iHobbyExpo 2011: Lindberg and Hawk announcements

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Lindberg Models returned to iHobbyExpo this year after missing last year.   They were heavily promoting their expanded line of the Hawk Weird-Ohs kits.   Lindberg is reissuing a number of lines of older kits and rebranding them as Weird-Ohs including the Ripley’s Believe It or Not kits and the Rube Goldberg kits, originally produced by Multiple Products.   Lindy’s Loonies have also been rebranded as Weird-Oh’s.

Here is a look at the Ripley’s kits now called Weird-Ohs Medieval Torture

  • Iron Maiden
  • Scare Chair
  • Wheel Rack

Here are the Rube Goldberg models, now branded Wacky Contraptions

  • Hillbilly Had Remover and Back Scrubber
  • Stranded Ole’ Salt Flags a Ship
  • Gadget for Bottle Feeding the Baby
  • Painless False Teeth Extractor

And the four Lindy’s Loonies, which have been available as bagged kits recently.

  • The Road Hog
  • Scuttle Bucket
  • Big Wheeler
  • Satan’s Crate

And even the Testor’s Alien figure is now a Weird-Oh

There are also six vinyl figures with paint sets that are coming out under the Weird-Ohs brand

  • Deep Sea Diver
  • Donald the Speed Demon
  • Roddy the Hot Rod
  • Rocko the Champ
  • Reckless Mariner
  • Weight Lifter

Lindberg is also promoting their dinosaur line and transparent kits.  It looks like the Transparent T-Rex may finally come out!