Critical Aviator
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STARLUX Airbus A350-1041 B-58551 in the 'Carbon Fiber' livery by NG. I saw this aircraft before it was delivered, no pictures unfortuntely but it's a stunning aircraft.
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Boeing House Boeing 747-121 N7470 by NG Lite. Note that I haven't mentionedthat the aircraft's name was City of Everett. That is because N7470 was only given the name City of Everett in 1975 and this model is of N7470 at the time of its first flight in 1969.
N7470 is the first 747 prototype. It flew as a test aircraft for Boeing from 1969 to 1995. Not only was it used for the certification campaign of the 747 but it was also used as a potential tanker for the SR-71 and B-52 and it was used as a mockup for the development of the Boeing VC-25A. It also served as a testbed for the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine during its development for the 777. N7470 is currently preserved at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
Despite its lack of details compared with other models, I quite like this NG Lite version of N7470. Sure, it's not as good as the HX or even some releases on older moulds such as with JC Wings on the BigBird mould. Sure the mould was a bit disappointing given NG's track record of having excellent moulds. I just hope this 747 classic mould is not in limbo and it is being updated like the 747SP mould to match the 747-400 mould and the 747-8 mould.
N7470 is the first 747 prototype. It flew as a test aircraft for Boeing from 1969 to 1995. Not only was it used for the certification campaign of the 747 but it was also used as a potential tanker for the SR-71 and B-52 and it was used as a mockup for the development of the Boeing VC-25A. It also served as a testbed for the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine during its development for the 777. N7470 is currently preserved at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
Despite its lack of details compared with other models, I quite like this NG Lite version of N7470. Sure, it's not as good as the HX or even some releases on older moulds such as with JC Wings on the BigBird mould. Sure the mould was a bit disappointing given NG's track record of having excellent moulds. I just hope this 747 classic mould is not in limbo and it is being updated like the 747SP mould to match the 747-400 mould and the 747-8 mould.
Very beautiful model ! (I have it too)
With this specificity of being:
- the first modern mould of the 747-100 (and -200 potentially)
- the first modern mould of the 747-100 prototype
- the 1st NG lite
For these reasons, although it lacks details, this model has all its value in my opinion.
When you say, as I have also been able to read elsewhere, that the mould is not as good as HX for example, you are only talking about the level of details, maybe the print quality, etc...or the mould itself-even, that is to say, it would be less faithful in its form to the reality of the plane than the other moulds?
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I agree with you.
When I say it's not as good as the HX mould, I'm solely referring to the mould. My biggest problem with it is the nose shape which has been done better on other moulds (HX, BigBird, NG 747SP (updated), NG 747-400 (at least the passenger version) and NG 747-8). But this NG 747 is definitely not the worst 747 mould out there, that's an accolade only deserved by Phoenix. Otherwise, I don't have any real problems with it.
