Here you can find my find my older 1/500 news (September-December 2005) 1/500 news from Herpa, BigBird, Netmodels, etc. If you need older news - take a look at the archives

Friday, 30.12.05: Herpa - new release:

CX 747-400F NG (picture posted at www.wings900.com - but it does NOT show the Herpa release, maybe a Netmodels?)

Thursday, 29.12.05: Herpa - available soon:

Some more pictures of the forthcoming Eva Air A330-200 Hello Kitty (will be available on board Eva Air flights starting 1st of January 2006) (pictures posted at www.diecastaircraftforum.com by Tapemeister)

Wednesday, 28.12.05: On own account:-) Still looking for those older 1/500 models in mint/boxed condition: - NM CX Cargo 707 chromed fuselage - NM Northwest 707 chromed fuselage - NM TAP 707 chromed fuselage - NM Libyan 707 chromed fuselage - BB Orient Thai 747-100 HS-UTP - Hogan/Herpa FedEx A 310-200F by Lysia for FedEx HKG (two versions) - Hogan/Herpa A300-600F by Lysia for Air Hongkong (with VIP-packaging) - Hogan/Herpa A300-600F by Lysia for Air Hongkong - all registrations besides B-LDB - Herpa 747-400D JAL Disney Dream Express 3, Family, blue If you have any of those for sale or trade please let me know:-) Thank you!

Tuesday, 27.12.05: Fullwings - new release:

Transmile MD-11 If anyone has a (complete) list and/or photos of Fullwings releases please let me know!

BigBird - new releases: In addition to the already announced 3 versions of CP Air 747-200 (Asia, Japan, Canada): CP Air B747-200 "Australia" (C-FCRE) CP Air B747-200 "Italy" (just 96 pieces each!)

Sunday, 25.12.05: Herpa - missing pictures:

- 519472 Accessories set I re-release imprinted with additional details

- Airbus A330-200 Eva Air Hello Kitty Jet (Inflight Eva Air)

- Set China Airlines Boeing 747-400 Dreamliner and Airbus A330-300 Butterfly Orchid (Inflight China Airlines) (pictures www.herpa.de)

Netmodels - new release:

USAF AWACS silver fuselage (picture www.toymaxco.cc)

Friday, 23.12.05:

Dear Collectors! I hope you enjoyed using this site during the year to get interesting news and background  knowledge concerning 1/500 and 1/1000 aircraft models. I wish joy and happiness not only at Christmastime but every day of the New Year to all of you! Happy collecting – and a wonderfully Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year:-)Peter

Herpa/Hogan - new release:

ANA Pokemon 2004 and 2005 Set - just a new box, models unchanged! (picture Sin, Japan)

ANA Wing Collection - unknown manufacturer:  

Ten different sets with one model each and chewing gum:

747-400 JA8094 Japanese titles 747-400 JA8963 English titles 777-200 JA8197 Japanese titles 777-200 JA701A English titles 767-300 JA8256 Japanese titles 767-300 JA8579 English titles 727-200 JA8328 old color 727-200 JA8355 new color 737-200 JA8413 old color 737-200 JA8453 new color (pictures www.f-toys.net)

Thursday, 22.12.05: Herpa - now available at LH Worldshop:

LH A321-100 Regensburg (pictures Michael Asensio)

Monday, 19.12.05: Herpa - WW 06/2005 News:

- Ilyushin IL-62M TAAG Angola (Wings Club free annual model) - Lufthansa A340-600 Star Alliance re-release  with newly designed box and changes on the model (WorldShop) - 519472 Accessories set I re-release imprinted with additional details - Airbus A330-200 Eva Air Hello Kitty Jet (Inflight Eva Air) - Set China Airlines Boeing 747-400 Dreamliner and Airbus A330-300 Butterfly Orchid (Inflight China Airlines) (picture www.herpa.de, more pictures will follow soon:-)

Sunday, 18.12.05: Herpa:

514637 Lufthansa A321-100 Retro - just another misprint :-)

Saturday, 17.12.05: Herpa:

501231 Olympic 737-400 without white imprint "Boeing 737-400" on tail Just a misprint? If anybody else owns this version, please let me know:-) 

Wednesday, 14.12.05: BigBird - new releases:

(pictures www.toymaxco.cc)

Friday, 09.12.05: Netmodels - new release:

USAF YAL-1A Airborne Laser (ABL)

(picture Johan Chan)

5Stars - new release:

Korean Air 737-900 Dreamliner (picture www.aviation-center.de)

Sunday, 04.12.05: Herpa - sample:

Transavia 757-200 PH-TKA was announced some years ago as special release, but as far as I know this release was cancelled. 

Lupa/LTU inflight:

LTU A320 re-release - modified box (2nd release on the left hand)

BigBird - already announced before, but without photos:

Cathay Pacific 707-300 VR-HGP (limited 240)

Cathay Pacific Cargo 707-300 VR-HGQ (limited 240) (pictures www.aviation-center.de)

Netmodels - new releases:

NATO E-3A 50th Anniversary golden fuselage (picture Uwe Philippi)

JAA Yokoso 747-200 (picture www.ptcity.com.hk)

Friday, 02.12.05: Netmodels - already announced before, but without photos:

Lufthansa old color 747-200F Cargo

Condor 747-200 (pictures Johan Chan)

Herpa/WorldShop - new release:

LH A321 Regensburg (picture www.lh-worldshop.com)

Wednesday, 16.11.05: Due to vacation next news will be posted here not before 28th of November Happy collecting:-) Peter

Herpa - new releases January/February 2006:

(pictures www.herpa.de)

Herpa/WorldShop - now available:

516730 LH-/Swiss-Set LH A330-300 D-AIKA Minden and Swiss A340-300 HB-JMA

Herpa - coming soon (eXtra event 09./10.12.05): 507295 Interflug IL-18 - limited 1000, new registration DDR-STA 

Sunday, 13.11.05: BigBird - new releases: Cathay Pacific 707-300 VR-HGP (limited 240) Cathay Pacific Cargo 707-300 VR-HGQ (limited 240)

Saturday, 12.11.05: Herpa:

Herpa DC-3 N143D in scale 1/1 Now we are looking forward to the Herpa 777-300ER Christmas (506717) in 1/1;-) (pictures by Agustin Anaya nyc1230@bellsouth.net) 

Wednesday, 02.11.05: Netmodels - coming soon:

JAL 747-400 Soccer (picture pureplane@hotmail.com)

Sunday, 30.10.05: Netmodels - already announced before, but without photos:

Lufthansa old color 747-200

Virgin 747-400 Birthday Girl

Malaysia 747-400 "Hibiscus" (pictures www.aviation-center.de)

Wednesday, 26.10.05: StarJets/Schuco:

SJTCA211 DC-8-61 TransCaribbean was released with two different boxes.

Herpa/WorldShop - new release (Xmas Special 2005):

1700311 LH A380 Solar Motion Point - desktop accessory - rotating model on Blacknight granite socket (picture www.lh-worldshop.de)

Tuesday, 25.10.05: Netmodels - coming soon:

JAL 747-400 "Yokoso" (picture www.kircher-modellshop.de) Lufthansa old color 747-200 Lufthansa old color 747-200F Cargo Condor 747-200 Virgin 747-400 Birthday Girl Malaysia 747-400 "Hibiscus"

NATO E-3A 50th Anniversary (already announced before, but without picture) (picture Johan Chan)

Monday, 24.10.05: Herpa re-release - coming soon (eXtra event 09./10.12.05): 510691 507295 Interflug IL-18 - limited 1000, new registration DDR-STA, light grey gear  (information www.wings900.com, updated 16.11.05)

Sunday, 23.10.05: Herpa/Lysia - Dragonair A330-300 "20 Years of the Dragon": I added some more details / pictures here

Herpa - re-release:

508537 Qatar A330-200 (inflight) - fuselage painted with darker grey color, brighter gear (new one on the right hand)

Saturday, 22.10.05: Netmodels - coming soon:

NATO E-3A "50th Anniversary" (picture www.aviation-center.de)

Tuesday, 18.10.05: Herpa - next WingsClub release: 504911 Lockheed L-1011-500 PanAm Clipper Black Hawk N511PA

BigBird - coming soon:

Virgin Atlantic 747-400 Birthday Girl (picture www.aviation-center.de)

5Stars - already mentioned before, but without picture:

Set with CX A340 white plane with 50th Anniversary logo and Dragonair L-1011 nc (picture www.ptcity.com.hk)

Monday, 17.10.05: Herpa - coming soon: SIA 5th Heritage Set: - SIA 747-200 9V-SIA 1970's paint scheme - SIA 757-200 9V-SGK - SIA A340-300 9V-SJA - SIA 777-300 9V-SYE Star Alliance livery

Sunday, 16.10.05: Wings-Börse DUS 15.10.05 - some impressions: Nice location and atmosphere as already known from the last events:-) Thank you again Uwe, Hans and your families for organizing these events! Herpa showed a small diorama and some samples:

Chris and Bert from the CB Customs team showed some marvellous new releases. E.g. Tiger Airways A320:

(picture www.cb-customs.de)  Take a look at www.cb-customs.de for further information!

Another collector showed some very small hand-made models (Breguet Atlantic, Pilatus PC 12 and PC 7, BAe Jetstream) :

Thursday, 13.10.05: Herpa - coming soon:

Schenker Logistics A380-800F (fantasy)

Kuehne+Nagel A380-800F (fantasy) (pictures www.wings900.com)

Wednesday, 12.10.05: Netmodels - different gears for 707: There are two different kind of gears used for 707 models by Netmodels. A silver one and a grey one. I got USAF E-3B Sentry with both kind of gear:

If anybody has other releases with both kind of gear, please let me know by email.  Thank you:-)

Monday, 10.10.05: 5Stars - coming soon: Set with CX A340 white plane with 50th Anniversary logo and Dragonair L-1011 nc 

BigBird - coming soon:

ELAL 707-400 4X-ATA (delivery colors, polished belly)

ELAL 707-300C 4X-ATY ('60 colors, polished belly)

Flying Tigers/ELAL 707-300C, N317F (polished belly)

PAN AM nc 747-200, N723PA, "China Clipper II"

BOAC 747-100, G-AWNA

British Airways 747-100, G-AWNE (BOAC basic scheme) (pictures www.toymaxco.cc)

Saturday, 08.10.05: BigBird: Dragonair Cargo 747-300F with additional imprint "20." was released with two registrations "B-KAB" and "B-KAC"

Schuco/StarJets: not new, but not shown here before as a regular release

Trans Caribbean DC-8-61 N8786R (picture www.bigbirdaviationmodels.com)

Thursday, 06.10.05: Herpa - now available (LH WorldShop):

506144 SAS MD-82 LN-RMD (in regular B15 box) 

Sunday, 02.10.05: Herpa - CX releases with additional (non Herpa) imprint "Asia’s World City":Some of the 7 different models are available as Classic Wing and New Generation: CX 777-200

CX 777-300 (pictures Uwe Philippi)

Saturday, 24.09.05: Herpa - new releases November/December: 514965 Lufthansa A330-300 516129 Lufthansa A380-800 505642 Lauda Air 737-600 Tirol 515009 SAT IL-62 509367 Slovak Airlines Fokker 100 509374 DBA Fokker 100 506083 Air Madagascar 767-300 506151 Nordic Leisure MD-90 505628 Pegasus Airlines 737-800 515016 TWA L1011-200 514996 Swissair DC-8 515030 BOAC Comet 4 520447 Lighting System for Airport Streets 520454 Lighting System for Runway/Taxiways 520461 Extras for Lighting System

Tuesday, 20.09.05: Herpa - now available:

514880 Air Afrique DC-10-30 TU-TAN (picture www.aviation-center.de)

Saturday, 17.09.05: Herpa - re-releases: 508902 Airbus A319 House Color - grey wings, brighter gear 513869 Boeing 377 Boeing Milestone Series - smaller belly-logo, brighter gear 513050 Lockheed L-1649A Lufthansa - smaller belly-logo 507417 Airbus A340-600 Lufthansa - "Lufthansa" imprint on box more orange Herpa - Herpa Scenix Series - 520362 Airport Basic Set 1 - some details:  

Modelpower - The Airliner Collection:

5805 Airbus A340-600 Lufthansa

5813 Lockheed L1011-500 Royal Jordanian These models seem to be equal to the already shown delPrado Japan models. (pictures www.modelpower.com)

Tuesday, 13.09.05: Corgi - new release (scale approx. 1/500):

CG90389 BOAC VC-10 - according to ACB this is not really a collectors model due to the limited quality. (picture www.aviation-center.de)

Monday, 12.09.05: Skyliners - new release:

ERJ145 Crossair HB-JAB (picture by clipper_spreeathen - found at www.eBay.de)

Sunday, 11.09.05: Netmodels - new golden releases:

Qantas 707-300

AerLingus 707-300 Netmodels - golden releases - not new, but not shown here before:

Seaboard World 747-200 BTW, Emirates Cargo 747-400F with golden fuselage was released with both registrations

Wednesday, 07.09.05: Herpa - now available:

LTU DC-4 D-AMIR - 50th anniversary  (picture www.ebay.de - hollymund)

Sunday, 04.09.05: Herpa - already mentioned before, but without picture:

Aeromexico 757-200 in white Herpa Cafe window box (released by Expresso Wings)

Saturday, 03.09.05: Herpa - re-release: 506540 Malaysia 777-200 NG - L3 belly logo, brighter gear, different box

Friday, 02.09.05: Herpa/Hogan - new releases:

NCA 747-400F JA01KZ (limited 3000)

Cathay Pacific 747-200F B-HVX (limited 3000) (pictures posted at www.diecastaircraftforum.com by Tapemeister)

Herpa/LH WorldShop - new releases:

SAS MD-82 LN-RMD

Set LH A330-300 Minden and Swiss A340-300 (limited 600) (pictures www.lh-worldshop.com)