Atlas now has photos of each color offered of their upcoming Ford Taurus on their web site. Expected availabilty is August.
Don Mills Models now has their Mack LJ tandem axle truck cab and chassis ready for shipping. This is an extremely high quality resin kit. Contact Don for additional information.
Herpa has announced the following new releases for August and August 2002:
101363 Mercedes-Benz S-class roadster, Brabus Private Collection model in black with the new Monoblock IV alloy wheels. 023108 Mercedes-Benz A-Class in black, this is the mildly-restyled version introduced in late 2001. It is not the longer version that might be coming to the U.S. 033107 Mercedes-Benz A-Class, same in metallic metallic red 045636 Volkswagen LT 2 Bus, Baden-Württemberg Police silver-and-green 045612 BMW X 5 SUV, Aschheim Volunteer Fire Department, red-and-white 045629 Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen Emergency Doctor, red-and-white 045605 BMW 3-Series Station Wagon, German Red Cross, Rheinhessen, fluorescent red and white with black wheels. 148122 Liebherr L580 wheel loader 148283 MAN TG-A XL loaded stake semitrailer. This is a three-axle European-style trailer with steel beam load. It is pulled by a MAN tractor with tandem axles. 148221 Freightliner FLB86 COE [note: previously identified here by Herpa as a Kenworth COE; sorry if we got got your hopes up!] loaded flatbed semitrailer. This is the new trailer seen at the Promotex web site and on the 1/87 Club web site. The Herpa model comes with a load of Heico pipe. Blue cab with silver wind deflector. 148313 "Kübler" heavy load set. A wide Goldhofer lowboy trailer with two 4-axle Mercedes-Benz Actros Titan tractors. In green. Lots of wheels. 148320 MAN TG-A XXL bulk volume truck with trailer, "LKW Augustin" Blue and yellow. LKW Augustin is an Austrian shipping company with a fleet of 800 trucks. 148252 MAN TG-A XXL canvas-covered semitrailer. "Dettendorfer" blue with multicolor printing. Dettendorfer is a German shipping company located in Nussdorf. 148269 Renault Magnum 2002 safeliner semitrailer "TIP / CTR" Blue and silver tractor with a blue trailer with skirted wheels. 148245 Scania 164 TL curtain tarp semitrailer "ECT" Black with some really nice cab graphics. ECT (Euro Cargo Transport) is a German company based near Bremen. 148238 MAN TG-A LX bitumen tank semitrailer "Baufeld" Orange cab, black-and-orange tank trailer. Baufeld is a German disposal company. 148276 MAN TG-A XXL tank container semitrailer "DANZAS" Orange cab with blue-and-white tank container trailer. This is a limited edition model. 148290 MB Actros LH bulk container semitrailer "Bay" Blue cab, gray bulk container. Waiblingen-based Bay Transportation specializes in tank and silo shipping. 1482145 MAN F2000 Evo HD Jumbo box semitrailer "Dräger/Fire Dragon" Red cab, blue trailer with dragon graphics. Dräger is the leading manufacturer of breathing apparatus for fire fighters. Almost all German fire brigades use Dräger equipment. The prototype for the Herpa model is used as a mobile training center.
101363 Mercedes-Benz S-class roadster, Brabus Private Collection model in black with the new Monoblock IV alloy wheels.
023108 Mercedes-Benz A-Class in black, this is the mildly-restyled version introduced in late 2001. It is not the longer version that might be coming to the U.S.
033107 Mercedes-Benz A-Class, same in metallic metallic red
045636 Volkswagen LT 2 Bus, Baden-Württemberg Police silver-and-green
045612 BMW X 5 SUV, Aschheim Volunteer Fire Department, red-and-white
045629 Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen Emergency Doctor, red-and-white
045605 BMW 3-Series Station Wagon, German Red Cross, Rheinhessen, fluorescent red and white with black wheels.
148122 Liebherr L580 wheel loader
148283 MAN TG-A XL loaded stake semitrailer. This is a three-axle European-style trailer with steel beam load. It is pulled by a MAN tractor with tandem axles.
148221 Freightliner FLB86 COE [note: previously identified here by Herpa as a Kenworth COE; sorry if we got got your hopes up!] loaded flatbed semitrailer. This is the new trailer seen at the Promotex web site and on the 1/87 Club web site. The Herpa model comes with a load of Heico pipe. Blue cab with silver wind deflector.
148313 "Kübler" heavy load set. A wide Goldhofer lowboy trailer with two 4-axle Mercedes-Benz Actros Titan tractors. In green. Lots of wheels.
148320 MAN TG-A XXL bulk volume truck with trailer, "LKW Augustin" Blue and yellow. LKW Augustin is an Austrian shipping company with a fleet of 800 trucks.
148252 MAN TG-A XXL canvas-covered semitrailer. "Dettendorfer" blue with multicolor printing. Dettendorfer is a German shipping company located in Nussdorf.
148269 Renault Magnum 2002 safeliner semitrailer "TIP / CTR" Blue and silver tractor with a blue trailer with skirted wheels.
148245 Scania 164 TL curtain tarp semitrailer "ECT" Black with some really nice cab graphics. ECT (Euro Cargo Transport) is a German company based near Bremen.
148238 MAN TG-A LX bitumen tank semitrailer "Baufeld" Orange cab, black-and-orange tank trailer. Baufeld is a German disposal company.
148276 MAN TG-A XXL tank container semitrailer "DANZAS" Orange cab with blue-and-white tank container trailer. This is a limited edition model.
148290 MB Actros LH bulk container semitrailer "Bay" Blue cab, gray bulk container. Waiblingen-based Bay Transportation specializes in tank and silo shipping.
1482145 MAN F2000 Evo HD Jumbo box semitrailer "Dräger/Fire Dragon" Red cab, blue trailer with dragon graphics. Dräger is the leading manufacturer of breathing apparatus for fire fighters. Almost all German fire brigades use Dräger equipment. The prototype for the Herpa model is used as a mobile training center.
Now for the neat trucks:
148306 Scania conventional cab with dump trailer "Klaus Construction" This is Herpa's first Scania conventional with tandem axles. It's pulling a two-axle dump trailer. Red cab and trailer with nice graphics, reproducing the original truck art airbrushed by Gerd Suchalla. Klaus Construction is located in Boblingen, Germany. 148191 Iveco Eurotech curtain tarp semitrailer "Königsbacher". The latest in the Herpa Brewery Edition, this is a black rig with gold wheels and four-color graphics. 120357 Scania conventional tanks semitrailer "Best Warrior" Another Gerd Suchalla airbrush job partially underwritten by Herpa. This continues the "Warrior" native American series created by Ernst Auhuber. Neat wood-grained concept on the tank trailer. Silver cab and trailer with blue accents. 120340 MB Actros LH refrigerated box trailer "Bavarian Truck/Culina" Created for the Culina Transportation Company, this is another full-rig design by Gerd Suchalla. This is a limited-edition and will be supplied in a private collection case.
148306 Scania conventional cab with dump trailer "Klaus Construction" This is Herpa's first Scania conventional with tandem axles. It's pulling a two-axle dump trailer. Red cab and trailer with nice graphics, reproducing the original truck art airbrushed by Gerd Suchalla. Klaus Construction is located in Boblingen, Germany.
148191 Iveco Eurotech curtain tarp semitrailer "Königsbacher". The latest in the Herpa Brewery Edition, this is a black rig with gold wheels and four-color graphics.
120357 Scania conventional tanks semitrailer "Best Warrior" Another Gerd Suchalla airbrush job partially underwritten by Herpa. This continues the "Warrior" native American series created by Ernst Auhuber. Neat wood-grained concept on the tank trailer. Silver cab and trailer with blue accents.
120340 MB Actros LH refrigerated box trailer "Bavarian Truck/Culina" Created for the Culina Transportation Company, this is another full-rig design by Gerd Suchalla. This is a limited-edition and will be supplied in a private collection case.
Herpa is now shipping the following new models to dealers and distributors. For folks in the U.S., note it might take a while before they hit this side of the Atlantic.
045575 MAN M2000 EVO with Zeigler LF 16/12 body, German Fire Brigade 045582 Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Rheinland-Pfalz Police with web address 045599 Mini Cooper "Follow me" 051804 Heavy duty tower (MAN) (2 pieces) 051811 Accessories push and pull coupling 051835 Replacement grille for Mercedes Sprinter with blue warning lights 051842 Skirting with mudguard (3 pieces) 075749 40 ft. flat container (2 pieces) 075756 2 - 20 ft. tank containers, undecorated 075763 Gas tank trailer, undecorated 075770 Safeliner trailer with ramps, 3-axle 075879 Lowboy trailer 101356 Audi A4 Convertible, Private Collection
120234 DAF XF SSC refrigerated box trailer "ATU" (shown above) 120319 Fulda Show Truck "Hightech Emotions" 147965 MB Actros TL box semitrailer "Hacker Pschorr" 148092 MAN TG-A XXL curtain tarp semitrailer "Goldhofer" 148108 MAN TG-A XXL 3-axle tractor 148115 Scania TL refrigerated box trailer "Wolter Koops" 148139 DAF XF safeliner semitrailer "STS" 148146 Gräf & Stift UH 240 bus "Austrian State Railroad" 148153 MB Actros LH container semitrailer "Hertz/NYK" 148160 MAN TG-A XL box semitrailer "Wandt/BS Energy" 148177 MAN E 2000 lowboy semitrailer "Wiesbauer" 148207 MB Actros L jumbo box semitrailer, Braugold Beer
Wiking has announced the following releases:
885 01 27 - Hanomag R16 farm tractor (1950s), green 676 05 34 - MAN TG 410 A (short M-cab) 2/3 axle tractor & tipper semi trailer, brownish grey 678 01 37 - MAN TG 410 A (short M-cab) 3/2 axle truck & tandem tipper trailer, brownish grey 374 01 23 - Unimog U1700, yellow to green 022 04 43 - Eurocopter EC 135 helicopter, Bundeswehr 666 01 21 - trailer for mini excavator, amber (without excavator, without tractor) 104 19 32 - VW Passat Variant/estate, Autobahnpolizei Brandenburg (highway police, silver/blue) 812 04 24 - Messerschmitt Kabinenroller, mint green 696 20 24 - Liebherr wheel loader, Bundeswehr 896 01 34 - Krupp Ardelt mobile crane (1960s), red 877 02 21 - Fahr farm tractor, dark amber 655 05 18 - caterpillar, brownish grey 660 05 26 - O&K RH6 tracked excavator, brownish grey 538 08 44 - Mercdes-Benz Actros 1843 LH 2/3 axle tractor & box semi trailer, Victorinox (different from the Scania's Matterhorn motif)
