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Here you can find my older 1/500 news (January-April 2006) 1/500 news from Herpa, BigBird, Netmodels, etc. If you need older news - take a look at the archives
Saturday, 29.04.06: Herpa - WingsWorld-News (a little bit late;-): - Herpa Summer Party on July 1, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. - every Wings Club member will get ONE Qatar A330-300 15th Asian Games (orange) for free - guided tours through construction, mold construction, diecasting, and printing departments (cars & trucks) - a show with trucks, cars, vintage cars, tractors and fire engines - workshops - free flights in a flight simulator - an exhibition about "aircraft, airports, airfacts" - live music in a marquee from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. - hope to meet you at Dietenhofen:-)
- Next Wings Club release Air Gemini 727-100 S9-BAH (limited 1250)
- ILA 2006 special release Lufthansa A330-300 D-AIKI with the soccer ball on the nose (limited 1500)
- Air France 777-300ER - follow-up edition for retail (506656), registration F-GSQA - follow-up edition for Boeing and Air France (506779), registration F-GSQN
- JAL 777-300ER Samurai Blue 2006 special release for Japanese distributor
- KLM 747-400 follow-up edition for Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg (limited 1000) - registration PH-BFT, City of Tokyo, Skyteam logo, different window color, APU
- British Airways 747-400 follow-up edition, new registration G-CIVR
(some pictures www.herpa.de)
Friday, 28.04.06: Herpa - coming soon:
509992 Libyan Arab IL-76, registration 5A-DZZ, limited 1000 (picture www.aviation-center-berlin.de)
Thursday, 27.04.06: Herpa - re-releases: 519472 Airport Accessories I - new Scenix box, imprinted with additional details 520317 Airport Accessories XV - new Scenix box 500609 Qantas 747-400 - brighter gear 516501 Lufthansa A320-200 Dessau - brighter gear 511780 Lufthansa Vickers Viscount - new registration D-ANAB
Thursday, 20.04.06: Speedie Air - new release:
SAAC003 Air China A340-300 (limited 432) (picture www.kircher-modellshop.de)
Monday, 17.04.06: Herpa re-release - not brand-new, but not shown here before:
515900 Lufthansa 737-300 D-ABEL Pforzheim
Thursday, 13.04.06: Herpa/Hogan - already shown before, but this is a much better picture:
NH50032 ANA 777-300 JA752A Wind (picture www.crosswing.co.jp)
Wednesday, 12.04.06: Herpa/Hogan - coming soon:
NH50042 ANA 777-200 JA713A
NH50043 ANA 777-200 JA703A (pictures posted at www.wings900.com by arisa) Sunday, 09.04.06: Herpa - re-release:
508407 US Airways A330-300 with Star Alliance logo (picture www.aviation-center-berlin.de)
Herpa/Hogan - already shown before, just some more details:
NHS52001 - Set with ANA Pocket Monster 2004 (Pikachu) JA8957 and Pocket Monster 2005 (Ohana) JA8956
Models unchanged to the previous released NH50030 and NH50031 - besides the new engines used for the Pikachu (E65 instead of E02)
Herpa - memories:-)
Just arrived at Kirchhellen - 500890 Korean Air 747-400 Expo 93 - W1 windows, no silver stripe at tail, no belly logo, old engines (E01), special box, booklet
Netmodels - already shown before, just some more details:
JAL World Cup 2002 747-400D JA8908 - second release in white box with triangle window, without belly logo, with improved/thinner printing (e.g. "Japan Airlines" printed on the fuselage) Friday, 07.04.06: Herpa - new samples spotted at Intermodellbau in Dortmund (German Toy Fair):
Embraer ERJ-170
AWACS According to Herpa both models will be released in 1/500 (pictures posted at www.flughafendiorama.de by dancer) Tuesday, 04.04.06: BigBird - coming soon - missing pictures added:
Air
Canada 747-200 "C-FTOE"
Air
Canada 747-200 "C-GAGC"
Air
Canada 747-400 "Yves & I going to HKG"
Air
Canada 747-400 Interim "Canadi>n" with the goose
Air
Canada 747-400 "Chinese title"
Air Canada 747-400 "Combi" (pictures www.aviation-center-berlin.de) Fullwings: Just got some more Fullwings releases
JAL 747-300 Soccer World Cup 2002, Garuda 747-400
Corsair 747-300 Sex, Corsair 747-300 Sea If anyone knows more than these Fullwings releases please let me know:
Saturday, 25.03.06:
Herpa/Hogan - re-release:
NH50047 ANA 747-400D Pokemon 1999 (previous released as NH50027)
(picture posted at www.diecastaircraftforum.com by negusekun)
Herpa/Hogan - coming soon:
NH50032 ANA 777-300 JA752A Wind
(picture www.aviation-center-berlin.de)
Friday, 24.03.06:
Herpa - new releases 05/06:
501996
A319 Germanwings "T-Mobile"
(posted
at www.flughafendiorama.de)
Herpa / Hogan - coming soon (missing photos added):
NH50037 B747SR-100 ANA SR Last Flight JA8157
NH50040 B747-200B ANA LR First Flight JA8174
NH50041 B747-200B ANA LR Last Flight JA8175
NH50044 B747SR-100 ANA Mohican JA8133
(pictures www.crosswing.jp / posted at www.wings900.com by arisa)
Tuesday, 28.02.06: Netmodels - new releases:
BA 757-200 Blue Peter
CX 767 oc (pictures Johan Chan)
Saturday, 25.02.06: ANA - new release:
ANA YS-11A oc JA8744 with stand - unknown manufacturer
ANA YS-11A compared with Herpa/Hogan YS-11A JTA
Wednesday, 22.02.06: Speedie Air - coming soon:
SAAM004 Air Macau 727-200 (picture Speedie Air)
Monday, 13.02.06: Herpa/Hogan - new release:
NH50021 ANA 747SR-100 JA8159 Farewell Super Jumbo Last Flight Memorial (picture posted at www.diecastaircraftforum.com by negusekun)
Saturday, 11.02.06: WingsWorld 1/2006 news:
Lan Chile 707-300 CC-CEI "Valle Azapa" WingsClub 1/2006
JAL 777-200 JA771J "Mushi King" limited 2000
Lufthansa A340-300 D-AIGS "Bergisch Gladbach" and 747-400 D-ABVL "München" with classic soccer pattern - WorldShop releases March 2006
(pictures www.herpa.de)
Friday, 10.02.06: Nuremberg Toy Fair 2006: Though spending two days at the Toy Fair I did not find any other manufacturer of 1/500 Wings than Herpa. Of course no BigBird, Netmodels or 5Stars. Schabak is gone, only rumours about new Schuco wings, but no samples or detailed infos available at the moment. Here are some impressions - without words:
Friday, 03.02.06: Nuremberg Toy Fair 02th - 07th February First Herpa news: Convair Catalina PBY-5 - sorry, this will be a 1/400 release:-) Antonov AN-124 Libyan Air Cargo Thai new color A340 I will visit the Nuremberg Toy Fair and herpa / Dietenhofen this weekend and next week. I hope that I can give you some fresh information and photos on 08th or 09th of February:-)
Corgi - now available:
90386 Vickers VC-10 RAF (not exact 1/500 scale!) (picture www.aviation-center.de)
Thursday, 02.02.06: Herpa - missing photos:
507516 Qatar A330-200 15th Asian Games (blue)
507523 Qatar A330-300 15th Asian Games (orange) (pictures posted at www.wings900.com by hongkongplace)
Wednesday, 01.02.06: Herpa/Hogan - missing photos:
NH50034 ANA 747-400D JA8963
NH50035 ANA 747-400D Chinese title JA8961 (pictures www.crosswing.jp)
Tuesday, 31.01.06: Herpa: You can see pictures of the new releases 03/04 now at www.herpa.de (German broschure new releases March/April 2006)
5Stars:
747-400F China Southern Cargo (limited 300) (previously announced here, but this will be only a 1/400 release!!)
Herpa - new releases (inflight): 507516 Qatar A330-200 15th Asian Games (blue) 507523 Qatar A330-300 15th Asian Games (orange)
Sunday, 29.01.06: Herpa - coming soon:
501422 Lan Chile Cargo 767-300F (limited 1000) (picture www.aviation-center.de)
Saturday, 28.01.06: Herpa - new releases March/April: 503181 Air France Cargo 747-400ERF (new mould - moveable nose cargo door) 509121
Bangkok Airways A320 "Krabi" 507448
Lufthansa A340-600 "Star Alliance" (Essen) 505666
Southwest Airlines 737-700 "Maryland One" 520553 Apron access and exit station
ANA Wing Collection - just some additional pictures:
All plastic models. With stand and booklet. Some parts have to be assembled (e.g. gear, wings). Some decals included to complete the imprints. All models have the same box.
Netmodels:
LH 747-200F Cargo was released with different wings (with and without antennas)
BigBird - missing photos:
CP Air 747-200 Empress of Italy
CP Air 747-200 Empress of Australia
Herpa: Never released - just a test concerning a better/smaller gear before introducing NG
Boeing 737-300 Georgian Airways
Friday, 27.01.06: Herpa - missing photos: Cathay Pacific's 60 Years of Service Excellence Commemorative Aircraft Model Collection To celebrate this 60th Anniversary, CX has created 12 Classic Aircraft Models (8 * 1/400, 4 * 1/500). The models are limited to 6,000 each:
Lockheed L-1011 Tristar
Boeing 747-200
Boeing 747-300
Boeing 747-400 (pictures www.cathaypacific.com)
BigBird - missing photos:
EL AL 737-200 4X-ABN
Air Great Wall 737-300 B-2508 (pictures www.kircher-modellshop.de)
Saturday, 21.01.06: Netmodels - missing picture:
Malaysia A380
(picture www.jcwings.net)
Friday, 20.01.06: Herpa/Hogan - coming soon: NH50034 ANA 747-400D JA8963 NH50035 ANA 747-400D Chinese title JA8961
Zenith - now available:
Canadair CL 415 Securite Civile 39 and CL 215 Securite Civile 46
Herpa:
DC-4 Pre-Production sample - just landed at Kirchhellen:-)
Thursday, 19.01.06: Netmodels - coming soon:
Royal Air Maroc 707
Malaysia A380
Air France A380
(picture www.jcwings.net)
BigBird - coming soon:
Air Great Wall 737-300 B-2508
Air China 707-300 B-2420
(pictures www.aviation-center.de)
Friday, 13.01.06: Herpa - coming 2006: Cathay Pacific's 60 Years of Service Excellence Commemorative Aircraft Model Collection To celebrate this 60th Anniversary, CX has created 12 Classic Aircraft Models (8 * 1/400, 4 * 1/500). The models are limited to 6,000 each: Lockheed L-1011 Tristar Boeing 747-200 Boeing 747-300 Boeing 747-400
Herpa - re-release (mentioned before, but without photo):
Dragonair A320-200 NG (picture www.aviation-center.de )
Thursday, 05.01.06: 5Stars/Speedie Air (?) - coming soon (?):
Thai Sky L-1011 Tristar (picture www.wingsmodel.com)
5Stars - coming soon:
747-400F China Southern Cargo (limited 300) (!! this will be a 1/400 release - 31.01.06 !!)
Zenith - coming soon:
Canadair CL 215 Securite Civile 46
Canadair CL 415 Securite Civile 39 (pictures www.aviation-center.de) (pictures show models in 1:144, but they will be released in 1:500)
Herpa - re-release: Dragonair A320-200 NG
BigBird - new release:
Pan Am 747-100 (picture www.kircher-modellshop.de)
Sunday, 01.01.06: Happy New Year to all Wings collectors!
(-:Hope to see a lot of exciting new releases this year:-) Nuremberg Toy Fair will take place at the beginning of February Let's wait and see ........ Happy collecting Peter (picture www.tuxtina.de)
Herpa - already announced long time ago - now coming soon ? - no, definitely withdrawn!
Concorde Coca-Cola (picture www.aviationretaildirect.com)
Here you can find older news: 2005 (January-April), 2005 (May-August), 2005 (September-December) 2004 (January-April), 2004 (May-August), 2004 (September-December) 2003 (January-April), 2003 (May-August), 2003 (September-December)
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