The Mini World of 1:600

[Purpleplane]

My only 1/600th scale models. Federal Express 747, DC-10, and 727. Purchased from the Federal Express Company store I believe in 1989 or 1990.

 

[FunnyDrivr]

My only 1/600th scale models. Federal Express 747, DC-10, and 727. Purchased from the Federal Express Company store I believe in 1989 or 1990.View attachment 4074

That's 2 more 1:600 models than me very nice collection!

 

[Purpleplane]

That's 2 more 1:600 models than me very nice collection!

Thank you. They've pretty much stayed in their boxes. Got them out today for the first time to take this photo.

 

[redriveraviation]

My only 1/600th scale models. Federal Express 747, DC-10, and 727. Purchased from the Federal Express Company store I believe in 1989 or 1990.View attachment 4074

Very fitting! I love the detail on the scale. Where did you get them?

 

[Purpleplane]

Very fitting! I love the detail on the scale. Where did you get them?

Thanks, I got them through the Federal Express Company Store.

 

[redriveraviation]

Oh wow, loving that vibe way back when.

 

[Aviation1600]

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

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that's cool, I have around 50 / 60 1:600 planes and i will post a thread soon

 

[redriveraviation]

Oh wow, I’m excited for this!

 

[Atlspotter]

I have a couple pretty run-down 1:600 models, I think by Schabak. My grandparents got them for me when they were in france many many years ago.

 

[Phantom]

Digging through some packing boxes still full of models I also discovered these two Schabaks. I think the last Schabaks I ever bought. I must still have a three digit number of Schabaks somewhere which I collected in the 1980's/90's.
Schabak was based where I grew up (Nürnberg area) - and I remember these little models were decaled in homework here while the casts came from China. Hard to resist buying these...
Both of these two examples were released as part of the "Silver Wings" series, highly limited to not more than 2,000 units or so - this series was set up to get a foot into the US collectible market IIRC.
Schabak by AlexK3800, auf Flickr

 

[Aviation1600]

The Silver Wings series is the best from detail / decals and mould quality

 

[Phantom]

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

Airlines (inflight sales) was a big business for Schabak and so they were quick to market with new stuff.
TWA was an important customer in the A330's early days so a TWA 333 was only consequent.

 

[Ciderman]

I'm not so sure about China. At least in the beginning everything was produced in Germany using former Schuco moulds. I have a picture of a Schabak employee working on the casts and adding silver wheels with a machine. This may have changed in the 1990s.

 

[Phantom]

I'm not so sure about China. At least in the beginning everything was produced in Germany using former Schuco moulds. I have a picture of a Schabak employee working on the casts and adding silver wheels with a machine. This may have changed in the 1990s.

I remember reading about Schabak's "homeworkers" in the local newspaper and there they said the casts - originally cast in Germany as you say - where moved to Asia for cost savings. I can't remember the dates, might have been early 1990.

 

[1/400collector]

Digging through some packing boxes still full of models I also discovered these two Schabaks. I think the last Schabaks I ever bought. I must still have a three digit number of Schabaks somewhere which I collected in the 1980's/90's.
Schabak was based where I grew up (Nürnberg area) - and I remember these little models were decaled in homework here while the casts came from China. Hard to resist buying these...
Both of these two examples were released as part of the "Silver Wings" series, highly limited to not more than 2,000 units or so - this series was set up to get a foot into the US collectible market IIRC.
Schabak by AlexK3800, auf Flickr

Wow aome of thos models are way older than me

 

[IndyJets]

The Silver Wings series is the best from detail / decals and mould quality

Looks like they could have at least ground down the seams on that MD-80 just a bit...

 

[CO777]

I'm not so sure about China. At least in the beginning everything was produced in Germany using former Schuco moulds. I have a picture of a Schabak employee working on the casts and adding silver wheels with a machine. This may have changed in the 1990s.

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