Tuesday, August 26, 2014 - 08:22 AM UTC
What first entered the kit market as Pyro in the 60's and then Life-Like model kits in the 70's eventually ended up under the Lindberg name. Now this month Round 2 has re-released these kits under the Lindberg title that they recently acquired.
Listed as the ‘Barbary Pirate Ship’ (Item No: HL205) at a scale listing of 1/400 and measures about 5-6” when assembled.

John Paul Jones' ship, the Bon Homme Richard (Item No: HL209) is listed as 1/320 scale.

No changes were done to their moldings so by today's standards they are as entry-level as you can get for a model kit but they may have nostalgic appeal to those of us that remember what model kits were like nearly 50 years ago.

Available from various on-line retailers ranging in price from $8.00 to $12.00 (US) plus shipping.
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I've never see these built but Pyro's molding and detail was quite advanced for the day. Nostalgic appeal sounds good to me.
AUG 26, 2014 - 09:09 AM
While doing a liittle surfing to get the background on these kits, I noticed a common comment was that the Bon Homme Richard was considered an 'above average' kit for it's time though it's not considered accurate to what Jone's ship actually looked like, at least at the transom.
AUG 26, 2014 - 09:34 AM
I don't recall ever seeing these models, but some of Pyro's molding and detail was quite advanced for the day.
AUG 26, 2014 - 10:40 AM
It is cool that these are available again! I remember my dad buying me a Bon Homme Richard (made at the time by Life-Like, but the exact same plastic and box art as this release) at the San Francisco Maritime Museum gift shop as a kid. Man, after seeing those magnificent museum models I was inspired! After a quick assembly and coat of chocolate brown Pactra enamel my little Richard looked pretty good... and with the addition of some of my mom's sewing thread for rigging, I was ready for the big time!
AUG 26, 2014 - 12:42 PM
Great news! I hope many of Pyro's other sailing ships are rereleased, too. Would love to see their Roman merchant ship again.
AUG 27, 2014 - 02:09 AM
Wow!! Their Q-ship has 41 pieces! That should please modelers who complain about over-engineering and high parts counts. At least it's close enough to 1/350 to use PE (which it probably needs!). Unfortunately, the Olympia is right out in left field, with absolutely nothing to redeem it. At least Lindbergh has not over-inflated their prices too much (after all they do want to sell them).
AUG 27, 2014 - 02:48 AM
Here's to holding out hope Round 2 will take up the planned 1/72 I-20 submarine! --Karl
AUG 27, 2014 - 04:36 AM
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