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    Critical Aviator 1/400 collection

    Finnair Airbus A350-941 OH-LWB in the OneWorld livery by NG.
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    Critical Aviator 1/400 collection

    I agree with you. When I say it's not as good as the HX mould, I'm solely referring to the mould. My biggest problem with it is the nose shape which has been done better on other moulds (HX, BigBird, NG 747SP (updated), NG 747-400 (at least the passenger version) and NG 747-8). But this NG 747...
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    NG Model 1:400 February 2026 Release Hints

    True but at the very least, the US market is still well served compared to other countries as V1:400 is focused on the US exclusively, GJ has a huge US focus and other brands are making US models too (Av400, Phoenix, Panda, HX, Patriot, Aeroclassics, HX, JC...). Granted, they might not always be...
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    1:500 fleet.

    9V-SPK might have crashed but that Tropical livery is stunning. I don't think making models of crashed aircraft is offensive to the victims and their families and friends either. If anything, the model can honour them. Sometimes the subject matter makes it impossible to avoid crashed aircraft...
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    Critical Aviator 1/400 collection

    Boeing House Boeing 747-121 N7470 by NG Lite. Note that I haven't mentionedthat the aircraft's name was City of Everett. That is because N7470 was only given the name City of Everett in 1975 and this model is of N7470 at the time of its first flight in 1969. N7470 is the first 747 prototype. It...
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    Critical Aviator 1/400 collection

    STARLUX Airbus A350-1041 B-58551 in the 'Carbon Fiber' livery by NG. I saw this aircraft before it was delivered, no pictures unfortuntely but it's a stunning aircraft.
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    NG CRP Requests

    Phoenix made the 777-300ER recently. As for the 777-200ER, I made a wish for it.
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    Critical Aviator 1/400 collection

    Thank you ! You have a beautiful collection too. I wish you the best of luck finding these models.
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    Critical Aviator 1/400 collection

    Boeing House Boeing 747-451 N401PW by NG. N401PW served as a test aircraft from April 1988 to December 1989 when it was delivered to Northwest Airlines and re-registered N661US. On the 9th October 2002, it was involved in an incident operating as flight Northwest Airlines 85 from DTW to NRT...
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    1:500 fleet.

    Looks like a 787-8 to me...
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    Critical Aviator 1/400 collection

    Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-412 9V-SPK in the Tropical livery by NG. 9V-SPK was painted in this special livery in 1998 alongside 9V-SPL. On 31 October 2000, 9V-SPK crashed while attempting to take off in Taipei (flight Singapore Airlines 006) after the pilots lined up on a runway which was...
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    Boeing House Boeing 747-8R7F N747EX ' Jack Waddell' by HX. Jack Waddell was the captain of the first Boeing 747 flight in 1969. As for N747EX, it is now flying for Cargolux as LX-VCA 'City of Vianden'.
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    NG CRP Requests

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    Critical Aviator 1/400 collection

    Desert Wings Aviation Airbus A330-941 HZ-MDA by Phoenix.
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    NG CRP Requests

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