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SUNRAY
Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010 2:11:04 PM
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Had a great surprise last week when I discovered that the above models are still being made. I first had some of them about 30 years ago and foolishly got rid of them when I first got married. Now in my second childhood I want them again and they are still available. They were originally made by Roco of Austria but are are now made by Herpa in Germany. They are made of plastic and are 1:87 scale. The range covers WW2 (mainly German) and the German (my particular interest at the mo) and US Armies from the Cold War until now. If anyone is interested the herpa site details what is available at present and gives info on UK distributors.

Some examples are shown below.




PanzerJohn
Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010 3:09:08 PM

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Some of the new ones are really good, esp the Elephant/Ferdinand.
Overlord
Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010 3:09:40 PM

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They look really neat mate, I guess they are meant for wargaming in that scale??



SUNRAY
Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010 5:12:02 PM
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Not sure about wargaming. I seem to recall they were a bit too small for most of my airfix soldiers. They do make some of their own but they are mainly tank crews and truck passengers. Also, they are a bit expensive for buying more than one of each I think. But, you're right they look neat.
I like this Spanish Army Leopard 2

and this German Army AVLB
PanzerJohn
Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010 9:04:23 PM

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They are model choo choo scale.
Cov1
Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010 10:39:15 PM

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Yes they are cracking models but in 1/87 is ideal for model railways.

I did look at these years ago but they tended to be quite expensive.

Will try and dig out a good site for these that I used to view.



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