Keep in mind that many of the Lindberg kits were originally released MANY years ago. I built one of their B-17G kits when I was ten years old - that is 45 years ago, and I remember building some of their 39 cent 1/72nd scale airplane kits even longer ago. I do recall that their Ju-88 and He-111 had - considering when they came out - some fairly detailed cockpit interiors. Also, their 1/48th Me-262 and Ju-87 ( built one when I was nine ) could be turned into nice replicas with a little bit of work. I built most of their early 1/48th fighter kits, and while they were simple, building them gave me the chance to develop skills that came in handy later. They also had a few off-the-wall subjects such as the McDonnel F-88 Voodoo, and the Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor. Come to think of it, they even had a model of a "flying saucer" - it was molded in silver plasic, but the pilot figure was GREEN plastic !
All of this said, it does surprise me to see that many of the Lindberg oldies are still available, since model technology passed them by so very long ago. If any of their early, simple airplane kits are among those available, they might make good "beginner" kits. Most people who built Lindgerg kits in the 1950's and 1960's were youngsters, so maybe Lindberg just can't shake themselves away from doing kiddie kits. Maybe they just don't want to spend the money !
Not being that much of a car modeler, I never built any of their car gets, so I cannot comment on them. I did build some racing car kits in the 1960's, but they were for the most part from AMT, IMC, and Monogram.
Hearing of the Lindberg kits does bring back some happy memories of my time as a very young fledgeling modeler.
Jim
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