, good cockpit, pilot figure, opening canopy, enclosed & detailed main gear wells, optional twin nose mounted iron bombs and more. Includes the famous Lindberg clear display stand as well. Molded in green and clear plastic. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Lindberg Grumman F6F Hellcat British Carrier Fighter, 1/48, 558-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$64
Rare 1950s hardbox first issue in excellent condition. Features superb Ray Gaedke artwork. Box has like-new color and gloss, four solid, original corners, no tape or tape marks and no creases. The flaws are edge wear as shown, general light wear and a very small 15 x 11 millimeter price tag litho tear on one end panel. Kit includes external bomb load and centerline fuel tank, pilot with seat and display stand. Molded in dark gloss blue and clear and has Fleet Air Arm decals. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The box displays better than 'excellent' but is graded as such because there are two small tape pulls; one on each of the short sides.
Lindberg Destroyer Escort USS Rudderow DE-224 - Cellovision Issue, 1/300, 753-49
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$54
From the late 1950s and features classic Ray Gaedke box artwork. This is the Cellovision issue with the clear panel at the left so the prospective buyer could view the detail. Very nicely detailed for the time, this full-hull large scale model features one piece hull, detailed deck, superstructure, primary and secondary armament and more. Never started. Inventoried and NOTE: missing (1) of (2) tiny propellers. Otherwise complete with all other parts and includes decals and instructions. Other DEs in this class that could be modeled with this kit include Day - Chaffee - Hodges - Riley - Leslie L.B. Knox - McNulty - Metivier - George A. Johnson - Charles J. Kimmel - Daniel A. Joy - Lough - Thomas F. Nickel - Peiffer - Tinsman - DeLong - Coates - Eugene E. Elmore - Holt - Jobb - Parle - Bray.
Lindberg Northrop SM-62 Snark - Intercontinental Guided Missile, 1/48, 687
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$44
this is a very well molded, detailed and large 1/48 scale model of this early Cold War Intercontinental Cruise Missile. Features mobile launching platform, detailed missile with boosters, stair lift check stand, tractor, crew and much more. Includes a very large and extensive decal sheet including all white stripes on the missile. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The Snark was America's first Intercontinental Cruise Missile. Max speed was 650 MPH and range was 6000 miles. Guidance was by an internal celestial system and the warhead was nuclear. SAC units operated Snark from 1958 to the early 1960s.