BoSmith_12 Posted June 9, 2022 Share #1 Posted June 9, 2022 Hello all, Okay, so I have a real test for all of you Lindberg fans. I am trying to identify a Lindberg model ship I purchased as a kid back in 1978-1980, and have only seen it once since on eBay long ago. The best way I can describe this model was that she was a WWII cutter/DE, possibly and was possibly the USS Taney or USS Roberts, but the closest I have found to the ship's design was the USS De long. But the model I had had two masts? One was aft of the bridge and the other was aft of the main funnel. She sported the same weapons layout as the De long, but looked more like the Taney? Please keep in mind this was 40 years ago, and no I didn't start smoking pot until a few years later lol! Cheers Mates! Abbot, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted June 9, 2022 Share #2 Posted June 9, 2022 Try searching Scalemates. They have quite a few Lindberg kits listed. Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted June 9, 2022 Share #3 Posted June 9, 2022 Was it the Lindberg Blue Devil Destroyer? I had that one back in the 1980’s. It is 1/125 scale and meant to be motorized. It is still in production. I almost bought another one a couple years ago, but I have way too many models in my stash as it is. mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runway Posted June 9, 2022 Share #4 Posted June 9, 2022 Perhaps USCG Roger B. Taney? I think Revell might have made a kit of this a while back. mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye2sea Posted June 9, 2022 Share #5 Posted June 9, 2022 USCG Roger B. Taney mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Henry Laissez le bon temps rouler ! Current Build: Le Soleil Royal Completed Build: Amerigo Vespucci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rcboater Bill Posted January 1, 2023 Share #6 Posted January 1, 2023 That model is clearly the Revell 1/305 scale USCGC Taney. (Not a Lindberg kit!). It was originally released as USCGC Campbell, a sistership. Built as kitted, it is a model of the Campbell in her Korean War-era fit. (The seven ships of the class went through a lot of changes over their 45-50 years of service!) I built that kit as the USCGC Duane, as she appeared ca. 1981, for an old friend and classmate who served on her. I documented my build here: FWIW, The Destroyer Escort kit looks like Revell 1/240 scale USS Buckley class. mtaylor, thibaultron and Canute 3 Quote In progress: BlueJacket Lobster Smack 1/8 scale (RC) 1/96 Revenue Cutter Harriet Lane RC scratchbuild completed: 1/144 scale USS Guadalcanal CVE-60 RC scratchbuild Revell 1/305 USCG 327’ Secretary class cutter Dumas 1/16 scale USCG Motor Lifeboat 36500 (RC) Lindberg 1/95 USCG Lightship LV-112 “Nantucket” RC conversion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus.K. Posted April 14, 2023 Share #7 Posted April 14, 2023 I agree: its a Revell kit. Nice to see that again. I did even forget I once did build it.. oh how long ago! Where has it gone by now? Thanks for the reminder! mtaylor, thibaultron and Canute 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack12477 Posted April 14, 2023 Share #8 Posted April 14, 2023 I built that kit also while on Charge of Quarters (CG) duty in US Army 1965-1967. The real W37 in Baltimore's Inner Harbor was stripped of her name, she's no longer known as Roger B Thaney, now simply W37. Thank the "woke" generation for rewriting history. Canute, thibaultron and mtaylor 3 Quote Jack "No one is as smart as all of us" - Is ón cheann a thagann an cheird The craft comes from the head --------------------------------------------- Current build: US Constellation Non-ship builds: USCG UH-65A Dolphin M16 Multi-gun motor carriage diorama M4A3 Sherman Tanks dioramas 1936-1939 Mercedes Benz 540K 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II JSDF Light Armor Vehicle Figures: The Last Bridge: Raider Reaper Edge of Universe: Ianis The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart Completed build log(s): 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne, Willie L Bennett 1888 50 ft Gaff-rigged Ice Yacht Scratch Build The Sullivans (DD 537) Liberty Ship SS John W Brown USS England (DE 635), Artesania Latina Titanic Lifeboat Gallery: Swift , Armed Virginia Sloop, Santisima Trinidad Captain's Launch , 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne Other: Rhinebeck Aerodrome Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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