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Great subject! I was never really satisfied with having only these standard size stands that are often bulky on the base and manufacurer specific. Today I would recommend anybody in 400 scale that is into 3d printing this as a great beginner project. I got into it about a year ago and they are...

I believe the Swissair DC9 Cargo is unfortunately a fantasy plane. I find no evidence that IFZ was ever Cargo and in that livery. IFW was. Or am I missing something?

What an amazing release set Richard! Great idea to start with the house colors and never released ones. I think re-releasing the DC9 in house colors would be worth while as well as it is hard to come by and been forever. Also since you talk to a Swiss retailer - the Swissair DC9-15 was never...

On the right is my latest acquisition from a collection sale - the Lufthansa DC-10 from Dragon Wings with chrome finish. It will replace the GJ version on the left in my collection.

It cannot be wiped away - it feels like glue dots almost. Here a picture with more contrast. I guess you can guess the plane type that was displayed in this one 🙈. I am not sure what type of acrylic the displays are exactly.

I have a very particular situation and was wondering if anybody else encountered similar issues. I had bought some acrylic drawer stacks to store/display 1/400 models. They work great - only B747-8 and A380s won’t fit. I was however encountering an issue I was not expecting - Phoenix models in...

Just learned something new today - I believe to check if packing peanuts are bio degradable hold a few under running water - if they dissolve in seconds they are - shoutout to Jetcollector for using such - one more reason they have become my preferred retailer now.

Fair point about packiging so a model does not get damaged. That said - I do NOT want to see packing peanuts or the plastic pillows - way more environmentally friendly options out there these days. All the packaging is thrown out by me since I rarely ship models. Many make fun of the newspaper...

I think throwing PHX in the same category as JC that there is no idea when these models come out is a bit of stretch. Their announcements and releases are pretty well timed. Even though I agree that at the current moment they may take a bit longer than usual - but nowhere near JC or Aviation...

Really great to see more retailers carrying the HX models. I had missed out on some earlier ones. Hope we keep seeing them - maybe even as pre-order to avoid the fomo.

What was different for the rollout vs early promo scheme?

Here the best resource to keep track of the colors of the real planes - it’s updated with every delivery - happy collecting! https://sites.google.com/view/europeanairlinefleets/cfg

Very solid release set. I was a bit late to the party today. is the Braniff the only BlueBox for this release or were there others (possibly sold out already)?

Just realized IL62 SP- is possibly LOT. I assume older livery but would love to see the newer livery as I never got my hands on the GJ release.

The A350 HB- will probably either be HB-IFB which is Swiss’ 2nd A350 and in regular livery or another Edelweiss A350 - possibly HB-IHF.