Frankfurt Aviation Collectibles Show NOV 6 2021 – Show Report by Henry Tenby

Henry Tenby — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 02:03:11 +0000

On November 6, 2021 – Frankfurt: I was able to attend my first aviation collectibles show since the start of the global pandemic. It took place in Frankfurt, Germany at the Hofheim Stadthale (Community Centre) located just a few steps from the Hofheim Station. In years past the Frankfurt Aviation Collectibles shows were being held for some decades at the sports hall in Schwanheim. The new location in Hofheim is a huge improvement over the old Schwanheim hall for many reasons.

The new Hofheim hall is large, bright and new with a very high ceiling. This means it is very comfortable for the show attendees as there is lots of space in the aisles, and it is not hot and stuffy and not over crowded. It was very pleasant to be inside the hall. And my hope is they will continue to use this hall for all future shows in Frankfurt for coming years.

As a collector of professional aircraft display models the Frankfurt show really fantastic. I was able to purchase some really nice models for my collection as I always do. The stars of the show for display models with the amazing Dutch model collecting brothers Patrick and Ed Van Rooijen. Between the two of them they had probably 100 or more fantastic models for sale to serious collectors, many of which are shown in my video. But there was also a huge selection of safety cards, books, diecast models, stickers, barf bags, uniforms, wings, pins and all sorts of aviation and airline collectibles to satisfy all collector’s needs one can imagine.

For more information about future Frankfurt aviation collectibles fairs visit their website:
https://www.fra-aviationfair.com/https://www.fra-aviationfair.com/

Aircraft Display Models on Offer at the Frankfurt Schwanheim Show November 2019

Henry Tenby — Fri, 27 Dec 2019 08:50:19 +0000

Massive Thai 747 floor model in 1/50 for sale at the Frankfurt Schwanheim Airline show in November 2019, with Sergio, her proud seller from the Netherlands.

Report by Henry Tenby

As always, I attended this year’s airline collectibles show at Schwanheim in early November, and it never fails to impress. As the photos below demonstrate, there was a again a very impressive selection of models on offer for sale for discerning model collectors, at all price points from entry level at the sub 100 Euros range, all the way up to very rare models in the 1,000-1,500 Euros range.

Bothers Patrick and Ed an Rooijen from the Netherlands single handedly represented 95% of the models on offer at the show, as they both brought a huge selection of very nice models. Without their presence the show would have been underwhelming. Which is unfortunate, as it would be nice if had a stronger presence of model collectors and sellers from within Germany, Belgium and France, all of which close by countries boast impressive populations of hard-code model collectors.

Some might consider the FRA Schawnheim show to now be a practice/teaser show for the global grand-dady of airline collectibles shows which now takes place at Amsterdam every February. The Amsterdam show has come out of nowhere and built itself up to the main event for aircraft display model collectors on the world stage. CLICK here for more info n the Amsterdam show, and savour the photos from the Frankfurt show. Many of the models with remained unsold at Frankfurt will surely present themselves at Amsterdam for a second chance for interested buyers.

Very nice 1/100 Vogelaar models for sale with a very high prices of 450 EUR at the Frankfurt Schwanheim Airline show in November 2019. None of these models found buyers.

Very nice 1/100 Vogelaar L-188 model for sale with a very high price of 450 EUR at the Frankfurt Schwanheim Airline show in November 2019. This model did not find a buyer.

Very nice 1/100 Vogelaar Lufthansa 720 model for sale with a very high price of 450 EUR at the Frankfurt Schwanheim Airline show in November 2019. This model did not find a buyer.

Very nice 1/100 Vogelaar Lufthansa STarliner model for sale with a very high price of 450 EUR at the Frankfurt Schwanheim Airline show in November 2019. This model did not find a buyer.

Very nice KLM 1/100 Electra Vogelaar model for sale with a very high price of 450 EUR at the Frankfurt Schwanheim Airline show in November 2019.

Some sort of resin prototype Ju-52 model in 1/72 scale by Herpa circa mid 1980s. This model was never released for sale to the public, and was possibly made by Atlantic models. It was offered for sale at a quite high price of 250 Euros at the Frankfurt Schwanheim Airline show in November 2019. This model did not find a buyer.

Ed van Rooijen from Amsterdam brought a fabulous selection of models for sale to the Frankfurt Schwanheim airline show in November 2019, including this resin 1/72 Electra in house livery and various 1960s jets in metal.

Ed van Rooijen from Amsterdam brought a fabulous selection of models for sale to the Frankfurt Schwanheim airline show in November 2019, including this nice set of vintage 1950s propliner display models in metal.

Ed van Rooijen from Amsterdam brought a fabulous selection of models for sale to the Frankfurt Schwanheim airline show in November 2019, including this fabulous LOT Polish IL-12 in 1/72 metal, priced at 900 Euros.

Ed van Rooijen from Amsterdam brought a fabulous selection of models for sale to the Frankfurt Schwanheim airline show in November 2019, including this fabulous condition Martinair Holland DC-8 1/100 metal model by Verkuyl priced at 700 Euros.

Ed van Rooijen from Amsterdam brought a fabulous selection of models for sale to the Frankfurt Schwanheim airline show in November 2019, including these US Air Force metal ID models.

Patrick van Rooijen from Amsterdam brought a fabulous selection of models for sale to the Frankfurt Schwanheim airline show in November 2019, including these unique Russian aircraft models.

Ed van Rooijen from Amsterdam brought a fabulous selection of models for sale to the Frankfurt Schwanheim airline show in November 2019, including these interesting models.

Ed van Rooijen from Amsterdam brought a fabulous selection of models for sale to the Frankfurt Schwanheim airline show in November 2019, including this 1/72 metal Beech 18 in Pacific Alaska livery.

Ed van Rooijen from Amsterdam brought a fabulous selection of models for sale to the Frankfurt Schwanheim airline show in November 2019, including this interesting selection of models new and old.

Ed van Rooijen from Amsterdam brought a fabulous selection of models for sale to the Frankfurt Schwanheim airline show in November 2019, including these nice USAF metal ID models.

Patrick van Rooijen from Amsterdam brought a fabulous selection of models for sale to the Frankfurt Schwanheim airline show in November 2019, including this Virgin Atlantic 747 in 1/100 by Space Models.

Patrick van Rooijen from Amsterdam brought a fabulous selection of models for sale to the Frankfurt Schwanheim airline show in November 2019, including this Vogelaar Convair 340 in Lufthansa markings.

Patrick van Rooijen from Amsterdam brought a fabulous selection of models for sale to the Frankfurt Schwanheim airline show in November 2019, including these nice Russian models.

Patrick van Rooijen from Amsterdam brought a fabulous selection of models for sale to the Frankfurt Schwanheim airline show in November 2019, including this Schreiner Airways Dash-8 by Space Models.

Patrick van Rooijen from Amsterdam brought a fabulous selection of models for sale to the Frankfurt Schwanheim airline show in November 2019.

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Aircraft Display Models on Offer at the Frankfurt Schwanheim Show November 2019