Gemini Jets October Releases

[planes_on_a_shelf]

My biggest concern… that silver grey is super challenging to get right and they haven’t gotten it right on any of their older releases. Secondly the mold is prone to inconsistency from release to release with printing and casting.

my concerns too...!
I have the NG 752 in this scheme - this needs to be a worthy addition to that

 

[MIAv8Diecast]

my concerns too...!
I have the NG 752 in this scheme - this needs to be a worthy addition to that

NG was damn close to getting the color right on that release! I have it as well and it’s an amazing model! I want them to look similar side by side more than ever.

 

[Alphaless]

Maybe GJ releasing it may convince NG to pick up the slack?

 

[Jazajia]

Not a bad set at all. Good mix of classic and current subjects for the U.S. market. Always nice to see 727s from GJ on both scales, too.

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

Maybe GJ releasing it may convince NG to pick up the slack?

Someone will need to make a CRP wish for this. I'm out of points
NG have approved the Bowling Shoe 753 CRP wish - so that one's coming for sure - but this one is much desired - not often that one gets to see a 753 without winglets

 

[MIAv8Diecast]

Maybe GJ releasing it may convince NG to pick up the slack?

This is why competition is a good thing.

 

[MIAv8Diecast]

Someone will need to make a CRP wish for this. I'm out of points
NG have approved the Bowling Shoe 753 CRP wish - so that one's coming for sure - but this one is much desired - not often that one gets to see a 753 without winglets

Totally agree… I find it shocking the final livery by NWA isn’t as highly regarded as I always thought it was WAY ahead of its time and one of the best liveries of the early 2000’s. It would still hold up if it was in service today.

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

Totally agree… I find it shocking the final livery by NWA isn’t as highly regarded as I always thought it was WAY ahead of its time and one of the best liveries of the early 2000’s. It would still hold up if it was in service today.

Yep totally agree. I'll be ostracised for saying this - but the final livery was a fab 21st Century interpretation of the Thermometer - accommodating newer aircraft with substantial composites - and that I never really got to like the Bowling Shoe as much , much like UAs Battleship - a curious oddity in their respective lineages

 

[JJ Skippy]

Yep totally agree. I'll be ostracised for saying this - but the final livery was a fab 21st Century interpretation of the Thermometer - accommodating newer aircraft with substantial composites - and that I never really got to like the Bowling Shoe as much , much like UAs Battleship - a curious oddity in their respective lineages

Their final livery is a top-tier favorite for me in terms of 21st century liveries, but across Northwest's history I find Bowling Shoe as my favorite. Thermometer is a close second (not as close as Widget to Deltaflot).

 

[MIAv8Diecast]

Yep totally agree. I'll be ostracised for saying this - but the final livery was a fab 21st Century interpretation of the Thermometer - accommodating newer aircraft with substantial composites - and that I never really got to like the Bowling Shoe as much , much like UAs Battleship - a curious oddity in their respective lineages

Both the bowling shoe and final livery have a special place in my heart as I grew up as a kid flying Northwest out of DTW and seeing both liveries active at the same time during the transition. To me both were standouts of their time, so I totally get your perspective. I have always thought the compass triangle pointing to the northwest on the final livery tail was foreshadowing of what would become the modern Delta widget on the livery today.

 

[MIAv8Diecast]

Their final livery is a top-tier favorite for me in terms of 21st century liveries, but across Northwest's history I find Bowling Shoe as my favorite. Thermometer is a close second (not as close as Widget to Deltaflot).

Interesting as I have never been a fan of the thermometer for some reason it just has never stuck with me.

 

[bakejobb_23]

Yep totally agree. I'll be ostracised for saying this - but the final livery was a fab 21st Century interpretation of the Thermometer - accommodating newer aircraft with substantial composites - and that I never really got to like the Bowling Shoe as much , much like UAs Battleship - a curious oddity in their respective lineages

I always preferred thermometer to the final purely on the silver color. It just looks off if I were the one picking it, Iconic none the less. I really love the branding itself. Funny enough I prefer Battleship to tulip and saul bass as well, one of my favorites overall actually

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

have always thought the compass triangle pointing to the northwest on the final livery tail was foreshadowing of what would become the modern Delta widget on the livery today.

Yepppp absolutely - in so many ways the transition seemed so natural - from a livery design perspective - a brilliant amalgamation of the individual legacies of the NWA Compass needle and the DAL widget.
The A330 looked fabulous in the NWA livery

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

I always preferred thermometer to the final purely on the silver color. It just looks off if I were the one picking it, Iconic none the less. I really love the branding itself.

Of course - the NWA Thermometer is iconic - just like the DAL widget, the AAL Vignelli - and of course lthe CO Jetstream & the UA Saul Bass .
The sheer bold livery design visions witnessed in that period in aviation is unmatched
With the composites on newer types discouraging any livery with an emphasis on polished metal - like that on the A333, the NWA final livery thus seemed to be a great homage to the thermometer - with the metallic paint fuselage barrel and the red tail

 

[MIAv8Diecast]

Yepppp absolutely - in so many ways the transition seemed so natural - from a livery design perspective - a brilliant amalgamation of the individual legacies of the NWA Compass needle and the DAL widget.
The A330 looked fabulous in the NWA livery

I don't think a lot of people realize the compass pointing northwest heavily influenced the widget in the livery today with the modern Delta.

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

I don't think a lot of people realize the compass pointing northwest heavily influenced the widget in the livery today with the modern Delta.

Very true - which makes it all the more remarkable.

 

[LeoMuse747]

Interesting as I have never been a fan of the thermometer for some reason it just has never stuck with me.

I like it, but the blank red tail looks so unfinished to me. Bowling Shoe was a big improvement IMO

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

I like it, but the blank red tail looks so unfinished to me. Bowling Shoe was a big improvement IMO

Yeah which is where the hybrid tails helped

 

[MIAv8Diecast]

I like it, but the blank red tail looks so unfinished to me. Bowling Shoe was a big improvement IMO

If anything, the thermometer red tail was a statement to the airlines legacy as the employees are commonly known as "Red Tails" at Delta.

 

[The_SingingAvgeek]

The only aircraft in this release that is tempting for me is the VietJet A330 which I believe is the first release of this.