Detailed Mould Comparison - Airbus A340-600

[YesterAirlines]

To be honest I had never paid much attention to the A340-600 before (it hasn't even got a mould review page) but following on from yesterday's review I thought I'd take a closer look and compare the 3 active moulds, so here we go:

Airbus A340-600 1:400 Scale Detailed Mould Comparison Review

A detailed scoring of the 3 active Airbus A340-600 moulds in 1:400 scale in use in 2025

www.yesterdaysairlines.com

 

[Phantom]

Would you have a top (or bottom) comparison of the entire wing for all three. The Phoenix should be interesting.

 

[777-300ER]

To be honest I had never paid much attention to the A340-600 before (it hasn't even got a mould review page) but following on from yesterday's review I thought I'd take a closer look and compare the 3 active moulds, so here we go:

Airbus A340-600 1:400 Scale Detailed Mould Comparison Review

A detailed scoring of the 3 active Airbus A340-600 moulds in 1:400 scale in use in 2025

www.yesterdaysairlines.com

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NG adding to this list soon hopefully

 

[YesterAirlines]

Would you have a top (or bottom) comparison of the entire wing for all three. The Phoenix should be interesting.

Here's the Phoenix compared to the GJ/JC and the HX

 

[qweyrhgf]

HX total score is actually higher than PH, it's incredible

 

[YesterAirlines]

As a companion piece to the written review I've whipped up a video version as well covering the differences between the 3 A340-600s:

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

As a companion piece to the written review I've whipped up a video version as well covering the differences between the 3 A340-600s:

Fabulous video essay.
Once HX fixes the front section issues, and the length of the fuselage protrusion beyond the rudder, theirs will be the mould newcomers need to beat.

 

[Phantom]

Here's the Phoenix compared to the GJ/JC and the HX

Thanks, I've never taken a closer look at Phoenix' A340-600 as I always thought something around the wings looked too weird to buy, but a recent post about PHX' wing sweep made me curious and yes, that's it.

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

Thanks, I've never taken a closer look at Phoenix' A340-600 as I always thought something around the wings looked too weird to buy, but a recent post about PHX' wing sweep made me curious and yes, that's it.
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Quite telling

 

[Battlecry]

Another glaring issue with all Phoenix A340 & A330 moulds is the cockpit and nose section from the top view: it isn't tapered enough and gives the whole front section an awkward look. All the other A340 moulds have a much more accurate nose section from the top, the biggest issue with the NG / Panda / AeroClassics are the too-small cockpit window printing.

Ironically the Phoenix A340/330 nose looks excellent from the side aspect, but from the top it is completely wrong. The HX mould also suffers from its blunt nose; if they fixed that, it would be comparable to the JC / Panda / NG moulds.

Iberia (top): Gemini / JC Wings
Virgin Atlantic (Left): Aviation 400
Etihad (Bottom-Left): HX Models
SAS (Bottom-Right): Panda / NG Model
Etihad (Right): Phoenix Model

Compare them to the second picture of the real thing.

 

[Ciderman]

I still treasure my Herpa from 2004.