Who still collects 1:500

Starliner · 08-14-2001, 09:12 PM

I'm not going to run a poll on this, but am I the only one that has all but stopped buying 1:500 since there's a good variety of 1:400s in the pipeline? I may have bought 2 1:500s in the last year, and just about all my Herpas are back in their boxes.

For me, it's a combination of limited display space and trying to keep the budget from going through the roof. Plus I think the 1:400s, even those from Herpa, have more detail than their smaller brothers.

DRDEATH · 08-14-2001, 10:05 PM

I'VE REALLY CUT DOWN ON THE 500 SCALE I'M ONLY BUYING LIVERYS I DON'T SEE BEING MADE IN THE 400 SCALE FOR ALONG TIME I.E. PHAROAH 737 AIR UK F100

RiceBoy · 08-14-2001, 10:31 PM

I don't have any 1:500 scale models. I did buy one, but returned it to the shop I bought it from because it looked completely out of place in a sea of 1:400 models I have. Although some of the stuff I see coming out from StarJets has brought me close, but I've resisted. It's hard enough trying to keep up with the great 1:400 releases (and paying for them)!

Pete Hamel · 08-14-2001, 10:39 PM

The only 1:500 models I buy now are Starjets, albeit in small numbers.

The only types I have are 747-400s and the various DC-8s they make. If they continue to make 74s, and DC-8s, I will continue to buy starjets. I'd buy 707s too.

Most of my collection consists of 1:400s and that is the way it will remain.

Pete

koolguy40 · 08-15-2001, 12:11 AM

I would have to say that I would still like to stick with the 1:500. Although I will say that I don't collect as much as a I used too.

ranjet · 08-15-2001, 12:18 AM

My 1:500 collecting has been confined to Starjets and some Herpa New Generations. Starjets really has some excellent examples ie: Air Jamaica A340, Lan Chile A340 and many others. Herpas New Generation 747 doesn't look too bad.

With another baby due in September I am now collecting diaper coupons. I have a 2 year old daughter and another girl on the way. Future pilots maybe.

norb garrett · 08-15-2001, 12:21 AM

I absolutely will continue to collect 1:500 scale. I have 1:500, 1:400 and AeroMinis in my collection.
With Herpa coming out with the NG models and StarJets increasing their number and diversity, I'm all over 1:500. It's easier making the planes fit at my airport, too...

Blisterbum · 08-15-2001, 12:41 AM

I just have only one 1/500 . It's a Starjet Philippine Airlines 747-400 and it's so beautiful !!!!!. I f I will collect this scale, it will be an All Starjet Fleet !!!!

Shawn Moynihan · 08-15-2001, 12:58 AM

My collection is mainly 1/500, I can fit more in the curio AND on the airport. A 1/500 scale airport is plenty BIG !!

I do buy the 1/400's that I must absolutely own.

I collect the 'Must haves' in 1/400,
whereas the 1/500's are 'absolutes', or everything from StarJets and some of the NG Herpa's.

Starliner · 08-15-2001, 01:10 AM

How do the "NG" Herpas compare with the regular Herpas? Are they the ones with the more realsitic landing gear? My not knowing this shows how much I've been out of the 1:500 business.

08-15-2001, 01:19 AM

New Generation Herpas are quite nice. The TWA 717 is a must. They have scaled gears and most joints are gone.

Doug767 · 08-15-2001, 06:47 AM

not me, 1/400 all the way

Peter Johnson · 08-15-2001, 08:13 AM

I had never collected 1/500 until StarJets started. I have all of their releases to date. Recently I've decided to focus only on 1/400, so I've stopped getting the SJs. My collecting budget only stretches so far

After all, I'm not one of those rich doctors or airline pilots

No slam against or problem with SJ, just a question of priorities.

KenB · 08-15-2001, 10:35 AM

I collect Starjets and Herpa NG models. I have compleely stopped buying Herpas with the funny wheels. Some of the NG models are very nice, though Herpa needs to start using a metal finish. Starjets models, like their big brothers at Gemini, are works of art in my opinion.

08-15-2001, 02:32 PM

I have two 1/500 planes.I have a Starjets SIA Tropical that I ordered by mistake.Thought it was 1/400.I also have a Starjets Air India 747-400 that I got free from Skyjets400.
I really like Starjets,but can't afford two collections.

Sean767 -YVR · 08-16-2001, 01:50 PM

Well like Starliner I first started collecting 1:500 hepas when I was young because my dad had told me they were very scaled and I got my money's worth. However as I got older I started to realise how I was getting ripped off and the detailed sucked. Finally one day I went down to Ryan's Aviation World and saw that a herpa A-320 was the same price as the dragon A-320. And the dragon A-320 was a whole lot better than the herpa one so from then on I collected only 1:400.

Thanks From Sean

Jet-flap · 08-16-2001, 03:40 PM

I only collect 1:500. Easier on space and the pocketbook! Plus, I have the complete StarJet collection, something that would be nearly impossible with Gemini. I also have about 40 Herpas Regional Jets, and will probably get a New Generation now and then. No "big-wheels" for me, I sold out!

In my opinion StarJets are better than Gemini. They have the exact same details, but in a smaller scale, which equals more realism!

convair 580 · 08-16-2001, 06:44 PM

I still buy a few,mostly Starjets and I only bought one Herpa NG.I buy them because they are cheaper and take less room and GJ has not come out with some of the SJ liviers.

kwip · 08-16-2001, 07:23 PM

Collecting 1:400, 1:500 and AeroMinis. I do like the 1:500 SJ line and need to see a Herpa NG up close to pass judgment on them. Funny... when I got my first Herpa 6-7 yrs ago, I thought it was pretty kewl... cept for the gear proportions. But now with a SJ, it's like nite n' day. The contours of a 747 "bubble" and nose look much more accurate on the SJ than on the Herpas. Has that changed on the Herpa NGs? The SJ Indian 747-4 is a gem.

ptolbert · 08-16-2001, 07:24 PM

um I have lots of 1:500

18Left · 08-16-2001, 09:49 PM

I collect StarJets, becasue the detail is good, quality is excellent and the scale means that I can display more in a smaller space (they're somewhat easier to manage).

I also started later, and wanted a complete collection, so Gemini Jets was out for me, especially with the growing number of harder to find models. StarJets were almost all still readily available, so the choice for me was an easy one.

Al.

Tom · 08-17-2001, 06:26 AM

I have gone "back to roots" and have sold about half of
my 1:400 collection. My diorama is dedicated to 1:500
(www.tjkia.de). Since the arrival of StarJets, 1:500 is
even more fun. C&C fills some nice gaps and it is rumored
that by end of the year another 1 or 2 will start production
of 1:500 as well.

Long live 1:500 !!

Tom / Germany

Jao · 08-17-2001, 10:45 PM

Well....I'm a major 1:400 collector but I have a few 1:500's too. I will continue to stay on course with my 1:400 collection since I really love this. I will only buy 500s when those birds got my attention that I couldn't resist.

USairways · 08-17-2001, 11:02 PM

I used to collect 1:500 herpa wings but the DW , GJ and Jet-x models convert me to this scale and has not stopped since ..

I just short of 7 models to make it 100 1:400 models !!

N. Eberhard · 08-18-2001, 03:07 AM

every scale here from 1:600 (yes still have some schabaks) to 1:72.

The 1:500 and 1:400 number over 400 so far.

Stanman · 08-18-2001, 11:43 AM

Unfortunately still have lots of old Herpas which I've almost all but stopped buying in 1:500 scale. The Starjets are fantastic but I only have a few of them and still occassionally collect them if budget allows after having bought 1:400's.

ptolbert · 08-18-2001, 12:30 PM

I still buy old herpa models, I just like to show off my collection at my model airport. Only people who see that are non-collectors and they dont know the difference.

Jeremy F. · 08-18-2001, 01:55 PM

I still own 250+ 1/500 models and still counting with all the new StarJets/Herpa New Generations!

Doug767 · 08-19-2001, 01:58 AM

I never st

08-14-2001, 09:12 PM	#1
Starliner Senior Collector Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Norman OK USA Posts: 452	Who still collects 1:500 I'm not going to run a poll on this, but am I the only one that has all but stopped buying 1:500 since there's a good variety of 1:400s in the pipeline? I may have bought 2 1:500s in the last year, and just about all my Herpas are back in their boxes. For me, it's a combination of limited display space and trying to keep the budget from going through the roof. Plus I think the 1:400s, even those from Herpa, have more detail than their smaller brothers.

08-15-2001, 12:11 AM	#5
koolguy40 Junior Collector Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Edmonton Alberta Canada Posts: 11	I still do...but not as much I would have to say that I would still like to stick with the 1:500. Although I will say that I don't collect as much as a I used too.

08-15-2001, 12:41 AM	#8
Blisterbum Senior Collector Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines Age: 35 Posts: 435	I just have only one 1/500 . It's a Starjet Philippine Airlines 747-400 and it's so beautiful !!!!!. I f I will collect this scale, it will be an All Starjet Fleet !!!! __________________ Erick Tubil visit Filipino Diecast Aircraft Club (FILDAC) forum at www.philskies.net/forum

08-15-2001, 12:58 AM	#9
Shawn Moynihan Senior Collector Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Seattle,WA,USA Age: 41 Posts: 265	My collection is mainly 1/500, I can fit more in the curio AND on the airport. A 1/500 scale airport is plenty BIG !! I do buy the 1/400's that I must absolutely own. I collect the 'Must haves' in 1/400, whereas the 1/500's are 'absolutes', or everything from StarJets and some of the NG Herpa's. __________________ "Gemini, Please Wien me from the cravings of a certain 73-200"!!

08-15-2001, 08:13 AM	#13
Peter Johnson Collector Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: From KDAW, 316deg 3.11nm Posts: 108	I had never collected 1/500 until StarJets started. I have all of their releases to date. Recently I've decided to focus only on 1/400, so I've stopped getting the SJs. My collecting budget only stretches so far After all, I'm not one of those rich doctors or airline pilots No slam against or problem with SJ, just a question of priorities. __________________ Peter

08-14-2001, 10:05 PM	#2
DRDEATH Master Collector Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: NORTH RIVERSIDE ILLINOIS Age: 45 Posts: 609	I'VE REALLY CUT DOWN ON THE 500 SCALE I'M ONLY BUYING LIVERYS I DON'T SEE BEING MADE IN THE 400 SCALE FOR ALONG TIME I.E. PHAROAH 737 AIR UK F100

08-14-2001, 10:31 PM	#3
RiceBoy Collector Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Age: 35 Posts: 136	I don't have any 1:500 scale models. I did buy one, but returned it to the shop I bought it from because it looked completely out of place in a sea of 1:400 models I have. Although some of the stuff I see coming out from StarJets has brought me close, but I've resisted. It's hard enough trying to keep up with the great 1:400 releases (and paying for them)!

08-14-2001, 10:39 PM	#4
Pete Hamel Master Collector Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida USA Posts: 908	The only 1:500 models I buy now are Starjets, albeit in small numbers. The only types I have are 747-400s and the various DC-8s they make. If they continue to make 74s, and DC-8s, I will continue to buy starjets. I'd buy 707s too. Most of my collection consists of 1:400s and that is the way it will remain. Pete

08-15-2001, 12:18 AM	#6
ranjet Junior Collector Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Nashville, TN U.S.A. Posts: 9	My 1:500 collecting has been confined to Starjets and some Herpa New Generations. Starjets really has some excellent examples ie: Air Jamaica A340, Lan Chile A340 and many others. Herpas New Generation 747 doesn't look too bad. With another baby due in September I am now collecting diaper coupons. I have a 2 year old daughter and another girl on the way. Future pilots maybe.

08-15-2001, 12:21 AM	#7
norb garrett Senior Collector Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: san clemente, ca, usa Posts: 409	I absolutely will continue to collect 1:500 scale. I have 1:500, 1:400 and AeroMinis in my collection. With Herpa coming out with the NG models and StarJets increasing their number and diversity, I'm all over 1:500. It's easier making the planes fit at my airport, too...

08-15-2001, 01:10 AM	#10
Starliner Senior Collector Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Norman OK USA Posts: 452	How do the "NG" Herpas compare with the regular Herpas? Are they the ones with the more realsitic landing gear? My not knowing this shows how much I've been out of the 1:500 business.

08-15-2001, 01:19 AM	#11
JohnnyB Guest Posts: n/a	New Generation Herpas are quite nice. The TWA 717 is a must. They have scaled gears and most joints are gone.

08-15-2001, 06:47 AM	#12
Doug767 Collector Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Auckland , New Zealand Age: 39 Posts: 54	not me, 1/400 all the way

08-15-2001, 10:35 AM	#14
KenB Insane Collector Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Washington, D.C. USA Posts: 1,254	I collect Starjets and Herpa NG models. I have compleely stopped buying Herpas with the funny wheels. Some of the NG models are very nice, though Herpa needs to start using a metal finish. Starjets models, like their big brothers at Gemini, are works of art in my opinion.

08-15-2001, 02:32 PM	#15
Ed Krzyzowski Guest Posts: n/a	I have two 1/500 planes.I have a Starjets SIA Tropical that I ordered by mistake.Thought it was 1/400.I also have a Starjets Air India 747-400 that I got free from Skyjets400. I really like Starjets,but can't afford two collections.

08-16-2001, 07:24 PM	#20
ptolbert Insane Collector Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Waco/Woodway, Tx Age: 22 Posts: 1,205	um I have lots of 1:500 __________________ Ptolbert Long Live N615DL!!!!! ------------------------------ One World United together fighting poverty, social injustice, and foreign Domination of Industries, and just plain dumb people.

08-16-2001, 01:50 PM	#16
Sean767 -YVR Senior Collector Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Age: 23 Posts: 209	Well like Starliner I first started collecting 1:500 hepas when I was young because my dad had told me they were very scaled and I got my money's worth. However as I got older I started to realise how I was getting ripped off and the detailed sucked. Finally one day I went down to Ryan's Aviation World and saw that a herpa A-320 was the same price as the dragon A-320. And the dragon A-320 was a whole lot better than the herpa one so from then on I collected only 1:400. Thanks From Sean

08-16-2001, 03:40 PM	#17
Jet-flap Senior Collector Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 195	I only collect 1:500. Easier on space and the pocketbook! Plus, I have the complete StarJet collection, something that would be nearly impossible with Gemini. I also have about 40 Herpas Regional Jets, and will probably get a New Generation now and then. No "big-wheels" for me, I sold out! In my opinion StarJets are better than Gemini. They have the exact same details, but in a smaller scale, which equals more realism!

08-16-2001, 06:44 PM	#18
convair 580 Master Collector Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Deer Park,WA UAS Posts: 626	I still buy a few,mostly Starjets and I only bought one Herpa NG.I buy them because they are cheaper and take less room and GJ has not come out with some of the SJ liviers. __________________ John Thaemert

08-16-2001, 07:23 PM	#19
kwip Senior Collector Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 182	Collecting 1:400, 1:500 and AeroMinis. I do like the 1:500 SJ line and need to see a Herpa NG up close to pass judgment on them. Funny... when I got my first Herpa 6-7 yrs ago, I thought it was pretty kewl... cept for the gear proportions. But now with a SJ, it's like nite n' day. The contours of a 747 "bubble" and nose look much more accurate on the SJ than on the Herpas. Has that changed on the Herpa NGs? The SJ Indian 747-4 is a gem. __________________ WestPac could'a been a contend'uh if they'd stayed in COS

08-16-2001, 09:49 PM	#21
18Left Collector Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Georgetown, Ky, USA Posts: 50	StarJets, that's it. I collect StarJets, becasue the detail is good, quality is excellent and the scale means that I can display more in a smaller space (they're somewhat easier to manage). I also started later, and wanted a complete collection, so Gemini Jets was out for me, especially with the growing number of harder to find models. StarJets were almost all still readily available, so the choice for me was an easy one. Al. __________________ Al Mann Bring on the British Caledonian B747-230 please!

08-17-2001, 06:26 AM	#22
Tom Junior Collector Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Posts: 28	I do !! I have gone "back to roots" and have sold about half of my 1:400 collection. My diorama is dedicated to 1:500 (www.tjkia.de). Since the arrival of StarJets, 1:500 is even more fun. C&C fills some nice gaps and it is rumored that by end of the year another 1 or 2 will start production of 1:500 as well. Long live 1:500 !! Tom / Germany

08-17-2001, 10:45 PM	#23
Jao Insane Collector Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines Age: 31 Posts: 1,791	Well....I'm a major 1:400 collector but I have a few 1:500's too. I will continue to stay on course with my 1:400 collection since I really love this. I will only buy 500s when those birds got my attention that I couldn't resist. __________________ JAO Please visit my webshots for more pictures.Thank you. http://community.webshots.com/user/jaopao http://www.wings900.com/gallery/show...t=1&ppuser=602

08-17-2001, 11:02 PM	#24
USairways Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 103	I used to collect 1:500 herpa wings but the DW , GJ and Jet-x models convert me to this scale and has not stopped since .. I just short of 7 models to make it 100 1:400 models !!

08-18-2001, 03:07 AM	#25
N. Eberhard Dr. Diecast I presume? Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Spokane, WA Age: 44 Posts: 3,449	every scale here from 1:600 (yes still have some schabaks) to 1:72. The 1:500 and 1:400 number over 400 so far.

08-18-2001, 11:43 AM	#26
Stanman Senior Collector Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Waxahachie, Texas, USA Posts: 426	Unfortunately still have lots of old Herpas which I've almost all but stopped buying in 1:500 scale. The Starjets are fantastic but I only have a few of them and still occassionally collect them if budget allows after having bought 1:400's.

08-18-2001, 12:30 PM	#27
ptolbert Insane Collector Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Waco/Woodway, Tx Age: 22 Posts: 1,205	I still buy old herpa models, I just like to show off my collection at my model airport. Only people who see that are non-collectors and they dont know the difference. __________________ Ptolbert Long Live N615DL!!!!! ------------------------------ One World United together fighting poverty, social injustice, and foreign Domination of Industries, and just plain dumb people.

08-18-2001, 01:55 PM	#28
Jeremy F. Insane Collector Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,980	I still own 250+ 1/500 models and still counting with all the new StarJets/Herpa New Generations!

08-19-2001, 01:58 AM	#29
Doug767 Collector Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Auckland , New Zealand Age: 39 Posts: 54	I never st