Wings News 2005 (3)

Here you can find my find my older 1/500 news (September-December 2005) 1/500 news from Herpa, BigBird, Netmodels, etc.

If you need older news - take a look at the archives

Friday, 30.12.05:

Herpa - new release:

CX 747-400F NG

(picture posted at www.wings900.com - but it does NOT show the Herpa release, maybe a Netmodels?)

Thursday, 29.12.05:

Herpa - available soon:

Some more pictures of the forthcoming Eva Air A330-200 Hello Kitty

(will be available on board Eva Air flights starting 1st of January 2006)

(pictures posted at www.diecastaircraftforum.com by Tapemeister)

Wednesday, 28.12.05:

On own account:-)

Still looking for those older 1/500 models in mint/boxed condition:

- NM CX Cargo 707 chromed fuselage

- NM Northwest 707 chromed fuselage

- NM TAP 707 chromed fuselage

- NM Libyan 707 chromed fuselage

- BB Orient Thai 747-100 HS-UTP

- Hogan/Herpa FedEx A 310-200F by Lysia for FedEx HKG (two versions)

- Hogan/Herpa A300-600F by Lysia for Air Hongkong (with VIP-packaging)

- Hogan/Herpa A300-600F by Lysia for Air Hongkong - all registrations besides B-LDB

- Herpa 747-400D JAL Disney Dream Express 3, Family, blue

If you have any of those for sale or trade please let me know:-) Thank you!

Tuesday, 27.12.05:

Fullwings - new release:

Transmile MD-11

If anyone has a (complete) list and/or photos of Fullwings releases please let me know!

BigBird - new releases:

In addition to the already announced 3 versions of CP Air 747-200 (Asia, Japan, Canada):

CP Air B747-200 "Australia" (C-FCRE)

CP Air B747-200 "Italy"

(just 96 pieces each!)

Sunday, 25.12.05:

Herpa - missing pictures:

- 519472 Accessories set I re-release imprinted with additional details

- Airbus A330-200 Eva Air Hello Kitty Jet (Inflight Eva Air)

- Set China Airlines Boeing 747-400 Dreamliner and Airbus A330-300 Butterfly Orchid

(Inflight China Airlines)

(pictures www.herpa.de)

Netmodels - new release:

USAF AWACS silver fuselage

(picture www.toymaxco.cc)

Friday, 23.12.05:

Dear Collectors!

I hope you enjoyed using this site during the year to get interesting news and background

knowledge concerning 1/500 and 1/1000 aircraft models. I wish joy and happiness not only at Christmastime but every day of the New Year to all of you!

Happy collecting – and a wonderfully Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year:-)

Peter

Herpa/Hogan - new release:

ANA Pokemon 2004 and 2005 Set - just a new box, models unchanged!

(picture Sin, Japan)

ANA Wing Collection - unknown manufacturer:

Ten different sets with one model each and chewing gum:

747-400 JA8094 Japanese titles

747-400 JA8963 English titles

777-200 JA8197 Japanese titles

777-200 JA701A English titles

767-300 JA8256 Japanese titles

767-300 JA8579 English titles

727-200 JA8328 old color

727-200 JA8355 new color

737-200 JA8413 old color

737-200 JA8453 new color

(pictures www.f-toys.net)

Thursday, 22.12.05:

Herpa - now available at LH Worldshop:

LH A321-100 Regensburg

(pictures Michael Asensio)

Monday, 19.12.05:

Herpa - WW 06/2005 News:

- Ilyushin IL-62M TAAG Angola (Wings Club free annual model)

- Lufthansa A340-600 Star Alliance re-release

with newly designed box and changes on the model (WorldShop)

- 519472 Accessories set I re-release imprinted with additional details

- Airbus A330-200 Eva Air Hello Kitty Jet (Inflight Eva Air)

- Set China Airlines Boeing 747-400 Dreamliner and Airbus A330-300 Butterfly Orchid

(Inflight China Airlines)

(picture www.herpa.de, more pictures will follow soon:-)

Sunday, 18.12.05:

Herpa:

514637 Lufthansa A321-100 Retro - just another misprint :-)

Saturday, 17.12.05:

Herpa:

501231 Olympic 737-400 without white imprint "Boeing 737-400" on tail

Just a misprint? If anybody else owns this version, please let me know:-)

Wednesday, 14.12.05:

BigBird - new releases:

(pictures www.toymaxco.cc)

Friday, 09.12.05:

Netmodels - new release:

USAF YAL-1A Airborne Laser (ABL)

(picture Johan Chan)

5Stars - new release:

Korean Air 737-900 Dreamliner

(picture www.aviation-center.de)

Sunday, 04.12.05:

Herpa - sample:

Transavia 757-200 PH-TKA was announced some years ago as special release, but as far as I know this release was cancelled.

Lupa/LTU inflight:

LTU A320 re-release - modified box (2nd release on the left hand)

BigBird - already announced before, but without photos:

Cathay Pacific 707-300 VR-HGP (limited 240)

Cathay Pacific Cargo 707-300 VR-HGQ (limited 240)

(pictures www.aviation-center.de)

Netmodels - new releases:

NATO E-3A 50th Anniversary golden fuselage

(picture Uwe Philippi)

JAA Yokoso 747-200

(picture www.ptcity.com.hk)

Friday, 02.12.05:

Netmodels - already announced before, but without photos:

Lufthansa old color 747-200F Cargo

Condor 747-200

(pictures Johan Chan)

Herpa/WorldShop - new release:

LH A321 Regensburg

(picture www.lh-worldshop.com)

Wednesday, 16.11.05:

Due to vacation next news will be posted here not before 28th of November

Happy collecting:-)

Peter

Herpa - new releases January/February 2006:

(pictures www.herpa.de)

Herpa/WorldShop - now available:

516730 LH-/Swiss-Set LH A330-300 D-AIKA Minden and Swiss A340-300 HB-JMA

Herpa - coming soon (eXtra event 09./10.12.05):

507295 Interflug IL-18 - limited 1000, new registration DDR-STA

Sunday, 13.11.05:

BigBird - new releases:

Cathay Pacific 707-300 VR-HGP (limited 240)
Cathay Pacific Cargo 707-300 VR-HGQ (limited 240)

Saturday, 12.11.05:

Herpa:

Herpa DC-3 N143D in scale 1/1

Now we are looking forward to the Herpa 777-300ER Christmas (506717) in 1/1;-)

(pictures by Agustin Anaya nyc1230@bellsouth.net)

Wednesday, 02.11.05:

Netmodels - coming soon:

JAL 747-400 Soccer

(picture pureplane@hotmail.com)

Sunday, 30.10.05:

Netmodels - already announced before, but without photos:

Lufthansa old color 747-200

Virgin 747-400 Birthday Girl

Malaysia 747-400 "Hibiscus"

(pictures www.aviation-center.de)

Wednesday, 26.10.05:

StarJets/Schuco:

SJTCA211 DC-8-61 TransCaribbean was released with two different boxes.

Herpa/WorldShop - new release (Xmas Special 2005):

1700311 LH A380 Solar Motion Point - desktop accessory - rotating model on Blacknight granite socket

(picture www.lh-worldshop.de)

Tuesday, 25.10.05:

Netmodels - coming soon:

JAL 747-400 "Yokoso"

(picture www.kircher-modellshop.de)

Lufthansa old color 747-200

Lufthansa old color 747-200F Cargo

Condor 747-200

Virgin 747-400 Birthday Girl

Malaysia 747-400 "Hibiscus"

NATO E-3A 50th Anniversary (already announced before, but without picture)

(picture Johan Chan)

Monday, 24.10.05:

Herpa ~~re-release~~ - coming soon (eXtra event 09./10.12.05):

~~510691~~ 507295 Interflug IL-18 - limited 1000, new registration DDR-STA, light grey gear

(information www.wings900.com, updated 16.11.05)

Sunday, 23.10.05:

Herpa/Lysia - Dragonair A330-300 "20 Years of the Dragon":

I added some more details / pictures here

Herpa - re-release:

508537 Qatar A330-200 (inflight) - fuselage painted with darker grey color, brighter gear (new one on the right hand)

Saturday, 22.10.05:

Netmodels - coming soon:

NATO E-3A "50th Anniversary"

(picture www.aviation-center.de)

Tuesday, 18.10.05:

Herpa - next WingsClub release:

504911 Lockheed L-1011-500 PanAm Clipper Black Hawk N511PA

BigBird - coming soon:

Virgin Atlantic 747-400 Birthday Girl

(picture www.aviation-center.de)

5Stars - already mentioned before, but without picture:

Set with CX A340 white plane with 50th Anniversary logo and Dragonair L-1011 nc

(picture www.ptcity.com.hk)

Monday, 17.10.05:

Herpa - coming soon:

SIA 5th Heritage Set:

- SIA 747-200 9V-SIA 1970's paint scheme

- SIA 757-200 9V-SGK

- SIA A340-300 9V-SJA

- SIA 777-300 9V-SYE Star Alliance livery

Sunday, 16.10.05:

Wings-Börse DUS 15.10.05 - some impressions:

Nice location and atmosphere as already known from the last events:-) Thank you again Uwe, Hans and your families for organizing these events!

Herpa showed a small diorama and some samples:

Chris and Bert from the CB Customs team showed some marvellous new releases. E.g. Tiger Airways A320:

(picture www.cb-customs.de)

Take a look at www.cb-customs.de for further information!

Another collector showed some very small hand-made models (Breguet Atlantic, Pilatus PC 12 and PC 7, BAe Jetstream) :

Thursday, 13.10.05:

Herpa - coming soon:

Schenker Logistics A380-800F (fantasy)

Kuehne+Nagel A380-800F (fantasy)

(pictures www.wings900.com)

Wednesday, 12.10.05:

Netmodels - different gears for 707:

There are two different kind of gears used for 707 models by Netmodels. A silver one and a grey one.

I got USAF E-3B Sentry with both kind of gear:

If anybody has other releases with both kind of gear, please let me know by email.

Thank you:-)

Monday, 10.10.05:

5Stars - coming soon:

Set with CX A340 white plane with 50th Anniversary logo and Dragonair L-1011 nc

BigBird - coming soon:

ELAL 707-400 4X-ATA (delivery colors, polished belly)

ELAL 707-300C 4X-ATY ('60 colors, polished belly)

Flying Tigers/ELAL 707-300C, N317F (polished belly)

PAN AM nc 747-200, N723PA, "China Clipper II"

BOAC 747-100, G-AWNA

British Airways 747-100, G-AWNE (BOAC basic scheme)

(pictures www.toymaxco.cc)

Saturday, 08.10.05:

BigBird:

Dragonair Cargo 747-300F with additional imprint "20." was released with two registrations "B-KAB" and "B-KAC"

Schuco/StarJets: not new, but not shown here before as a regular release

Trans Caribbean DC-8-61 N8786R

(picture www.bigbirdaviationmodels.com)

Thursday, 06.10.05:

Herpa - now available (LH WorldShop):

506144 SAS MD-82 LN-RMD (in regular B15 box)

Sunday, 02.10.05:

Herpa - CX releases with additional (non Herpa) imprint "Asia’s World City":

Some of the 7 different models are available as Classic Wing and New Generation:

CX 777-200

CX 777-300

(pictures Uwe Philippi)

Saturday, 24.09.05:

Herpa - new releases November/December:

514965 Lufthansa A330-300
516129 Lufthansa A380-800
505642 Lauda Air 737-600 Tirol
515009 SAT IL-62
509367 Slovak Airlines Fokker 100
509374 DBA Fokker 100
506083 Air Madagascar 767-300
506151 Nordic Leisure MD-90
505628 Pegasus Airlines 737-800
515016 TWA L1011-200
514996 Swissair DC-8
515030 BOAC Comet 4
520447 Lighting System for Airport Streets
520454 Lighting System for Runway/Taxiways
520461 Extras for Lighting System