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