Recent content by hl8208

Some schematic to highlight the contours/geometry of the nose. There are probably many mistakes here, but following the panel lines in reference photos should help sort out some of the details.

This has nothing to do with giving weaker brands a "pass" and everything to do with the fact that they didn't ask for our input. Calling any manufacturer both naive and stupid seems wholly unproductive, no? Since you obviously feel a certain way about brands engaging with us folks in the context...

I find this debate fascinating. I’ve been lurking these forums for years and rarely post, but feel that along the way we’ve clearly been gaslit into thinking we should not expect perfection. Having an eye for detail in my line of work in the real world has been incredibly rewarding; here, it...

When a manufacturer is openly calling for suggestions after announcing a significant revamp, I don't understand why (in this specific situation) one wouldn't at least try to give as detailed feedback as possible when we are paying upwards of $50-$60 ($70 with shipping) per model. I would hope...

Adding a few additional photos to illustrate my point. Lastly, the cockpit windows should be smaller and the superior margin should track in a straight light across.

Since you asked... It would be great to rework the entire front section and make it consistent across all of the 747 variants. The 747 cockpit area actually has a lot of angular/curvilinear contours that no manufacturer in this scale has capitulated; I've attached a few pictures that highlight...

As an owner of some older NG 777s, I think this nose is dogsh*t and is precisely the reason why I stopped buying their 777s. The revamped nose is a step in the right direction but still not great. Panda nailed section 41 on their Delta 763; a 777 mould with Panda's 767 nose would be the gold...

If we overlook this, it does look like Panda made separate tooling for the GE/PW engines when comparing the Hainan to Delta. The pylons are definitely different, and I can convince myself that the hot section on the Hainan has a bit of a curve, while the nacelle is shorter and silver lining...

Not sure; surprisingly, I do see that Eztoys has the China Eastern Cargo on pre-order (not the pax version).

Few additional pics found of the. MD-11 on Ebay. Besides the lack of detail on the hot sections and the stepped intake on engine #2, these look fantastic. Wasn't even aware that China Eastern was being made with this batch of releases...

+1 here. I agree the nose is objectively off and has all sorts of weird curves and indentations where they don't exist, but they don't meet the threshold for most people to notice or care. Stopped buying their 777s ages ago. My only hope is that Panda comes out with a 777 with their excellent...

New to the forum and thought I'd contribute my $0.02. Looking at Phantom's photos, no one seems to have noticed that NG's PW hot section is probably the least accurate among all the brands shown. NG has interpreted the seam on the hot section to be an angular kink, when actually the entire...