The Mini World of 1:600

[FunnyDrivr]

Hello, I noticed there is no 1:600 thread so I posted this in 1:400 which is the nearest scale in terms of size. I will post my only 1:600 model which is the TWA Boeing 767-300 I have very little info on the model I am going to be researching it and looking into when it was produced and other applicable Details. Below I have attached images of the model feel free to post any of your 1:600 models below.

Item Number 927/10

 

[OscarBravo992]

Hello, I noticed there is no 1:600 thread so I posted this in 1:400 which is the nearest scale in terms of size. I will post my only 1:600 model which is #10 of 627 produced TWA Boeing 767-300s from this release I have very little info on the model I am going to be researching it and looking into when it was produced and other applicable Details. Below I have attached images of the model feel free to post any of your 1:600 models below.

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Nice! Love to see these 1:600 models!

 

[ATP]

Awesome - I used to model in 1:600 - can fit a ton of airport in a little amount of space. The old Shabaks were of wildly varying quality though.

There are some real oddballs in 1:600 - TWA A330 comes to mind.

 

[OscarBravo992]

Just the combination of those 2 things feels so wrong. Interesting to say the least!

 

[FunnyDrivr]

Awesome - I used to model in 1:600 - can fit a ton of airport in a little amount of space. The old Shabaks were of wildly varying quality though.

There are some real oddballs in 1:600 - TWA A330 comes to mind.

Yeah super cool to see these tiny pieces of history I just love it.

 

[CM Aviation]

So cool. Will share mine when I get a chance.

 

[LAXaviation]

they are so small but cool. In my attic I found an old British Airways a320 by shabank. Guess one of the old house owners was a collector.

 

[YesterAirlines]

This was made by Schabak of Germany.

I have written a history of Schabak at my site, which can be found here:

The History of Schabak 1:600 Scale Airplane Models

The history of 1:600 scale die-cast model aircraft making by Schabak.

www.yesterdaysairlines.com

There are a variety of other articles also at the site about Schabak. I started out with Schabaks and own about 1,700 of them. I worked with people on the complete Schabak production list, which is a mammoth task.

This TWA 767-300 was made between 1995 and November 2004.

 

[CM Aviation]

That is epic! Love the history of them!

 

[FunnyDrivr]

they are so small but cool. In my attic I found an old British Airways a320 by shabank. Guess one of the old house owners was a collector.

Oh wow very cool mine doesn't have as cool of a story a friend of mine sold it to me for 3CAD

 

[FunnyDrivr]

This was made by Schabak of Germany.

I have written a history of Schabak at my site, which can be found here:

The History of Schabak 1:600 Scale Airplane Models

The history of 1:600 scale die-cast model aircraft making by Schabak.

www.yesterdaysairlines.com

There are a variety of other articles also at the site about Schabak. I started out with Schabaks and own about 1,700 of them. I worked with people on the complete Schabak production list, which is a mammoth task.

This TWA 767-300 was made between 1995 and November 2004.

Thank you so much for this information i will look into this article!

 

[Jazajia]

This was made by Schabak of Germany.

I have written a history of Schabak at my site, which can be found here:

The History of Schabak 1:600 Scale Airplane Models

The history of 1:600 scale die-cast model aircraft making by Schabak.

www.yesterdaysairlines.com

There are a variety of other articles also at the site about Schabak. I started out with Schabaks and own about 1,700 of them. I worked with people on the complete Schabak production list, which is a mammoth task.

This TWA 767-300 was made between 1995 and November 2004.

I recommend this read, make sure to set some time to actually enjoy it. This is one of the reasons I admire Yesterday Airlines so much, there is really not much more literature of this caliber on the topic of small-scale aircraft collecting.

I still have one of my old Schabaks laying around somewhere in pretty bad shape. I have built a small collection of their Viasa series that I currently exhibit:

 

[YesterAirlines]

Thanks @YankeeVictor

There used to be more material online and a scale600 forum too but as people stopped collecting and as now 600 scale is defunct too a lot of it has vanished. I mean to put a lot more material on the site - I had started looking through all the moulds, but I haven't had the time.

There is a small 600 scale group on Facebook now though and some people still collect.

They are lovely little models that were real pioneers for die-cast models. They still have a huge amount of charm.

 

[Ciderman]

Here is a link to the Schabak section of my website: https://www.reiffer.com/schabak-boeing-747/

 

[FunnyDrivr]

this thread has been moved to The other scales section on this form please continue the conversation there feel free to repost previous messages there

 

[1/400collector]

This was made by Schabak of Germany.

I have written a history of Schabak at my site, which can be found here:

The History of Schabak 1:600 Scale Airplane Models

The history of 1:600 scale die-cast model aircraft making by Schabak.

www.yesterdaysairlines.com

There are a variety of other articles also at the site about Schabak. I started out with Schabaks and own about 1,700 of them. I worked with people on the complete Schabak production list, which is a mammoth task.

This TWA 767-300 was made between 1995 and November 2004.

Wow that's older than me
Had no idea that this models go back almost 30 years ago!

 

[CM Aviation]

Crazy.

 

[Jazajia]

Here is a link to the Schabak section of my website: https://www.reiffer.com/schabak-boeing-747/

Nice and interesting website

Wow that's older than me
Had no idea that this models go back almost 30 years ago!

40 years. Richard's article traces the first Schabks to 1982.

Thanks @YankeeVictor

There used to be more material online and a scale600 forum too but as people stopped collecting and as now 600 scale is defunct too a lot of it has vanished. I mean to put a lot more material on the site - I had started looking through all the moulds, but I haven't had the time.

There is a small 600 scale group on Facebook now though and some people still collect.

They are lovely little models that were real pioneers for die-cast models. They still have a huge amount of charm.

You have done an excellent job organizing a lot of well-researched information in one place. I don't recall seeing anything like your site before. There was information in the forums, etc... but it was difficult to sort through all that.

 

[YesterAirlines]

this thread has been moved to The other scales section on this form please continue the conversation there feel free to repost previous messages there

I was able to move the original thread here so we didn't need to duplicate.

 

[FunnyDrivr]

awesome! thanks so much