X-Planes & Prototypes

North American XB-70 Valkyrie (1964)

North American XB-70 - Lindberg - 1

The Lindberg Line Logo

SCALE: 1/180

INITIAL RELEASE: 1965

MEDIUM: Polystyrene

RARITY: (2)

 

North American XB-70 - Lindberg - 2

 

North American XB-70 - Lindberg - 3

North American XB-70 - Lindberg - 4

 

North American XB-70 - Lindberg - 5

 

ABOUT THE DESIGN

ABOUT THE KIT

The XB-70 was conceived in the 1950s by the Strategic Air Command (SAC) which was hot for a supersonic bomber that could run Mach 3 missions into the heart of the big bad Soviet Union.  Budget constraints limited the actual production of this sleek delta-winged plane to just two test aircraft.  The first test plane first took to the air on September 1, 1964, and cracked Mach 3 on October 14, 1965.  Tragically, the second plane collided with one of its photographic escorts on June 8, 1966, and crashed -- forever sealing the fate of this ambitious program.

This is not the best of the  XB-70 kits ever produced, and in fact various sources list its scale as either 1/170 or 1/180, both odd ducks to say the least.  The kit was re-released in the 1990s and in 2001.  This particular model, an original 1960's issue, was built with its landing gear retracted.

 

North American XB-70 - Lindberg Box Art 1

 

North American XB-70 - Lindberg Box Art 2

XB-70 Original Box Art

 

XB-70 Re-Release Box Art

 

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