Herpa Icelandair Boeing 757-300 "100 Years Icelandic Independence" – TF-ISX "Thingvellir" 1/500 538237

As early as the 1970s, Boeing set to work developing a successor to its medium-haul bestseller, the three-engine 727. The result was the twin-engine 757, which promised better performance and more efficiency. After all, no fewer than 1,050 units were to leave the Boeing plants between 1981 and 2004. Especially for medium-haul routes with high demand, such as those served by the German leisure airline Condor, a variant stretched by seven meters followed. The result was the 757-300, which has a total length of 54.4 meters and is approved for up to 295 passengers in single-class seating. The first customer Condor received 15 units from 1999 and was the largest operator of this variant alongside Continental Airlines and Delta Air Lines. In addition to numerous 757-200s, Icelandair currently operates two 757-300s with seating for 223 passengers, one of which, TF-ISX, has been wearing the national colours for the 100th anniversary of Iceland's independence since 2018.

Length: 11.8 cm