ALL NG 'Future' 1:400 Release Announcements (Rednote / Instagram / website / etc)

[PeachStateAviation]

All SH_ regs are relatively young and have the new winglets. Only select SM_ regs have the old ones.
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As such, NG’s recent standardization to the new winglets shouldn’t be an issue here.

I was looking at a forum so I guess it wasn't 100% correct, but looking at the deliveries, SMV-Z we are delivered after SHE, so like you said there shouldn't be an issue.

 

[pons399]

This seems to be chronic across their newer moulds - the 767s as well

At least their MD-11 isn’t affected (afaik).

NG’s also said on Rednote that they’ll be announced by year’s end. These should be straightforward, barring any mistakes during production…

 

[PeachStateAviation]

RIGHT - I think this is what a lot of folks here are missing - while the releases deceptively appear as 'just' multiple registrations - if one looks closer - there's actually a lot of diversity - to accommodate both display collections and dioramas as well as those looking to build broad diversity within their airline fleets.

More often than not, airlines have different configs for the same airframe, but to the naked eye, it looks the same. Using VS as an example, if I were making a MCO airport, I'd prefer VELJ and VNVR from NG over VJAM and VTEA (AeroPolaris). Of course this is not happening for every airline, but I would like to do this when I can.

 

[pons399]

More often than not, airlines have different configs for the same airframe, but to the naked eye, it looks the same. Using VS as an example, if I were making a MCO airport, I'd prefer VELJ and VNVR from NG over VJAM and VTEA (AeroPolaris). Of course this is not happening for every airline, but I would like to do this when I can.

Yep, it’s nice to have a choice. SG_ or SJ_ for folks in Europe and NA, SH_ for those in Asia etc etc.

 

[PeachStateAviation]

Yep, it’s nice to have a choice. SG_ or SJ_ for folks in Europe and NA, SH_ for those in Asia etc etc.

This is my shot of SJG that I would love time have. Being from ATL, it's quite hard to see many Asian airlines apart from some cargo services. Despite the decent release, I already have two 350s and I am in no rush to upgrade.

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

NG’s also said on Rednote that they’ll be announced by year’s end

what will be announced?

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

More often than not, airlines have different configs for the same airframe, but to the naked eye, it looks the same.

yes generally the most dominant aspects are the overall mould, livery accuracy, detail accuracy - unless one looks closely at the cabin window organisation / sometimes exit configs that is - then things start becoming interesting

 

[Boeing_3019]

9V-SGA! Finally! Plus 2
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That's another model that I will be getting... I'm going broke.

 

[pons399]

what will be announced?

The SQ 350s. They’re currently sitting in “future” with an undetermined release date.

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

That's another model that I will be getting... I'm going broke.

hopefully, with these future announcements strategy, and smaller release sets, it'll continue to allow us to budget and pre-empt our purchases

 

[PeachStateAviation]

yes generally the most dominant aspects are the overall mould, livery accuracy, detail accuracy - unless one looks closely at the cabin window organisation / sometimes exit configs that is - then things start becoming interesting

One specific example for me is the Delta 763s. All but one in my collection are L1 boarding door only which is prototypical of the fleet as most of those have since been retired. Like I said, when I have the option to discriminate between engines/ cabin configs I can, but for the majority of my recent collecting (especially for my Africa projects) if the airframe is the same I don't really care. In this instance with SQ is a good example of repeating while the BA 35Ks are not because they're all the same.