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    NG Model 1:400 February 2026 Release Hints

    Except for the PAL A35K, what I can only assume to be the retro Cathay A350 and maybe the A318s, I don't think this is a particularly noteworthy set. Definitely not complaining though as I have plenty of already released models to get.
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    Critical Aviator 1/400 collection

    Delta Airlines Airbus A330-941 N407DX by GeminiJets.
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    Aircalin (Air Calédonie International) Airbus A330-202 F-OJSE by GeminiJets. This aircraft flew for Aircalin from 2002 to 2020. It was acquired by GA Telesis in April 2020, re-registered to 2-OJSE and broken up at Pinal Airpark in January 2022.
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    American Airlines Boeing 787-9 N835AN by GeminiJets.
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    Lufthansa Airbus A330-343 D-AIKO in the current standard livery by GeminiJets. This aircraft has been transferred to Discover Airlines. Sorry for the dirt on the model.
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    Corsair Airbus A330-243 F-HCAT in the delivery scheme by GeminiJets. F-HCAT flew for 4 iterations of the airline (Corsair v1 , Corsairfly, Corsair International and Corsair v2) between 1999 and 2022. It has later been acquired by Carlyle Aviation Partners, re-registered to LY-BKQ and scrapped at...
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    Wishes for 2026?

    I'm hoping that manufacturers will have a good mould usage, diverse releases, NG to make more of the approved wishes, less fantasy models and to see models actually hit the shelves (looking at you JC Wings and Aviation400).
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    Air France Boeing 787-9 F-HRBA by GeminiJets. This is an aircraft that will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year. F-HRBA is the 500th Boeing 787 ever made.
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    Aether Model: new manufacturer in 1:500 scale.

    It depends on the retailer. All of the retailers that sell Aether models that I know of are in the EU so all the prices I will mention will be in euros. The first batch of Aether models retails for 36,64 euros (42,99 USD) on the Aviation Megastore, 36,95 euros (43,35 USD) on Scalemodelstore and...
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