{"id":4074,"date":"2013-07-07T17:48:44","date_gmt":"2013-07-08T01:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=4074"},"modified":"2013-07-07T17:48:44","modified_gmt":"2013-07-08T01:48:44","slug":"flintlock-pirate-pistol-11-scale-lindberg-model-kit-78001-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=4074","title":{"rendered":"Flintlock \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcPirate\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Pistol 1:1 Scale Lindberg Model Kit #78001 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"twttr_button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=4074&text=Flintlock \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcPirate\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Pistol 1:1 Scale Lindberg Model Kit #78001 Review\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here if you like this article.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/twitter-plugin\/images\/twitt.gif\" alt=\"Twitt\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">RoR SnapShot Review <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">20130<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">707*\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Flintlock \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcPirate\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Pistol 1:1 Scale Lindberg Model Kit #78001 Review<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000MQAP7K\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000MQAP7K&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=rightonreplic-20\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Click here to buy this kit through Amazon.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=rightonreplic-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000MQAP7K\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/wms-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/20070822\/US\/js\/link-enhancer-common.js?tag=rightonreplic-20\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<a title=\"Fig 001 by dougcole2000, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/29474631@N04\/9233711013\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Fig 001\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5471\/9233711013_099bb388e8.jpg\" width=\"592\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Review and Photos by Frank MacKay <a title=\"Frank MacKay Thumbnail by dougcole2000, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/29474631@N04\/9236492498\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Frank MacKay Thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2854\/9236492498_70030621cd_t.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Research on the internet reveals that this particular pistol was modeled after a magnificent matched pair on display at New York\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Metropolitan Museum of art (www.metmuseum.org). They are carved from single ivory tusks with sterling silver fittings and are the work of master gunsmith Leonardus Graeff, who worked in Aachen 1675-85. Blackbeard and other famous pirates are pictured on the box art but have no connection to the actual firearms whatsoever.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>For the Modeler:<\/b> This is a 1:1 scale, skill level 2, Lindberg Flintlock Pistol #78001 kit. There are four pistols <a title=\"Fig 002 by dougcole2000, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/29474631@N04\/9236492434\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"Fig 002\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2824\/9236492434_3cdfc5ce71_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"98\" \/><\/a> currently on the market in this series, this one being the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcDutch Flintlock\u00e2\u20ac\u2122. Although they are back on the market to cater to the recent pirate movie craze, these are in fact very old kits. They were first released in the 1960\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s by Pyro, then by Lifelike, Revell and now Lindberg. This kit is fairly basic, comprising two trees with approximately 20 white plastic parts with instructions and no decals. There were some significant sink holes, flash and ejector pin marks on my example. Assuming you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to paint it like the original ivory tusk, there is a great deal of latitude in <a title=\"Fig 003 by dougcole2000, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/29474631@N04\/9236492428\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Fig 003\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3712\/9236492428_5515a7636d_m.jpg\" width=\"365\" height=\"265\" \/><\/a> color preference. Building proceeds from the inside out; there is a simple trigger mechanism inside which looks like it was once meant to be functional, but several pieces have been omitted. Mating the stock to the barrel was the most difficult part of the build. The fit is poor and lots of gap filling and sanding are required. You may wish to insert a .45 cal plastic or paper tube inside the barrel to hide the fact that the entire model is hollow. The lock and frizzen are beautifully molded and realistic. The flint supplied is just a plastic block and requires quite a bit of work to make it look rock-like. I recommend replacing it with an actual stone chip. Curiously, there is no touch hole in the pan, so you have to drill one into the side of the barrel. I filled the pan with scale coal soaked in white glue to simulate the coarse gunpowder of the day. The worst part of the build was trying to fit the ramrod into the two brackets under the barrel. They must be filed paper thin and the groove must be enlarged to get the rod in. Note that the tamper at the end has been omitted from the box art illustration because the modeler couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get it to fit. It can be done but with much effort.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Overall:<\/b> All things considered, I can recommend this kit for anyone who is looking for something unusual as a change from their normal modeling diet. It will afford you the opportunity of practicing metal and wood finishes and weathering them on a much larger scale than on any other model. I found it an enriching and educational project, but your coping skills will certainly be put to the test. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s truly a shame that manufacturers are unwilling to produce more 1:1 scale firearms kits. There would certainly be demand for them and sadly, these Lindberg kits are currently about the only ones on the market.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>About the Builder: <\/b>Frank MacKay is an Ontario, Canada based builder that loves a challenge. While normally making contest quality figures and aircraft Frank took a break to produce this stunning representation of an unusual subject. 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