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Here you can find my find my older 1/500 news (May-August 2003) 1/500 news from Herpa, Starjets, etc.
Saturday, 30.08.03 (back from France;-): Now available from Netmodels: JAL 747-400D "No1 Friends"
JAL 747-400D "No2 Sweet"
JAL 747-400D "No3 Family"
ANA oc 767-300
ANA 767-300 Cargo
ANA 767-300 nc and ANA 767-300 Pocket Monsters (pictures see below 12.07.03)
(pictures modelsmart.hk)
Friday, 22.08.03: Now available from Hogan/Herpa: Japan Domestic Airlines JDA YS-11 Diamond
Toa Domestic Airlines TDA YS-11 Shiretoko (pictures ACB) Herpa-News (WingsWorld 4/2003): - next WingsClub release will be Corsair 747-300 "Sex" - next MD-11 and DC-10 will be released with true-to-scale landing gear, NG versions will come later - Airbus house colors A 310-300 will be re-released as NG with new box (501163) - Concorde Air France F-BVFB will be re-released as NG
Monday, 18.08.03: New accessories available soon at herpa eXtrashop:
520171 - 10 flood lights 520195 - 10 moveable passenger stairs 520164 - 10 barriers 520188 - 10 airplane towing tractors
New releases from Netmodels: JAL 747-400D "No1 Friends" JAL 747-400D "No2 Sweet" JAL 747-400D "No3 Family" ANA oc 767-300
Thursday, 14.08.03: Herpa re-release now available: Lufthansa 747-400 NG Saarland (picture PTC)
Sunday, 10.08.03: Herpa re-releases with (minor) changes are now available: 513067 Air Berlin Boeing 737-800 - additional printing "airberlin.com" 506328 United Boeing 777-200 - NG (pictures ACB)
Tuesday, 05.08.03: BigBird models are released without the little collector card now - starting with Ansett Sydney 2000 Boeing 767-300 (2003-53) and Ryanair-Set 737-200 (2003-54).
New Schuco/StarJets available:
Air Namibia 747-400
Air Tahiti Nui A 340-300
Viasa 727-200
FedEx MD-11 with MB van
BWIA A 340-300 (pictures www.toymaxco.cc) Former releases had three differences between Schuco and StarJets releases: - additional Schuco labels on the box - additional Schuco belly logo - different item number (StarJets: SJ.... - Schuco: 355...)
But the new Schuco/StarJets releases (starting with June/July releases) are identical besides a little sticker with the Schuco item number put on the European releases to cover the printed StarJets item number.
Saturday, 26.07.03: Herpa releases September/October 2003: - United Airlines Set (747-400 and Viscount) - A300-600 JAL nc - A310 Airbus Fleet NG - A319 Germanwings - A320 LTU "Hertha BSC" - A340-600 Lufthansa - Advent Calendar 2003 (4 models) - AN 124 Christmas Model - B707-300 Boeing Milestone Series - B757-200F DHL nc - B737-500 Lufthansa NG - B737-400 Aeroflot - B737-200 Air New Zealand - B&W Boeing Milestone Series - B767-300 JAL nc - MD-11F Martinair Prinses Maxima (roses) - CRJ700 Delta Connection - TU204 KMV - Vickers Viscount KLM - IL-76T East Line - Starter Set apron (found at http://www.airportwelt.com )
Coming soon from BigBird: British Airways oc Boeing 747-100 G-BDPV British Airways oc Boeing 747-100 G-AWNA British Airways ex BOAC colors Boeing 747-100 G-AWNK British Airways ex BOAC colors Boeing 747-100 G-AWNH Orient Thai Boeing 747-200 HS-UTP Orient Thai Boeing 747-200 HS-UTB
(pictures eztoys)
And there is a new sample (25 models made) made by unknown manufacturer from China: CPAir Expo86 747-400 (available e.g. at ACB) (picture ACB)
Thursday, 24.07.03: Coming soon from Herpa: Omni Air DC-10-10 (Classic Wings, will be released as a Herpa eXtra partner shop special for September 12 and 13) (picture found at www.wings900.com)
Some pictures of forthcoming Herpa/Hogan models: Japan Domestic Airlines JDA Boeing 727-100 JA8314
Toa Domestic Airlines TDA Boeing 727-100 Kaimon
Japan Domestic Airlines JDA YS-11 Diamond (pictures ACB)
Friday, 18.07.03: New from BigBird: Virgin Express Boeing 737 (2 different registrations) Ryanair Jaguar Boeing 737 (pictures www.toymaxco.cc)
Saturday, 12.07.03: Now available: Herpa Air Macau A 320 Asian Games - inflight - Classic Wings!! (picture www.ptcity.com) Coming soon from Netmodels: ANA 767-300 new color ANA 767-300 Pocket Monsters and ANA 767-300 Cargo (pictures www.ptcity.com)
Wednesday, 09.07.03: Now available: Herpa KLM Boeing 747-400 special edition with additional printings (available e.g. at ACB). Herpa Lufthansa 747-400 "Berlin 2000" Lufthansa Edition (available at LH Skyshop).
Sunday, 06.07.03: New from ZZ-Modelle: Blimp with old Wicküler (German beer) colors. Available e.g. at www.luftschiffshop.de
Saturday, 05.07.03: Now available at LH Skyshop: Herpa 508551 Lufthansa A 330-200 D-AIME Lufthansa Modell Edition
Friday, 04.07.03: How to create a rumour:-) I thought the re-release of Herpa Beluga 3 had a new engrave on the top of the fuselage (see picture above). But in the meantime I got some of these new Belugas - and only one had the "new engrave". Therefore I am afraid this engrave was only a production mistake!? Or does anybody else have this variation? The remaining differences of the re-release: - blue color is a little bit brighter - belly-logo just "herpa" (L3) instead of "herpa Wings" (L2)
Wednesday, 02.07.03: Now available from BigBird: Ansett Sydney 2000 Boeing 767-300 (picture by Perry Chan)
Tuesday, 01.07.03: New from BigBird: Set with three Boeing 737-200: - Ryanair - Ryanair Vodafone - Ryanair Hertz
(pictures by Perry Chan)
Monday, 30.06.03: Herpa re-releases with minor changes are now available: 500739 Air Canada 747-400 - metal tail and changed box 501132 Hapag-Lloyd TUI - metal tail and new engines 504676 Air France A 340-300 - belly-logo just "herpa" instead of "herpa Wings" 512077 Airbus Fleet Beluga 5 - belly-logo just "herpa" instead of "herpa Wings" 512497 BA 747-400 United Kingdom - colors of wings changed 512633 PanAm 727-100 - belly-logo just "herpa" instead of "herpa Wings" 513043 Buzz 737-300 - belly-logo just "herpa" instead of "herpa Wings" 519694 Accessories V - B12-box 519724 Accessories VI - B12-box
Saturday, 28.06.03: New Schuco and StarJets 1/500 releases July/August: Schuco: KLM B 777-200 N/C LTU A 320 "Borussia Mönchengladbach" Olympic Airways B 727-200 Kuwait Airways B 727-200 VIASA B 727-200 American B 747-100 (chrome) American B 747-100 (polished) Turkish A340-300 (soccer colors) BWIA A340-300 Avianca B 757-200 80th anniversary
StarJets: SJQFA162 Qantas 747-400 'Formula One' SJTHY194 Turkish A340-300 (Soccer Special) SJLTU191 LTU A320 (New Colors) SJAUA189 Austrian A321 (Special Colors) SJAVA176 Avianca 757-200 (Anniversary Colors) (information found at www.wings900.com)
Some older C&C models, but also some new releases are now distributed by Fullwings. You can find more information at www.fullwings.com
Thursday, 26.06.03: New from Netmodels: Gulf Air Boeing 767-300 50th Anniversary
Friday, 20.06.03: WingsWorld 3/2003 arrived! Last minute news: Next WW-Club model will be the Ecuatoriana Jet Cargo Boeing 707. Air Macau inflight sale: Airbus A 320 (Classic Wings) "East Asian Games". JTA 737-400 Papas Island "Rhino" can be ordered by Club members. KLM Boeing 747-400 "City of Johannesburg" will be produced for the BeNeLux-retailers. Take a look at the new issue of the WingsWorld magazine for more details and pictures:-)
Wednesday, 18.06.03: Correction: BigBird Malaysia Airlines MAS Kargo Boeing 747-200 (two registrations) will be released in 1/400, but not in 1/500! New sample from Netmodels: Northwest new color Boeing 747-400 (wrong color)
Netmodels will release Lufthansa 767 Star Alliance also with white tail. Available from BigBird: JAL Disney No. 6 (yellow) Boeing 747-400
Korean World Cup Boeing 747-400
Available for pre-order at ACB: Herpa Coca-Cola A 340-600 (08/03) Herpa Coca-Cola 747-400 (10/03)
Thursday, 12.06.03: Announced from Herpa/Hogan for September 2003: ANK Dash 8-300 Tsubaki ANK Dash 8-300 Himawari (sunflowers) Japan Domestic Airlines JDA Boeing 727-100 JA8314 Toa Domestic Airlines TDA Boeing 727-100 Kaimon Japan Domestic Airlines JDA YS-11 Diamond Toa Domestic Airlines TDA YS-11 Shiretoko
Wednesday, 11.06.03: New from Herpa: (Capitol Photos) "Last week at Schiphol Airport (SPL) Amsterdam, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima took part in a naming ceremony of a new MD-11F plane from the Dutch company Martinair (the plane was named after her: "Prinses Maxima"). All the participating guest were handed over a Herpa 1:500 model depicting a Martinair MD-11 Freighter with flowers (roses) printed all over the fuselage. It is said, that only 100 pieces were made; a very rare model indeed." (Peter Jos, found at www.wings900.com ) ........but don't worry;-)
Sunday, 08.06.03: Besides the well-known re-releases of older Herpa Wings (e.g. 500746 United Airlines 747-400 NG) there are also re-releases with only minor changes (model or box). The information concerning these re-releases are hard to obtain completely, If you can add (or correct) any information - please let me know:-) New Herpa re-releases: - Hapag-Lloyd 737-400 (501279) The belly-logo of the new release (on the right) is a little bit bigger, the box is a little bit different. - Airbus Industries A 300-600ST Beluga 3 (512084): The blue color of the new release (on the right) is a little bit brighter.
Tuesday, 03.06.03: New from BigBird: JAL Disney No. 6 (yellow) Boeing 747-400 Korean World Cup Boeing 747-400 Ansett Sydney 2000 Olympic Boeing 767 Saturday, 31.05.03: New from Netmodels: Boeing 767-300 Martinair
Boeing 767-300 Martinair 40 years in the air
Boeing 767-300 Martinair Foxkids
Boeing 767-300 Asiana Star Alliance livery
Boeing 767-300 Lufthansa Star Alliance livery Boeing 757-200 JMC G-FCLH (changed registration)
New from Herpa/Hogan:
Boeing 767-300F ANA
Boeing 777-200 ANA (pictures from www.ptcity.com.hk)
Wednesday, 21.05.03: First look at the forthcoming Coca-Cola model made by Herpa. But the "real" model will be an A 340-600! (picture from www.lemkecollection.de)
LTU sold an A 320 LTU Hertha BSC last weekend at Berlin-Schönefeld. The model was sold in a white box. Regular or inflight release will follow. (picture found at eBay)
Saturday, 10.05.03: New from Herpa: - Vickers Viscount V-808 Aer Lingus (WingsClub 2003)
Wednesday, 07.05.03: New from Herpa/Hogan: - YS-11 JAS Rainbow (picture from www.ptcity.com.hk)
Monday, 05.05.03: Announced from Herpa: Singapore Airlines Historical Series Part 2 (4 parts will be released): - Malayan Airways DC4 - Malaysia-Singapore Airlines 737 - Singapore Airlines oc A 300 - Singapore Airlines 747 "1000th" (no release date until now. But the first set was released and can be ordered online at SIA)
New from Herpa/Hogan: - 51105 YS-11 JAS red/green - 50014 Boeing 747-100 ANA NG
(picture from www.ptcity.com.hk) |