Albedo has a photo of a model of a Kenworth T-2000 that appears to be of very high quality on their web site. You can check it out at: http://www.albedo-modelle.de/showtrucks.htm
Boley introduced the newest International Harvester 4000 series trucks this week in conjunction with the official launch of the real truck at a dealers' meeting in Las Vegas. An extensive array of bodies and chassis styles will be available. Look for these little jewels to hit your retailer's shelves in about two months. Until then, order up! For a closer view, click here!
Busch has announced their 2001 lineup which will debut at the Nuremberg Toy Fair February 1-3, 2001. New models include:
41803 Ford E-350 Ambulance decorated for SKF [Expect to see a variety of vehicles based on the Ford E-350 van chassis to be produced in the coming years from Busch!] 43150 Borgward Isabella Convertible, 1958 46407 1995 Chevrolet Blazer Monster Truck "Viper" [shown above] 46500 1948 Renault 4 CV 48213 1950 Chevrolet Pickup Monster Truck "Mountain Monster" 49150 Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse Station Wagon [shown above] 49200 Audi A 4 Sedan
41803 Ford E-350 Ambulance decorated for SKF [Expect to see a variety of vehicles based on the Ford E-350 van chassis to be produced in the coming years from Busch!] 43150 Borgward Isabella Convertible, 1958
46407 1995 Chevrolet Blazer Monster Truck "Viper" [shown above] 46500 1948 Renault 4 CV 48213 1950 Chevrolet Pickup Monster Truck "Mountain Monster"
49150 Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse Station Wagon [shown above] 49200 Audi A 4 Sedan
European Vehicles:
40508 Mercedes 170S Convertible, top up 42006 1966 Opel Rekord C Taxi 43101 1958 Borgward Isabella Coupé 44612 1990 Chrysler Voyager Taxi 46903 Auto Union Type C Race Car - Nürburgring, 1936 47005 Mercedes Silver Arrow Race Car - Buenos Aires, 1955 48113 1985 VW Passat Station Wagon Taxi 48404 1965 NSU TTS Rallye Version 48704 1965 Fiat 500 Rallye Version 48804 1955 Messerschmitt KR 200 - Just Married 48906 1998 Smart City Coupé - Märklin's 140th Anniversary 48907 1998 Smart City Coupé with bicycle carrier 49101 2001 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Avantgarde (Avantgarde is the highest trim level) 49104 2001 Mercedes-Benz C-Classe Taxi
American Vehicles:
42905 1966 Cadillac Hearse 45112 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible - Texas 46492 1997 Chevrolet Blazer 46493 1997 Chevrolet Blazer 46615 1977 Dodge Monaco Taxi - Los Angeles Bell Cab 49009 1996 Ford Crown Victoria Taxi - American United
European Police Vehicles:
41944 Citroën H Van - French Police 42408 Ford Transit Van - German Army Ambulance 44356 Mercedes 507 - German Army Equipment Truck 44609 Chrysler Voyager - Dutch Police 47362 Citroën Jumper Van - Belgian Military Police 47823 MB Sprinter Bus - German Army Troop Transport 47914 Iveco Daily Bus - German Army Air Corp 48111 VW Passat Station Wagon - German Army Military Police 48510 Mercedes M-Class SUV - English Police 48909 Smart City Coupé - Belgian Police 48910 Smart City Coupé - Hamburg, Germany Police
American Police Vehicles:
46405 Chevrolet Blazer with Horse Trailer - N.Y.P.D. 47619 1995 Chevrolet Caprice - United Nations Security 47621 1995 Chevrolet Caprice - AREA 51 Police 47684 1995 Chevrolet Caprice - Massachusetts State Police 47685 1995 Chevrolet Caprice - Arkansas State Police 49007 1996 Ford Crown Victoria - Key West, Florida Police 49076 1996 Ford Crown Victoria - Mississippi Highway Patrol 49077 1996 Ford Crown Victoria - Montana Highway Patrol
European Fire Fighting Vehicles:
41945 Citroën H Van - French Fire Brigade 44607 Chrysler Voyager - Austrian Fire Brigade 44608 Chrysler Voyager - Venlo, Holland Fire Brigade 44611 Chrysler Voyager - Herne Professional Fire Brigade 48908 Smart City Coupé - Hamburg Fire Brigade
American Fire Fighting Vehicles:
46406 Chevrolet Blazer - U.S. Fire Chief 48210 1950 Chevrolet Pick-up - Seattle, Washington Fire Department 48211 1950 Chevrolet Pick-up - Generic U.S. Fire Engine 49008 1996 Ford Crown Victoria - Houston, Texas Fire Department
European Ambulances:
42409 Ford Transit Van - German Red Cross 43792 Ford Transit Van - Turkish Ambulance 47328 Fiat Ducato Van - Italian Ambulance 47716 1931 Ford AA Panel Truck - St. John Ambulance 48509 1997 Mercedes M-Class SUV - Austrian Red Cross EMS 48511 1997 Mercedes M-Class SUV - Leverkusen Emergency Service
Emergency Vehicles:
47327 Fiat Ducato Van - Technisches Hilfswerk (German Disaster Relief Agency) 47916 Iveco Daily Van - German Auto Club Pick-up-Service 48114 VW Passat Station Wagon - German Auto Club
Mail Vehicles:
42764 VW Beetle - Swiss Postal Service 47329 Fiat Ducato Van - German Postal Service
Delivery Trucks:
40639 Tempo Three-Wheeler - Roofing Contractor 42320 Peugeot 403 - Produce Delivery 48214 Chevrolet Pick-up - Esso Tank Truck 48215 Chevrolet Pick-up - Texaco Tank Truck
Buses:
47200 Renault R 312 - Paris City Bus, Version 8 47212 Renault R 312 - Radio Contact
Note: Special thanks to Mark Maticek for the Busch listings!
Dennis Aust has announced several new Kenworth cab conversion kits; the one on the far right is for the W-900S set-forward axle version used primarily for concrete mixer applications, the middle one is the T-800W wide grille/hood version that denotes high horsepower engines used in very heavy hauling trucks, and the T-800 on the left has the standard hood with the "drop down" cab side windows used on the newer T-800s [this one is not available until March 1, 2001].
Fidelis Models has announced the following new listings. You are invited to visit their website at www.fidelismodels.com to get details on:
Roco Minitanks # 700 PzKpfw IV Tiger Roco Minitanks # 701 BergeTiger Roco Minitanks # 702 PzKpfw IV Tiger "Tunesia" Roco Minitanks # 705 PzKpfw IV ausf H Roco Minitanks # 740 88mm Flak gun with limber Fidelis Models Artillery Crater Sets Fidelis Models Small Concrete Bunker Fidelis Models Covered Log Bunker Fidelis Models Fortifications Heiser's Models French Somua S35 Tank Military Depot Jagdpanzer IV L70 Late Military Depot Pz IV Bergepanzer Military Depot Nashorn Military Depot Hummel SP 150mm Military Depot Hummel Ammo Carrier Military Depot Jagdpanzer IV L70 Early Military Depot Stug IV Military Depot Brummbar Military Depot Horch SdKfz 70 Military Depot Horch SdKfz 31
Roco Minitanks # 700 PzKpfw IV Tiger Roco Minitanks # 701 BergeTiger Roco Minitanks # 702 PzKpfw IV Tiger "Tunesia" Roco Minitanks # 705 PzKpfw IV ausf H Roco Minitanks # 740 88mm Flak gun with limber
Fidelis Models Artillery Crater Sets Fidelis Models Small Concrete Bunker Fidelis Models Covered Log Bunker Fidelis Models Fortifications
Heiser's Models French Somua S35 Tank
Military Depot Jagdpanzer IV L70 Late Military Depot Pz IV Bergepanzer Military Depot Nashorn Military Depot Hummel SP 150mm Military Depot Hummel Ammo Carrier Military Depot Jagdpanzer IV L70 Early Military Depot Stug IV Military Depot Brummbar Military Depot Horch SdKfz 70 Military Depot Horch SdKfz 31
Fidelis Models is now offering the unique military decals made by TL Decals of Germany. These are high quality decals for use with Wehrmacht, US Army, Bundeswehr, and KFOR/IFOR model kits in 1/87 scale.
High Tech Modell will announce at the Toy Fair the race transporter shown above. We don't have the details available right now but will post them as soon as we get them.
IMEX has announced the next releases in their line of 1/87 die-cast trucks. The International Harvester KB-8 and CO-180 in a variety if railroad related paint schemes will be available over the next several months. To view the paint schemes and expected delivery dates, check the Walthers web site at: http://www.walthers.com/exec/newproducts/cr/200101/Vehicles.
Kibri is introducing a version of their excellent Claas Lexion combine/harvester decorated for Caterpillar.
Also on its way from Kibri is this set of Komatsu heavy duty earth moving equipment. Although each piece has been available separately, they will now be available as a set. [Thanks to Theo Gijsbers for these Kibri photos.]
Lonestar Models has announced immediate availability of assembled versions of their Wilson grain trailer. Available immediately are a black trailer with black tarp and white trailer with dark blue tarp. Expected for March, 2001 delivery are a black trailer with light blue tarp and white trailer with black tarp.
Sheepscot Products has announced the February, 2001 availability of a series of International Harvester resin truck kits produced using masters from Ralph Ratcliffe. These solid resin kits will be available in several configurations like the R-180 model (left, above) and the R-220 model (right, above). These International trucks were produced from the early 1950s through 1968 and can still seen on the roads today in North America.
Sheepscot also is producing a series of 5 lowboy trailers based on a Rogers design that are appropriate for eras from 1950-1990. These kits are made from pewter.
Sheepscot has added a web page at http://www.sheepscotscale.com/
Wiking has announced releases for April that include the following new models:
377 40 37 Fendt Favorit 711 Vario Tractor with wide tires 384 01 25-2 Claas Rollant 250 Hay Baler 658 01 29 Schaeff HR18 Mini-Excavator (photo above) 696 13 29 Henschel HS100 "Classic" German Army Truck New decorations: 104 15 29 Opel Astra Station Wagon with German Customs markings (looks like a German police car, but says "ZOLL" instead of "POLIZEI"). Other new variations include a Volkswagen Passat as a fire brigade command vehicle and a Volkswagen Golf station wagon with German EMS markings. Models scheduled for color changes include the Audi A6 sedan, the Mercedes-Benz S500 sedan, the Karmann-Ghia coupé, Citroën ID19 sedan and the Opel Manta A 2-door hardtop. Expect everything to be arriving in the U.S. sometime in late April or May.
377 40 37 Fendt Favorit 711 Vario Tractor with wide tires 384 01 25-2 Claas Rollant 250 Hay Baler
658 01 29 Schaeff HR18 Mini-Excavator (photo above) 696 13 29 Henschel HS100 "Classic" German Army Truck
New decorations:
104 15 29 Opel Astra Station Wagon with German Customs markings (looks like a German police car, but says "ZOLL" instead of "POLIZEI"). Other new variations include a Volkswagen Passat as a fire brigade command vehicle and a Volkswagen Golf station wagon with German EMS markings.
Models scheduled for color changes include the Audi A6 sedan, the Mercedes-Benz S500 sedan, the Karmann-Ghia coupé, Citroën ID19 sedan and the Opel Manta A 2-door hardtop. Expect everything to be arriving in the U.S. sometime in late April or May.
