06-13-2012, 01:21 AM
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Lindberg kits scale is wrong
06-13-2012, 01:52 AM
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Some Palmer kits from back in the day have similar issues.
06-13-2012, 03:19 AM
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It's not just that the scale is wrong, it's wrong in every direction. I got a Buick Century and it was about 1:32 in width, 1:38 in length and about 1:40 in height. On its own it looks a little strange but I put it next to my Dodge Monaco and you could see how bad it was.
06-13-2012, 03:32 AM
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Same issue with their Chapparal 2F. Seemed like 1/43 to me.
06-13-2012, 03:48 AM
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And the Datsun 240Z and Mercedes SL...
06-13-2012, 05:50 AM
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Package designers don't understand scale. The marketing guy told them to put "1/32" on the box because he heard that slot cars are in that scale.
06-13-2012, 07:46 AM
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Well, someone from Lindberg approved the design and the marketing. This is really misrepresentation.
06-13-2012, 08:25 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
JDR
Well, someone from Lindberg approved the design and the marketing. This is really misrepresentation.
This is true. Here's the Lindberg site:
http://www.lindberg-models.com/
and here is the e-mail and phones page where you can complain to two different people about inaccurate scale claims on the package:
http://www.lindberg-models.com/models-contact_us.html
Tim and Olivia are waiting for you!
06-13-2012, 08:32 AM
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They are between 1\43-1\32 I call it 1\38 here is a ford I did on a Pioneer mustang chassis
it is not scale but I like it
06-13-2012, 12:12 PM
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06-13-2012, 08:00 PM
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Cuda
i would gladly take the elky and the stang off your hands
06-14-2012, 01:40 AM
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Cuda
i would gladly take the elky and the stang off your hands
Yes, i would gladly send them to you but we are a little far and shipping cost from italy is expensive...
Hope to find some collector here
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Lindberg kits scale is wrong
Just bought these two kits and i'm very disappointed because they are 1/43 scale or something like that, definitely not 1/32. How is it possible? I mean these are scale models, not toys without a scale. "Authentic 1/32 scale models" as they say! 
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