GJ May releases
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swagninja84
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There are already 2 in the previous livery.
Hard not to do it when they are literally the same thing...
LachieHare
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Ugh.....my head hurts after reading the ramblings by old mate 77W.
Nothing from GJ to interest me this month unfortunate, was hoping we'd get an Alliance E190 but alas, no luck.
Nothing from GJ to interest me this month unfortunate, was hoping we'd get an Alliance E190 but alas, no luck.
quanng
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Tbh, from the artwork, I don’t think the new LH B744 current scheme is made on the new mould. It showed a big seam, which is not very encouraging. Another potential sign is that this LH does not offer flaps down option as well, which is somewhat traditional on the new mould used by GJ/JC. Nonetheless, it would be interesting to see which mould is used to produce this somewhat highly-sought after subject.
777-300ER
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Have GJ ever used the new mould? They recently released a UPS 744 with no rolling gears (I hope that was not the new mould) whereas their older 744 has rolling gears.
OscarBravo992
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Yes, they have. All of their recent 744s were on it, and they all had rolling gears. You must have just gotten one with bad QC, making the gears stiff.
OscarBravo992
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I wouldn’t mind a standard QQ F70 either. But of course, GJ will be GJ and only release models for a certain few demographics.
777-300ER
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Ok thank you for the information. Also, the gears has very poor details on this one (it looks like herpa gears in 1:500) and they can’t tilt (I prefer when there is this feature).
OscarBravo992
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Sorry, I stand corrected. You are right. The latest UPS 747 by GJ was on the old mould and does have the original style gears. I suspect this one has been lying around at their warehouse for years before finally being released, since IIRC those gears were phased out a decade ago . That is most likely an exception, and (fingers crossed) most upcoming 744 releases from Gemini will be on the new mould.
One quick way to tell is to check if its a seamed or slot-in wings mould. If it's the former, it's on the old mould, and if it's the latter, it's on the new one.
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YesterAirlines
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@777-300ER @OscarBravo992
The issue is there is NO new mould for a 747-400F so if you get a UPS 747 it will be on an old seamed mould. If you get a 747-400 pax or BCF then it will be on the new mould nowadays.
The issue is there is NO new mould for a 747-400F so if you get a UPS 747 it will be on an old seamed mould. If you get a 747-400 pax or BCF then it will be on the new mould nowadays.
YesterAirlines
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Because N580UP was an interactive series model and they have a new mould for the interactive series but not for a standard release.
Mikeymag
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You are correct, D-ABVY is on the old cradle mould.
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NoAddedSalt
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Also strange the air france is on the old mould too
abdulmohiuddin
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A positive from this release set is that the Eastern Saab doesn't have insanely large gears tho
YesterAirlines
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Wow it is incredible that these two releases still use the cradle mould!
The seamed 747-400 hasn't been seen since 2021 and the 77W since 2022. That's suggesting these models have both been sitting in the warehouse for at least 2 years prior to release!
JJ Skippy
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That turned out great. Will be picking this up at Airliners.
Unboxing Aviation
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gj sucks, such rubbish
quanng
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I was shocked last year or so to see the LATAM 789 in the old cradle mould. Now this. Just amazed though!
NoAddedSalt
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Lesson Learned, if a model doesn't have a flaps down option on the release, its most likely an old mould.
