Very nicely done even though it was an old Lindberg kit.   Beautiful NMF finish but the day glo hurts my eyes  LOL

Turned out nice.

You make all the people at Linderberg look pretty good right here.  =]  Sounds like you pulled off a miracle to hear you praise this kit! lol =]

Recipe: Take 1 mediocre kit, 1 very talented builder, add lot's of expertise and patience, shake and bake, paint. Recipe yields one terrific model, for everyone to enjoy seeing. Very nicely done, Darren.

Patrick  

Thanks for all the kind words guys. I truly appreciate and am humbled by it.

Ol' Lindberg was really good at getting the instrument probes right. You've done a great job with her. Do you have an underside shot of her?

I love it when I get to see an old kit turned out nice like that.

Im sure I wasnt into modeling yet when this kit came out, but for some reason I get nostalgic seeing it.  Nice.

You've done justice to this kit, it speaks volumes of your expertise and dedication.  Congratulations on a job well done!

Toshi

That is a very very clean and super nice looking build. Fantastic work!!

The kit may have been krap but you made a silk's purse out of that sow's ear! I find natural metal and DayGlo orange to be some of the most difficult colours to paint but yours look perfect! Kudos sir!!!

Great job!  Spot on photography too.

Outstanding job, Darren! You need to post a photo of all of your completed builds. Bet it would be quite a few photos!

I actually don't have many in my house. They are scattered across the country in people's houses, at a couple of museums, and with some pilots. It's weird, but the fun part is building them. Once they are done and on the shelf, I kind of lose interest in them. However, I love it when I can bring some joy to someone else with something I created. That's almost as much fun as building! I have many of my previous builds at steel-beach.com if you want to check them out.

WOW. I know the Lindberg kit well and what you did with it is nothing short of amazing. Many of those early jets  modeled by Lindberg were more or less the prototype aircraft like the A4, F100, F-8, F-7 , F11F1, and the F104. The rivets were huge and the detail lacking. I have several of the old Lindberg kits for nostalgia reasons as I would not spend the time and effort to build them given todays products available. The "Scooter" is a great old bird and I, like you, have build many of the various versions, but have not considered the early test models until now. Your model is an inspiration. Thank you.

The early A4 would qualify as a "light aircraft" by the FAA as it weighed less than 12000 pounds. IIRC it weighed about 8000 pounds empty. It is an amazing little aircraft and is still in service (Brazil, U.S. Navy -"Top Gun"?) since it began production in about 1953/54.   Again, a great build.