Here you can find my older 1/500 news (September - December 2012)   from Herpa, Hogan, Inflight500, Sky500, etc. If you need older news - take a look at the archives For some reason I decided to convert the archive part of this website into a login system.  If you still want access to those older information, you can get the password by email.

Monday, 31.12.12:

Thursday, 27.12.12: Herpa: Releases of 516068/518970 747-8i Lufthansa so far (already released and announced):

516068 Lufthansa 747-8i - Collection - 1st release - registration D-ABYA - without name (on left hand) 516068 Lufthansa 747-8i - Collection - 2nd release - registration D-ABYA - without name - door behind cockpit removed on right side of the fuselage (on right hand)  

516068 Lufthansa 747-8i - Collection - 3rd release - registration D-ABYA - "Brandenburg" - new box (on right hand) 516068-001 Lufthansa 747-8i - Collection - 4th release - registration D-ABYA - "Brandenburg" - new box - new release 03/04 2013  

518970 Lufthansa 747-8i - exklusive for Lufthansa - 1st release - registration D-ABYA - without name - special box  (picture www.herpa.de) 518970 Lufthansa 747-8i - exklusive for Lufthansa - 2nd release - registration D-ABYA - "Brandenburg" - new special box - announced in WW 4/2012  If you have 518970 for sale or trade in mint condition please let me know:-) Thank you!    

Tuesday, 25.12.12: Dear Collectors! Looking out of my window today, it looks a little bit like "the end of the world" - dark, grey and wet! Not really the kind of weather this christmas deserves! Sunshine and/or a lot of snow would fit much better;-) Because from my point of view 2012 was a tremendous und successful year! With a lot of unbelievable, colorful and wonderful moments and personal contacts. Some dreams - in fact not only in the form of nice wings releases ;-) - became true this year, some are still "in progress":-)  I wish you a Merry Christmas and some nice days with friends, family and loved ones! Happy collecting and best regards from Kirchhellen, Germany   Peter

Aero500 - now available:

American Airlines 777-300ER N717AN polished  

Turkish Airlines 777-300ER TC-JJK "Akdeniz"  

Turkish Airlines 777-300ER TC-JJN "Anadolu" (pictures www.modelutions.de)

Herpa - samples:

Lufthansa DC-10 515115 eXtra shop release 2006 / sample 2005 / sample 2001    

Lufthansa DC-10 515115 eXtra shop release 2006 - registration D-ADAO Leverkusen  

Lufthansa DC-10 sample 2005 - registration D-ADAO Leverkusen - light blue color  

Lufthansa DC-10 sample 2001 - registration D-ADFO Düsseldorf - CW   Herpa - Limited ILA-Edition (mentioned here before, just some more pictures):

523585 Air Berlin USA 707-300 - registration N8729 - additional imprint on right wing      Herpa - re-releases: 506816-001 Philippine Airlines 777-300ER - new registration RP-C7776

515085 Kühne+Nagel A380-800 (re-release on left hand with smaller box)  

515085 Kühne+Nagel A380-800 previous release - NG  

515085 Kühne+Nagel A380-800 re-release - NG2 - different printing 

515085 Kühne+Nagel A380-800 (re-release on left hand with different wing color)

515436 Antonov AN-225 Mriya - smaller belly logo (5 mm instead of 7 mm) - re-release on left hand

518369 TUIfly 737-800 DB Air One - without "Limited Edition" imprints on box

519625 Airport Main Building - missing symbols "Not suitable for children with age 0 - 3" and "CE marking (Conformité Européenne)" on the box (re-release on left hand)    

Sunday, 09.12.12: Herpa - new collection box:   New Collection box B22 white and red box, with big window, scale indication on a colored background in the upper right corner of the front      Herpa - new release:

Air Bridge Cargo 747-8F VQ-BLQ - Christmas livery - fantasy model - exclusive to Air Bridge Cargo (picture www.herpa.de / www.wings900.com)      Herpa - new eXtra-Shop release:

523851 TUIfly 737-800 D-AHFZ - "CEWE Fotobuch" livery  (picture www.herpa.de / www.wings900.com)      Herpa - next WingsClub releases:

523813 BWIA West Indies Airways DC-9-50 9Y-TFH - 1980s colors - polished belly - 9th WingsClub release 2012  

523844 Air France 747-400 F-GITC - "Silver Cheatline Test Livery" - 10th WingsClub release 2012 (pictures www.herpa.de / www.wings900.com)    

Herpa - new releases March/April 2013:

507035-001 British Airways Concorde - new registration G-BOAD

508254-001 Air Berlin A320 - new registration D-ABNA

509565-001 CSA Czech Airlines A320 - new registration OK-GEB

514521-001 Emirates A380-800 - new registration A6-EDT (mentioned here before)

516068-001 Lufthansa 747-8 Intercontinental - D-ABYA "Brandenburg", new box (mentioned here before)

517393-001 Air Berlin A330-200 - new registration D-ALPG

521000 Scenix Airport Bus Set (4 pieces) - with transaprent windows

523868 KLM Asia 777-200 - PH-BQF

523875 China Southern Airlines 787-8 Dreamliner - B-2727

523882 Air France Cargo 747-400F - F-GIVD

523905 MIAT - Mongolian Airlines 767-300 - JU-1011

523912 Qantas 747-400 "Boxing Kangaroo" - VH-OJU

523929 SAS Scandinavian Airlines A330-300 - SE-REE

523936 Air Baltic Bombardier Q400

523943 Air Nostrum / Iberia Regional Bombardier CRJ-900 - EC-JXZ

523967 British Airways 737-200 - C-BGDA

523974 Condor 767-300 Retrojet - D-ABUM

523981 Continental Airlines 737-100

523998 Etihad Airways A340-600 - A6-EHL

524001 Libyan Airlines Bombardier CRJ-900 - 5A-LAL  

524018 Alaska Airlines 737-800 "Salmon Thirty Salmon II" - N559AS  

524025 Scenix - Airport Memmingen - Bavarian regional airport - already assembled - plastic, laser cutted - the building features filigree details like the prominent support beams or the transparent window elements - also included: A sturdy foil featuring an apron and road access 

(pictures www.herpa.de)     Unknown manufacturer - release cancelled due to problems with the mold and manufacturer:

Philippine Airlines 747-400 - inflight sale (picture www.philippineairlines.com / posted at www.wings900.com by FOPHJ)  

Sunday, 25.11.12: Herpa - re-releases: 517393-001 Air Berlin A330-200 D-ALPG  514521-001 Emirates A380-800 A6-EDT 516068-001 Lufthansa 747-8 D-ABYA "Brandenburg"     Sunday, 11.11.12: Hogan - coming soon:

NH50073 ANA 787-8 787 Logo International JA805A Ground configuration, with runway (November 2012)  

NH50074 ANA 787-8 JA801A Special Ground configuration, with runway (December 2012)  

NH50075 ANA 787-8 JA801A Special Flight configuration, with runway (December 2012)  

NH50076 ANA 767-300ER Triton JA619A with winglets, with runway (June 2013)  (pictures www.crosswing.co.jp - thank you Mario!)     Seagull - coming soon:

B-2 Spirit Prototype (picture Marin Erceg via www.kircher-modellshop.de)     Sunday, 28.10.12: Premium500 - cancelled because of "quality problems" ^^:

P001 Arik Air A340-500 CS-TFX - limited 140  

P002 Oman Air A330-300 A40-DE - limited 140  

P003 Conviasa A340-200 YV1004 - limited 140 (pictures www.aviation-center-berlin.de)

Sky500 - coming soon:

0736HK Hong Kong Airlines A330-200 - registration B-LNI - limited 200

0737HA Hainan Airlines A330-200 - registration B-6521 - limited 200

0738VA Virgin Atlantic Airways A340-600 - registration G-VEIL - limited 300

0739AC Air Canada A340-500 - registration C-GKOL - limited 300 (pictures Sky500 / www.kircher-modellshop.de)

Wednesday, 17.10.12: Seagull - second regular release:

0450012 Northrop B-2 Spirit United States Air Force 88-0330 Spirit of California

regular release compared to preproduction sample on right hand  

0150012 Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk and 0450012 Northrop B-2 (pictures Marin Erceg via www.kircher-modellshop.de)     Monday, 15.10.12: BlueBox500 - not new, but not mentioned here before:

Braniff International ATL-98 light purple (also released in yellow, orange, light red, light blue, green, chrom and gold)

Herpa - some more samples:

US Airways 737-200 N266AU Metrojet - sample from 2000  

Sample on left hand compared with 505963 WingsClub Edition 2003  

TWA L-1649A Starliner N7307C - sample from 2004  

Sample on left hand compared with 514224 Collection release

different cockpit section (sample on left hand)

missing registration and TWA-logo on the lower side of wings  

Air Guadeloupe 737-200 TF-ELM - with stand - sample from 2001  

Afriqiyah Airways 737-400 EI-CUA - sample from 2003      Herpa:

518789 Etihad A340-600 Formula One - "different" color gradient - maybe just by accident;-)  red color more intensive and more to the front on the lower model     Herpa - mentioned here before, but without picture:

523202 Finnair A340-300E "Angry Birds" - special release for Herpa Summer Party (7th of July 2012) - registration OH-LQD - limited 500      Herpa re-release:

505031 TUIfly 737-800 "GoldbAIR" - re-release on right hand missing logos on box (CE etc.), model with larger belly logo (5 mm)   

Herpa - not really new, mentioned here before, but without picture:

518406 Lufthansa A380 D-AIMA - exclusive for Lufthansa inflight sale, different box

   Seagull - first regular release (on right hand) available:

0150012 Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk United States Air Force 80-0788   

different cockpit section compared to preproduction sample on left hand     Saturday, 13.10.12: Herpa WingsClub - new release:

523639 Roman Abramovic Enterprises 767-300ER "The Bandit" - registration P4-MES

Herpa WingsClub - coming soon:

523424 PanAm A300B4 - registration N202PA "Clipper America" (picture www.herpa.de)     Sunday, 07.10.12: Herpa - re-release: 505000 AirTran Airways Boeing 737-700

Hogan - coming soon:

BJE3014 JAL 777-300 - JA8941 (picture www.gulliver-inc.com)

Wednesday, 03.10.12: On own account:-) Still looking for those 1/500 models in mint/boxed condition. If you have any of those for sale or trade please let me know:-) Thank you! Lupa Etihad Airways A330-300 A6-AFA “Visit Abu Dhabi"Lysia/Aero Le Plane (?) AeroLogic 777F - registration D-AALA PPC/Megawings (?) Air Canada 777-200LR - Air Canada inflight sale - registration C-FIUJ      Herpa - new releases January/February 2013:

502306-001 Thai Airways A380-800 - new registration HS-TUA "Si Ratanna"  

506892-001 Air France 777-300ER  

507028-001 Concorde Air France - new registration F-BVFC (mentioned here before, but without picture)

518031-001 Lufthansa A319-100 - new registration D-AILR  

518994-001 Air China 777-300ER - new registration B-2031

519090-001 Sun Express Deutschland 737-800 - new registration D-ASXF

523653 Aeroflot MD-11F 

523660 Asiana Airlines 777-200

523677 Braniff International BAC 1-11-200

523684 BOAC-Cunard Super VC-10

523691 Delta Connection (Pinnacle Airlines) CRJ-900

523707 El Al 767-300

523714 Qantas 747SP

523721 Saudi Arabian Airlines A330-300

523738 South African Airways A340-300 - Olympic Colors

523745 Spantax Convair CV-990 Coronado - new mould

523752 US Navy NP-3D Orion - 

523769 Biman Bangladesh 777-300ER

523783 Panalpina 747-8F

523790 Ethiopian Airlines 787-8 Dreamliner

523806 Interflug Dash 8-100

  523820 Lufthansa Retro A321-200 D-AIDV

523837 United Airlines 787-8 "Dreamliner" (pictures www.herpa.de)

Sunday, 23.09.12: Herpa - eXtra shop releases December 2012:

523646 Air Service Berlin DC-3 "Rosinenbomber" - registration D-CXXX   

523622 Air Berlin oneworld A330-200 (pictures www.herpa.de / www.aviation-center-berlin.de)      Herpa - new release (mentioned here before, just new picture):

523578 Air Berlin USA 707-300 N8729 - additional printing and polished fuselage - sold at ILA Berlin 2012 (picture www.herpa.de) 

Herpa - re-release (mentioned here before, but without picture):

516068 Lufthansa 747-800 D-ABYA - name "Brandenburg" added, new box, also sold on board of Lufthansa flights (picture posted at www.wings900.com by MartinM)

Hogan - new release:

NH50069 ANA 777-300 Peace Jet (picture posted at www.wings900.com by arisa)

  PPC/Megawings (?) - new release (mentioned here before, just new pictures):

Air Canada 777-200LR - Air Canada inflight sale - registration C-FIUJ (pictures posted at www.wings900.com by simon18309)

  Unknown manufacturer - coming soon:

Philippine Airlines 747-400 - inflight sale (picture www.philippineairlines.com / posted at www.wings900.com by FOPHJ)     Sunday, 02.09.12: Herpa - not really new, but not mentioned here before: 518406 Lufthansa A380 D-AIMA - exclusive for Lufthansa inflight sale, different box

Hogan - coming soon:

Eva Air A330-300 Hello Kitty Speed Puff - registration B-16309 (picture posted at www.ebay.com by vickysunshine)

NH50070 ANA 747-400D - registration JA8960 (picture www.crosswing.co.jp)     Sky500 - coming soon:

0734SC Scoot 777-200ER - registration 9V-OTC

0735JA Jet Airways 777-300ER - registration VT-JEH (pictures www.kircher-modellshop.de)