GeminiJets is High Quality in 2026!

[1.400_modelaviation]

The responses will be gathered and charted accordingly. Since this survey is being promoted across multiple platforms, we’re more likely to have different perspectives on collecting, both young and old, new and experienced, keen-eyed for detail or just here to enjoy it. If we only wanted a specific set of responses that favored a certain agenda, we would have only promoted this through YouTube.

There is no affiliation with Gemini Jets regarding this survey, nor is this survey intended to generate heated discussions. Whether or not it gets presented to them will be something to figure out at a later date. There will be a follow-up video made once enough data is gathered.

You do you, but this whole thing is flawed and just an unnecessary debate that actually holds no weight for future improvement. There’s so many differing opinions why does it need to be merged into one winning opinion just so another video can be made praising Gemini.

If you like Gemini, great, just get on with making videos and posts singing your praises of them but the part that is frustrating is trying to poll the community so the data can interpreted to back your own opinions.

 

[JJ Skippy]

For truely representative statistics you would need to run polls on all platforms, not only the ones that are mainly used by people from North America and Europe.

That’s the main goal. If someone would like to post the survey on something like Rednote, then that benefits us.

 

[Ryan_426]

it’s nice that you can toggle whether or not to care about quality, but unfortunately this is something that is hardwired into many collector’s (myself included) psyches. For me, this is how it works:
I work very hard for my money, thus I care deeply about the accuracy of the models I am spending my hard-earned money on. If I didn’t care about quality and only release choices, why not go and buy a Daron toy? Quality is what separates toys from models - plain and simple.

I am not saying this is the case with you, but another factor for younger collectors is the fact that they are often not spending their own money. They buy with mom/dad’s credit card, brother/sister, grandma/grandpa - whoever. My point is, it’s easier to not care about quality when you’re not spending your own money. The value of money changes a lot when it’s your own - Just ask me about when I bought my first car and how the treatment of it/my driving style changed

As a younger collector, I completely agree with this opinion. I only spend my own money and thus, expect a good result when I use my money.

 

[JJ Skippy]

There’s so many differing opinions why does it need to be merged into one winning opinion just so another video can be made praising Gemini.

If the results we get don’t exactly reflect a positive sentiment, we’re still making a video on it regardless of your thinking, your response does benefit the survey. I suggest filling it out so we can have a clearer picture — better spent that way than trying to deconstruct the purpose of the survey existing IMO.

If you like Gemini, great, just get on with making videos and posts singing your praises of them but the part that is frustrating is trying to poll the community so the data can interpreted to back your own opinions.

I do like them, but I do want to hear what others think too. If we wanted to just praise them nonstop, then this survey wouldn’t exist at all.

 

[400Yinzer]

If the results we get don’t exactly reflect a positive sentiment, we’re still making a video on it


I do like them, but I do want to hear what others think too. If we wanted to just praise them nonstop, then this survey wouldn’t exist at all.

But again, what in the world is the point of all of this?
If you get 90% favorable responses are you going to say your original sentiment was right all along?
If you get 51% favorable will you say that? Or will you say roughly half of sampled collectors are not satisfied with Gemini?
And even if you say that - what is the point and what value is provided to anyone? Zero substance, zero historical value, no connection to actual aviation - just nonsense for nonsense’s sake

 

[JJ Skippy]

But again, what in the world is the point of all of this?
If you get 90% favorable responses are you going to say your original sentiment was right all along?
If you get 51% favorable will you say that? Or will you say roughly half of sampled collectors are not satisfied with Gemini?
And even if you say that - what is the point and what value is provided to anyone? Zero substance, zero historical value, no connection to actual aviation - just nonsense for nonsense’s sake

We will say whatever the data tells us. No one is trying to twist the data into something that favors a specific outcome.

 

[1.400_modelaviation]

If the results we get don’t exactly reflect a positive sentiment, we’re still making a video on it


I do like them, but I do want to hear what others think too. If we wanted to just praise them nonstop, then this survey wouldn’t exist at all.

Yes but you're conducting a survey after Connor has already made a video talking about a good 2025 and continued strengths in 2026. Which is simply his opinion. That as we’ve already said is factually not true. When you share an opinion, there’s always going to be potential influence on other people’s opinions.

Creating discussion for no reason. Other than to make a video where most likely the outcome will be Gemini are great, there’s issues, but are getting better and the community backed this up.

We aren’t saying you’ll make the data up or twist it, some of us have just seen the state of surveys in the past and know where this one is heading.

It’s a complete waste of time.

 

[JJ Skippy]

Yes but you're conducting a survey after Connor has already made a video talking about a good 2025 and continued strengths in 2026. Which is simply his opinion. That as we’ve already said is factually not true. When you share an opinion, there’s always going to be potential influence on other people’s opinions.

Creating discussion for no reason. Other than to make a video where most likely the outcome will be Gemini are great, there’s issues are getting better and the community backed this up.

We aren’t saying you’ll make the data up or twist it, some of us have just seen the state of surveys in the past and know where this one is heading.

It’s a complete waste of time.

Regardless of how you feel, taking the survey does help. You don’t need to be influenced by the video to respond to it. The survey takes less than 5 minutes to fill out too so I would think it’s worth the quick investment of your time

 

[1.400_modelaviation]

Regardless of how you feel, taking the survey does help. You don’t need to be influenced by the video to respond to it. The survey takes less than 5 minutes to fill out too so I would think it’s worth the quick investment of your time

We’re going around in circles. What does it help? It helps you and whoever else make a video. It does not actually help the community and it won’t help make Gemini any better because they don’t listen to consumer feedback

 

[CM Aviation]

The problem with this survey is it’s only going to be sampling the same Youtube group of people giving the flawed perspective that we started this whole thing with. And then you’ll claim that a democratic voice hath spoken and your original were claims were justified.

This is not true. This has been distributed on YouTube, Instagram, model airliner form, Facebook, discord, etc. plenty of variety.

 

[CM Aviation]

Ok and when you have the community perspective of Gemini, then what?

Like I say, there’s already some pretty clear factually correct issues to shout about with moulds, QC ect. If your survey gets 90% of people filling it in who don’t care how moulds look or they’ve bought 1 model in the last year from GJ with no issues, it’s not really an accurate representation of how Gemini are actually doing. You’re just potentially building this dream world around the brand, that’s actually not accurate.

Unless I’ve missed something and you have some sort of affiliation with Gemini to get these findings back to them and some sort of guarantee that they will consider the feedback, then other than causing potential heated conversation across all platforms what’s the gain?

Am aware this is negative but when it’s been the same issues discussed about Gemini for 8 years, it feels there’s not much to gain from this.

We can truly see how the community thinks the improvement has evolved. This will give us more statistical evidence to work with for this topic.

 

[CM Aviation]

We’re going around in circles. What does it help? It helps you and whoever else make a video. It does not actually help the community and it won’t help make Gemini any better because they don’t listen to consumer feedback

It helps provide the assessment of this topic. That’s the help.

 

[1.400_modelaviation]

We can truly see how the community thinks the improvement has evolved. This will give us more statistical evidence to work with for this topic.

Ok, will leave the discussion there. Think that sums it up. There’s no benefit to gain, you’ve made a video, your now after people’s opinions to make another video to be an assessment of how Gemini are. If the outcome is bad, nothing changes, if the outcome is good, nothing changes.

The survey, video, discussion, drives debate and your ability to make another video, not change. That’s not a benefit.

 

[CM Aviation]

Ok, will leave the discussion there. Think that sums it up. There’s no benefit to gain, you’ve made a video, your now after people’s opinions to make another video to be an assessment of how Gemini are. If the outcome is bad, nothing changes, if the outcome is good, nothing changes.

The survey, video, discussion, drives debate and your ability to make another video, not change. That’s not a benefit.

Will share the feedback with GJ and who knows, it’s worth giving our best effort.

 

[Bluntish Aviator]

You think there’s some anti-Gemini conspiracy happening on here or something?

Negativity and criticism are two very different things.

The past few years have been marred by QC issues for Gemini, old moulds, boring subject matter, and incorrect livery replication. I could write a long list of specific examples but that wouldn’t be productive. This isn’t just negativity for some arbitrary reason - a lot has been deserved criticism.

But all brands get their fair share of criticism on this forum, when it is deserved. Just look at any NG models release thread and you’ll see plenty. Aeroclassics QC is moaned about plenty on here as well.

2025 was a step in the right direction for Gemini and I’m excited to see what 2026 holds for them.
I will be the first person to give them credit when it is due, but they also are subject to criticism just like anyone else.

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[LachieHare]

Oh man, I've just come back from holidays to work and this thread has made me laugh so much so thank you to everyone who has contributed to it.

Richard is right, so USA-centric and geez it's nauseating like the Yanks are owed something every time a manufacturer releases a batch of models.

I've been collecting since 2000 and have seen the massive improvements across the board and remember the time where I looked forward to the GJ release announcements and I get that they have Corporate Deals with EK, DL etc but I can hand on heart say, for me and my collection, GJs releases for the little while have been nothing but a snooze-fest.

Now it seems the release models months after a superior product has been released and then expect collectors to a pay premium for what is essentially second or even third or fourth best at times.

 

[JJ Skippy]

Oh man, I've just come back from holidays to work and this thread has made me laugh so much so thank you to everyone who has contributed to it.

Richard is right, so USA-centric and geez it's nauseating like the Yanks are owed something every time a manufacturer releases a batch of models.

I've been collecting since 2000 and have seen the massive improvements across the board and remember the time where I looked forward to the GJ release announcements and I get that they have Corporate Deals with EK, DL etc but I can hand on heart say, for me and my collection, GJs releases for the little while have been nothing but a snooze-fest.

Now it seems the release models months after a superior product has been released and then expect collectors to a pay premium for what is essentially second or even third or fourth best at times.

I love when you call US collectors "entitled yanks" - seems real professional on your behalf

 

[swagninja84]

I love when you call US collectors "entitled yanks" - seems real professional on your behalf

Other than the fact he did not use those words, you came to that all yourself.

 

[DarkKnight]

the wild rants by "entitled collectors" help all of us by driving improvements in quality and accuracy, the loudest complainers actually sometimes seem to have the ear of the producers and that is what we want as the hobby moves forwards, I do believe there is a pro NG bias out there, but thats probably because their products do seem to improve over time, Gemini is a solid producer and they produce a good product, I believe some of that is due to the complainers that drive improvements

 

[LachieHare]

I love when you call US collectors "entitled yanks" - seems real professional on your behalf

That's all you took from my post? Also, I just said Yanks which is what us Aussies call all Americans just like we'd call a New Zealanders a Kiwi and someone from England a Pom......