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Phantom replied to the thread HX Models - News & Discussion.If only HX wouldn't be HX. Like many of their moulds their 380 shows clear signs of having inherited some flaws of JC's moulds. Here... -
LED beacons don't have the bright red cap of "normal" anti-collision lights. On the 787, the top and bottom anti-collision lights (AKA...
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I don't care too much either. I think the praise those little pieces of translucent plastic get can be too much, and that annoys me a...
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Phantom replied to the thread Aviation400 - An Overview.Jorge summed it up quite well. A classic style beacon light uses light bulbs or the later style of them xenon flash. The light they emit...
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Phantom replied to the thread Aviation400 - An Overview.For a better comparison, would you also have a pic of an AV400 787 at nighttime? And then, pics of both in daytime when lights are off?
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Phantom replied to the thread NG Model 1:400 February 2026 Release Hints.I never understood why it is so hard for manufacturers to take decent photos of their product. Low resolution images of (off) white...
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Phantom replied to the thread Aviation400 - An Overview.Their 777s don't work for my eyes. There are too many things off on these. The 787 might be ok, I just never looked any further than at...
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Phantom replied to the thread Aviation400 - An Overview.I like their A380 (waiting for them to do D-AIMH) I avoid their other moulds though.
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Phantom replied to the thread Golden Age of Model Collecting!.So based on your experience, what was collecting like in the early 2000's?
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As an avid nostalgic, I would say that we are not blinded, we can see the detail level of today. What a lot of us are is influenced by...
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Phantom replied to the thread Golden Age of Model Collecting!.I think everyone has his/her personal golden age of collecting - so this is pretty much an individual perception often linked to age...
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Phantom replied to the thread Model Review - Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-200 by Z2 Models.Appears as if the factory had a crooked pad printing alignement for the fuselage as everything on the right side appears higher than on...
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Phantom replied to the thread NG CRP Requests.I don't think retro colors could look good on any 350 due to the "must be" white ("Matterhorn") wings.
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Phantom replied to the thread V1:400 Update & 727 / DC-9 Photos.Was my first thought as well, but I'd expect the part joints to be essentially different between 400 and 500 scale. So I doubt this...
