Dennis Aust announces the availability of a resin Kenworth T800 cab conversion kit to fit Herpa truck frames. The conversion kit includes cab, seats, dash, steering wheel, 2 air filters, hood, grille, front bumper, fuel tank, battery box/step, and 2 frame mounted air tanks. The one piece hood comes with no air filter cutouts. All parts are cast resin and the price is $20.00.
Brian Kreimendahl, noted intermodal modeler and author, has announced the availability of special decals to model the former BN "city" trailer "Memphis". Check the MODELINTERMODAL.COM web site for ordering details. For a look at what the decals look like, check out Ed McCaslin's model that appeared at the 2000 West Coast Meet.
Busch announces that the following cars are shipping by early May, 2000:
41942 Citroën H "DRK" (Ambulance) 42050 Opel Commodore A, 4-door (1967) 42051 Opel Commodore police 42763 VW Käfer "Swiss Mail" 46900 Auto Union Type C race car (1936) 47003 Mercedes Silberpfeil "Nürburgring 1954" 47408 Ford Probe US Police "D.A.R.E." 47682 Chevrolet Caprice "Iowa State Patrol" (State Police, limited edition) 47819 MB Sprinter "German Mail" 47821 MB Sprinter "UPS" (Only for Germany) 48007 Citroën DS 19 "French Police" 48606 MB A-Klasse "Rettungsdienst Stadler" (Ambulance) 48608 MB A-Klasse "Belgian Police" 48701 Fiat 500, with closed roof 48903 Smart City Coupé "Mobistar" (Belgian telephone company) 48905 Smart City Coupé "Feuerwehr Sachtleben" (Fire brigade) 49075 Ford Crown "Wisconsin State Patrol" (State Police, limited edition)
The newly tooled model of the Auto Union Type C race car (item #46900) consists of 35 different parts and is highlighted by superb details such as fully functioning steering system, removable hood revealing the V-16 engine, air intake slots and openings for the 16 chrome exhaust pipes. Further highlights are true spoke wheels, front windshield, various chrome parts, detailed printing and metallic body finish.
[Special Note: The club would like to publicly thank Mr. Jörg Vallen, president of Busch, for personally keeping the club informed of his company's new releases.]
GHQ Models is planning to release the follow new items in the near future (according to the Walthers web site):
61008 Construction Equipment - 120 Road Grader w/Operator 61009 Construction Equipment - Gradall Material Handler w/Operator Figure 61010 Construction Equipment - 310 A Backhoe w/Operator Figure 63001 American Automobiles - 1932 Ford Hot Rod w/Figures 63002 Motorcycles - With Gang #1 Figures - Riding Poses 63003 Motorcycles - With Gang #2 Figures - Parked Poses
Herpa has announced a chat site. Excerpted from their press release:
"Meet all your friends, and collectors from all over the world, around the clock. And remember: If someone says "good evening" to you at 8:00 am, you simply realize the world has shrunk even a bit more ..."
"The address is http://www.herpa.de/forum/chat_d.html, and it will get you right into our chat area. Choose your favorite background if you like, and get to know interesting people from all continents. Our colleagues from Herpa will also join you from time to time -- we will announce that separately from time to time."
Jollyni (also known as Jolly), of Italy, has announced an extensive lineup of new models for 2000. These are high quality painted and fully assembled resin models. We are listing the entire line for collectors who may not be familiar with the Jollyni offerings. Numbers 1001-1010 are existing models and #1011 and higher are new for 2000:
Ferrari 166MM winner 24hr Le Mans Luigi Chinetti 1949 Ferrari 166MM 24hr Le Mans no 23 Ferret-Lucas 1949 Ferrari 166MM winner 24hr Spa Francochamps no 20 Luigi Chinetti 1949 Ferrari 166MM winner Mille Miglia no 624 Clementi-Biondetti 1949 Ferrari 166MM client red 1949 Ferrari 225S Vignale Sicilia Taruffi Ferrari 225S Vignale Monaco Marzotto 1952 Ferrari 225S Vignale Dolomites Marzotto 1952 Ferrari 225S Vignale MM Scotti/Cantani 1952 Ferrari 225S Vignale client red AC Cobra 427 12hr Sebring No 15 1963 AC Cobra 427 12hr Sebring No 16 1963 AC Cobra 427 12hr Targa Florio No 146 1964 AC Cobra 427 12hr Sebring No 11 1964 AC Cobra 427 Santa Barbara No 96 1963 AC Cobra 427 client 1963 Ferrari 250 Mille Miglia No 636 1953 Ferrari 250 MM Targa Florio No 82 1953 Ferrari 166 Mille Miglia No 447 1953 Ferrari 250 Mille Miglia No 633 1953 Ferrari 250 MM client red 1953 Ferrari 225 Export Vignale Monaco 1952 Ferrari 225 Export Vignale GP Bari 1952 Ferrari 225 Export Vignale Cortemaggiore 1955 Ferrari 225 Export street red 1952 Aston Martin DB3 Mille Miglia 1953 Aston Martin DB3 Goodwood 1952 Aston Martin DB3 no 36 1952 Aston Martin DB3 GB trophy 1952 Aston Martin DB3 client green 1952 Ferrari 375MM Mille Miglia Marzotto 1954 Ferrari 375MM Mille Miglia Farina 1954 Ferrari 375MM Le Mans no 5 1954 Ferrari 375MM Le Mans no 4 winner 1954 Ferrari 375MM Le Mans no 3 1954 Ferrari 375MM Le Mans client red 1954 Ferrari 340 Fontana Sicilia Marzotto 1952 Ferrari 340 Fontana clienti red 1952 Ferrari 212 Export GP Siracusa Sighinolfi 1952 Ferrari 212 Export Mille Miglia 1952 Serena/Picco Ferrari 340 spider Dolomiti Marzotto 1952 Ferrari 340 spider MM 1952 Comotti-Ronch Ferrari 340 spider client red 1952 Ferrari 225 spider GP Monaco winner 1952 Ferrari 375MM Kimberly no 91 1954 Ferrari 375MM Kimberly no 5 1954 Ferrari 375MM Kimberly turismo 1954 Ferrari 340 America Riverside no 5 1953 Ferrari 340 America Kimberly no 6 1953 Ferrari 340 America client red 1953 Ferrari 340 America client yellow 1953 Ferrari 857S Giro Sicilia 1956 Ferrari 857S 12hr Sebring 1956 Ferrari 857S SCCA Beverly no 93 1956 Ferrari 857S SCCA Beverly no 98 1956 Ferrari 857S turisimo red 1956 NOTE: Special thanks to Mark Maticek and Cor van der Meijde for supplying us with the above information.]
Lonestar Models announces the following items will be shipped to dealers in late May 2000:
#6005 Wilson Grain Trailer White Prepainted Panels Dark Blue Tarp $21.95 #6004 Wilson Grain Trailer w/ Dark Blue Tarp $19.95 #12110 Air Ride Suspension, 2 sets enough for 4 axles $4.50 #12104 24 Truck Trailer Tires (molded rubber) $4.50 #12106 2 Trailmobile flatbed accessory sprues; contains landing gear (8 piece part with several options), bulkheads, bumper, toolbox, reversible kingpin and tire rack $4.50 #12105 2 pieces Trailmobile 40' laser cut wood decking $4.50
If you are unable to locate these items through regular channels you may order direct from the Lonestar Models web site
MGM is offering their excellent Porsche 956 racer in four additional schemes:
4021p Porsche 956 #1 Rothman markings 4022p Porsche 956 #11 JDAVID markings 4023p Porsche 956 #47 BP Pilote markings 4024p Porsche 956 #21 Kenwood Stereo markings
Model Truck & More has announced their latest custom truck is a Kenworth T800 tractor with a 120" Sleeper. This unit is a handcrafted, modified Herpa/Promotex tractor.
Sparrows Point division of Bethlehem Cars Works announced at the 2000 East Coast Meet their Pennsylvania Railroad Truc-Train trailers were to be available soon. These are high quality resin kits of "early intermodal" subjects. The current lineup consists of:
SP-3 32 foot DL&W curb side door insulated trailer SP-8 Lehigh Valley 32 foot curb side door insulated trailer SP-12 PRR Truc-Train 40 foot curb side door ribbed trailer
They all sell for $24.95 each plus $4.50 S&H. The body, floor, and bumper are resin; the bogey parts (suspension) are A-Line. Correct decals are included. Sparrows Point is currently working on a PRR 32 foot trailer and a DL&W TOFC flat car. Both items should be available this fall.
Wiking new products for June delivery include:
104 12 25 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Bus, German Police 608 02 27 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Van, German Fire Dept. ELF 1 Command/Communications 624 01 34 Mercedes-Benz Atego Fire Department w/Roll-off container 636 01 35 Mercedes-Benz Atego Flatbed Wrecker with Loading Crane [Model is based on a prototype used by the Kroll towing service in Berlin. Wiking says they spent 16 months improving the model over the previous release.]
The following are new colors for existing tooling:
435 02 37 Mercedes-Benz Atego 1217 Box Van in signal blue, box decorated for Stiebel Eltron (above) 642 04 27 Mercedes-Benz Streetsweeper - orange cab, white utility body 647 02 27 Mercedes-Benz Unimog U1850 w/Crane in light blue 801 03 14 1948-1954 Jaguar XK120 in sky blue 806 02 23 1957-1961 Lloyd Alexander in blue 810 03 22 1960-1967 VW Beetle in lemon yellow 834 05 23 1957-1963 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster in dark green 835 02 20 1936-1939 Mercedes-Benz 540K Roadster in dark green 696 05 29 Mercedes-Benz L406 Ambulance in German Army colors 696 06 32 Mercedes-Benz medical evacuation bus in German Army colors
Shipments will begin in June 2000. Expect them in the U.S. at the end of June or early August.
