My Collection 1:500 planes

Buzz · Post by **Buzz** » 08 Mar 2004, 16:17

MD-11forever wrote: By the way, did any of you already ordered models on-line? Is it safe to give your creditcard number?

Christophe

I bought mine on eBay (exept SNBA & Ryanair)...
Never had any problems with it, except once a bad shipping (box was damaged, plane not).
I don't know about online stores...

killerwhale65 · Post by **killerwhale65** » 08 Mar 2004, 16:49

I just had a very good first-experience with the Luchtvaart Hobby Shop (http://www.lhshop.nl).
They really have an amazingly huge collection of models there, in all kinds of sizes, models, liveries and prices. Superb. Super fast shipping: 2 workdays after my order it was at my home (from the netherlands to belgium!). for only 10€ shippingcost, thats superfast. There are companies who charge u 10€ for shipping within belgium, non-prior!! So 10€ international prior, is super!!!

ATC · Post by **ATC** » 08 Mar 2004, 20:31

MD-11forever wrote:

By the way, did any of you already ordered models on-line? Is it safe to give your creditcard number?

Christophe

I bought mine on eBay (exept SNBA & Ryanair)...
Never had any problems with it, except once a bad shipping (box was damaged, plane not).
I don't know about online stores...

Try www.aviation-center.de
I think this is most known modelaviation e-side on the web.
hundreds of models, good prices, very safe...
delivery time : 1 week

greatings,
ATC

Andries · Post by **Andries** » 09 Mar 2004, 18:13

Last year Herpa came up with some new models like Tu-154, Tu-204, Il-76 and An-124. This year won't be different. They plan to realese 3 new models in the 1/500 range and 1 in the 1/400 range

The new 1/500 models will be ...

The Boeing 737 Stratocruiser, with the first model being a PanAm aircraft.
<img src="http://www.herpa.de/pics/p2004_14.jpg">

The Havilland Comet 4
<img src="http://www.herpa.de/pics/p2004_16.jpg">

And the Ilyushin Il-62
<img src="http://www.herpa.de/pics/p2004_18.jpg">

The first Il-62 to come out will most likely be a Uzbekistan Airways.

The new 1/400 model is the Boeing B757-200

<img src="http://www.herpa.de/pics/p2004_15.jpg">

I'm looking forward to the release of the Ilyushin 62 ...

Greetz,

CanonFreak

Post by **sn26567** » 10 Mar 2004, 09:06

I guess someone else will be interested in the DeHavilland Comet 4

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 10 Mar 2004, 12:19

You're right there Andre

It's nice to see a model of a Comet. I don't have enough room to have loads of models, even though I like them. One day I might get over the embarrassment of my collection and post a photo of it for you all to see.

Is the Comet going to have a livery? If so, which one? I would love to see it when it is completed.

Andries · Post by **Andries** » 10 Mar 2004, 13:36

No, herpa has not released which livery they will paint the Comet in ...
I'll guess we'll have to wait utill it is released before we'll know it ...

Greetz,

CanonFreak

vflies · Post by **vflies** » 10 Mar 2004, 15:19

Interesting...
Can you all place all those models on display?
I would hate to be the maid or the wife who dusts them!!! LOL

Btw, has there ever been a model of those beautiful VG 330's??
Probably not enough time to produce any...
Pity, really!

VFlies

killerwhale65 · Post by **killerwhale65** » 10 Mar 2004, 15:37

NEVER EVER let anyone else clean your models!!! Thats the number one rule of collecting models! Always do it urself, or accidents may and will happen. Especially when u make the models urself it is a real pitty.

nwa757 · Post by **nwa757** » 11 Mar 2004, 00:44

Here are mine

1:500
Northwest RJ-85
Lufthansa RJ-85
Northwest A320
Southwest ("Arizona One" livery) 737-300
Airbus A300-600ST Beluga
Air Force One 747-200

1:400
ATA L-1011-1
Continental (Peter Max livery) 777-200
Northwest Cargo ("investing in pacific trade" livery) 747-200F

1:200
Northwest DC-10-30
Northwest DC-9-30
ATA L-1011-1
KLM 747-400
Southwest ("Arizona One" livery) 737-300
Northwest 757-300
Aero Littorial Saab 340

1:150
Northwest (New Colors) 757-200
Northwest Orient 377 Stratocruiser

1:100
U.S. Navy F-16
Air Nova RJ-85

1:50
USAF B-29 "Fifi"
Spirit Of St Louis

I also have an old altimiter from an Alitalia DC-9.

sab319 · Post by **sab319** » 06 Apr 2004, 14:56

Yesterday I bought some new models
JAL DC10-40
Emirates A340-500
Air France A318

Unfortunatly they didn't have the SNBA avro RJ anymore

EB-Air · Post by **EB-Air** » 06 Apr 2004, 21:55

sab319 wrote:Unfortunatly they didn't have the SNBA avro RJ anymore

Did you try Luchtvaart Hobby Shop (http://www.lhshop.nl), I bought mine over there last week...

Regards,
Ben

sab319 · Post by **sab319** » 07 Apr 2004, 13:59

I always buy them at a shop in the center of Antwerp. I don't buy over the internet because I don't have a creditcard!