OOB Review Lindberg 1/125 BlueDevil Destroyer
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- Here's an Out of Box Review of the Lindberg 1/125 BlueDevil Destroyer. This model has been been in production for nearly 40 years. I've been looking to get it since I was a kid all those decades ago, and the time has now come. I expect to motorize and RC this as well as add leds. This will be my first RC attempt and will be my test bed for motorizing my CVN-65 down the road.
Built two of them when I was younger first one built per instructions second one I radio controlled it out fun
Couple years ago bought two more to build and sail togethey
How many of us have bought a kit partially based on box size only to get home and find the kit itself is about 10x smaller? Or saya really cool cover only to find the model looks like a horrible mutation of the artwork?
It's true. Presentation is always a factor. That is why I was utterly shocked and burst into insane laughter when I bought the PL 350 1701 a couple years ago. I expected little and got a box crammed w/ plastic that was difficult to fit back in after a parts review! Beauty!
This is one of the most popular models i have seen. I got mine about 30 years ago and still have it!!
my sister just gave me this model . she found it at a garage sale for 1 dollar
its from 1975 and its still in the original plastic
100% complete except the rubber bands included in the decal pack are hard as rocks . going to start on it this weekend
just bought this exact model today. I was surprised when googleing r/c stuff when i saw this video. Looks like a fun build after building 2 other lindberg boats.
i bought the bismarck the other day, and the first thing i noticed was that the deck was molded to look like steel sheets. had to go back to the hobby shop and buy the evergreen wood sheeting for the deck.i hear alot of bad reviews on lindberg, but i feel i've taken my knocks on their products to become a master modeler, and i wouldn't be near as advanced as i am without them.
Hahaha. My brother and I built this kit back in 1976 when we were young teens. We eventually got bored watching it run in circles so we ripped the deck off, built internal bulkheads, filled alternating compartments with lighter fluid (in little balloons) and gunpowder, and glued the deck back on. Then we lit a long fuse to the lighter fluid that we fed and pushed her off into the lake for one last mission. Alas, she didn't survive and now lays in a few hundred pieces on the bottom of a lake.
Today I have received this boat.This is the second kit I buy. The other nearly 20 years ago I sold it. In Spain there were 5 destroyers. They were called The Five Latinos (a famous band of that time). Ships were sailing very well and put up with strong waves. In The Spanish navy were greatly appreciated and were a landmark for sailors. Five Latinos were: Lepanto (D-21), Almirante Ferrandiz (D-22), Almirante Valdés (D-23), Alcalá Galiano (D-24) and Jorge Juan (D-25). It's a beautiful kit. ;O)
I am currently building this model, but am converting it to RC. I am replacing the 6 D batteries with a 7.2V RC Car battery. That should be a slower model (9v vs 7.2v) but with much longer running time (1.2A vs 3.2A). I dont like the 1 motor geared system, but it could be setup for 2 motors. Its horribly out of scale but is good enough that most people wont know.
Το έχω αλλά έχω χάσει τις οδηγίες κατασκευής του πλοίου μήπως μπορώ να τις βρω για να το φτιάξω;
My local also has that kit on the top shelf. Forget the scale, but it looks like it a monster. I may go for that at sometime.
Think my next big ship will be a 3-mast'er. Revell has a decent sized Iron Sides & there's another called Sea Witch, -size and maker escape me. It's ~$100 is all I know.
Nope, I also know that rigging is a highly complex skill I completely lack. So that purchase is much further in the future. Maybe 2-3 years. I'd like to have this kit built by next summer.
the larger box is probably so you can store it in the future after completed!
Nice! Did it simply catch fire and melt, explode or what were the results?!? I used to attach firecrackers or smoke bombs to my models as a kid. I must do this now as an 'adult', but I have the sense, and the skills, to get it on video for some fx work.
@ZhuangChe This is boxed for the foreseeable future. I've gotten very far behind on this years plans. Looking to summer 2011 for some Steel Navy. I've got a couple ships now.
Concerning the box size: I've noticed that most model boxes come in uniform sizes - it's especially true for cars, regardless of the manufacturer. Possibly this size is standard and it was the next best fit for the size of these parts.
In any case, the larger the box the bigger the artwork and in the end size and graphics sells the product.
Good way to look at it.
Thanks for the info!
Wow. In one day, this is the most heavily rated, viewed and commented video I've done yet.
I have built two of these models. There is a lot of detailing you can add and explorer with. It is not to scale if you want to get tech. The hull is not correct as are the double rudders wrong for this period.
i've been building for 40 years. i sell what i build, and quite frankly, i feel as though lindberg was a big stepping stone in my learning years. to this day, it doesn't matter to me... lindberg tamiya, trumpeter, afv, monogram. it really doesn't matter. you still do the same research,scratch work, aftermarket p/e, etc.now if i were to take accurate measurements on say a 1;350, i allow a .5 percentile error, but i didn't build the 1:1. p.s. the new re-release mpc are pure junk!
Not yet. I expect there is at least one piece of PE for this model. I've got some time. I may just do some minor tweaks and call it a fantasy ship, rather than one that really existed.
An hours research today shows that this model is more accurate to the last few Fletcher's than the Melvin herself. But that it is still mostly inaccurate to any that ever existed.
Oh, I definately wouldn't reccomend that anybody follow in our footsteps. It was a different time, we grew up in Montana with lots of room, and we loaded our own ammo so we had experience with powder and things that go boom. My cousin lost a finger playing with one too many M-80's. It happens.
clip: ...I'd love to see you put your little project reports for each major part you do...
Unlike the installemnts I usually do for every model? Perhaps you could elaborate, I'm not catching your meaning clearly. :)
I had the same kit when I was 12 years old. I thimk i will build another. now that Im older and better modeler. I think the gear box was BS. better to use modern brushless moters and servo. some lead ballast to keep it from porposing. Hope you have fun!
I built one back in '80 or so using old heavy radio gear and 6 nicad D batteries, and it was too much weight for the hull. I had to fabricate some Styrofoam sponsons and attach them amidships for both buoyancy and stability. They worked great and brought the waterline right back to where it was supposed to be. No lead weights needed in my case :)
@smurfsex Now that's a find! Post some videos if you can sometime and let me know!
These things are selling NIB for $350+ on ebay and open box for $150+ now
Clip: ... got bored watching it run in circles...
Yes, the presets look fun for a few mins, but I think RC is the option here. I'd like to set up so I can use the same controller CVN-65 and an other I may do in future.
I have no clue on RC, other than a good controller is gonna be ~$100 range give or take a lot o' $. Then add receivers and who knows what else... It will be an investment to be sure.
I'll have to meet someone w/ a pool as the Pacific will sink this in a heartbeat! lol.
@smurfsex Now that's a find! Post some vids if you can sometime and let me know!
However, In these modern days when resources and cost are major concerns for everyone, I do despair at this practice.
On a related note, I used to work at an embroidery shop doing jackets, hats, etc.
Every hat had 1 slice of card backing the front. ~2"x5". M not so much for 1 hat. But when U go through 5 gross/day, doz's gross per week... It gets overtly obscene how much card is simply thrown out. Shirts were as bad w/ 2 sq' of 'tracing paper' and often indiv. bagged. Ugly stuff.
i got that christmas 77
This model is not as great as you may think. If you compare it to the real ship, you will find many errors in this kit. Have fun !!!!
Kids, a lot of dangerous ideas occur here. Blwing stuff up is highly dangerous. You can lose fingers, eyes and even your face can be mutilated. ALWAYS have an adult around for even the smallest firecracker! Be safe. Be responsible!