For the town of ancient Cappadocia, see Herpa (Cappadocia).
Herpa Miniaturmodelle GMBH
Company type
Private
Founded
1949; 75 years ago (1949) as "Hergenröther und Patente"
Founder
Wilhelm Hergenröther
Headquarters
Dietenhofen, Germany
Key people
Claus & Dieter Wagener (General Managers) Klaus Schindler (General Marketing and Sales) Walter Wehr (General Production)
Products
Die-cast scale model aircraft; plastic model cars, trucks
Brands
Herpa Cars & Trucks
Herpa Wings
Der Maßstab
WingsWorld
Website
herpa.de
Herpa Miniaturmodelle GMBH (or simply Herpa, an acronym for "Hergenröther und Patente”, the original name of the firm), is a German manufacturing company that produces die-cast scale model aircraft (under the "Herpa Wings" trademark) and plastic model cars and trucks under the "Herpa Cars & Trucks" trademark. The mainstay of the Herpa Wings range is in the 1/500 scale, although models have also been produced in the 1/400, 1/200, and 1/1000 scales as well.
The Herpa Cars & Trucks range is mainly produced in the 1:87 scale, although 1:120 and 1:160 scales are also offered.
Herpa also produces magazines for car & truck enthusiasts and model aircraft enthusiasts, known as Der Maßstab and WingsWorld respectively.
Herpa Miniaturmodelle GMBH (or simply Herpa, an acronym for "Hergenröther und Patente”, the original name of the firm), is a German manufacturing company...
Herpa Wings is a brand that identifies the die-cast model aircraft line of German company Herpa. The collection includes 250 airlines under 17 different...
were usually located inside the airport themselves.[citation needed] Since Herpa Wings's introduction of their airport set series to their line of airline...
Herpha, also known as Erpha and Herpa and Erpa, was a town of ancient Cappadocia, inhabited during Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine times. Its site is...
Trabants, rides, live German music and displays about East Germany. The Herpa company, a Bavarian miniature-vehicle manufacturer, bought the rights to...
miniatures in their own right in a similar manner to their competitors (e.g. Herpa and Brekina). This is perhaps slightly different from the earlier philosophy...
the classic streamlined era Heller SA – French / German producer of kits. Herpa – German 1:87 (HO) and 1:120 scale (TT) plastic. Both kits and assembled...
("Grafar") Great West Models Gützold HAG Hartlan Locomotive Works Haskell Heljan Herpa Hornby Railways Ibertren Intermountain International Hobby Corp. Irish Railway...
foundation, the Crocodile Conservation Society and the Zoological Institute of HerpaWorld in Mindoro island. It is strictly prohibited to kill a crocodile in...
the Control line. Through the 1980s, HO (1:87) scale manufacturers like Herpa, Busch, Trident, and Roco became more important in the European hobby market...
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