Brand |
Herpa |
|
product type |
road vehicles |
|
technical & model details |
scale |
1:87 |
material & finish |
Plastic model |
gauge |
HO gauge |
Age notice |
not suitable under 14 years |
country |
Austria |
|
era |
era VI |
|
Model: Gauge HO. After almost two years of waiting, the Felbermayr series is now continuing. The construction and haulage company based in Wels, Austria, is still family-owned. Founded in 1942 with a truck for local transport, the company has grown continuously over 80 years and is run by the third generation. The Felbermayr group of companies has 29 subsidiaries at 77 locations in 18 European countries and employs almost 2,800 people. The Iveco S-Way with a low roof is implemented in a prototypical manner and has a thermo-trough semi-trailer. Finished model made of plastic, painted and printed.
Wilhelm Hergenröther founded the company in Nuremberg in 1949. The company name is composed of the name Hergenröther Patent. Initially, the company produced model railway accessories. In 1961, Riwa-Plastik, a plastic parts manufacturer for the photo and phono industry, was founded.
In 1965, Herpa was taken over by this company. Both brand names continue to be used. The first 1/87th scale car model was presented at the Nuremberg Toy Fair. Two years later, the first truck model in the same scale followed. Over the years, the magazine "MASS:STAB" is published. Since then, six copies have been published annually.