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Yesterday I got my BB400 Korean 747-200B. What a lovely release, with all the strengths of a 2024 paint and print job. If JC located the refined AV400 mould and pumped out classic (re-)releases, they would make a fortune.

I agree the windshield issue is relatively new and did not affect Aeroclassics' first batch of re-releases.

I posted comparison shots of the early Aeroclassics 747-200BM Varig and their more recent release some while ago: What I like better about the more recent model is: + polished belly + lighter shade of blue + flag and logos resized What I like about the original release is: + correct...

Saw better pictures on another forum and I think except for the grey pylons this Lufthansa turned out better than most recent 747s. But as I own the Big Bird releases I won't buy.

The revised titles would have been the better choice IMHO because they were only done on the -230B and not on the -230BM by BigBird in 2006. I'm also waiting for a blue KLM -206B with ten windows on the upper deck and PW engines. Never done in 1/400 (except for a Garuda hybrid AFAIK). Little...

Let's say the Aercolassics titles exaggerate the original style.

Thanks a lot. Unfortunately for me it sports the wider titles from the 1970s and early 1980s. I already have the original Big Bird D-ABYK release in that configuration.

Richard, could you direct me to that photo? I would like to add another Lufthansa 747 if it sports the condensed titles on a 747-230BM. Cheers, Martin

Might be a different story in First or Business Class. But Economy aboard their 747-8s is a blast from the past.

The sad thing is, Lufthansa isn't premium anymore (thanks to Spohr). United is the much better choice from FRA/MUC to the US west coast. It used to be the other way round.

I suppose Condor made a similar switch from a cold yellow to a warmer one in the 1980s?

I was referring to the blue and yellow colours of GJ and NG as well. Not too much of a difference there. However, replacing two different shades of grey with just one is simply not authentic (and probably due to lack of research). Gemini Jets did successfully replicate them so I'll stick with...

The NG 747 has the complete lower fuselage in light grey whereas the GJ model has it in mica grey (silverish) except for the WBFs and the lowest part of the belly, which are correctly replicated in plain grey. Lufthansa | B747-800 | D-ABYT | FRA | 23.12.2015 by Judith Dahmen, auf Flickr The...

I am considering to return the NG model. The shape is of course better than its JC/GJ counterpart. But the lack of mica grey on the fuselage does not justify a 60+ EUR investment just to replace a great model that is closer to the orginal. Font looks off, too. Left: NG Right: GJ