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Re: [Model ships] 'Jolly Roger' & 'Captain Kidd' by Lindberg   Message List  
Reply | Forward Message #1908 of 2829 |
The names are probably wrong but not the ship's.
 
Many pirate ship's where brig's and if they managed to defeat
a frigate (not unknown), then that would be added to there fleet.
 
In both cases they would be more heavily armed with bigger
and/or more cannon than would be normal for there class.
 
Dave M. 
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Epps
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 12:20 PM
Subject: [Model ships] 'Jolly Roger' & 'Captain Kidd' by Lindberg

Hello, Folks;
I've just run across two re-issues from Lindberg; the 'Jolly Roger'
and 'Captain Kidd'.  Both are marketed as "pirate" ships but to my
eye they look more like regular warships, perhaps a British Brig-of-
War ('Jolly') and a forty-gun frigate. 

Obviously I am no expert on the age of sail; I'd like to hear some
opinions, and if anyone knows if these kits were originally released
under different names (and flags other than the skull & crossbones)
I would like to know this as well.

Thanks;

Tom Epps
OS1(SW) USNR
Wed Mar 3, 2004 12:38 pm

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The names are probably wrong but not the ship's. Many pirate ship's where brig's and if they managed to defeat a frigate (not unknown), then that would be... 		caedave
Offline Send Email 		Mar 3, 2004
12:39 pm

Jolly Roger is actually the name of the well-known pirates flag... ... From: caedave To: Modelships@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 1:38 PM ...
Dany Talloen
ultraviper69
Offline Send Email 		Mar 3, 2004
4:24 pm

I'm not mistaken, the Captain Kidd applies to the captain (a pirate), and then the name of the ship should be "Black Eagle" ... From: Tom Epps To:...
Dany Talloen
ultraviper69
Offline Send Email 		Mar 3, 2004
4:30 pm

I have both ships. On my copy of the "Jolly Roger" on the transom (I think- it's been a couple of years since I've looked at it) I can still see where they...
Graemith@...
madgrommit
Offline Send Email 		Mar 5, 2004
8:55 am

Sorry, that should say the kit looks like the La Flore, not the "Jolly Roger" Delbert...
Graemith@...
madgrommit
Offline Send Email 		Mar 5, 2004
9:43 am

Delbert, You are exactly right. Years ago, Lindberg built a model of the La Flore. I don't know if it's still in production or not. I always thought that the...
James L. Choron
kommissar_1953
Offline Send Email 		Mar 5, 2004
10:24 am

Jim I have a kit for the Merrimack and the Monitor made by Bluejacket. Actually they are two separate kits that I got from a Hobby store going out of business...
Chad W. Cox
chadwcox
Offline Send Email 		Mar 5, 2004
4:13 pm

Chad, Are those Bluejacket kits still in production and what, exactly are they? How complex are they and how detailed? Do you need to do a lot of...
James L. Choron
kommissar_1953
Offline Send Email 		Mar 5, 2004
4:33 pm

Hey Jim, I'm not sure if the Monitor & Merrimack from Lindberg are still in production but are still available from Model Expo. I think the ones from...
Graemith@...
madgrommit
Offline Send Email 		Mar 5, 2004
11:18 pm

Uhh, as I am a native Virginian, and that battle took place in my home waters. The Merrimack was scuttled and abandoned in Hampton Roads by the US Navy. She...
Rabbit
rabbtslyr
Offline Send Email 		Mar 6, 2004
12:20 am

Rabbit, I'm a Southerner, myself, by birth. I know all about what you're saying, but that's what Lindberg called the kit, even though it wasn't right. Did you ...
James L. Choron
kommissar_1953
Offline Send Email 		Mar 6, 2004
12:24 am

Yep, in fact the head of the local SCV is getting up some guys to go to the funeral for the crew, from my area in SC it is only about 150 KM or so( about 100...
Rabbit
rabbtslyr
Offline Send Email 		Mar 8, 2004
10:00 pm

Yes, the kit is still in production. My local store has at least three in stock. There is also a new model of the monitor out. It's listed at the Military...
Joe Boyd
rebsboy2002
Offline Send Email 		Mar 6, 2004
3:33 am

I was watching a show over the weekend the Monitor class remained in use until 1939, so it should be easy to find info on them to detail up a kit for others in...
Rabbit
rabbtslyr
Offline Send Email 		Mar 8, 2004
10:05 pm

... I was watching a show over the weekend the Monitor class remained in use until 1939, so it should be easy to find info on them to detail up a kit for...
BRADFORD CHAUCER
bradford_cha...
Offline Send Email 		Mar 9, 2004
3:54 am

The show said the Civil war monitors remained, oh well another History Channel error.... The picture looked the same though. rabbt...
Rabbit
rabbtslyr
Offline Send Email 		Mar 10, 2004
5:53 pm

Joe, Thanks, I'm going to get a friend of mine to pick it up for me while he's in the states in a couple of weeks. If he can't find the Lindberg kits, I'll put...
James L. Choron
kommissar_1953
Offline Send Email 		Mar 6, 2004
3:40 am

Jim The Bluejacket kits are still available. Check out the following link. http://www.bluejacketinc.com/kits/cssvirgina.htm They list each individual kit and...
Chad W. Cox
chadwcox
Offline Send Email 		Mar 6, 2004
5:50 am

Rabbit Bluejacket calls the kits the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia(Merrimac) Chad ... From: "James L. Choron" <lordjim@...> To: <Modelships@yahoogroups.com> ...
Chad W. Cox
chadwcox
Offline Send Email 		Mar 6, 2004
6:01 am

Yea""""(should be exclamation points but the keyboard is dying} It just bugs me that people ignore the renaming. The refloated and refitted Merrimac, when...
Rabbit
rabbtslyr
Offline Send Email 		Mar 8, 2004
10:21 pm

Let me know if you need my help. Joe ... From: James L. Choron To: Modelships@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 7:32 PM Subject: Re: [Model ships]...
Joe Boyd
rebsboy2002
Offline Send Email 		Mar 6, 2004
6:33 am

Joe, I may need the help. Locating things on short notice is a problem at times. That bluejacket kit sounds great, but I think they'd be too heavy to bring...
James L. Choron
kommissar_1953
Offline Send Email 		Mar 6, 2004
9:01 am

Jim Both kits together weigh 31.3 oz. They are packaged in quite sturdy boxes and could easily be packed in a suitcase. Chad ... From: James L. Choron To:...
Chad W. Cox
chadwcox
Offline Send Email 		Mar 6, 2004
5:27 pm

Box and all come in at about 14 oz. Joe ... From: James L. Choron To: Modelships@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 12:19 AM Subject: Re: [Model...
Joe Boyd
rebsboy2002
Offline Send Email 		Mar 6, 2004
6:06 pm

Chad, That's not as bad as I thought it might be. Tell me this, could the parts be carefully taken and packed into sealed plastic bags and the box folded up as...
James L. Choron
kommissar_1953
Offline Send Email 		Mar 6, 2004
6:15 pm

Joe, That's not as bad as I thought. It sounds doable. Have you heard anything about a 1:72 kit of CSS Hunley? I heard one's out, but I don't know any more...
James L. Choron
kommissar_1953
Offline Send Email 		Mar 6, 2004
6:25 pm

Jim Most of the parts already come in a plastic bag, I would want to put them inside another plastic zip lock type of bag. Just a few of the larger parts are...
Chad W. Cox
chadwcox
Offline Send Email 		Mar 7, 2004
5:45 am

Jim check out this website for the CSS Hunley. http://www.milminwh.com/scale_models.htm Chad ... From: James L. Choron To: Modelships@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Chad W. Cox
chadwcox
Offline Send Email 		Mar 7, 2004
5:47 am

Chad, That sounds like a workable plan. My son is due in the States to begin OCS in about three weeks, he's stationed in S. Korea, and will make stops here...
James L. Choron
kommissar_1953
Offline Send Email 		Mar 7, 2004
10:46 am
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