NG A330neo

[SIGWX]

NG just released a teaser of their A330neo mold on Facebook, looks quite good.

 

[pons399]

How are the flap track fairings looking, folks?

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

After Av400s misstep - this is so welcome. Looking forward to it

 

[NoAddedSalt]

How are the flap track fairings looking, folks?
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is the -800 still using the pre MSN 555 vertical stabiliser, they used that on the earlier prototype is it still that? I cant fully tell but it looks a bit tall looking.

 

[Phantom]

is the -800 still using the pre MSN 555 vertical stabiliser, they used that on the earlier prototype is it still that? I cant fully tell but it looks a bit tall looking.

Nothing that would alert my eye there, so I'm confident they fixed it.

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

is the -800 still using the pre MSN 555 vertical stabiliser, they used that on the earlier prototype is it still that? I cant fully tell but it looks a bit tall looking.

Yes it does look taller.

 

[Phantom]

Yes it does look taller.

It is, but this time this is the correct mod. 48979 tail.
I wonder, when NG has that pre- mod 48979 tail why did they never use it on their early 332 releases. Or did they?

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

It is, but this time this is the correct mod. 48979 tail.
I wonder, when NG has that pre- mod 48979 tail why did they never use it on their early 332 releases. Or did they?

Okay I'm loving this deep dive - can you direct me to where I can get to know more of this better - I understand from this thread now that the A332 has had two rudder variations, correct?

 

[OscarBravo992]

Exciting! Hopefully looking forward to some Malaysia Airlines, Air Calin and Cebu Pacific on the -900, and maybe some house livery models to boot.

 

[Phantom]

Okay I'm loving this deep dive - can you direct me to where I can get to know more of this better - I understand from this thread now that the A332 has had two rudder variations, correct?

Two v.tail variations. The early 332 was taller and the later modification unified 332 and 345/346 tails - at least to some degree.
I had posted about in the NG 330Neo sample thread:https://modelairlinerforum.com/thre...0-900neo-mould-sample-review.1365/#post-21870

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

Two v.tail variations. The early 332 was taller and the later modification unified 332 and 345/346 tails - at least to some degree.
I had posted about in the NG 330Neo sample thread:https://modelairlinerforum.com/thre...0-900neo-mould-sample-review.1365/#post-21870

Thanks Much!

 

[pons399]

Better pics are up on NG's socials, here are some of the -900.

 

[JJ Skippy]

Looks fantastic, no complaints to be had here. Really hope we get more this summer…

 

[NoAddedSalt]

It is, but this time this is the correct mod. 48979 tail.
I wonder, when NG has that pre- mod 48979 tail why did they never use it on their early 332 releases. Or did they?

I think I have seen an air france a332 model that uses the earlier tail that NG did, would be cool if they did the old livery qantas a330-200 with it along with the later tail.

 

[Phantom]

I think I have seen an air france a332 model that uses the earlier tail that NG did, would be cool if they did the old livery qantas a330-200 with it along with the later tail.

Out of curiosity I just checked through NG's database and found 10 releases that should have the early taller tail - as far as I can see none of them use it but all have the later (shorter) one.
I've spend some time working in an development/sampling department and what we did really was (high-tech) trial and error, but I really wonder why the Chinese sample departments do what they do. Did they really develop that early tail sample just now that they don't need it on their 338?