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While I don't collect 1/200 I'm always on the hunt for cheap spare part donors.
And once again one of the good old Lufthansa Modell Edition models arrived in much better condition than expected for the price paid. Good enough to keep it. These models are still amazing and so much fun to photoshoot with their built quality. Despite of their age they still easily blow everything made in China out of the water.
Here's D-AIAL "Stade"
Lufthansa A300-600 D-AIAL "Stade" by Alexander Kern, auf Flickr
Lufthansa A300-600 D-AIAL "Stade" by Alexander Kern, auf Flickr
Lufthansa A300-600 D-AIAL "Stade" by Alexander Kern, auf Flickr

I love the details on these
Lufthansa A300-600 D-AIAL "Stade" by Alexander Kern, auf Flickr
 
These old Herpa Premium Edition models are simply stunning, specially considering their age. Is it true that even the landing gear springs/dampers are represented in these models, and completely functional? I remember reading about this somewhere.
 
These old Herpa Premium Edition models are simply stunning, specially considering their age. Is it true that even the landing gear springs/dampers are represented in these models, and completely functional? I remember reading about this somewhere.
The mains only on the 747 have this, yes.
 
While I don't collect 1/200 I'm always on the hunt for cheap spare part donors.
And once again one of the good old Lufthansa Modell Edition models arrived in much better condition than expected for the price paid. Good enough to keep it. These models are still amazing and so much fun to photoshoot with their built quality. Despite of their age they still easily blow everything made in China out of the water.
Here's D-AIAL "Stade"
Lufthansa A300-600 D-AIAL "Stade" by Alexander Kern, auf Flickr
Lufthansa A300-600 D-AIAL "Stade" by Alexander Kern, auf Flickr
Lufthansa A300-600 D-AIAL "Stade" by Alexander Kern, auf Flickr

I love the details on these
Lufthansa A300-600 D-AIAL "Stade" by Alexander Kern, auf Flickr
The detail really is on another level. It’s a must-have even for a KAL/SQ guy like me, so I can’t imagine how good it feels as an LH collector.

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These old Herpa Premium Edition models are simply stunning, specially considering their age. Is it true that even the landing gear springs/dampers are represented in these models, and completely functional? I remember reading about this somewhere.
Not trying to drag this off topic, but I had a few minutes time to snap a quick picture of a Premium / LH Modell Edition 747-400 fuselage main gear assembly.
A total of four springs in this assembly. You see the spiral springs protruding out of the upper strut while the lower strut is fully compressed here in unassembled conditions. There's another spring in the bogie joint to realistically tilt the bogie. These are delicate and I wont disassemble if not really needed.
Just for the fun of it I added two simmilar position assemblies for an IF200 747 (early model)
LME-IF200-747-mains by Alexander Kern, auf Flickr
 
Not trying to drag this off topic, but I had a few minutes time to snap a quick picture of a Premium / LH Modell Edition 747-400 fuselage main gear assembly.
A total of four springs in this assembly. You see the spiral springs protruding out of the upper strut while the lower strut is fully compressed here in unassembled conditions. There's another spring in the bogie joint to realistically tilt the bogie. These are delicate and I wont disassemble if not really needed.
Just for the fun of it I added two simmilar position assemblies for an IF200 747 (early model)
LME-IF200-747-mains by Alexander Kern, auf Flickr

Amazing stuff, thanks for sharing! Really cool to see all the engineering behind these models!
 
The same day I purchased that JAS YS-11, I got this InFlightLE from the same collector. I don't care for Ozark, but I like the 727-200, and more importantly, I was extremely intrigued by the model itself. It is all made in the UK from scratch by the same person who eventually started making the Small World line, a precursor of the InFlight200 we all know today.


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