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Here you can find my older 1/500 news (January -April 2007)

from Herpa, Inflight500, Netmodels, etc.

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

Monday, 23.04.07:

Inflight - new pictures (samples) of forthcoming releases

767-300 British Airways

 

 

 

Aeroflot DC-10-30

 

 

3554067 DC-10-30 British Airways

 

 

IL-76TD Russian Sky

 

5Stars - new release, already mentioned here before, but as a Netmodels release:

A380 Thai nc

(picture www.aviation-center-berlin.de)

 

Netmodels - already mentioned before, just new photos:

Air France 767 F-GHGJ with World Cup logo

 

Air France 767 F-GHGG

(pictures www.aviation-center-berlin.de)

 

Inflight500 - already mentioned before, just new photos:

3554063 707-300 TWA "Twin Stripe"

 

3554059 707-300 American Airlines "Lightning bolt"

 

3554058 767-300 Delta "Widget scheme"

 

3554057 747-200 Nigerian Airways

 

3554073 737-200 Pan Am "Clipper Tempelhof"

 

3554072 737-200 Braniff "ultra"

 

3554071 707-300 Air India

 

3554070 747-300 Saudia old colors

 

3554069 747-200 Aerolinas Argentinas

(pictures www.westmaintoys.com)

 

Thursday, 12.04.07:

Vacation time:-) Next news not before 20th of April!

Happy collecting

Peter

 

Sunday, 08.04.07:

5Stars - now available

Virgin Atlantic A340-300 oc "Dragon Lady"

(picture www.toymaxco.cc)

 

Saturday, 07.04.07:

Herpa - WW 02/07 news

- 510578 BWIA Lockheed Tristar - next Herpa WingsClub release - limited 1000

- JASDF 747-400 re-release with new box - exclusively for distribution in Japan

 

Wednesday, 04.04.07:

Herpa - coming soon

TUIfly 737-700 -  inflight release

(picture www.tomek747.de)

 

Netmodels - now available

Air France 767 F-GHGG

Air France 767 F-GHGJ with World Cup logo

(picture BlueBox500)

 

5Stars - coming soon

Virgin Atlantic A340-300 oc "Dragon Lady"

 

Saturday, 31.03.07:

Herpa - new releases May/June

508896 Aeroflot A321
510202 Air Canada nc 777-300ER
503563 Air Service Berlin "Rosinenbomber" DC-3
509053 Air Via A320
510592 Austrian Arrows Bombardier Dash-8 (limited 2000)
513401 China Southern A380-800
510271 Continental Airlines 757-200ER Winglets
510752 DHL nc A300B4F
507455 Gulf Air nc A340-300 (according to Herpa no difference between collection and inflight model and box)
503570 Lufthansa Cargo MD-11F
504324 Midwest Airlines 717-200
513227 United Express Embraer 170

(pictures at www.herpa.de)

 

Herpa / Lufthansa Worldshop - now available 

516136 Lufthansa A380-800 D-AIMA - new box, dark engine intakes, window frames

 

 

 

 

512305 Lufthansa 747-100 D-ABYA Nordrhein-Westfalen in wooden case

 

Herpa - coming soon

501325 NATO OTAN "25th Anniversary" E-3A Sentry

(picture www.e3a.nato.int)

 

BlueBox500 - coming soon

ATL-98 Phoebus Apollo Aviation

(picture BlueBox500)

 

Saturday, 24.03.07:

Herpa - new models spotted at Rüsselsheim Trade Fair

- Austrian Arrows Dash-8
- China Southern A380
- DC-3 Rosinenbomber
- Continental 757-200 Winglets
- Midwest MD-8X

(information posted at www.flughafendiorama.de)

 

Netmodels - coming soon

 

A380 bare metal with SIA tail

 

A380 bare metal with EADS tail

 

A380 bare metal with "Airbus A380 Test" sticker

 

A380 Thai nc - not confirmed until now

(pictures BlueBox400)

 

Herpa - now available

514170 Gulf Air A330-200 re-release

(picture www.toymaxco.cc)

 

Friday, 23.03.07:

Inflight500 - coming soon

 

Aeroflot DC-10

(source www.toymaxco.cc)

 

East African VC-10 - sample, a couple of changes will be made before production

(picture www.inflight500.com)

 

Tuesday, 20.03.07:

5Stars - new samples - coming soon?

Thai Sky Airlines L-1011 HS-AXA - different reg to the previous announced release HS-AXE 

 

Kampuchea L-1011 XU-700 (Orient Thai)

 

Orient Thai L-1011 HS-LTA

(pictures www.wingsmodel.com)

 

Saturday, 17.03.07:

Herpa re-release

500609 Qantas 747-400 new registration VH-OJJ

 

Herpa - new release

British Airways 777-200 Hong Kong tail - Herpa Cafe Box 

(picture www.ptcity.com.hk)

 

Herpa/Hogan - coming soon

NH50026 ANA 767-300ER JA607A

(picture www.aviation-center-berlin.de)

 

Sunday, 11.03.07:

Herpa re-releases (mentioned before, but without photos)

503181 Air France 747-400F - new registration F-GIUD

 

512497 British Airways 747-400 - new registration G-BNLX

(pictures www.modelutions.de)

 

Tuesday, 06.03.07:

5Stars - coming soon

JASDF 767-300 AWACS 84-3502 - limited 300 - the real plane is a 767-200!!

 

Thai Sky Airlines L-1011-1 Tristar HS-AXE - limited 425

(pictures www.aviation-center-berlin.de)

 

Herpa re-releases

503181 Air France 747-400F - new registration F-GIUD

512497 British Airways 747-400 - new registration G-BNLX

 

Sunday, 04.03.07:

Inflight500 - new samples

Boeing 727

 

Douglas DC-10

 

Vickers VC-10

(pictures posted by pwceg at www.wings900.com)

 

Herpa - old sample

Angola Airlines L1011-500 (July 2003)

 

Netmodels:

All PIA chromed versions I know until today

AP-BAT normal tail

 

AP-BAT Nature's Orchard (shown here before)

 

AP-BAK Colours of the Desert

If anybody knows other golden/chromed PIA versions please let me know:-)

 

Thursday, 01.03.07:

Inflight500 - next releases:

You can find some new pictures at www.inflight500.com including:

New releases March 2007:

IF5742011 MEA 747-200

 

IF5722001 American Airlines 727-200

 

IF5763005 American Airlines 767-300

 

New releases April 2007:

IF5732010 USAF T-43 (limited 300!)

 

IF5707007 Continental 707-300

(pictures www.inflight500.com)

 

Herpa:

According to Herpa the Oasis 747-400 is NOT a Herpa sample! Maybe it is a Hogan sample?

 

Monday, 19.02.07:

Herpa - new releases

Gulf Air A340 and A330 - inflight only

(picture www.gulfairco.com)

 

Herpa - re-release:

507479 Iberia A340-600 new registration EC-IQR

(picture www.ptcity.com.hk)

 

5Stars - rumour:

A380 EADS - can somebody confirm this release - in addition to the new Netmodels releases?

 

Netmodels - question:

Can somebody confirm, that there are also golden versions of the PIA 747 releases?

 

Sunday, 11.02.07:

Herpa - nice sample:

Afriqiyah 737-400

not new, but not shown here before

(picture Julien Dousse)

 

Saturday, 10.02.07:

Toy Fair 2007 - some more pictures added here

 

Herpa - re-release:

514149 Emirates 777-300 - dark engine intakes

 

Netmodels - new release:

PIA 747-200 AP-BAT  "Quetta - Nature´s Orchard" - chromed fuselage 

(mentioned before without picture)

(picture Michael Asensio)

 

Friday, 09.02.07:

Netmodels - new releases

 

 

 

 

All A380 EADS versions (all white, with stickers, LH, Qantas, SIA) have been released also with golden fuselage :-)

(pictures posted by virginfans at www.ebay.com)

 

Tuesday, 06.02.07:

Herpa/Hogan - new release:

CX 747-400 with P&W engines

(picture www.wings900.com)

 

Monday, 05.02.07:

Netmodels - new release:

Viva Macau 767-300

(picture BlueBox500)

 

Herpa - new samples:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toy Fair 2007 Nuremberg - summary:

 

Herpa - new releases 03/04:

- 513142 Air Koryo IL-62
- 507509 LH A340-300 "Soccer nose"
- 510615 Etihad Airways 777-300ER
- 507967 Qantas A380-800
- 501484 Thai Airways 747-400
- 513456 NATO E-3A Sentry AWACS "NATO 50th Anniversary"
- 512336 Alitalia Embraer 170
- 502245 Fly Niki A320
- 520614 Foil II - Apron and Cargo


- 513449 Boeing Dreamliner 787-8
- 513425 Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 - stand, no gear
- 500265 Ural Airlines TU-154M

- 513111 NASA Space Shuttle Enterprise and Boeing SCA

 

WW 01/2007:
- Bangkok Airways 717 "Sukhothai" HS-PGQ - WingsClub - limited 1000
- Gulf Air A330-200 re-release - inflight - model and box modified
- Lufthansa DC-10-30 D-ADAO old color "fried egg design" - eXtra release - March
- 516136 Lufthansa A380-800 D-AIMA - inflight - box modified
- Lufthansa 747-100 D-ABYA "Nordrhein-Westfalen" - limited 1300 (800 Herpa release / 500 in a wooden case WorldShop release - March)

- Eva Air A330-200 "Hello Kitty" B-16309

 

Herpa - more Toy Fair pictures:

 

Herpa News 03/04:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Herpa - samples:

 

Space Shuttle "Enterprise" with gear

 

 

 

Boeing 787 Dreamliner

 

 

 

 

MD-11 with open cargo door

 

Boeing 757 with winglets

 

 

Airbus A310 MRTT

 

Herpa Diorama Dietenhofen - some impressions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inflight500 - next releases (new catalogue "New releases 2007" available):

3554071 707-300 Air India

 

3554063 707-300 TWA "Twin Stripe"

 

3554059 707-300 American Airlines "Lightning bolt"

 

3554068 727-100 SAA old colors

 

3554060 727-200 TWA

 

3554074 737-200 Pan Am "Billboard scheme"

 

3554072 737-200 Braniff "ultra"

 

3554073 737-200 Pan Am "Clipper Tempelhof"

 

3554069 747-200 Aerolinas Argentinas

 

3554065 747-200 MEA

 

3554057 747-200 Nigerian Airways

 

3554070 747-300 Saudia old colors

 

3554064 767-300 American Airlines "polished"

 

3554058 767-300 Delta "Widget scheme"

 

3554067 DC-10-30 British Airways

 

3554062 L-1011 Courtline

 

3554061 Super VC-10 BOAC

 

3554066 Super VC-10 East African Airways

All releases limited to 744

(pictures www.schuco.de / www.inflight500.com)

 

Inflight500 - new moulds 2007:

Vickers Super VC-10 (used for the Toy Fair 2007 special release)
Boeing 727-100 and 727-200
DC-10 2 versions
L1011 2 Versions
Caravelle :-)
Convair 880 :-)
Convair 990 :-)
And some more new moulds are planned for 2007! Impressive quality:-)

 

Inflight500 - Toy Fair 2007 special release:

 

 

Vickers Super VC-10

 

Tuesday, 30.01.07:

Toy Fair 2007 Nuremberg:

I will leave tomorrow towards Dietenhofen and Nuremberg:-)

As soon as possible I will let you know the news here (not before 1st of February)

Happy Collecting

Peter

 

Monday, 29.01.07:

Herpa - improved engine Avro 85 / BAe 146:

E18 (old) - E71 (new - with engraved engine intake)

     

                    E18 (old)                                                  E71 (new)

 

Sunday, 28.01.07:

BlueBox500 - new release

Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair Ansett-ANA - VH-INJ and VH-INM - two different registrations

(picture BlueBox500)

 

Friday, 26.01.07:

Netmodels - coming soon:

7 PIA 747 models will be released also with chromed fuselage

 

Herpa - new release:

Eva Air A330-200 Hello Kitty II - B-16309

 

Inflight500 - already mentioned before, but without photos:

Braniff International 737-200 Blue Ultra Colors

Pan Am 737-200 Clipper Tempelhof

(pictures www.wings900.com)

 

Monday, 22.01.07:

Modelpower - coming soon (?):

5805-1 A340-600 Virgin Atlantic

 

Nuremberg Toy Fair 2007 (01. - 06.02.07):

No news until now:-)

I will visit the Nuremberg Toy Fair (01. and 02. February) and herpa / Dietenhofen (03. February). Perhaps we can meet

 

Sunday, 14.01.07:

Netmodels - coming soon:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PIA fleet - 747 - limited 120 each

 

 

 

 

 

EADS fleet - A380 - limited 100 each

(pictures BlueBox500)

 

Friday, 12.01.07:

5Stars - new releases:

Virgin Atlantic 747-200 Maiden  Voyager

 

Virgin Atlantic 747-200 Maiden Japan

(pictures www.toymaxco.cc)

 

Thursday, 11.01.07:

Netmodels - coming soon:

A380 EADS color (mentioned before, but without picture)

 

Bluebox500 (BBX500) - new manufacturer / new mould:

 

 

Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair Ansett-ANA VH-INJ sample

(pictures Bluebox500)

 

Sunday, 07.01.07:

Herpa - new sample:

Boeing 787 Dreamliner sample

(picture posted at www.wings900.com by LAX - you can find some more pictures at Wings900 forum)

 

Herpa - older sample:

Channel Express A300-600F sample

(picture posted at www.wings900.com by LAX - you can find some more pictures at Wings900 forum)

 

Mattel - old release (1998):

20868 - NASA Space Shuttle Discovery (scale 1/506)

 

Part of "John Glenn Action Pack"

 

Friday, 05.01.07:

Herpa - re-releases:

506663 American Airlines 777-200 - silver frame around the passenger windows

513050 Lufthansa L-1649A - "Super Star" printed in red on fuselage

(picture www.toymaxco.cc)

 

Thursday, 04.01.07:

Inflight500 - forthcoming releases (mentioned before, but without pictures):

 

IF5176004 Ilyushin IL-76 Russian Air Force RED01

 

IF5742004 747-200 TAP CS-TJB

 

IF5763003 767-300 Iberia EC-GTI

 

IF5732004 737-200 LAN CC-CVI

(pictures www.schuco.de)

 

Herpa/Hogan - now available:

NHS52002 ANA Gold & Triton Set - 737-700 Gold JA01AN and 737-700 Triton colors JA03AN

(picture www.ptcity.com.hk)

 

Monday, 01.01.07:

Happy New Year and Happy Collecting!

 

Best regards from Germany :-)

Peter

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