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DER MASS:STAB provides you with current news about the Herpa models, reports extensively about the originals and shows in background stories interesting facts about the great role models of the Herpa miniatures. Detailed dioramas are presented as well as fine and difficult conversions of cranes, trucks and sports cars.
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The Elephant-Foot BeetleIt is technically the best Beetle of all time, and for many in the know, the most beautiful. The VW 1303 from the 1970s stands out in Beetle history i...>> Read more -
Clear Signal of SolidarityIt began as a small project of a regional association in Bavaria: the Christmas Truck. That was 30 years ago. There is also a miniature truck for the ...>> Read more -
Checks of various typesThe MASS:STAB Diorama Building Seminar took place for the 21st time from October 27 to 29, 2023. For several years now, Landhotel RHÖNBLICK near Fulda...>> Read more -
The Model Car is BornWhen Herpa presented the first model cars perfectly in one of the model railroad scales at the Nuremberg toy fair in 1978, it was a sensation on the s...>> Read more -
Showtruck to your likingIn the first part of this small series, the DAF XG+ was successfully disassembled step by step into its individual parts. With a little patience and b...>> Read more -
Properly disassemblingMit der neuen XG Baureihe hat DAF etwas richtig Großes auf die Reifen gestellt. Mehr Platz stand dem Fahrer in Europa noch nie zur Verfügung. Ein Blic...>> Read more -
Cars & Trucks Highlights 2024Herpa ist in Feierlaune, denn es feiert seinen 75. Geburtstag. Am 9. März 1949 wird das Unternehmen gegründet, seit 1978 gibt es hochwertige Pkw-Model...>> Read more -
Der „zweite“ AnfangStrictly speaking, the Herpa company has two beginnings. Firstly, on 9 March 1949, the "Wilhelm Hergenröther - Fabrikation Nürnberger Qualitätsspielwa...>> Read more -
A StatementNot many accessories in the 1970s polarised popular opinion more than the vinyl roof. Technicians and engineers pointed out the practical disadvantage...>> Read more -
Before they get boringFascinated by the new Faller "Gripper" tunnel boring machine, Heinz Hofmann decided this TBM deserved to be showcased on a fitting diorama. No sooner ...>> Read more -
Happy Birthday HerpaComing up, a big anniversary: Herpa will be 75 years old in 2024. It all started very modestly after the Second World War, and with model making acces...>> Read more -
In the woods & on the heathIn late summer, the blooming heathland inspires thousands of people. Our author Heinz Hofmann is no exception, and takes us on a tour of his newly cre...>> Read more
