1:500 fleet.
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Looking at my models i was considering the Tupolev Tu-114, a Soviet era airplane based on Tu-95 bomber design. This is just a comparison to share how big the Tu-114 was (51 meters lenght), compared with two modern widebodies, Mongolian B787-9 by Boeing and Condor A330-900neo by Airbus.
Indeed a big bird. Longer than a B767-200 and almost a B767-300.
Yet another "BEAUTIFUL" Herpa Instagram streaming today: very few news but always the same certainties.
Starting with the NO:
NO Easyjet, NO Ryanair, NO Volotea, NO Nouvelair, NO Neos MAX8, NO Air Cairo, NO Egyptair B777-300ER, NO Enter Air, NO Southwest, NO Sky Express, NO Sundair, NO Nordica CRJ-900, NO Finnair, NO ITA Airways narrowbodies, NO Jet2holidays, NO Aeroitalia, NO Eva Air, NO JetStar, NO Sunclass, NO Korean Air new livery, NO ETF Airways, NO JetTime, NO MD-11, NO DC-10, NO A300, NO A310, NO SkyUp, NO Ukraine International, NO DAT, NO Russian Airlines..ah, luckily NO yet another Concorde nose up.
MAYBE LATAM narrowbodies
FREEZED Binter and Helvetic E195-E2, Wizz Air A321ceo, A320neo, A321neo
YES Condor, YES Lufthansa, YES Emirates, YES Qantas.
Then the real question is: "dear Herpa, does you understand why even more collectors switches to 1:400 scale?!".Herpa, even more a niche manufacturer (unfortunately the only existing in 1:500 scale) for niche collectors loving three-four evergreen airlines.
Starting with the NO:
NO Easyjet, NO Ryanair, NO Volotea, NO Nouvelair, NO Neos MAX8, NO Air Cairo, NO Egyptair B777-300ER, NO Enter Air, NO Southwest, NO Sky Express, NO Sundair, NO Nordica CRJ-900, NO Finnair, NO ITA Airways narrowbodies, NO Jet2holidays, NO Aeroitalia, NO Eva Air, NO JetStar, NO Sunclass, NO Korean Air new livery, NO ETF Airways, NO JetTime, NO MD-11, NO DC-10, NO A300, NO A310, NO SkyUp, NO Ukraine International, NO DAT, NO Russian Airlines..ah, luckily NO yet another Concorde nose up.
MAYBE LATAM narrowbodies
FREEZED Binter and Helvetic E195-E2, Wizz Air A321ceo, A320neo, A321neo
YES Condor, YES Lufthansa, YES Emirates, YES Qantas.
Then the real question is: "dear Herpa, does you understand why even more collectors switches to 1:400 scale?!".Herpa, even more a niche manufacturer (unfortunately the only existing in 1:500 scale) for niche collectors loving three-four evergreen airlines.
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1:500 future is indeed bleak, with no hope for a better outcome.
This Is One of my most favourite Tupolev Tu-154: Airline400. This was a charter Russian airline flying Tu-154s leased by B.A.C. Bulgarian Air Charter, deleting the B from the fuselage and the tail fin and addimng Airline400 on the fuselage. The logo on the tail was for Portugal European Soccer Championship 2004, when this was the official Airlines of Russian team. Then, during the European Soccer Championship Faro airport was a paradise for all the Tu-154s lovers!
How not to love the Alitalia MD-11?! Herpa produced this model, old generation and without registration and a second model, sold inflight in a set with an MD-80, both hybrid old/new generation. Unfortunately no manufacturers produced a decent Alitalia MD-11 in 1:500 scale. Now i am waiting for the JCWings model announced in 1:400.
I was lucky to fly Alitalia MD-11 in Rome "Leonardo da Vinci" - Hong Kong "Kai Tak" route: the approach to "Checkerboard Hill" then the dramatic 47° right turn for the 3.7 km short final to runway 13. Absolutely stunning!!!
I was lucky to fly Alitalia MD-11 in Rome "Leonardo da Vinci" - Hong Kong "Kai Tak" route: the approach to "Checkerboard Hill" then the dramatic 47° right turn for the 3.7 km short final to runway 13. Absolutely stunning!!!
wonderful model, a truly scaled down version of the 1:400 mould.
Indeed, you always said this and It Is really true.
Absolutely stunning model!
BigBird have released a set of 3 Evergreen 747s in 1:500 which are not available in 1:400
BigBird have released a set of 3 Evergreen 747s in 1:500 which are not available in 1:400
