Fidelis Models has announced the following new models:
Roco Minitanks #1251 Soviet KV-2 Heavy Tank #718 AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter #623 Soviet T-54 Main Battle Tank Artitec- NOW IN STOCK #80064 SdKfz 222 #80065 SdKfz 223 #80068 Horch Kfz. 15 Fidelis also has the new Roco 2002-2004 color catalog available. "Ferdinand-Elefant" Trident #87045 M18 "Hellcat" Trident #87046 M39 TRIDENT US WW2 LINK
Roco Minitanks #1251 Soviet KV-2 Heavy Tank #718 AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter #623 Soviet T-54 Main Battle Tank Artitec- NOW IN STOCK #80064 SdKfz 222 #80065 SdKfz 223 #80068 Horch Kfz. 15 Fidelis also has the new Roco 2002-2004 color catalog available.
"Ferdinand-Elefant" Trident #87045 M18 "Hellcat" Trident #87046 M39 TRIDENT US WW2 LINK
More information is available on their website at www.fidelismodels.com
Herpa has announced the following:
148078 Herpa Advent Calendar 2002 (4 PC models). [Herpa says the big calendars were getting to be a problem, so now you get four specially decorated Private Collection models instead of 24 regular models. Going to have to be four seriously nice models to make up for the missing twenty. - B.C.] 148061 Fulda Promotion Truck "Christmas 2002" [Reprint of the heavily modified MAN Fulda Tire Show Truck, but very nice graphics. Might be a prize in this year’s 1/87 Vehicle Club Christmas model contest. - B.C.] 023115 Mini Cooper S standard – Performance version of BMW’s popular revival. New front, rear spoiler and alloy wheels. Red standard finish with white roof and stripes. 033114 Mini Cooper S metallic – Same in Metallic Green 045643 MB Vaneo German Taxi in standard ivory 045667 MB G-Model - DLRG (Deutsche Lebensrettungsgesellschaft or German Life-Saving Company. Water rescue organization that also teaches water safety and lifesaving). White with red markings. 045704 MB Vito minivan - Liebherr Service. Yellow w/Liebherr markings and tinted windows. 045650 BMW 5-Series - Hessen State Police. Silver & green in the usual places – Hella lightbar. 045681 MB Sprinter ambulance with Strobel body - Stolberg Fire Brigade. Red & white 045674 DAF CF Ruthmann Steiger Cherrypicker - German Fire Brigade 045698 DAF CF TLF 24/50 Pumper – German Fire Brigade 148351 MB SK `88 tank semitrailer - THW Cuxhaven branch uses this retired Talke rig for oil and chemical disasters. Tractor has front-mounted exhaust. Blue & white. 148344 MB Actros M 4-Axle cement mixer – Schuon. Yellow and blue 148412 MB Actros S 4-Axle Stake Trailer. [Herpa says this is the latest Kögel stake trailer. It looks like a heavy-duty dump truck. Whatever it is, it’s red and silver. - B.C.] 148429 MAN E 2000 EVO heavy-duty – Schütz. The Schütz-Lennekran company, based in Hagen, Germany, specializes in heavy-duty loads. Four-axle tug with 8-axle trailer. Blue & white. 148436 MB Actros L bulk volume trailer - Willi Betz. Double bottom truck/trailer. Blue & yellow 148368 Scania 124 Pick-up trailer – TVG [Actually an open-bed straight truck with tag rear axle and full trailer used to carry building materials in Ingolstadt. Yellow. - B.C.] 148375 MB Actros LH w/curtainside semitrailer - Stroh Rum. Limited edition. Orange with Stroh graphics. 148511 Steyr ST-A XL 3-axle tractor. COE day cab with spoiler. Dark green. 148382 Scania Hauber conventional 3-axle Low cab style with aerodynamics. Red. 148337 MB Actros LH box trailer – Kulmbacher Brewery. Another in the Herpa Beer Truck series. White over dark blue tractor, white trailer. [Very restrained graphics, but striking appearance. Must be good beer. - B.C.] 148467 MAN TG-A LX curtain trap semitrailer - Stuttgarter Hofbräu. Another Herpa Beer Truck, this time for Stuttgart Home Brew. Black with red graphics. 148399 Scania 164 TL w/curtainside semitrailer - Transbritannia (Austria). Limited edition. Black with red and white graphics. 148443 Scania 164 TL curtain trap semitrailer – Transporte Thialer (Tirol - Italy). Limited edition. Teal tractor/white trailer. 120364 DAF XF SSC box trailer "Herzo-Truck / Wormser", Private Collection. [Walter Rosner did this airbrush design for Wormser Transportation Company commemorating the 1,000th anniversary of the company’s hometown, Herzogenaurach. Really nice graphics. - B.C.] 120371 Kenworth refrigerated box trailer – Henglein. [This is the fancy rig discussed online (87scalecars e-mail list). Walter Rosner airbrush graphics. - B.C.]
148078 Herpa Advent Calendar 2002 (4 PC models). [Herpa says the big calendars were getting to be a problem, so now you get four specially decorated Private Collection models instead of 24 regular models. Going to have to be four seriously nice models to make up for the missing twenty. - B.C.]
148061 Fulda Promotion Truck "Christmas 2002" [Reprint of the heavily modified MAN Fulda Tire Show Truck, but very nice graphics. Might be a prize in this year’s 1/87 Vehicle Club Christmas model contest. - B.C.]
023115 Mini Cooper S standard – Performance version of BMW’s popular revival. New front, rear spoiler and alloy wheels. Red standard finish with white roof and stripes.
033114 Mini Cooper S metallic – Same in Metallic Green
045643 MB Vaneo German Taxi in standard ivory
045667 MB G-Model - DLRG (Deutsche Lebensrettungsgesellschaft or German Life-Saving Company. Water rescue organization that also teaches water safety and lifesaving). White with red markings.
045704 MB Vito minivan - Liebherr Service. Yellow w/Liebherr markings and tinted windows.
045650 BMW 5-Series - Hessen State Police. Silver & green in the usual places – Hella lightbar.
045681 MB Sprinter ambulance with Strobel body - Stolberg Fire Brigade. Red & white
045674 DAF CF Ruthmann Steiger Cherrypicker - German Fire Brigade
045698 DAF CF TLF 24/50 Pumper – German Fire Brigade
148351 MB SK `88 tank semitrailer - THW Cuxhaven branch uses this retired Talke rig for oil and chemical disasters. Tractor has front-mounted exhaust. Blue & white.
148344 MB Actros M 4-Axle cement mixer – Schuon. Yellow and blue
148412 MB Actros S 4-Axle Stake Trailer. [Herpa says this is the latest Kögel stake trailer. It looks like a heavy-duty dump truck. Whatever it is, it’s red and silver. - B.C.]
148429 MAN E 2000 EVO heavy-duty – Schütz. The Schütz-Lennekran company, based in Hagen, Germany, specializes in heavy-duty loads. Four-axle tug with 8-axle trailer. Blue & white.
148436 MB Actros L bulk volume trailer - Willi Betz. Double bottom truck/trailer. Blue & yellow
148368 Scania 124 Pick-up trailer – TVG [Actually an open-bed straight truck with tag rear axle and full trailer used to carry building materials in Ingolstadt. Yellow. - B.C.]
148375 MB Actros LH w/curtainside semitrailer - Stroh Rum. Limited edition. Orange with Stroh graphics.
148511 Steyr ST-A XL 3-axle tractor. COE day cab with spoiler. Dark green.
148382 Scania Hauber conventional 3-axle Low cab style with aerodynamics. Red.
148337 MB Actros LH box trailer – Kulmbacher Brewery. Another in the Herpa Beer Truck series. White over dark blue tractor, white trailer. [Very restrained graphics, but striking appearance. Must be good beer. - B.C.]
148467 MAN TG-A LX curtain trap semitrailer - Stuttgarter Hofbräu. Another Herpa Beer Truck, this time for Stuttgart Home Brew. Black with red graphics.
148399 Scania 164 TL w/curtainside semitrailer - Transbritannia (Austria). Limited edition. Black with red and white graphics.
148443 Scania 164 TL curtain trap semitrailer – Transporte Thialer (Tirol - Italy). Limited edition. Teal tractor/white trailer.
120364 DAF XF SSC box trailer "Herzo-Truck / Wormser", Private Collection. [Walter Rosner did this airbrush design for Wormser Transportation Company commemorating the 1,000th anniversary of the company’s hometown, Herzogenaurach. Really nice graphics. - B.C.]
120371 Kenworth refrigerated box trailer – Henglein. [This is the fancy rig discussed online (87scalecars e-mail list). Walter Rosner airbrush graphics. - B.C.]
The following models are part of Herpa’s collection of construction models for Hochtief, a German construction company. All are in blue with Hochtief markings.
148504 Liebherr wheel loader L 580 148481 DAF CF FH short stake trailer. [This really looks like a 4-axle heavy dump truck. Really. - B.C.] 148498 MAN TG-A XXL heavy duty 4-Axle tug with ballast. 148474 MAN F 2000 EVO lowboy semitrailer with 20ft. portable construction office.
Special thanks to Bill Cawthon for our Herpa update for August, 2002!
Photo by Robby Englert
Italeri continues to intrigue us with "unannounced" products. The photo above shows a Western Star and other very interesting truck models. More information when we have it!
Shown above is the Italeri Peterbilt 377 truck tractor.
Shown above is the Italeri Western Star 5964SS.
Diesel 87has announced two new resin kits for Kenworth 548 models. One is for a prime mover confuiguration (shown above) and one for a high volume body coal dump truck (shown below). These models have been produced in a limited series of 90 kits each.
Special thanks to Theo Gijsbers for this Diesel87 information.
