1:500 fleet.
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TUIfly (Germany) B737 MAX8 D-AMAH by Herpa.
What to say? You to decide, the 1:500 scale followers can decide if the colors are all wrong. I have the same impressione of before, especially now having the model in my hands. Beautiful for the 1:500 scale, but completely wrong regarding the three most important colors on the fuselage: blue, orange and yellow. Even the white seems too "off-white" instead of "snow white", the same white of Swiss for example.
What to say? You to decide, the 1:500 scale followers can decide if the colors are all wrong. I have the same impressione of before, especially now having the model in my hands. Beautiful for the 1:500 scale, but completely wrong regarding the three most important colors on the fuselage: blue, orange and yellow. Even the white seems too "off-white" instead of "snow white", the same white of Swiss for example.
Terrible model.
I don't see issues with the white, though. Looks OK to me.
The blue and yellow parts are completely washed out, specially the front section in blue. Shame on Herpa. They don't seem to evolve!
I don't see issues with the white, though. Looks OK to me.
The blue and yellow parts are completely washed out, specially the front section in blue. Shame on Herpa. They don't seem to evolve!
If you don't know the real airplane this is a little masterpiece in 1:500 because it is nice, fresh, historic etc.
The suggestion is "think this is a fantasy model and put it along with Saudia A330-300, Lufthansa A321P2F and all Herpa Frankenstein models!"
BubblesAviation
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In my opinion, a good model, just blank and generic.
That main gear wheelhub looks very strange!
QantasLink A220-300 special livery by Herpa.
What to say? I imagine, i know that this special livery is extremely difficult to reproduce on a scale model but if the result must be this it is better for everyone, Herpa first, abandone these special liveries because they are a nonsense! Same sunlight of the real airplanes (courtesey Planespotters) and it is clear that even if the shade of green of the tail is right, this is the only thing to be right. Everything is missing "inside" the special livery section of the fuselage and this is really sad.
Another thing: 40 euros for this model!
What to say? I imagine, i know that this special livery is extremely difficult to reproduce on a scale model but if the result must be this it is better for everyone, Herpa first, abandone these special liveries because they are a nonsense! Same sunlight of the real airplanes (courtesey Planespotters) and it is clear that even if the shade of green of the tail is right, this is the only thing to be right. Everything is missing "inside" the special livery section of the fuselage and this is really sad.
Another thing: 40 euros for this model!
Critical Aviator
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If memory serves, the official recommended retail price set by Herpa for this model when it was announced was around 50 euros. 40 euros is not much of a discount , especially considering how Herpa messed up the livery.
Yes, a typo, i wrote 40 instead of 50.
Terrible job by Herpa. It's awful to see 1:500 scale still stuck with these mistakes!
BubblesAviation
Member
I know y’all have mentioned mistakes, but to me the colors look so dull. You’ve probably noticed that. Herpa is too expensive for this work.
Agree. The real airplane livery is interesting and similar to many special liveries sharing Australian soul, using many shades of green: not the best one for me, but interesting. Herpa used a single shade of green making it wrong and dull.
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