Lindberg kits

I'm having a hard time grasping the pricing of all the re-releases of the Lindberg TableTop Navy kits.  These were around a buck at the local drug store.  Now they are retailing for $25 or more.  Thats close to some 1/700 scale high end kits.  

Hi, 

I kind of agree with several other posters here that many (perhaps most) Lindberg kits aren't necessarily highly detailed or perhaps all that accurate, but when I was a kid that really didn't matter to me.  

Gor me now, the fact that they do cover some interesting topics not necessarily covered by others, plus their relatively cheaper price than some other manufacturers though kind of make them potentially fun kits to mess around with.

In general when I see a Lindberg (or even an older Monogram, Revell, Heller, or Airfix) kit I kind of see "a lot of possibilies for doing different things and/or trying different stuff" whereas when I see some newer/more expensive manufacturers kits I kind of instead feel anxiety over whether I can do that kit justice, and I also end up a little intimidated over trying to do any major changes and/or mods that may end up messing up an already expensive kit

scottrc

I'm having a hard time grasping the pricing of all the re-releases of the Lindberg TableTop Navy kits.  These were around a buck at the local drug store.  Now they are retailing for $25 or more.  Thats close to some 1/700 scale high end kits.