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Welcome to the Schabak 1:600 Boeing department of the Zeteo Aviation Shop.

Here you can browse and buy online Schabak scale model aircraft. These detailed diecast models are in most airport shops, and in many stores specialising in models for collect ors. Where did they come from? Is there a connection with old Schuco aircraft in the same tiny 1:600 scale? We interviewed Wolfgang Stolpe of Schabak to get the full story.

Schuco was one of the leading German toy companies, making tin and diecast toys and models of all kinds. Four friends worked at Schuco in the 1960s (Wolfgang Stolpe in the advertising department from 1961 to 1967), and Schuco had some demand for models from the full-size motor trade but the company did not want to involve itself in this activity, preferring to concentrate on supplying traditional toy shop outlets.

The four friends therefore set up Schabak, to supply car dealers with model cars on a wholesale basis. Two of the four left soon afterwards, but Herr Stolpe and Horst Widman carried on the business. Schabak continued tc supply non toy trade outlets with Schuco products, until Schuco went bankrupt in the late 1970s.

The Schuco range had included various 1:600 scale and 1:1250 scale aircraft models, which were supplied in quantity to airlines for promotional and giftware purposes. with the demise of Schuco, many of these clients wished to continue to buy models, so Schabak set up production of the aircraft. Schabak's moulds for the 1:600 scale Boeing 747, Douglas DC-10 and Airbus A-300 are all ex-Schuco, as is the 'tin-top' 1:250 scale Boeing 747-200

From these beginnings, Schabak's range grew to its present extent and scope. But why the odd scale of 1:600, which is almost unique to Schuco-Schabak? Wolfgang Stolpe says, 'There is no known logical reason. Schuco made jet aircraft models in various sizes, not to any constant scale, and a Boeing 747 in approximately 1:720 scale. When the decision was made to produce a 1:600 range of the big jet airlines, which were a 'handy' size in this scale." (i.e. they fit a child's hand nicely).

There are two other scales in the Schabak line. 1:250 is close to the 'standard' 1:200 scale adopted by many early toy firms, such as Dinky, and the present-day 1:250 Schabak DC-3 and Ju52 will ring many bells with collectors of old diecasts, as will the 1:250 Concorde.

It all started with the old Schuco 747, however. This was a 1:250 tin and plastic model, full of character, but not really a scale model by modern standards, so it has been replaced with a newer 1:250 747 by Schabak Herr Stolpe regards this larger scale as more relevant to the giftware market rather than collectors, in spite of its heritage, but he notes, "we bear in mind that the collector interest may grow in this scale, when there is more variety available".

The third scale offered by Schabak is 1:500. "More logical than 1:600," says Herr Stolpe ''It offers more scope for detail.'' It is, of course, metric and fits in with architectural airport models in a standard scale. Although also adopted by other model firms, we have heard reports from dealers than 1:500 has not been eagerly adopted by collectors who are committed to 1:600.

Schabak's range now encompasses over 50 different aircraft, and totals around 600 versions, all made at Velburg in Bavaria, between Nuremberg and Regensburg. Around two million pieces per year are made, all diecast by Schabak, assembled and finished by 120 mature ladies in the region, working at home. There they apply decals, fix wheels, etc, and this way produce up to 10,000 models per day. Over 150 different airline liveries are represented, and you get some idea of the volumes when you hear that 350,000 Boeing 747s are sold each year, 250,000 each of the A-300, DC-10 and 727.

Broadly the breakdown of Schabak sales is as follows: Airlines for promotional purposes: 10%. Airlines on-board passenger sales 40% Airport 'duty free' shops: 25%. Collectors market: shops: dealers: 25%. Additional small markets include the aircraft manufacturers, such as Boeing, who order models in their own livery for promotional purposes. It can be seen that the majority of sales are to the travelling public through airlines or airport shops, though many of these buyers may also be collectors. It seems likely that ultimately 30% to 40% of Schabak models are purchased by collectors; as many as 800,000 per year, and the proportion must increase, as more 'historic' subjects are introduced. Presumably Viscounts, DC-3s, Constellations and Convair 440s are mostly bought by enthusiasts rather than by air travellers.


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SCHABAK BOEING 1:600 DIECAST AIRLINERS, OF ALL KINDS

Schabak Boeing 1:600 diecast airliners, of all kinds
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AV.SK2901/21*  Boeing 747-200 Delta Airlines  Schabak Silver Wings 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £7.50 $11.63 €9.15 Add to
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AV.SK2906/29   Boeing 727 American Airlines  Schabak Silver Wings 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £7.50 $11.63 €9.15 Add to
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AV.SK2906/29*  Boeing 727 American Airlines  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK2935/10*  Boeing 707 TWA  Schabak Silver Wings 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £7.50 $11.63 €9.15 Add to
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AV.SK901/1*  Boeing 747-200 Lufthansa  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/10*  Boeing 747-200 TWA Trans World Airways  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/108*  Boeing 747-200 Air India  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/109  Boeing 747-200 Corse Air, French Charter airline  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/11*  Boeing 747-300 JAL  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/118  Boeing 747-200 Royal Air Maroc  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/119   Boeing 747-200 Kuwait Airways  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/11p*  Boeing 747-300 JAL Super Resort Express pink  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/11y*  Boeing 747-300 JAL Super Resort Express yellow  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/12*  Boeing 747-300 Varig Brazil Airlines  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/127*  Boeing 747-200 Virgin UK  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/155*  Boeing 747-200 Japan Asia Airways  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/15a*  Boeing 747-200 Alitalia  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/16  Boeing 747-200 SAS Scandinavian  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/17*  Boeing 747-200 Luxair  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/1c*  Boeing 747F-200 Lufthansa Cargo  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/20  Boeing 747-200 Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/23*  Boeing 747-200 United Airlines  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/3*  Boeing 747-200 Air France  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/33b*  Boeing 747-300 Boeing Corporation  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/38  Boeing 747-200 Royal Jordanian  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/4*  Boeing 747-300 Swissair  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/46*  Boeing 747-200 Continental USA  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/54*  Boeing 747-200 FlyingTigers Cargo  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/6*  Boeing 747-300 Sabena  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/8*  Boeing 747-200 SAA  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/88  Boeing 747-200 ANA Japan  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/90  Boeing 747-200 Philippine Airlines  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK901/95*   Boeing 747-200 Lan Chile  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK905/132  Boeing 737-200 Air Charter, French Charter Airline  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK905/169*  Boeing 737-200 Lithuanian Airlines  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK905/18  Boeing 737-200 Hapag-Lloyd  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK905/33  Boeing 737-200 Boeing corporate livery  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK905/65  Boeing 737 MAS Malaysia  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK905/95  Boeing 737 Lan Chile  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK905/96  Boeing 737-200 Ethiopian Airlines  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK905/97  Boeing 737-200 Aer Lingus Ireland  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK905/98  Boeing 737-200 Air Pacific Fiji  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK906/1*  Boeing 727 Lufthansa  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK906/112*  Boeing 727 American Trans Air  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK906/116*  Boeing 727 Olympic Airways  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK906/132*  Boeing 727 Air Charter French Charter airline  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK906/147*  Boeing 727 Mexicana  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK906/165*  Boeing 727 Aero Peru  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK906/18*  Boeing 727-200 Hapag Lloyd  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK906/19*  Boeing 727-200 Air Canada  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK906/2*  Boeing 727 Condor  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK906/26*  Boeing 727 TAP Air Portugal  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK906/3*  Boeing 727 Air France  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK906/33*  Boeing 727 Boeing Corporation  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK906/37*  Boeing 727 Northwest Airlines  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK906/41*  Boeing 727-200 Emery World Wide  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK906/46  Boeing 727 Continental Airlines USA  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK906/54*  Boeing 727 Flying Tigers  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK906/71*  Boeing 727 Worldways Canadian Charter airline  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK906/72*  Boeing 727 Icelandair  1;600 diecast model aircraft by Schabak  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK906/84*  Boeing 727-200 Piedmont USA  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK906/88*  Boeing 727-200 ANA Japan  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK906/96*  Boeing 727 Ethiopian Airlines  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £4.50 $6.98 €5.49 Add to
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AV.SK907/10*  Boeing 767-200 TWA Trans World Airways  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK907/119  Boeing 767-200 Kuwait Airways  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK907/12*  Boeing 767-200 Varig Brazil Airlines  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK907/148*  Boeing 767-200 Tanzania  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK907/19  Boeing 767-200 Air Canada  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK907/23*  Boeing 767-200 United Airlines  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK907/30*  Boeing 767-200 LTU-Sud German Charter airline  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK907/43*  Boeing 767-200 Martinair Holland  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK907/56*  Boeing 767-200 Lauda Air  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK907/77*  Boeing 767-200 Air China  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK907/77b  Boeing 767-200 CAAC Air China  Schabak 1:600 diecast aircraft by Schabak  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK907/79*  Boeing 767-200 Air New Zealand  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK907/84*  Boeing 767-200 Piedmont USA  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK907/88  Boeing 767-200 ANA Japan  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK907/96  Boeing 767-200 Ethiopian Airlines  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK908/112*  Boeing 757-200 ATA  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK908/128p*  Boeing 757-200 America West  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK908/152  Boeing 757-200 Air Belgium  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK908/158*  Boeing 757-200 Guyana  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK908/165  Boeing 757-200 Aero Peru  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK908/21*  Boeing 757-200 Delta Air Lines  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK908/23*  Boeing 757-200 United Airlines  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK908/24*  Boeing 757-200 Eastern Airlines  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK908/29*  Boeing 757-200 American Airlines  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK908/30  Boeing 757-200 LTU-Sud German Charter Airline  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK908/37  Boeing 757-200 Northwest Airlines  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK908/52*  Boeing 757 Air Belgium  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK908/72  Boeing 757-200 Icelandair  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK908/75*  Boeing 757-200 LTE Spanish Charter Airline  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK908/99*  Boeing 757-200 US Air  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.00 $7.75 €6.10 Add to
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AV.SK921/105*  Boeing 747-400 CAL China Airlines RoC  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK921/107  Boeing 747-400 UTA  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK921/108*  Boeing 747-400 Air India  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK921/12  Boeing 747-400 Varig Brazil Airlines  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK921/162*  Boeing 747-400 Asiana  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK921/31  Boeing 747-400 Saudia  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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AV.SK921/31  Boeing 747-400 Saudia  Schabak 1:600 diecast model aircraft  £5.50 $8.53 €6.71 Add to
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