Model Review - TACA 737-300 by El Aviador

[YesterAirlines]

El Aviador are back in 400 scale and with an aircraft that performed one of the all time great landings in civil aviation history. This Panda 737-300 has so much potential but you can't go wrong with the delightful colours of TACA:

TACA | Boeing 737-3T0 | N75356 | El Aviador

El Aviador are back in 400 scale after a couple of years absence, with their 13th release. There are plenty of models in my collection that have been involved in accidents, but few that survived in quite the spectacular manor that this 737-300 did. N75356

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[LeoMuse747]

Great little model and nice family pic!
These exclusive releases are so cool. Panda is really saving the game with their classic 737s - I just wonder why they didn't develop a B737-500 mould yet???

 

[josecolme]

I wish somebody came up with a good 737-100/200 mould. AC's is pretty good. But some modern competition would be good too.

 

[Mark22]

I wish somebody came up with a good 737-100/200 mould. AC's is pretty good. But some modern competition would be good too.

Sounds like HX will do them, since they said they're working on the entire 737 series.

 

[YesterAirlines]

Sounds like HX will do them, since they said they're working on the entire 737 series.

I would be very surprised if that statement was true (file it under mistranslation) and even if it is the chances of HX making a lot of Western 737-100/200s is not big. You're all getting carried away with HX me thinks

 

[LeoMuse747]

I'm also not expecting to see them doing 737s and, if they do, I guess it will take a while until we see the models. I'm much more excited with their upcoming 747s

 

[YesterAirlines]

I'm also not expecting to see them doing 737s and, if they do, I guess it will take a while until we see the models. I'm much more excited with their upcoming 747s

I agree but it all depends if HX will actually use the moulds for anything but Asian airlines. I'm a little sceptical

 

[Phantom]

I really like the classic lines of TACA but it also highlights the biggest flaw of this mould, well, maybe next to the weird looking aft fuselage. Ok, I once again feel like an OCD'ed alien apparently the only one seeing issues on this mould.
Seems like the designer had to perform magic here to fit the artwork to the erroneous lines of the v.tail. Check that kink in the blue area's leading edge front of the "T". Either this or the print would have either ended up way front of the aft door or the aft door way front of where it is supposed to be.
Would I have the time, money and connections, the 2nd Gen. 737s would be on the the to-do-list right after 707, 727 and DC-9-10.

 

[YesterAirlines]

I really like the classic lines of TACA but it also highlights the biggest flaw of this mould, well, maybe next to the weird looking aft fuselage. Ok, I once again feel like an OCD'ed alien apparently the only one seeing issues on this mould.
Seems like the designer had to perform magic here to fit the artwork to the erroneous lines of the v.tail. Check that kink in the blue area's leading edge front of the "T". Either this or the print would have either ended up way front of the aft door or the aft door way front of where it is supposed to be.
Would I have the time, money and connections, the 2nd Gen. 737s would be on the the to-do-list right after 707, 727 and DC-9-10.

In this case I do think your alien tendencies are showing? Do you eat guinea pigs like the lizard people in V?

Having said that I would trust you to be designing these moulds. Incidentally do you own any of the releases on this 737-300/400 mould?

 

[Phantom]

In this case I do think your alien tendencies are showing? Do you eat guinea pigs like the lizard people in V?

Having said that I would trust you to be designing these moulds. Incidentally do you own any of the releases on this 737-300/400 mould?

I only have a single 2nd Gen 737 in my collection (an old Phoenix 735 that will soon be for sale), none of these Panda/AC for said reason.

Re the tail. Here's a quick mod of your pic with a few added lines:
Red marks the blue area as continued along the lines of the erroneous tail, but without the magic kink - ending up in the wrong spot
Green is the line ending in the correct spot when printed on an improved tail shape
Yellow is roughly the leading edge of such mould improvement
Where are my guinea pigs?

 

[LeoMuse747]

I honestly couldn't care about these tail issues pointed by Phantom, they are too minimal for me to care. But hey, this is just me
I like this Panda mould but sometimes the gears are too long (Hey Jorge, here's me criticizing gears once again! hahaha) and the fuselage also looks a bit too bloated. It's not too much, I can live with it, but while the JC Wings B737-300 looks too thin, the Panda looks bloated to me.

 

[IndyJets]

Sounds like HX will do them, since they said they're working on the entire 737 series.

3D Design Deck has big plans for theirs...

 

[Phantom]

I like this Panda mould but sometimes the gears are too long (Hey Jorge, here's me criticizing gears once again! hahaha)

Glad I left the gear remark for you Are they 1/300?