Axel Meyer - Co-founder of Promotex, North American distributor of Herpa product

Bill Goddard - The driving force behind the formation of the 1/87 Vehicle & Equipment Club as we were originally known

Bob Kelley- A true pioneer in the hobby of 1/87 scale vehicle model building collecting in North America

Bob Leinbach - One of the early proponents of 1/87 scale truck model scratchbuilding and kitbashing

Brad Libby - Owner and founder of Pen Bay Decals

Chester Fesmire - Extremely talented and prolific modeler of all types of 1/87 scale vehicles

Fred Gruin - Prolific modeler of LTL truck fleet models

Jack Gibbs - Prolific, long-time builder and collector

James Marley - Custom model builder and owner of James Motors

John Pomeroy - Custom builder operating as "Neat Lil Truck Co"

Lyle Noah - Prolific scratchbuilder of a wide variety of 1/87 scale models of all types

Marc Schmidt - Collector enthusiast and industry reporter from Germany, helped launch the Fulda Meet and contributed greatly to our New Products pages in the early days

Nelson Valade - Well known member of the AA Hobbies (Warwick, RI) staff who specialized in vehicle models

Robert "Bob" Pullen - Construction truck and equipment enthusiast and model builder