Originally Posted by
Corsair-Fan
P.S., I have the LST, LSU, LSD, LCVP, HMS Hood, Bismarck, Tirpitz, Blue Devil Destroyer, Troop Attack Craft, Shrimp Boat, and the Southern Belle paddle boat...
They are all rather exciting kits. The Blue Devil is a must-have on account of the size (and the whole gimmick of the thing) and despite there being better alternatives currently available (Revell 1/144 Fletcher, only slightly smaller but better details). I'm not too keen on the Lindberg Hood/Bismarck/Tirpitz because of their inherent inaccuracies (too toylike) but the Blue Devil has those in spades so I am admittedly a little hypocritical there; guilty as charged.

I rather chose the die hard Tamiya Bismarck and Missouri (one of each) for battleships in 1/350 scale.
Anyway, this is not meant to steal your thunder but I've seen a recent conversion of the
Lindberg Southern Belle which I thought I would never see. This was seen not long after I became acquainted with the existence of the kit, matter of fact, but it just goes to show that knowing the extent of the entire Lindberg motorized boat kit lineup is, perhaps... unknowable.
** The Troop Attack Craft or LCI is a rare one--you must be
quite the collector. Also seek ye out the USS Carronade or "Bobtail Cruiser", another oddball but goodie...