Fulda 2014

[Christian]

I really only had a few hours to spend at this year's mo87 meeting. In fact I hardly made it through the entire exhibit hall (which isn't all that big) because I find the conversations more and more important as the years go by. Always a pleasure to see Peter and all the others.

As usual, I am trying to present a useful cross-section of what was shown. There is more (and more to come) on other websites and the contest models will be presented on mo87.
I don't have a description for every photo, but if something catches your eye that you'd like to have identified I can probably help.

Christof Fischer - I found the white Pegaso especially appealing. Not a perfect model, but a very interesting oddball.


Fred Hantke' gas station


Also Fred Hantke - many nicely built JMK and 87 RPM kits.


Hartmut Zacher - mostly Renault, mostly scratch built.


United Collectors - new releases: 1981 Mercury Wagon and Citroen Acadiane. I'll describe the them in a later post in more detail.


JMK/Jens Müller - ditto


Chris Zinn - some of his recent projects in the upper row (Tata Nano, Skoda Rapid), unfortunately he doesn't have much interest in making them available as kits. His Opel Ampera (middle row, right), which was available last year is still impressive.


Markus Meier - the Opel Adam in the foreground is Chris Zinn's


Thomas Leuchtmann

[Christian]

Michael Stegmann - just so you have an idea, many of his models are made from 3d prints (like the red Fiat and the Rumpler in the middle of the courtyard).


Andreas Kaluzny - note the crushed Starmada MB W116 in the foreground. My photo is not very sharp, but the model is!


Holger Hanke - the first photo shows the evolution of his Messerschmitt master model.


Steffen Bischofberger


NPE Modellbau - various stages of their DeLorean model.


Paul Arens - I didn't spend nearly enough time at his stand and forgot to take a photo of his list of new releases for future reference ...


Miniature Realism/Michael Scheel - ditto


Modelling contest

[Christian]

High Tech Modell


Gunter's Car Company


Kurt Titzler - that Challenger appears to be a more than adequate substitute for the never released Masterpiece model.


87 RPM/Peter Rings


Not quite sure who made these

[Christian]

Fokko van Calker and Marc Bodewes


Walter Altmannshofer and Peter Dresselhaus - especially nice to see that Citroen on the right in the first photo. My brother built the master model.


FanKit Models from Romania


Gregor Mager


Dirk Bremer and Gerald Blümer


Uli Slovig


Christian Köhlen


Klaus Dörfer - always great to see Klaus as well and I can't stress enough how valuable I find his contribution.



These are all the photos I took, I believe somewhat fewer than in previous years. And I just realized that I didn't take any at Thomas Lehndorff's stand, which is a shame. Next year, Thomas!

[Cor_DutchArt]

I must try to get there next year. Hope I can afford it by then.

[Christian]

That would be great Cor. You'd be very welcome.

Now here is what I bought and a few observations about small series models that were for sale. If you wanted to, you could easily spend a couple thousand Euros there. Obviously I didn't - I had to make some hard choices instead. The quality of the models, too, has reached an astonishing level. I applaud this, and I am glad about innovations and about everyone who chooses to make his models available to collectors.
At the same time I am a bit taken aback by how the small series market is changing. The licensing craze has certainly taken a toll on the hobby, as most everything is only dealt under the table and ideally you know the manufacturer personally and have already expressed your interest before the model is sold out. I don't really like to beg for a model or be coerced into buying one due to the limited edition on top of paying 35+ Euros for it. This should not be understood as a criticism of any one model maker in particular but rather as a stray observation by a nostalgic bystander. All in all, it's still fun (and it helps that there are a few pleasant exceptions).



United Collectors UC 11 1981 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park Station Wagon


United Collectors UC 10 Citroen Acadiane


Holger Hanke's Messerschmitt - Holger usually doesn't offer kits for sale, so big thanks to him!


Miniature Realism - a few conversion kits: Dodge Ram (for River Point Ford), Jaguar (Schuco), GM Van (Neo).


Miniature Realism - new and a nice surprise were these photo-etched steering wheels. 3.50 Euro per set, available from Michael Scheel.


Michael also had on display a master model of an Australian Iveco Powerstar, which will be available at a later time.

JMK 2015 Ford Mustang Coupe


JMK Austin Princess


Jens also had: Jaguar F-Type, 2015 Ford Mustang Convertible, 2007 Aston Martin DBS, Lagonda Series 4, Lagonda Series 1 Shooting Brake.

High Tech Modell/MTM Morgans - limited to 30 kits each.



Markus Meier also had a few new models for sale, most notably the Alfa Romeo 8C Coupe (22 Euros). He is currently working on an older Nissan Skyline, modern Nissan SUV and a second generation Dodge Intrepid (?) - see photos of his display case.

[only87]

Oct 28, 2014 21:53:46 GMT 1 Christian said:

Daniel Künstler I believe - many nicely built JMK and 87 RPM kits.

They're also Fred Hantke's.

[Sylvain]

Thanks, Christian, for the pictures!!

[Cor_DutchArt]

I am interrested in the Belphegor too Christian.

[geco65]

Christian,

Hi. Great pictures and thanks for comments too. Any more detail on that Dodge Challenger (Kurt Titzler) ? I like the look of it. Thanks, Gary

[halfasskustoms]

WOW!!!!! That looked like a great show. I see lots of kool customs Id love to see close up's of.

[Christian]

Oct 30, 2014 1:11:27 GMT 1 geco65 said:

Any more detail on that Dodge Challenger (Kurt Titzler) ?

It's a resin kit that had been in development over the last year or two. Kurt put the master model together quite ingeniously from shrunken down 1/64 scale parts. It's very accurately made, contains 28 parts and includes rubber tires, clear cast windows and decals. The price is about 35-40 EUR. I don't have his email address, but if anyone is interested in the kit I can probably establish contact.

Meanwhile, the competition entrants are up on mo87: www.mo87.de/?site=1&val=ber-187&cont=027

Also related to the Fulda event is this Mack MH Ultraliner, which Kurt Hofmeyer graciously sent me afterwards:

[ensemble187]

Christian,

Thank you for the excellent Fulda coverage, and follow up. I would in fact be interested in ordering several of those Challenger kits at the beginning of next year. So, if you're able to post or send me Kurt's contact info, that would be great.

In addition, I noticed a few other interesting models (e.g., Chris Zinn's Ampera). How might we contact those model makers?

Thanks again!

Tony F.

[Cor_DutchArt]

I am very interrested in the Belphegor, Christian.

[Kurt]

Hi there,

I´m the guy with the Challenger.

I already have an account here, username sonic, but I changed my email provider and so I could not reactivate my old account...

The kit has no rubber tire, it´s black colored resin, like some other parts of the kit, too.

Kurt