What Car .... avelle??

Roarer · 05-02-2008, 08:50 AM

Sorry if this has been asked recently, but today I got my first ever Caravelle from C-Rex. Thanks.

The one I have is the Herpa model in Thai colours, and, impressive as the picture on the box of the Elephant seemingly towing the plane along is

, I was wondering who makes the best model of one of these aircraft??

I'd like to get more, particularly the Air France and Aitalia versions you see and the only other make I've really seen is Hogan.

Between these two, who's better, and also who is better overall if any other manufacturers make them??

P.s. can I get a scale elephant??

gottols · 05-02-2008, 01:18 PM

Wow, so you've got your Thai ! Nice sample. AFAIK Herpa and Hogan share
the same mould...... Furthermore I'm not aware of other companies producing
this bird in 1/200 scale diecast..

FAEDC3 · 05-02-2008, 01:30 PM

I have a few of them both HE and HG... the mould is the same, I'd say that the only one looking different from the rest is LTU which has larger looking cockpit windows.... all awesome models

Roarer · 05-02-2008, 07:24 PM

Thanks. That Tidies that up then.

05-02-2008, 08:50 AM	#1
Roarer GUNZLE!! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Flying between PPW and WRY. Age: 4 Posts: 1,424	What Car .... avelle?? Sorry if this has been asked recently, but today I got my first ever Caravelle from C-Rex. Thanks. The one I have is the Herpa model in Thai colours, and, impressive as the picture on the box of the Elephant seemingly towing the plane along is , I was wondering who makes the best model of one of these aircraft?? I'd like to get more, particularly the Air France and Aitalia versions you see and the only other make I've really seen is Hogan. Between these two, who's better, and also who is better overall if any other manufacturers make them?? P.s. can I get a scale elephant?? __________________ 'Up close, the Britten Norman Islander has the air of a relic from a bygone era, but it is precisely that. Built in the '80s to a 1960s design, this is a plane that first turned up for work when Prime Minister Harold Wilson wore a Gannex raincoat and the first coat of paint was still wet on Coronation Street. But when the daily remit is multiple short hops between tiny bumpy strips in a climate that flickers from the blustery to the apocalyptic, this sturdy little craft is hard to beat.'

05-02-2008, 01:18 PM	#2
gottols Master Collector Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Southwest of the Norwegian capitol Age: 50 Posts: 704	Re: What Car .... avelle?? Wow, so you've got your Thai ! Nice sample. AFAIK Herpa and Hogan share the same mould...... Furthermore I'm not aware of other companies producing this bird in 1/200 scale diecast..

05-02-2008, 01:30 PM	#3
FAEDC3 Wannabe Collector Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Peru Posts: 519	Re: What Car .... avelle?? I have a few of them both HE and HG... the mould is the same, I'd say that the only one looking different from the rest is LTU which has larger looking cockpit windows.... all awesome models

05-02-2008, 07:24 PM	#4
Roarer GUNZLE!! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Flying between PPW and WRY. Age: 4 Posts: 1,424	Re: What Car .... avelle?? Thanks. That Tidies that up then. __________________ 'Up close, the Britten Norman Islander has the air of a relic from a bygone era, but it is precisely that. Built in the '80s to a 1960s design, this is a plane that first turned up for work when Prime Minister Harold Wilson wore a Gannex raincoat and the first coat of paint was still wet on Coronation Street. But when the daily remit is multiple short hops between tiny bumpy strips in a climate that flickers from the blustery to the apocalyptic, this sturdy little craft is hard to beat.'

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