Herpa 1/160 Ju-52

kh04 · 04-07-2002, 10:45 AM

Does anybody know how many 1/160 sacle Ju-52 models Herpa produced??

niels · 04-07-2002, 11:38 AM

-Lufthansa (current)
-Swiss
-Austrian
-Whats the story of the`Asia' one that seems to be out now?
-I snoozed and lost out on getting the all-lilac `Milka' one 6+ years ago.

justin · 04-07-2002, 11:42 AM

I never understood their logic in choosing to make it 1/160. If they'd made it 1/144 or 1/200 it would have much wider appeal, as it is now it can't really be displayed with any other models. And yes, it is a superb model, well worth getting

Justin

niels · 04-07-2002, 12:03 PM

Well Herpa always had model railway scales in mind, being a large producer of HO (1/87) cars and trucks.
When they started their Modell-Edition series with the 1/200 jetliners, I guess they wanted to add the JU-52 but realized (?) that 1/200 was pretty small and just went down to the next notch i.e. N gauge railways 1/160.
My guess.

justin · 04-07-2002, 12:08 PM

I guess that's the reason, just a shame they didn't decide to study the model aircraft market and conform to existing standards rather than N gauge European trains. Interestingly, Japanese N gauge is almost the same as 1/144, 1/14-something, sorry I can't remember exactly. I do like the new Asian Ju52/3m model, I plan to get that one.

Justin

ANTHONY F DUVA JR · 04-07-2002, 10:17 PM

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Originally posted by niels
[BWhats the story of the`Asia' one that seems to be out now?
[/b]

supposedly an Asian division of LH in the 30s

04-07-2002, 10:45 AM	#1
kh04 Junior Collector Join Date: Feb 2002 Age: 38 Posts: 14	Herpa 1/160 Ju-52 Does anybody know how many 1/160 sacle Ju-52 models Herpa produced??

04-07-2002, 11:38 AM	#2
niels Insane Collector Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: , Location, Location Posts: 1,518	-Lufthansa (current) -Swiss -Austrian -Whats the story of the`Asia' one that seems to be out now? -I snoozed and lost out on getting the all-lilac `Milka' one 6+ years ago. __________________ ---- BWIA West Indies 1:400 final livery MD-83; oldest liveries: Britannia, Viscount, Viking, DC-3; sandy livery: A321, DC-9-30, -80, 727, 707-138, -220) 1:250 scale? No, thank you. ---------------------------

04-07-2002, 12:03 PM	#4
niels Insane Collector Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: , Location, Location Posts: 1,518	Well Herpa always had model railway scales in mind, being a large producer of HO (1/87) cars and trucks. When they started their Modell-Edition series with the 1/200 jetliners, I guess they wanted to add the JU-52 but realized (?) that 1/200 was pretty small and just went down to the next notch i.e. N gauge railways 1/160. My guess. __________________ ---- BWIA West Indies 1:400 final livery MD-83; oldest liveries: Britannia, Viscount, Viking, DC-3; sandy livery: A321, DC-9-30, -80, 727, 707-138, -220) 1:250 scale? No, thank you. ---------------------------

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04-07-2002, 11:42 AM	#3
justin Insane Collector Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 2,005	I never understood their logic in choosing to make it 1/160. If they'd made it 1/144 or 1/200 it would have much wider appeal, as it is now it can't really be displayed with any other models. And yes, it is a superb model, well worth getting Justin

04-07-2002, 12:08 PM	#5
justin Insane Collector Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 2,005	I guess that's the reason, just a shame they didn't decide to study the model aircraft market and conform to existing standards rather than N gauge European trains. Interestingly, Japanese N gauge is almost the same as 1/144, 1/14-something, sorry I can't remember exactly. I do like the new Asian Ju52/3m model, I plan to get that one. Justin