Herpa March-April 2021 news predictions.
 

Good evening.
At the end of the month we should know Herpa news for March and April 2021.
What about your predictions?
Thanks for participating.

Re: Herpa March-April 2021 news predictions.
 

I must think well because civil aviation world is in continue (unfortunately BAD) evolution because of Covid-19.
Even Herpa is and will be affected by these changes, especially for airlines problems and Herpa marketing vision of the future.

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oh...has it been two month already? losing track of time....


i think for the next releases it depends how far ahead Herpa's planning goes...it may very well happen, that they will release planes that are not in that particular fleet anymore or the airline may even not exist anymore.




I'm always up for an A350 or A321 in a livery that hasn't happened before. Maybe some retro liveries or even classic models.


No specific prediction here.

Re: Herpa March-April 2021 news predictions.
 

Lufthansa: A320WL, A330-300 or A340-300 with the new livery (realy hope for it), A340-200, A320neo Hauptstadtflieger
British Airways: A321neo
KLM: A330-200 or A330-300 new livery, 747-400F
Iberia: A320neo "One World", or A321neo "Express"
TAP: A321neo or A321neo Retro
SAS: A320neo new livery
Etihad: A380 Choose the United Kingdom (Please as clubmodel), 787-10 Choose China, 787-9 Choose Saudi Arabia or Italy
Emirates: A380 "Austronaut livery"
Qatar: 777-300ER or 787-9
Qatar Amiri Flight: The last 747-8 (is now for sale, so i realy hope for it) or A340-200
Kuwait Airways: A320neo or A340-300
Kuwait Goverment: A340-500 or 747-8I
Gulf Air: A320neo, A321neo or A321neo Retro
Air Canada: 777-300ER new livery, 767-200 "Gimli Glider"
El Al: 787-9 San Francisco/Las Vegas
Haiwaiian Airlines: A321neo
Azul: A320neo, A320neo "Pink", A321neo or A330-900neo
Qantas: 737-800 or A320-200 (Qantas Link)
Air New Zealand: A320neo, A321neo, A321neo "All Blacks" or 777-200 "All Blacks"
Garuda Indonesia: A330-900neo with mask
Air Asia: A321neo standard or special livery
Juneyao Air: A320neo, A321neo or 787-9
China Southern: A350-900
Air China: A330-300 "50th A330 for Air China"
WoW Air: A330-900neo (painted by Airbus but not taken up, like the Kingfisher A340-500 model with a french registration)
La Compagnie: A321neo They made the 757-200, so Herpa can make the A321neo. And it´s the maybe the best looking A321neo.
Starlux: A321neo A beautiyful livery and a future fleet of A330-900neo, A350-900 and A350-1000. A dreamfleet, only the A220-300 is missing.
United: A319, A320 or 787-9 with the new livery
American: 777-200 "One World"
Azerbaijan Airlines: A340-600
Vueling: A320neo
Aer Lingus: A330-300 new livery
JetBlue: A220-300
Thai Airways: 747-400, A340-600 or 777-300 Royal Barge

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DC-10 JAT 1980s colours or Air Florida or Continental 1991s colours or any other still-to-be-released livery
B777F DHL
B763F Prime Air
A333 Lufthansa new livery
B789 United new livery
B717 Volotea
B744F Air Hongkong/DHL

Re: Herpa March-April 2021 news predictions.
 

Air Malta, A320 Neo special colours - no further explanations - see my last predictions ;-))

Lufthansa A320 Neo Hauptstadtflieger - it's a Lufthansa, it's a special livery - they also made that "yes to Europe" one, and it's a Neo

Lufthansa Cargo B777 with Cargo Human Care livery - once again, a Lufthansa - to state the obvious...

Some A350 / B787 "plastic" aircraft

A one off exotic/historic and unpredictable model

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I hope the trend continues to include 2-3 historic airplanes from the US and/or Latin America.
Why not
UA 727-100 Saul Bass,
Aero Peru DC-8

and

MX 727-200 gold stripe?
Hinted at before, as limited editions, they would sell out

Re: Herpa March-April 2021 news predictions.
 

I am continuing to reflect...

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Here are my predictions:

A220-300 Air Baltic (New Livery) or Delta or JetBlue
Egypt Air A220-300 or B787-9
TAP Portugal A320neo or A321neo
Vietnam Airlines A320neo or A321neo
Lufthansa A320neo (Hauptstadtflieger) or A330-300 or CRJ-900
MEA A321neo (New Livery)
Eurowings A330-300 or B737-800
KLM A330-300 or B747 (Cargo)
Garuda Indonesia A330-900
AZUL A330-900
Fiji Airways A350-900
Turkish Airlines A350-900 or B777 (Cargo)
Etihad Airways A350-1000 or A380 (Choose United Kingdom Livery)
American Airlines B737 MAX 8
DHL B767-200 or B777F or ATR-72
Condor B767-300 (New Livery)
Thai Airways B777-300 (Royal Barge Livery)
Qatar Airways B787-9
TAROM ATR-72 (New Livery)
Iberia DC-10
Luxembourg Armed Forces A400
C-17 Globemaster USAF or Kuwait Air Force

Re: Herpa March-April 2021 news predictions.
 

I've been told by my supplier that a Blue Islands ATR 72 is to be released next summer, but I haven't been given an exact date. Too bad that I've just ordered a custom one! :)

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Not saying it’s not going to happen but why would your supplier know over some of the more well connected people who post here and elsewhere, especially over half a year in advance if it’s coming next summer...

The supplier in question (buckiemodelcentre) has commissioned the model from Herpa for next summer, hence this isn't public knowledge yet.

Be really nice but i can't see it to be honest. And isn't it down to the airline anyway?

If real, this is a wonderful news, especially for those collectors using regional airports.
If the retailer ordered the model directly from Herpa i wonder if It will be also sold at normal network

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I clarified it with Buckie Model Centre. Herpa are interested to possibly make BlueIslands and Loganair models and he is trying to get the airlines to give permission. To date he has had no reply from the carriers. Nothing will happen without their permission. And there is no “commissioned” models waiting to be released. There is a vague intention and interest but it’s just the beginning.