Lindberg Model Kits for sale
Lindberg Beechcraft Bonanza - Model 35 V Tail, 1/48, 504-69
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+++
$115
Very rare mid 1950s hardbox first issue with fantastic Ray Gaedke artwork. Even rarer in stunning 'Excellent+++' box condition. This is still the only 1/48 scale plastic model of the earliest 'V' Tail Bonanza. The kit features very fine raised and recessed surface detail, wing tip fuel fuel tanks, full landing gear and more. Includes a display stand, painting guide and decals for the box art aircraft (fuselage stripes are included). Molded in high-gloss silver plastic. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts decals and instructions present. The decals and instructions are both in 'excellent' condition.
Lindberg F7U-1 Cutlass - (F7U1), 1/48, 510-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+++
$74
1956 or '57 Gaedke artwork with three Cutlass and a straight-deck Essex-style aircraft carrier. The model is molded in a stunning, high-gloss dark blue and clear plastic and includes decals for the box art aircraft including red and white checkerboards for the rudders. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts decals and instructions. Dating early Lindberg kits is problematic to a near complete lack of release information; early catalogs normally do not have dates, and there are no dates on early boxes or instructions & decals. However, by records kept when the kits were purchased new, we know this kit was issued either in 1956 or 1957. The early part number of '10' after the 5 would support such an early date, as Lindberg initially used sequential numbers. Please note that the instructions for this kit contain multiple factory mistakes! The pilot has a real seat, not the 'board' shown in the instructions. The pitot tube is not even shown on the assembly page, but is present with the kit. This happened because Lindberg (like Aurora) was famous for never wasting anything. So if the factory still had a supply of earlier instruction sheets, you never threw them out. Instead, they were used before ordering new (revised) ones. That is what happened with this kit and countless others.
Lindberg B-70 - (XB-70) Intercontinental Bomber, 1/180, 541
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$34
1989 issue that is a perfect size for a desk top model of this fascinating Mach 3 bomber that rode it's own supersonic shock wave. Features very fine raised surface detail, retractable landing gear with working gear doors, optional 'straight' or 'drooped' outer wing panels, working rudder, clear canopy and more. Includes decals for the aircraft on the box top and the clear the early 1960s futuristic clear Lindberg stand that allows you to display the aircraft in any flight attitude you desire. Molded in white and clear plastic. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Lindberg British SE-5a Scout, 1/48, 532-69
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$36
Late 1950s issue hardbox issue with fantastic Ray Gaedke artwork. This is a very well molded and detailed kit for that time and far superior to Aurora's version. Features fine raised rib and panel lines, recessed control surfaces outlines, detailed engine with removable cowling, good cockpit, pilot figure, wheel chocks, one ground crew member and a two-wheeled tail skid dolly for ground maneuvering. Molded in a bright yellow and clear plastic and includes the early Lindberg clear 'teardrop' shaped display stand. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Lindberg Boeing Trainer PT-17 Kaydet - (ex Varney / ex O-Lin), 1/48, 508-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$89
Rare 1950s hardbox issue with colorful Ray Gaedke boxart. This rare kit has a long and interesting history that goes back to the first plastic model airplane kit ever issued in the USA. These molds were originally created by Varney in the 1940s - please see the article (on this website) about this. The Varney PT-17 was the first (or one of the first) injection molded, scale plastic model aircraft kits produced in the USA. O-Lin, of which Paul Lindberg was one-half of, purchased the Varney molds and released the kit after slight mold modifications. When O-Lin became Lindberg, this exact model was released once - which is this kit - with the minimally modified molds. After this release, the molds were modified more significantly. The parts match the O-Lin parts perfectly, one-for-one. They are molded in very bright glossy yellow, black and clear plastic (the O-Lin parts were white, black and clear). Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. Both the decals and instructions are in remarkable 'near mint' condition.
Lindberg Comet British Jet Airliner - BOAC, 1/178, 412-60
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$38
Early 1960s reissue from the original 1950s molds; Tom Morgan's work replaced the original Ray Gaedke box art. The Comet was the world's first operational airliner. The small scale model measures 7.5 inches long and features complete landing gear (which can be left off for an 'in flight' build), display stand and a long and complete decal sheet which includes fuselage side stripes w/windows, tail registration & 'Speedbird', BOAC text for the fuselage and wing fuel pods and upper/lower wing registration. Molded in white/ivory plastic. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The scale given is my estimate based on measuring the fuselage of the aircraft; it is not prefectly accurate.
Lindberg Winnie Mae Lockheed Vega - Round the World Record Setting Aircraft, 1/48, 533-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$34
This is the original late 1950s issue with fantastic Ray Gaedke box art and a fine kit for that time. In 1931, Post and Gatty flew the Vega 'Winnie Mae' around the world in 8 days, 15 hours and 8 minutes for a new world record. In 1933 Post tested a gyroscope automatic pilot and radio direction finder in another record flight lasting 7 days, 18 hours and 45 minutes. This aircraft is now in the Smithsonian Museum. the Lockheed Vega did see military service, with a few operated by the RAAF, Spanish Republic Air Force and USAAC. This model features moving control surfaces, cockpit detail, rotating propeller and wheels and more. Includes a clear display stand and very colorful and complete Winnie Mae decals. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Lindberg Convair XFY-1 VTO Pogo, 1/48, 536
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$28
This large scale model dated 1987 and is from the original 1950s molds. Features fine raised surface detail, counter-rotating propellers, pilot figure and boarding ladder. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. 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 Grumman F11F-1 Tiger Blue Angels - (F11F F11F1), 1/48, 2332
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$22
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 Douglas A4D-1 Skyhawk - US Navy VA-153 - (A-4), 1/48, 538
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$20
This is the 1987 issue from the original 1950s molds of this very early (probably prototype) Skyhawk. Features very fine raised panel lines, pilot and ejection seat, opening canopy, detailed jet engine, opening inspection panel, working rudder and ailerons, full landing gear, centerline drop tank, wing rockets and more. With a clear display stand and decals for VA-153. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and 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+
$79
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, which is rare because these Cellovision boxes were very thin and prone to damage; this one lived a charmed life. Inside, the model is a large 1/48 scale theoretical Mig-19 based on an illustration in a reputable aviation magazine. Lindberg removed this kit from from production well before it's time because it quickly 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 based the kits on the same faulty magazine drawing. Includes a very well detailed tow tractor with driver. The aircraft is molded in silver & clear and the tractor in yellow plastic.
Lindberg Messerschmitt Me-262, 1/48, 538-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$38
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 F-86 Sabre NATO Jet Fighter Motorized, 1/48, 310M-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$65
Still factory sealed and rare in this condition. 1965 hardbox issue and the first motorized F-86 release with jet sound. Features electric motor, hardware, battery stand, full landing gear, two drop tanks, underwing missiles, pilot & ejection seat and more. 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++
$50
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 Vought F7U-1 Cutlass - (F7U1), 427-29
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good+
$32
Still factory sealed but there is a tape stain as shown at the upper left. Very early 1960s first issue due to the 29 cent price extension and Ray Gaedke artwork. The model has full landing gear, pilot bust, clear canopy, wing-mounted rockets and more. There is a full color trading card on the back of the box. The original molds were cut by Trim Model Products in the early to mid 1950s. Trim sold them in bags or in hardboxes, then sold the molds to Lindberg in the early 1960s.
Lindberg Stearman PT-17 Kaydet Motorized, 1/48, 508M-129
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$42
This 1966 hardbox issue with Tom Morgan box art features raised & recessed surface detail where appropriate, motorized propeller action, pilot & student pilot figures, very good engine, rotating wheels and more. Molded in bright yellow and with clear windscreens. The kit has never been started. The motor parts are are still in the factory sealed bag and all other parts have been inventoried complete with decals and instructions. Please NOTE that the propeller has one broken blade; that blade is present and fits back perfectly for a straight-forward repair. The Stearman was the last standard biplane produced for the Army and Naval Air Forces. Production was over 10,000 planes, making if more prolific than any other US Biplane design. Kaydets help to train over 60,000 allied airmen in WWII.
Lindberg Monitor And Merrimac, 77257
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$36
This 2007 set includes both kits. The Merrimac measures just shy of 13 inches long and the Monitor measures 8.25 inches long. Never started. The two ships have been inventoried complete with all parts and instructions present but NOTE: the vacuform water 'battle display base' is missing. These are the two American Civil war ships that 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 Republic F-91 Thunderceptor XF-91, 1/48, 513-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$75
Early 1950s hard box with the very early round Lindberg logo. This is the true first Lindberg issue and it sports impressive Ray Gaedke artwork. The kit features fine raised surface detail, recessed control surface outlines, pilot & seat, full landing gear, two large wing-mounted drop tanks and more. Includes the large, early two-piece display stand with the Thunderceptor name plate. Molded in the correct high gloss silver and clear. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. Decals and instructions are both in 'excellent' condition. 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 Curtiss JN-4D Jenny, 1/48, 534-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$38
1950s issue with early classic box art by Ray Gaedke. Nice kit with detailed engine, removable cowling, full cockpit, two pilots, ground crewman and aircraft tail dolly. Includes the clear Lindberg 'teardrop' display stand. Molded in a beautiful gloss yellow and clear. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Lindberg F7U-1 Cutlass Blue Angels - Past and Present Series - (F7U1), 1/48, 2331
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$24
From 1982. This is Lindberg's large-scale Cutlass from the original 1950s molds with Blue Angels decals. Molded in blue and clear plastic. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Please note that the box displays better than the grade given. It is graded lower because there is masking tape on the sides.