New Mould -Ilyushin Il-96-400 from Phoenix

[YesterAirlines]

It's not often that I get to announce a new mould from Phoenix but times are changing somewhat. If you're sick of twinjets then the Il-96-400 will be music to your ears. Even though the type has seen limited service there are at least 10 liveries available and it's great to see some diversity in the scale. Here are the first pictures of the new mould plus a look a the type and possibilities for it:

New Mould: Ilyushin Il-96-400 from Phoenix

For a long time it seemed Phoenix was content to just churn out the same old Asian models on weak moulds ad infinitum, while more active newer brands stole their marketshare. That is no longer the case. In the past year Phoenix have shown commendable agil

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[LeoMuse747]

Very cool! But sad to see they still didn't get the winglets at the right angle. Shouldn't they be slightly more leaned back?

 

[Mark22]

They are slightly too vertical? Either way, I'm glad there is something new that isn't a twinjet, and that Phoenix uses it immediately. I wish Panda and NG used their Tupolevs more often.

 

[YesterAirlines]

I get the feeling the fuselage is the only 100% new bit

 

[Phantom]

I'm still curious about what I see. The mould appears to have the (prototype's) 96M tail. Why? The series build airframes are quite different. Note the aft fuselage taper.
RA-96000 by Joel H, auf Flickr
RA-96104 Ilyushin Il-96-400VPU Rossiya - Special Flight Squadron by Гарик Шишкин, auf Flickr


Richard, do you have some side on pics already?

 

[YesterAirlines]

I'm still curious about what I see. The mould appears to have the (prototype's) 96M tail. Why? The series build airframes are quite different. Note the aft fuselage taper.


Richard, do you have some side on pics already?

No sorry I only have what I posted. I think you could be right and I've spoken with @DTcustoms to see if Phoenix can take a look and perhaps modify it.

 

[Jazajia]

...perhaps modify it.

While they are at it, tell them to also fix up the 747-200.

 

[DTcustoms]

I have notified Phoenix to modify the rear fuselage taper after the IL-96M RA-96000 release. Thanks a lot

I'm still curious about what I see. The mould appears to have the (prototype's) 96M tail. Why? The series build airframes are quite different. Note the aft fuselage taper.

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

This was posted by a user on the 'other' group - @YesterAirlines - this can be in addition to the ones you've listed - always happy to see this in the 'Aeroflot' scheme - of course not a civilian version. Curious though whether this ever saw service in the scheme.
This is definitely one I'd love PH to make asap - @DTcustoms

 

[DTcustoms]

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This was posted by a user on the 'other' group - @YesterAirlines - this can be in addition to the ones you've listed - always happy to see this in the 'Aeroflot' scheme - of course not a civilian version. Curious though whether this ever saw service in the scheme.
This is definitely one I'd love PH to make asap - @DTcustoms

It was never actually served for Aeroflot cargo operations, it was stored and went to Atlant Soyuz later
Also Phoenix can't make this ome because they no longer has the PW2000 engine mould

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

It was never actually served for Aeroflot cargo operations, it was stored and went to Atlant Soyuz later

Right - nonetheless a real aircraft painted in full livery even though it was stored - so it can be made as it isn't a 'fantasy' scheme - rather an undelivered / ntu aircraft

Also Phoenix can't make this ome because they no longer has the PW2000 engine mould

whoopsie. this is a bummer really and means we'll never see this one made ?!.
Curious - how does it work with the other livery versions - they use the same engines as on the il-96-300?
Thanks in advance