Here you can find my older 1/500 news (January - December 2018) 
 from Herpa, Hogan, Inflight500, Sky500, etc.
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.

Sunday, 31.12.17:

Happy New Year:-)

P.S.:
Dear collectors! Sorry for the "news gap" since October 2017!
Due to - very positive ;-) - personal reasons there was no time left!
Hope to fill the gap soon! Happy collecting :-)
   

   
Saturday, 21.10.17:
Aero500 - coming soon:

AC5081 Alitalia DC-10-30 - registration I-DYNA

AC5082 Iberia DC-10-30 - registration EC-CBP

AC5083 KLM DC-10-30 - registration PH-DTA

AC5084 Malaysian DC-10-30 - registration 9M-MAS

AC5084A Malaysian DC-10-30 - registration 9M-MAT
(pictures www.aviation-center-berlin.de) 

Sunday, 15.10.17:
Cathay (Hogan?) - new releases:

Cathay Dragon A330-300 "Spirit of Hong Kong - 20th Anniversary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" - registration B-HYB - with stand
(picture posted at www.wings900.com by altino)

Sky500 - coming soon:

0839HA Hawaiian Airlines A330-200 - registration N392HA

0840SA Saudia A330-300 - registration HZ-AQE
(pictures www.aviation-center-berlin.de)

Monday, 09.10.17:
Herpa - next WingsClub release:

530972 Finnair A350-900 oneworld livery - registration OH-LWB - 7th WingsClub release 2017
(picture www.herpa.de posted by Faucett Peru at www.wings900.com)

Hogan - new release:

Cathay Pacific 777-300 "20th Anniversary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" - registration B-HNK
(picture posted by simao28 at www.wings900.com)

Friday, 06.10.17:
Aero500 - coming soon:

AC5079 Singapore Airlines DC-10-30 - registration 9V-SDC

AC5080 Swissair DC-10-30 - registration HB-IHA "St. Gallen"
(pictures www.aviationmegastore.com) 
 
 
Cassegrain Studios - 3D Printer GSE:

(pictures www.shapeways.com/shops/cassegrain-studios)

Herpa - new releases January/February 2018:

500920-001 A310-200 Pan Am - registration N806PA "Clipper Betsy Ross" - Anniversary Series "25 Years Wings"

530910 Dash 8 Q400 Austrian Airlines - registration OE-LGN "Gmunden"

530927 A330-200 Azul "Azul Viagens" - registration PR-AIU

530934 A330-300 TAP Portugal "Portugal Stopover" - registration CS-TOW

530941 DC-10-30 United Airlines - registration N1858U

530958 787-9 Xiamen Air - registration B-1567

530996 Tu-154M Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprises - registration RA-85684

531009 777F Emirates SkyCargo "From Emirates SkyCargo with Love" - registration A6-EFL

531016 767-300 Air Do "Bear Do Hokkaido Jet" - registration JA602A

531023 747-8F UPS - registration N605UP

531030 777-300ER Etihad Airways - registration A6-ETC

531047 A350-1000 Airbus House Colors - 1st Prototype - registration F-WMIL - new mould

531054 A320Neo SAS - registration LN-RGL

531061 A330-300 Fiji Airways - registration DQ-FJW "Island of Rotuma"

531078 727-100 TransBrasil "Colorful Energy" - registration PT-TCB

531085 737-800 FlySafair - registration ZS-SJS

531092 Embraer E170 BA Cityflyer - registration G-LCYG

531108 757-200 Icelandair "80 Years of Aviation / Vatnajökull" - registration TF-FIR
(pictures www.herpa.de)

Herpa - re-release January/February 2018:

516068-005 747-8I Lufthansa - registration D-ABYC "Sachsen"
(picture www.herpa.de)

Thai Airways:

Thai A350-900 - with stand - exclusive release for Thai Airways

Thai 747-400 Retro - with stand - exclusive release for Thai Airways (maybe not new, but not mentioned here before)
(pictures www.thaiairways.com)
 
 
Saturday, 23.09.17:
Aero500 - coming soon:

A5JA753A Boeing 777-300 ANA - registration JA753A - "Inspiration of Japan"

A5JA756A Boeing 777-300 ANA - registration JA756A

A5JA777A Boeing 777-300ER ANA - registration JA777A - "Inspiration of Japan" - released without "Tomodachi" sticker
(pictures www.aviationretaildirect.com)
 
 
Sunday, 03.09.17:
Shantou Boyie:

China Eastern 777-300ER
(pictures www.alibaba.com / posted at www.wings900.com by Mumrik)

  
Lupa /Etihad:

Etihad A380-800 - registration A6-APA - snap-fit - with stand

Etihad 787-9 Dreamliner - registration A6-BLA - snap-fit - with stand
(pictures www.etihad.com)
 
 
Sunday, 13.08.17:
Looking for the following Risesoon 1/500 releases:
CAL50B773P01 XG5156 China Airlines 777-300ER B-18051 - with stand (2015)
CAL50A333P04 XG5080 China Airlines A330-300 "MASALU! TAIWAN" - registration B-18358 - with stand (2015)
CAL50A333P05 XG5091 China Airlines A330-300 "Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan" - registration B-18361 - with stand
CAL50A333P06 China Airlines A330-300 "Welcome to Taiwan" - registration B-18355 - with stand
Qatar Cargo A330-200F (2016)
CAL50B777P?? China Airlines 777-300ER - with stand and with Sat dome (2016)
XG5387 China Airlines A350-900 "Mikado Pheasant" - with stand (2017)
Any help welcome :-)

Herpa - new releases 11/12 2017:

530712 A340-300 South African Airways - registration ZS-SXF "N. Mandela Day"

530729 A320neo Lufthansa "First to fly A320neo" - new mould - registration D-AINB

530736 Bombardier CS100 Swiss - new mould - registration HB-JBA

530743 A330-300 Wow Air - registration TF-WOW

530750 777-300ER Kuwait Airways - new colors - registration 9K-AOC

530767 A320-200 Eurowings "Europa-Park" - registration D-ABDQ

530774 Superjet 100 Brussels Airlines - registration EI-FWD

530781 787-10 Boeing House Colors - new mould - registration N528ZC

530798 Bombardier CS300 Air Baltic - new mould - registration YL-CSA

530804 A321-200 Air Canada - registration C-GJWO

530835 A319-100 American Airlines - registration N8001N

530842 IL-62M Aeroflot - registration CCCP-86502

530859 A350-900 Delta Air Lines - registration N501DN

530866 E170 - S7 Airlines - new colors - registration VQ-BBO

530873 727-100C UPS Airlines - registration N936UP

530880 777-300ER Emirates "Hamburger SV" - registration A6-EPS

530897 A340-600 Lufthansa "FC Bayern Audi Tour 2017"

530903 757-200 TUI Airlines (Thomson Airways) - registration G-BYAW
(pictures www.herpa.de)

Herpa - next WingsClub releases:

 530811 NokScoot 777-200ER - registration HS-XBA - WingsClub release 05/2017

530828 Iran Air 727-100 - registration EP-IRB - WingsClub release 06/2017
(pictures www.herpa.de)

Risesoon - new release:

XG5387 China Airlines A350-900 "Mikado Pheasant" - with stand
(pictures posted by jerry850806 at www.wings900.com)

Tuesday, 25.07.17:
Hogan500 - coming soon:

50136 LATAM A350-900
(picture www.gulliver-inc.com)
 
 
Sunday, 09.07.17:
Aero500 - new releases:

A5CFKAU Air Canada 777-300ER - registration C-FKAU

A5CFNNH Air Canada 777-200LR - registration C-FNNH
(pictures www.wafflecollectibles.com)

Herpa - Open House 2017 Dietenhofen:
Pure sunshine - a lot of nice people - 35 colorful show trucks - what a wonderful day

Herpa Wings archive room - interesting event with Stephan Külgen - showing some known, but also some unknown rarities
 

New moulds shown - CS100 and CS300

Azores Airlines A330-200 and A320-200 samples

New brilliant dioramas shown (and built) by Frank Meisen

 
Scania 1/87 exclusive edition "25 Years Wings"

Some samples have been available for sale e.g. Aeroflot DC-10-40F - registration VP-BDE

Sunday, 11.06.17:
Herpa - releases 09/10 2017:

530545 Qantas 787-9 - new colors - registration VH-ZNA
 

530552 KLM A330-200 - registration PH-AOM "Piazza San Marco - Venezia"
 

530569 Iran Air A330-200 - registration EP-IJA
 

530576 LOT E195 - registration SP-LDH
 

530583 LOT E170 - registration SP-LDH
 

530590 Herpa Christmas 2017 AN-22 Antei - registration 2017
 

530606 Air France A320-200 - registration F-HEPH
 

530613 Air Canada 787-8 - new colors - registration C-GHPQ
 

530620 Airbus Colors A321neo - registration D-AVXB - new mould
 

530637 Alaska Airlines 737-900 - Virgin USA Merger livery - registration N493AS
 

530644 Aeroflot A320-200 - registration VP-BAD "Abram Ioffe"
 

530651 US Air Force C-130H Hercules - Nevada ANG "High Rollers" - Reno AB - registration 79-0475
 

530668 TAP A330-300 - retrojet - registration CS-TOV
 

530675 Qatar Airways A350-900 - registration A7-ALC
 

530682 Luftwaffe C-160 Transall - LTG 61 - "60th Anniversary" - registration 51+01
 

530699 Lufthansa A320-200 - "Munich Airport 25 years" - registration D-AIUQ
(pictures www.herpa.de)

Herpa - re-releases 09/10 2017:

514521-004 Emirates A-380-800 - registration A6-EUK
 

515986-004 Lufthansa A380-800 - registration D-AIME "Johannesburg" - with sat dome - September/October release, also offered by Lufthansa's onboard sales
 

528238-001 B787-9 United Airlines 787-9 - registration N45956
(pictures www.herpa.de)

Sunday, 04.06.17:
Herpa - re-release:
515986-004 Lufthansa A380-800 - registration D-AIME "Johannesburg" - with sat dome - September/October release, also offered by Lufthansa's onboard sales

Herpa - next WingsClub releases:

530521 Nepal Airlines A320-200 - registration 9N-AKX - 3rd WingsClub release 2017

530514 Aviaco DC-9-30 - registration EC-CLD "Hernando de Soto" - 4th WingsClub release 2017
(pictures www.herpa.de / posted at www.wings900.com by Mumrik)
  

P.I.P - Professional International Promotion:

Turkish Airlines 777-300ER - registration TC-JJA - with stand, no gear

Turkish Airlines A330-300 - registration TC-JNH "Topkapi" - with stand
Quality standard far below Herpa Classic Wings, poor finishing, more information: www.maketucak.com.tr 

Sky500 - coming soon:

0837WA WOW A330-300 - registration TF-WOW

0838CA China Airlines 777-300ER - Boeing Dreamliner colors - registration B-18007
(pictures www.aviation-center-berlin.de)

Saturday, 13.05.17:
Herpa - re-release:

528894 TUI Airlines 787-8 Dreamliner - registration PH-TFL

Re-release on left hand
 - new engines E143 with revised chevrons - instead of E111
 - additional imprints on wings and horizontal stabilizer
 - blue color at the top rear section of the fuselage is darker
 - imprints on engines are smaller
  

Sky500 - not new, but not mentioned here before:

0558RR Rolls-Royce "Powering the 787 Dreamliner" 747-200 - golden fuselage
  

Thursday, 13.04.17:
Hogan - coming soon:

JG50080 JASDF 777-300ER - registration N509BJ - with stand - "Simple Detailed"
(picture www.gulliver-inc.com)
 
 
Saturday, 08.04.17:
Herpa - new releases 07/08 2017:

500005-001 DC-10-30 Swissair (Celebrating 25 Years of Herpa Wings) - registration HB-IHL "Ticino"
 

530231 787-9 Dreamliner LATAM - registration CC-BGB
 

530361 A320-200 JetBlue - registration N508JL - "Tartan" tail design
 

530378 AN-22 Antonov Design Bureau - registration UR-09307 - new mould
 

530385 A340-500 Italian Air Force - 31st Stormo - Ciampino AB - registration I-TALY
 

530392 MD-82 Bulgarian Air Charter - registration LZ-LDS
 

530408 737-800 British Airways (Comair) - registration ZS-ZWG
 

530415 787-9 Dreamliner Aeromexico "Quetzalcoatl" - registration XA-ADL
 

530422 787-9 Dreamliner American Airlines - registration N820AL
 

530439 A320-200 Air Seychelles - registration S7-AMI - new mould
 

530446 ATR-72-600 Air New Zealand "All Blacks" - registration ZK-MVA
 

530453 737-200 Air Berlin USA - registration N9020U
 

530460 777-200 Vietnam Airlines - registration VN-A146
 

530477 HC-130H Hercules Royal Netherlands Air Force - registration G-781 - 336th Squadron "Bob van der Stok"
 

530484 A330-300 Oman Air - registration A40-DI
 

530491 A321-100 Lufthansa "25 Jahre Kranichschutz" - registration D-AIRR "Wismar" - new mould
 

530507 Scenix - Passenger Stairs - moveable (6 pieces) - new mould
 

530538 737-800 Myanmar National Airlines - registration XY-ALB
(pictures www.herpa.de)  
  

Herpa - re-releases 07/08 2017:

507417-003 A340-600 Lufthansa - registration D-AIHZ "Leipzig"
 

529037-001 A350-900 Lufthansa - registration D-AIXA "Nürnberg"
(pictures www.herpa.de)    
  

  
JCWings - new releases:

LH5CASE001 Runway Display Case with functioning LED lights
  

LH5CASE001 Runway Display Case with functioning LED lights
(pictures www.wafflecollectibles.com)
  
  

Sunday, 02.04.17:
Herpa - next WingsClub releases:
530323 TWA MD-83 "Wings of Pride" - registration N948TW
530330 UTA DC-10-30 - announced with registration F-BTDC, but released with registration F-BTDB

 
Herpa - exclusive re-release for Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei:
527385 Zeppelin NT - registration D-LZZF
 
 
Herpa - exclusive releases for Azores Airlines:

Azores Airlines A320-200
 

Azores Airlines A321neo (will be released with "Breathe" painting)
 

Azores Airlines A330-200
 

Sata Air Açores 737-300
 

Sata Internacional 737-300
You can pre-order the models here: https://air-store.azoresairlines.pt 
(pictures www.azoresairlines.pt)
 
 
Sunday, 12.03.17:
Herpa - new moulds 2017 - mentioned here before, just new pictures:

 A321 - A320neo - A319
 

A319
 

A320neo
 

A321
 

AN-22 Antei
  

 
7. MGL-Convention 11.03.17
21 Exhibitors / 42 Desks with aircraft models, slides, stickers, postcards, books, etc.
Herpa showed some forthcoming releases and samples
Some impressions:

 
Next event:
8. MGL-Convention 14.10.17
  

Contact for reservation, questions or feedback: mgl-convention@arcor.de 
RAS - Rheinland Air Service as a provider for ATR maintenance is located at MGL. Therefore you can often see different ATR aircrafts on the ground or sometimes even arriving at MGL during the convention
The Hugo Junkers Hangar shows a real Ju 52 at MGL! The hangar is closed on Saturdays! 

Sunday, 05.03.17:
Sorry for the long period without any news here :-)
F-Toys - ANA Wing Collection 5:

ANA 787-8, ANA 737-500 with tractor, ANA 767-300, ANA Cargo 767-300F
ANA 777-300, ANA 777-300ER
Set with 8 models - 6 models 1/500, 2 models 1/300
(picture posted at www.wings900.com by ragefury32)
 
 
GeminiJets (?) - coming soon:

SFJ5001 Star Flyer A320-200 - registration JA07MC 
 

SFJ5002 Star Flyer A320-200 - registration JA09MC 
(pictures www.gulliver-inc.com)
 
 
Herpa (not new, but not mentioned here before):

528900 HOP! ERJ145 - second release with modified front gear 
 

Second release on left hand

Herpa - revised 787 engines:
 
E143 - first used for 529815 Aeromexico 787-8 Dreamliner
  

E143 (Aeromexico) modified version of E111 (KLM), revised chevrons
 
 
Herpa:
Wrong imprint "Qatra" on 528702 Qatar Airways A380-800 (just on one side of the box):

Herpa - Toy Fair news:

New passenger stairways - adjustable in height - set of six (July/August 2017)
 

Airport terminal (Munich) cardboard kit
   

Antonov AN-22 Antei (third quarter of 2017)
 

A320-family - new tooling (NG7)

A319 NG7
  

A320neo NG7

A321 NG7

737Max (no samples showed - mid-2017) 
 
 
Herpa - next WingsClub release 11/16:

529945 Air France CV-990 - registration N5605
(picture www.herpa.de) 
  

 
Herpa - Celebrating 25 Years of Herpa Wings:
To commemorate the anniversary of Herpa Wings, a small series of models from the original
1992 releases will be produced again as limited editions in a heritage box design. However this time, the models will be produced in the same high detail level usually reserved for our wings Club models. A display stand is included.

500302-001 America West 737-300

Swissair DC-10
  

Pan Am A310-300
  

Qantas 747-400
(information and pictures www.herpa.de)
 
 
Herpa - next re-releases:

500302-001 737-200 America West Airlines - registration N303AW - 1st model of the anniversary series "25 Jahre Wings"
 

511575-001 747-400 Japan Air Self Defense Force - registration 20-1101
 

514965-003 A330-300 Lufthansa - registration D-AIKB Cuxhaven - with print "Shark skin technology for green efficiency"
 

527477-001 Concorde British Airways - registration G-BOAF - Negus livery
 

529136-001 777-300ER Swiss International Air Lines - registration HB-JNF
 

529266-001 E-4B Nightwatch United States Air Force - registration 74-0787
(pictures www.herpa.de)
   

  
Herpa - new releases 05/06 2017:

529983 A350-900 Asiana Airlines - registration HL8078

530118 777-200 Alitalia - registration I-DISU

530125 757-200 American Airlines - registration N179AA - with winglets

530132 777-200 Austrian Airlines - registration OE-LPD Spirit of Austria - special livery "Servus Hong Kong"

530149 737-800 China Southern - registration B-5718 - with winglets

530156 A330-300 Qantas - registration VH-QPJ

530163 787-8 Dreamliner TUI Airlines Belgium - registration OO-JDL Diamond

530170 787-9 Dreamliner Norwegian Air Shuttle - registration EI-LNI Greta Garbo

530187 767-200 United Airlines - registration N607UA City of Denver - "Rainbow / Saul Bass" livery

530194 Ju 52 / 3m Ju-Air - registration HB-HOS - special livery "IWC"

530200 737-700 KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines - registration PH-BGP Pelikaan - with winglets

530217 787-9 Dreamliner Air France - registration F-HRBA

530224 Fokker 100 Iran Air - registration EP-IDF (first announced as EP-CFO)

530248 737-200 Lufthansa - registration D-ABBE Remscheid

530255 Scenix airport base boards passenger terminal - set 1, 4 printed base boards (49 * 50 cm each)

530262 Scenix airport base boards cargo area - set 2, 4 printed base boards (49 * 50 cm each)

530279 Scenix airport base boards maintenance area - set 3, 2 printed base boards (49 * 50 cm each)

530286 Scenix Munich airport - pier north, cardboard building kit, set with printed base board (40 * 40 cm) and the northern end of terminal 2

530293 Scenix Munich airport - central area, cardboard building kit, set with printed base board (40 * 40 cm) and the central area of terminal 2
 

530309 Scenix Munich airport - midsection, cardboard building kit, set with two printed base boards (20 * 40 cm each) and the midsections north and south of terminal 2

530316 Scenix Munich airport - pier south, cardboard building kit, set with printed base board (40 * 40 cm) and the southern end of terminal 2
(pictures www.herpa.de)
 
 
Hogan - coming soon:

JG50079 JASDF 777-300ER - registration N509BJ - with stand
(picture www.gulliver-inc.com)
 
 
Hogan (not new, but not shown here before):

Second release of NCA 747-8F - no registration, with window box

Second release on right hand

  
Sky500 - coming soon:

0829AU Air Austral 787-8 - registration F-OLRC
 

0830SW Swiss 777-300ER "People" - registration HB-JNA
(pictures www.aviationmegastore.com)
 
 
Sunday, 08.01.17:
Herpa - re-release:
 

516709 Lufthansa Ju 52/3m - registration D-CDLH - re-release on left hand

  
modified imprints on fuselage (windows and doors) - re-release on left hand
 

modified imprints on wings - re-release on left hand

 
Sunday, 01.01.17: