SIGWX
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After the massive backlash NG Models faced over its controversial 9M-MRO release, many of us wondered whether any other manufacturer would dare touch a missing aircraft again. Well, it looks like AeroClassics has decided to step up and show everyone how to do it with a bit more... transparency.
Here we have AeroClassics' rendition of N844AA, the Boeing 727-223 famously stolen and disappeared from Luanda, Angola, in 2003. I expected such a coveted model to vanish from the shelves immediately, but it seems she flew under the radar as part of their unannounced early April releases. True to her real-life counterpart, she arrived in a completely unmarked box that somehow bypassed USPS tracking entirely. Bravo, AK!
We all know the AC 727 mold is a classic, but they've clearly refined it for this special release. The model is absolutely flawless: zero seam lines, no wonky landing gear, and the nose shape is completely immune to criticism. She's also the lightest model in my entire collection - feels like she's barely even there!
While N844AA wore an unmarked, faded AA scheme when she was stolen, AeroClassics went the extra mile and painted her in her exact post-takeoff "stealth" configuration. The bare-metal finish is so perfectly reflective that it acts like active camouflage, seamlessly blending into the background. I have to warn y'all, though, that this model has a tendency to taxi onto the diorama runway without ATC (my) clearance - AeroClassics must be testing out some new RC features!
AeroClassics is notorious for omitting aerials, but this one gets a pass. After all, you'd have to remove the transponder for historical accuracy anyway! She looks right at home on my shelf alongside my Air Malta 727 (OB-1303) and the Lockheed Electra 10E (NR16020) that I picked up from the same batch of releases.
Highly, highly recommend picking this one up before she completely disappears from retailers!
Here we have AeroClassics' rendition of N844AA, the Boeing 727-223 famously stolen and disappeared from Luanda, Angola, in 2003. I expected such a coveted model to vanish from the shelves immediately, but it seems she flew under the radar as part of their unannounced early April releases. True to her real-life counterpart, she arrived in a completely unmarked box that somehow bypassed USPS tracking entirely. Bravo, AK!
We all know the AC 727 mold is a classic, but they've clearly refined it for this special release. The model is absolutely flawless: zero seam lines, no wonky landing gear, and the nose shape is completely immune to criticism. She's also the lightest model in my entire collection - feels like she's barely even there!
While N844AA wore an unmarked, faded AA scheme when she was stolen, AeroClassics went the extra mile and painted her in her exact post-takeoff "stealth" configuration. The bare-metal finish is so perfectly reflective that it acts like active camouflage, seamlessly blending into the background. I have to warn y'all, though, that this model has a tendency to taxi onto the diorama runway without ATC (my) clearance - AeroClassics must be testing out some new RC features!
AeroClassics is notorious for omitting aerials, but this one gets a pass. After all, you'd have to remove the transponder for historical accuracy anyway! She looks right at home on my shelf alongside my Air Malta 727 (OB-1303) and the Lockheed Electra 10E (NR16020) that I picked up from the same batch of releases.
Highly, highly recommend picking this one up before she completely disappears from retailers!
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