The aircraft also revolutionized Herpa, the Franconian model manufacturer. There are hardly any aircraft models that Herpa does not reproduce on a small scale. The model range has continually expanded to include aircraft types of civil and military aviation, as well as accessories for airport dioramas, miniature worlds or miniature railways. In 1:500 scale alone, more than 3,500 aircraft models of more than 100 different types and nearly 600 airlines, from Lufthansa, Ryanair, Eurowings, Air France to Emirates, have been created. The constant increase in the quality of aircraft models and the increasing level of detail speak for themselves. In 1990, a Boeing B-52 was launched for the first time. In 1932, exactly 90 years ago, the Junkers Ju-52/3m, the trimotor and by far the most important version of the legendary Auntie Ju, made its first flight. The Lufthansa Ju-52 is a classic and an uninterrupted favorite in the Herpa range, practically since the beginnings of the Wings series (ref. 019040). It is less known that British European Airways operated ten Ju-52s between 1946 and 1948. The British government created the BEA in 1946, first for European flights, but also for domestic flights from 1947. To do this, the BEA used a motley fleet, including ten Ju-52s captured from defeated Germany. As "Junkers" sounds like "junk" in English, the BEA renamed the aircraft "Jupiter" without any other form of lawsuit. They were used exclusively on the inner lines. Although they were highly appreciated by the aircrew, the lack of spare parts for BMW engines led to the rapid end of service after just two years.