Gemini Jets September 2025 Releases

[777-300ER]

Why another DAL 753 from GJ??? They do so little release sets per month but still manage to rerelease 3 times in the last 2 years this aircraft with their outdated mould!
I love Delta 757-300 and the 753 is my favourite narrow body but GJ should focus on their better moulds and aim for more diverse release sets.

Hopefully NG releases this iconic aircraft (winglets and no winglets) as soon as possible!

 

[YesterAirlines]

I wasn't aware that there was a new 777 mould. Would be great if true though!

The United Express E-175 is lovely, especially since it's been 5 years since the last release. Maybe we could get a Globe livery E-175 re-release at some point down the road.

It's not new. They just mean the 2018 JC Wings mould. Still a very good mould

 

[777-300ER]

It's not new. They just mean the 2018 JC Wings mould. Still a very good mould

Good mould but unfortunately bad cockpit windows printing (especially GJ, worse than JC which is also bad)

 

[MIAv8Diecast]

Why another DAL 753 from GJ??? They do so little release sets per month but still manage to rerelease 3 times in the last 2 years this aircraft with their outdated mould!
I love Delta 757-300 and the 753 is my favourite narrow body but GJ should focus on their better moulds and aim for more diverse release sets.

Hopefully NG releases this iconic aircraft (winglets and no winglets) as soon as possible!

I believe NG already has a Delta 757-300 on the approved wish list in the pipeline. I already have two GJ 757-300's and I'll be happy to pass this one up while we wait for the NG version.

 

[LachieHare]

It wouldn't surprise me if the Etihad is a release made for the airline.

The China Northern is an odd choice given the airline disappeared 24 years ago. More like a JC release and it has been made before not that long ago - I own it. Wouldn't surprise me if Gemini skimp on the number of aerials so it could well be inferior to the original!

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Just when you thought GJ couldn't get any more boring! It's almost like they can't have an original thought and just play catch up to their far superior competitors.

 

[YesterAirlines]

For me Gemini's September set is another solid if rather uninspiring bunch, but does include some RJs, albeit on subpar moulds. Here's my ranking of the releases.

 

[Starz10p Aviation]

For me Gemini's September set is another solid if rather uninspiring bunch, but does include some RJs, albeit on subpar moulds. Here's my ranking of the releases.

That’s Gemini’s forte, being average. At least they are starting to listen to collectors with these last two sets, and I find that to be the start of a nice upturn in their releases.

 

[JJ Skippy]

That’s Gemini’s forte, being average. At least they are starting to listen to collectors with these last two sets, and I find that to be the start of a nice upturn in their releases.

It’s been great seeing them come back from the depths they were in at the start of the decade. The revitalization of some retro/classic aircraft types has been the biggest success IMO. Still some problems overall but I find GJ to be in a way better spot than they were in 2020.

 

[Starz10p Aviation]

It’s been great seeing them come back from the depths they were in at the start of the decade. The revitalization of some retro/classic aircraft types has been the biggest success IMO. Still some problems overall but I find GJ to be in a way better spot than they were in 2020.

Completely agree. This year has marked a new chapter for GJ

 

[YesterAirlines]

Completely agree. This year has marked a new chapter for GJ

In what way is it a new chapter?

I really don't see any marked difference in Gemini's output this year, or the 5 years prior to this. They are doing exactly what they have done since the global financial crash in 2008. That seems to work for their core market who admittedly often lack alternatives.

I agree some of the awful QC mistakes of the past have gone, but they have done little to improve their products, are definitely not a leading brand in terms of quality or innovation, and their release content is the same as it always has been. Don't get me wrong they produce perfectly ok models a lot of the time, but they rarely reach the heights of several other brands. At the same time they use a lot of old products, barely listen to customer feedback and undertake some practices that are not beneficial to the scale or collectors (such as trying to get competition closed down and cutting costs such as actively leaving off some aerials).

 

[MIAv8Diecast]

In what way is it a new chapter?

I really don't see any marked difference in Gemini's output this year, or the 5 years prior to this. They are doing exactly what they have done since the global financial crash in 2008. That seems to work for their core market who admittedly often lack alternatives.

I agree some of the awful QC mistakes of the past have gone, but they have done little to improve their products, are definitely not a leading brand in terms of quality or innovation, and their release content is the same as it always has been. Don't get me wrong they produce perfectly ok models a lot of the time, but they rarely reach the heights of several other brands. At the same time they use a lot of old products, barely listen to customer feedback and undertake some practices that are not beneficial to the scale or collectors (such as trying to get competition closed down and cutting costs such as actively leaving off some aerials).

I tend to agree with this ^ I find myself getting less and less inspired by what Gemini puts out from month to month... Given any issues I still have with NG I still get excited about what they're capable of. Gemini Jets to me has turned super vanilla. They cut corners, outwardly/vocally refuse to release content classic collectors want in the form of re-releases, they don't use their best molds most of the time, they never improve their molds or products to match the competition, and their release choices are almost as predictable as summer in July.

 

[JJ Skippy]

trying to get competition closed down

When has GJ tried to shut down competition as of recent? If they’ve done it before, we would’ve heard a lot more about it because that type of business is anticompetitive and violates antitrust laws. I get that this is a niche hobby, so cases like that probably wouldn’t be worth it in court.

In what way is it a new chapter?

It’s being seen as their rise since the low point at the end of the 2010s — start of the 2020s. I don’t see anyone preaching them as top of the line while also not necessarily ranking them in the absolute garbage tier of this hobby. They make solid releases while still needing some improvement.

 

[MIAv8Diecast]

When has GJ tried to shut down competition as of recent? If they’ve done it before, we would’ve heard a lot more about it because that type of business is anticompetitive and violates antitrust laws. I get that this is a niche hobby, so cases like that probably wouldn’t be worth it in court.


It’s being seen as their rise since the low point at the end of the 2010s — start of the 2020s. I don’t see anyone preaching them as top of the line while also not necessarily ranking them in the absolute garbage tier of this hobby. They make solid releases while still needing some improvement.

I think what he means is they very often demonize their competition for not hold licensing for the airlines they produce so therefore we shouldn't purchase other products. As they often take this grievance publicly but fail to have the better hard product at the same time.

 

[JJ Skippy]

I think what he means is they very often demonize their competition for not hold licensing for the airlines they produce so therefore we shouldn't purchase other products. As they often take this grievance publicly but fail to have the better hard product at the same time.

I can understand both sides of the argument: they don’t have the best hard product, so why care with the licensing, but at the same time I see GJ’s side. They spend a lot of money and time producing these models with the backing of the airline, and it’d be a waste of an investment to have all this stock produced, only for nobody to take it because the competition, with their unlicensed models, has the overall better hard product and everybody buys those.

Obviously the solution is to make the hard product better, but I’ve always pondered what constraints do they have to make such improvements since a majority of the moulds they use are JC’s. They’d have to be the ones to make the improvements, and are JC willing to go to such lengths? Seeing what they’ve been up to as of late the answer is more towards yes, but I also ponder how many more planes will be made using the existing castings before the new ones enter production.

 

[YesterAirlines]

I can understand both sides of the argument: they don’t have the best hard product, so why care with the licensing, but at the same time I see GJ’s side. They spend a lot of money and time producing these models with the backing of the airline, and it’d be a waste of an investment to have all this stock produced, only for nobody to take it because the competition, with their unlicensed models, has the overall better hard product and everybody buys those.

Obviously the solution is to make the hard product better, but I’ve always pondered what constraints do they have to make such improvements since a majority of the moulds they use are JC’s. They’d have to be the ones to make the improvements, and are JC willing to go to such lengths? Seeing what they’ve been up to as of late the answer is more towards yes, but I also ponder how many more planes will be made using the existing castings before the new ones enter production.

I don't disagree with a lot of what you're saying, but I'm not going to comment here on things I hear from retailers and such. There's a lot of stuff that doesn't get aired in public.

You're right the relationship with JC is a double-edged sword - for both of them. JC certainly has its own problems, but GJ causes them as many issues as JC does GJ. To be fair I think JC are willing, but they are seemingly unable to get things done in reasonable timescales.

I'm not a 200 scale collector so my knowledge is limited, but it seems Gemini are better in 200 scale than 400?

 

[MIAv8Diecast]

I can understand both sides of the argument: they don’t have the best hard product, so why care with the licensing, but at the same time I see GJ’s side. They spend a lot of money and time producing these models with the backing of the airline, and it’d be a waste of an investment to have all this stock produced, only for nobody to take it because the competition, with their unlicensed models, has the overall better hard product and everybody buys those.

Obviously the solution is to make the hard product better, but I’ve always pondered what constraints do they have to make such improvements since a majority of the moulds they use are JC’s. They’d have to be the ones to make the improvements, and are JC willing to go to such lengths? Seeing what they’ve been up to as of late the answer is more towards yes, but I also ponder how many more planes will be made using the existing castings before the new ones enter production.

I can only speak for myself as a consumer and not a lawyer, but I find myself getting annoyed when they rub the licensing side of the product in the collectors face as if this makes them superior somehow. I get the ethical side and applaud them for doing the right thing but on the flipside, they have allowed the competition to flourish by falling behind in QC, release criteria and lack of innovation. At the end of the day a business has choices, and their licensing has not been the cause for them falling behind and as the consumer that is left up to lawsuits if they see it fit to protect their business. I would rather see their time in energy being poured into their products vs complaining about foreign manufacturers they have no control over.

 

[MIAv8Diecast]

I don't disagree with a lot of what you're saying, but I'm not going to comment here on things I hear from retailers and such. There's a lot of stuff that doesn't get aired in public.

You're right the relationship with JC is a double-edged sword - for both of them. JC certainly has its own problems, but GJ causes them as many issues as JC does GJ. To be fair I think JC are willing, but they are seemingly unable to get things done in reasonable timescales.

I'm not a 200 scale collector so my knowledge is limited, but it seems Gemini are better in 200 scale than 400?

I give them more credit in the 200 scale realm... For the most part their molds are pretty good and there are only a few outliers that tend to be really poor. In my opinion the release choices are better in 200 scale as well.

 

[bakejobb_23]

In what way is it a new chapter?

I really don't see any marked difference in Gemini's output this year, or the 5 years prior to this. They are doing exactly what they have done since the global financial crash in 2008. That seems to work for their core market who admittedly often lack alternatives.

I agree some of the awful QC mistakes of the past have gone, but they have done little to improve their products, are definitely not a leading brand in terms of quality or innovation, and their release content is the same as it always has been. Don't get me wrong they produce perfectly ok models a lot of the time, but they rarely reach the heights of several other brands. At the same time they use a lot of old products, barely listen to customer feedback and undertake some practices that are not beneficial to the scale or collectors (such as trying to get competition closed down and cutting costs such as actively leaving off some aerials).

As a US regions collector - also hard agree. Next month we’ll see a random popular delta, an emirates we’ve seen a million times and 4-5 cargo aircraft like they’ve done plenty of other months before. It’s all nothing “new” in that way… I enjoy the release sets from time to time based on my collecting criteria but I don’t see any big recent changes that get spoken of.

 

[MIAv8Diecast]

As a US regions collector - also hard agree. Next month we’ll see a random popular delta, an emirates we’ve seen a million times and 4-5 cargo aircraft like they’ve done plenty of other months before. It’s all nothing “new” in that way… I enjoy the release sets from time to time based on my collecting criteria but I don’t see any big recent changes that get spoken of.

Agree here also... As a Delta collector can we chill on those please? How about Emirates? Shocking we get United and American (Sarcasm). Rinse and repeat rinse and repeat. It's also the mold choices... Where are the 747's, L1011's, DC-10's, 727's, DC-9's? They have made it very clear their primary focus is modern aircraft with some classics sprinkled in from time to time but how many 777's, 787's and 737's do we need?

 

[Starz10p Aviation]

In what way is it a new chapter?

I really don't see any marked difference in Gemini's output this year, or the 5 years prior to this. They are doing exactly what they have done since the global financial crash in 2008. That seems to work for their core market who admittedly often lack alternatives.

I agree some of the awful QC mistakes of the past have gone, but they have done little to improve their products, are definitely not a leading brand in terms of quality or innovation, and their release content is the same as it always has been. Don't get me wrong they produce perfectly ok models a lot of the time, but they rarely reach the heights of several other brands. At the same time they use a lot of old products, barely listen to customer feedback and undertake some practices that are not beneficial to the scale or collectors (such as trying to get competition closed down and cutting costs such as actively leaving off some aerials).

As a CONSUMER who collects models from the US, these last few releases have put out models that we have been begging for years for. They have finally started to listen to our complaints directed towards NG and GJ themselves. Just those two United Express Re-Releases alone changed my opinion on GJ. No one is releasing those models, and GJ has stepped up and done them. Now don’t get me wrong, some of their business practices behind the scenes can be iffy, but you could probably say that about most diecast companies or companies in general. One criticism of GJ I can get behind is pricing, which is currently outrageously overpriced (due to those accursed US Tariffs), with prices like 50 USD for a regional jet. But I would rather pay 50 USD for that regional jet than pay 200 buying one of the last releases. That’s what I think has changes positively for GJ, they are releasing modeled WE WANT. I can name numerous releases from all parts of the world that GJ has done this year that have definitely set a different path for them. (Asian MD-80s, UA CRJ and ERJ, Qantas 737, Binter E2, and just about every release from this summer.)