2015 news from the Nurnberg toy fair

This years International Toy Fair in Nürnberg opened his doors from January 28 to February 2, 2015. Nürnberg welcomes each year the world’s biggest toy fair. Other well known toy fairs are held in New York (US), Chicago (US), Hong-Kong (CN) & Shanghai (CN).

The usual manufacturers which are already known to produce Volvo models have once again showed some news. I guess teh most awaited model will be the Volvo S60 STCC as well as the Volvo V60 Polestar. Motorart presented a couple of pre-preduction models of these two models. The Australian label Apex Replicas had announced the STCC version of the S60 already last year. see here

Here are all the news I was told about in alphabetical order :

BoS-Models

This 1:18 scale Volvo PV445 Duett is for sure another great surprise and I bet many will be glad to add this model one day to their showcase.

1:18

• Volvo PV445 Duett - blue over white over blue with red & white interior
  

Kalee

electric ride one

• Volvo C70 - item # KL7005

This electric ride on is not a newly produced and/or announced model. I have presented this model back in 2012 click here.


Minichamps

Minichamps has a rather nice surprise by announcing a classic Volvo in 1:18 : the Volvo 240 GL. Minichamps will produce beside this newly tooled model a few longtime known 1:43 models in new colors.  But what about release dates? How long are we already waiting for the fourth color of the Volvo P1800ES in 1:18? Way too many years in my eyes.

1:18

• 1986  Volvo 240 GL - green metallic - item # 155171400
• 1986  Volvo 240 GL - red - item # 155171401

1:43

• 1969  Volvo P1800 Coupe - light blue - item # 430171682
• 1971  Volvo P1800 ES - yellow - item # 430171672
• 1986  Volvo 240 GL - red   item 400171404
• 1986  Volvo 240 GL estate - red metallic - item # 400171415

You can read Minichamps complete news-list by clicking here.

Motorart

Motorart has not completely stopped to offer Volvo cars. They have announced the Volvo V60 Polestar as well as the Volvo S60 STCC in various versions. The photos do show so far only pre-production models!

1:10

• 2015  Volvo S60 STCC R/C race car model
  

1:14

• 2015  Volvo S60 STCC R/C race car model - item # 7600012 (A detailed scale model in scale 1:14. A quality die cast scale model with realistic and accurately replicated features and details just like the real machine. A collectors item, not suitable for children under 14 years of age)

1:43

• 2015  Volvo V60 Polestar - rebel blue - item # 300068 (A detailed scale model in scale 1:43. A quality die cast scale model with realistic and accurately replicated features and details just like the real machine. A collectors item, not suitable for children under 14 years of age)
• 2015  Volvo S60 STCC race car - rebel blue item # 300069 (A detailed scale model in scale 1:43. A quality die cast scale model with realistic and accurately replicated features and details just like the real machine. A collectors item, not suitable for children under 14 years of age)

Neo Scale Models

Neo Scale Models has presented only the Volvo 145 Polis which has already been manufactured and delivered to shops. But this doesn't mean anything. Their new company policy to announce models only when they are nearly finished and ready to be shipped to retailers and shops.

1:43

• Volvo 145 Polis model - item # NEO49523 (already announced back in December 2014 and already available in stores)

Norev

Norev has presented three known models in new colors. It's quite a shame that their communication is very poor.

1:43

• Volvo P1800 in red with black interior - new color
• Volvo XC70 in electric silver metallic - new color
• Volvo S80 in savile gray metallic with black interior - new color

Oxford Diecast

The British company Oxford Diecast has presented their first Volvo scale car. They have already a small number of modern Volvo trucks in their program. The first Volvo car they will offer is the classic 1st generation Volvo 245 estate. The model will be available in the very British scale of 1:76 which railroad modelers often call OO Gauge. The first color will be green. It might be in stock between April 2015 & June 2015. More color schemes will follow at a later date.

1:76 / OO Gauge

• Volvo 245 Mkl - green - item # 76VE001

Premium-X Models / Ixo / PCT Collectibles

The label Premium-X continues with presenting photos of already announced Volvo models. There are however a few new models in between those : Volvo S80 in dark green metallic, Volvo 440 in silver metallic, Volvo 740 'Polis Stockholm' (S) and a red Volvo 855R. There will be certainly more news since they will offer every Volvo which will be offered in the Volvo Collection by Editions Atlas in new colors and/or liveries. Ixo is in fact producing all the models for the Volvo Collection by Editions Atlas.

1:43

• 1984  Volvo 740 'Polis Stockholm' (S) - white with blue fenders and black interior (blue lights, etc are still missing)
• 1987  Volvo 480 Turbo - black with gray interior
• 1988  Volvo 440 - silver metallic with dark gray interior
• 1988  Volvo 240 Polar - red with beige interior
• 1990  Volvo 480 Turbo convertible - red with light gray interior
• 1996  Volvo 855R - red with black interior
• 1999  Volvo S80 - deep green metallic with light beige interior

Triple9Collection

The Dutch label Triple9Collection continues with presenting photos of already announced Volvo models. A couple new models will certainly be announced this year.

1:43

1947  Volvo PV60

• dark blue
• with light cream interior
• limited to 408 pieces
• item # T9-43060

1987  Volvo 480 Turbo

• red
• with gray interior
• limited to 408 pieces
• item # T9-43062

1988  Volvo 440

• red
• with dark gray interior
• limited to 408 pieces
• item # T9-43063

1988  Volvo 240 Polar

• champagne metallic
  
• with brown interior
• limited to 1008 pieces
• item # T9-4304

1990  Volvo 480 Turbo cabriolet

• silver
• with light gray interior
• limited to 408 pieces
• item # T9-43065

2001  Volvo V40

• dark grey
• with ??? interior
• limited to 408 pieces
• item # T9-43064

Volvo 440 ''Rijkspolitie''

• model-year: 1990
• color : white with orange stripes
  
• extra details: with blue-lights on the roof, license plate : DJ-VB-34
• remarks: Dutch ''Rijkspolitie'' car  ( Rijkspolitie = State Police )
• limited edition of 504 pieces
• item number T9-43069

Volvo 440 ''Rijkspolitie District Alkmaar - Noord Holland''

• model-year: 1992
• color : white with blue and orange stripes
  
• extra details: with blue-lights on the roof, license plate : FV-ZL-70
• remarks: Dutch Police car from the historic city of Alkmaar located in the Province of North Holland in the Netherlands, about 10 km inland from the coast, and 40 km north-west of Amsterdam
• limited edition of 504 pieces
• item number T9-43061

Welly

Welly has announced that they will offer the all-new Volvo X90 in two typical toy model scales : 1:36 and 1:64. They showed so far only photos of the actual car. So we have to wait for further info's regarding these models.

1:36

• 2015  all-new XC90 - item # 43688 (photo of real car in blue is shown)

1:64

• 2015  all-new XC90 - item # 52338 (photo of real car in blue is shown)

WhiteBox

The label WhiteBox showed three Volvo's. Two of them - the Volvo P1900 Sport and the 145 estate - have already been announced. But it is the first time that we can see a photo of an upcoming Volvo P1800Es in blue metallic.

1:43

• 1956  Volvo P1900 -  in white - item # WB073
• 1969-1970  Volvo 145 estate - yellow with black dashboard in combination with dark brown seats - item # WB091
• 1972  Volvo P1800ES - light blue metallic with cream interior

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Courtesy of Mr Atlas & www.auto-und-modell.de