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Model Forum / General / Models / February 2008Lindberg Pogo
The new release email hit today from Lindberg. I see they have reissued the Pogo. How bad a kit is this? It's certainly cheap but there may be a very good reason for that (:> >The new release email hit today from Lindberg. I see they have >reissued the Pogo. How bad a kit is this? It's certainly cheap but >there may be a very good reason for that (:> it's a bit spartan but can be bashed well. scale seems good, if i remember. > The new release email hit today from Lindberg. I see they have > reissued the Pogo. How bad a kit is this? It's certainly cheap but > there may be a very good reason for that (:> I have one and I've seen it built up. Obviously not Tamigawa but it does look very nice. The actual aircraft was very simple on the outside; no landing gear to speak of, few details. Here's a review. http://modelingmadness.com/scotts/korean/lxfy1preview.htm  SignatureCurt KVPS > > The new release email hit today from Lindberg. I see they have > > reissued the Pogo. How bad a kit is this? It's certainly cheap but [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Curt > KVPS === Curt, I see you have combined Tamiya and Hasegawa to form a new company called Tamigawa - akin to ERTL and AMT, and Revell and Monogram (these were merged or purchased by the other to form one company). Do you know something we do not know? Just curious. And of course, I hope this question is not offensive to some or politically incorrect - you'll never know these days - not that I give a flying . . . Ray === If I have to tell the truth, when I saw the picture of this kit, my immediate reaction was I wanted to build it up, straight out of the box, pack something heavy near the bottom and use it as a paperweight on my desk (:> >If I have to tell the truth, when I saw the picture of this kit, my >immediate reaction was I wanted to build it up, straight out of the >box, pack something heavy near the bottom and use it as a paperweight >on my desk (:> pretty classy paperweight. i like the 1/4 lb credit suisse gold bar better. > If I have to tell the truth, when I saw the picture of this kit, my > immediate reaction was I wanted to build it up, straight out of the > box, pack something heavy near the bottom and use it as a paperweight > on my desk (:> > You know, you could stick a Estes rocket engine in the tail exhaust duct... :-) Pat Ray, AFAIK, Tamigawa is just a magazine/modeller's term for the Japanese kit industry and the quality of their products - sort of the modeller's version of saying 'Rolls-Royce' when talking about quality. These two manufacturers are generally acknowledged as the industry leaders in terms of quality, so the names get joined. ANd I really don't imagine that there's any chance of a merger anytime soon. Can we think of some eqiuvalents to denote the lower end of the scale? May I submit: Leestar (Lee and Starfix. Not LeeFix, as that might upset our British viewers...) RobG (the Aussie one) >> > The new release email hit today from Lindberg. I see they have >> > reissued the Pogo. How bad a kit is this? It's certainly cheap but [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Ray > === Lord no, there's enough rumors without me starting any. Someone (on Hyperscale I think) came with this a generic one-size-fits-all, top-of-the-line company. I suppose we could also say Eduarditures or Accuuard. SignatureCurt KVPS > The new release email hit today from Lindberg. I see they have > reissued the Pogo. How bad a kit is this? It's certainly cheap but > there may be a very good reason for that (:> do you have that email link you can send to us all? thx - Craig On Feb 13, 10:03 am, "cr...@earthlink.net" <cr...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > The new release email hit today from Lindberg. I see they have > > reissued the Pogo. How bad a kit is this? It's certainly cheap but [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > thx - Craig Go To lindberg-models.com/ scroll to the bottom of the page and click on get newsletter > On Feb 13, 10:03 am, "cr...@earthlink.net" <cr...@earthlink.net> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Go To lindberg-models.com/ scroll to the bottom of the page and > click on get newsletter thx. wow. never knew they had so many ships in or out of production. Wonder who is selling them. they sure are not advertised. Craig >> On Feb 13, 10:03 am, "cr...@earthlink.net" <cr...@earthlink.net> >> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Craig hobbytown had some. they do web sales. > The new release email hit today from Lindberg. I see they have > reissued the Pogo. How bad a kit is this? It's certainly cheap but > there may be a very good reason for that (:> I built one for a client some years back when it was out of production. It was typical of the kits of the day. Rather simple, low in detail but a nice looking kit when built. It has a lot of possibilities for super detailing. I would buy one! Rusty White Flagship Models Inc. www.flagshipmodels.com > The new release email hit today from Lindberg. I see they have > reissued the Pogo. How bad a kit is this? It's certainly cheap but > there may be a very good reason for that (:> I'm waiting for the 1/48 Grumman Goose that's still in the coming soon mode...or is that the re-coming soon? I'm not sure if this is a re-release of an ancient kit or new molds. Either way, at $9.60 for Lindbergs, $42.45 for CMK's, or $61.65 for Czech's (Great Models prices), I'll snag one just to see what its like. I'm not looking for contest quality, just something fun. Anybody know anything about these molds? Doug >> The new release email hit today from Lindberg. I see they have >> reissued the Pogo. How bad a kit is this? It's certainly cheap but [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Doug why not ask the lindberg guy? need his email again? (i should get promo money, doncha think?) > why not ask the lindberg guy? need his email again? > (i should get promo money, doncha think?) I guess it's just so hard to imagine that they would respond... What's that address again? TIA Doug >> why not ask the lindberg guy? need his email again? >> (i should get promo money, doncha think?) [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >TIA >Doug http://lindberg-models.com/models-contact_us.html ernie is a great guy. answers it hisself, even. > > The new release email hit today from Lindberg. I see they have > > reissued the Pogo. How bad a kit is this? It's certainly cheap but [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Doug You mean the Glencoe re-release of long ago? That was the ITC kit. Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. >>>The new release email hit today from Lindberg. I see they have >>>reissued the Pogo. How bad a kit is this? It's certainly cheap but [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >>to see what its like. I'm not looking for contest quality, just something >>fun. Anybody know anything about these molds? > You mean the Glencoe re-release of long ago? That was the ITC kit. And 1/50th scale, not 1/48th, if I recall correctly. Cheers, > You mean the Glencoe re-release of long ago? That was the ITC kit. > Lindberg has one also: http://www.lindberg-models.com/air_model70512.html Pat >> You mean the Glencoe re-release of long ago? That was the ITC kit. >> > Lindberg has one also: http://www.lindberg-models.com/air_model70512.html > > Pat And it says "Highly Detailed Parts" :-o >>> You mean the Glencoe re-release of long ago? That was the ITC kit. >>> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >And it says "Highly Detailed Parts" :-o that's on all the kiys.....from the old days. can't wait to get the jennys. > that's on all the kiys.....from the old days. > can't wait to get the jennys. > Like I said, the Jenny is a nice kit; reasonably detailed and easy to build. It's reminiscent of the Aurora 1/48 scale WW I kits as far as assembly goes. I'm still trying to find info on the twin engined variant... I can't even picture what that would look like. Pat >> that's on all the kiys.....from the old days. >> can't wait to get the jennys. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Pat me either On Feb 15, 11:51 am, some...@some.domain wrote: > In article <13rakl9j268a...@corp.supernews.com>, flan...@daktel.com wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > me either I just posted a copy of the three-view at the binaries site. If anyone can't access it and would still like to see it, email me and I'll forward a copy. >> that's on all the kiys.....from the old days. >> can't wait to get the jennys. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I'm still trying to find info on the twin engined variant... I can't > even picture what that would look like. Historical Aviation Album published a 1/24th scale (if I recall correctly) set of 3-view plans by Paul Matt for that beast. I had them at one time but I'll be durned if I know where it is now. I think Historical Aviation Album is completely defunct now but some searching might turn a set of plans up - or the issue in which the plans appeared. The plans were typically reproduced in a smaller scale in the books. Cheers, > > You mean the Glencoe re-release of long ago? That was the ITC kit. > > > Lindberg has one also: http://www.lindberg-models.com/air_model70512.html > > Pat Eek! I got all fowled up. That's a Goose just as the OP mentioned and I started talking about the Duck. Widgeon you know it! Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. >> > You mean the Glencoe re-release of long ago? That was the ITC kit. >> > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. don't badger us.or no beaver for you! >> .. >> > The new release email hit today from Lindberg. I see they have [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. Wasnt that the Grumman Duck?? SignatureCheers, Bert-Jan > >> .. > >> > The new release email hit today from Lindberg. I see they have [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Bert-Jan Yes sir! See my discovery elsewhere... Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. >> >> "Count DeMoney" <RonnieRad@gmail.com> wrote in message >> >> news:bf8b6a6c-cd5a-45de-80ba-19899e5aae21@i7g2000prf.googlegroups.c [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. It's OK Bill, You know it takes a real man to admit his misstakes!! Cheers, Bert Jan > The new release email hit today from Lindberg. I see they have > reissued the Pogo. How bad a kit is this? It's certainly cheap but > there may be a very good reason for that (:> > If you want to build one, you'll have to scratchbuild build a whole cockpit for it, as all it has is a pilot in a seat hanging in a hole. Rivet detail is actually quite petitely done, and the canopy - although very thick - is really very transparent. The props need some cleaning up but they do counter-rotate via gears between them. It would need a fair amount of work, particularly in regards to the cockpit, but could be turned into a presentable model. There's info on the kit here: http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/portland/971/Reviews/50s/xfy-1-pogo_48.htm Here's a photo of the aircraft's cockpit: http://uscockpits.com/Early%20Fighters/XFY-1_Pogo.JPG Pat |
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