NG Model - 1:400 February 2023 Release "Hints"

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Ahead of the Chinese New Year, NG Model have provided the following "hints" for their 1:400 February 2023 Release. The formal announcement will be made shortly, so to the "hints" -

Boeing 737
HA-XXX
N78XXX
B-5XXX
N87XXX
N37XXX
VH-XXX
VH-XXX

Boeing 747SP
F-GXXX

Boeing 757
RP-C2XXX

Boeing 777
JA7XXX
PK-XXX

Boeing 787
A7-BXX
A7-BXX
A7-BXX
B-17XXX

Airbus A318
YR-XXX

Airbus A319
VT-SXX
VT-SXX

Airbus A320
N82XXX

Airbus A321
ZK-NXX
HL85XX
HL83XX
N21XXX
G-GXXX
C-GXXX
SX-XXX

Airbus A330
CS-TXX
CS-TXX

Tristar L-1011
VR-XXX

Tupolev Tu-154
RA-85XXX
 
Immaturity warning….


Yes, yes, yes, YES! Cathay Tristar, Air New Zealand All Blacks A321neo, and not one, but TWO Australian 737s! Oh my goodness NG, my wallet is going to kill me!


Immaturity over…

ZK-XXX - Air New Zealand A321neo ZK-NNA ‘All Blacks’ livery
VR-XXX - Cathay Pacific L1011-1 VR-HHY
VH-XXX - Bonza 737MAX 8 VH-UJT ‘Shazza’
VH-XXX - Bonza 737MAX 8 VH-UIK ‘Bazza’
 
G-GBNI for the A321Neo presumably ? The replacement UK government A321 with racoon mask.
 

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Ahead of the Chinese New Year, NG Model have provided the following "hints" for their 1:400 February 2023 Release. The formal announcement will be made shortly, so to the "hints" -

Boeing 737
HA-XXX
N78XXX
B-5XXX
N87XXX
N37XXX
VH-XXX
VH-XXX

Boeing 747SP
F-GXXX

Boeing 757
RP-C2XXX

Boeing 777
JA7XXX
PK-XXX

Boeing 787
A7-BXX
A7-BXX
A7-BXX
B-17XXX

Airbus A318
YR-XXX

Airbus A319
VT-SXX
VT-SXX

Airbus A320
N82XXX

Airbus A321
ZK-NXX
HL85XX
HL83XX
N21XXX
G-GXXX
C-GXXX
SX-XXX

Airbus A330
CS-TXX
CS-TXX

Tristar L-1011
VR-XXX

Tupolev Tu-154
RA-85XXX
Finally the Cathay Tristar! Instant pre-order for me. Since I have the same reg. in 1:200, I'll probably post a comparison once I get my NG.
 
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That Corsair 747SP will be awesome and much better than the old Gemini version, that's for sure! 😍

However, I'll actually let it pass because I want a Corsair B747-100 instead. I'll see if I can have a custom model of it. The B747-300s which Gemini also released don't interest me, the engine pylons are too ugly 😖
 
HL83 A321 can be Air Busan ceo, Busan and Asiana NEO. HL85 A321 can be Busan, Asiana and Korean Neo. My best bet would be Air Busan ceo and neo. The Dreamliner B-17*** can be EVA Air -10. The Qatari 787s are still coming and I guess a series -8 would be nice this time.
 
Some interesting releases:

HA-XXX - probably will be Malev

A7-XXX - Probably a Qatar 787-8

YR-XXX - Tarom a318, could be a rerelease

G-GXXX - will probably be the UK government a321Neo
C-GXXX - will probably be an air Transat a321Neo
SX-XXX - will probably be Aegean. Could be the regular a321 or the NEO

RA-85XX - Could be a Russian government tu-154

not a bad month overall, if my predictions are correct, I’ll probably get the qatar 788, air Transat a321neo, Aegean a321 and the Russian government tu 154.

im hoping that we might see some easyjets and Ryanair’s at some point 😀
 
HL83 A321 can be Air Busan ceo, Busan and Asiana NEO. HL85 A321 can be Busan, Asiana and Korean Neo. My best bet would be Air Busan ceo and neo. The Dreamliner B-17*** can be EVA Air -10. The Qatari 787s are still coming and I guess a series -8 would be nice this time.
Right, that's the Air Busan expo special livery according to some Korean collectors who've communicated with NG. I've also heard Asianas are coming soon.
Some interesting releases:

HA-XXX - probably will be Malev

A7-XXX - Probably a Qatar 787-8

YR-XXX - Tarom a318, could be a rerelease

G-GXXX - will probably be the UK government a321Neo
C-GXXX - will probably be an air Transat a321Neo
SX-XXX - will probably be Aegean. Could be the regular a321 or the NEO

RA-85XX - Could be a Russian government tu-154

not a bad month overall, if my predictions are correct, I’ll probably get the qatar 788, air Transat a321neo, Aegean a321 and the Russian government tu 154.

im hoping that we might see some easyjets and Ryanair’s at some point 😀
If that's indeed an Aegean, I may have to get it, despite narrowbodies generally being outside my criteria. I've flown on the old livery A321s a few times...
 
Boeing 737
HA-XXX - Travel Service (-800)
N78XXX - New Mexico One
B-5XXX - China Eastern (-700)
N87XXX - Canyon Blue Retro
N37XXX - United Evo Blue (MAX 9)
VH-XXX - Virgin Blue
VH-XXX - Virgin Blue (13 6789)

Boeing 747SP
F-GXXX - Corsair

Boeing 757
RP-C2XXX - Cebu Pacific (City of Manila)

Boeing 777
JA7XXX - Japan Airlines
PK-XXX - Garuda Indonesia (retro)

Boeing 787
A7-BXX - Qatar (-8)
A7-BXX - Qatar (-9)
A7-BXX - Qatar (-9) (2022 FIFA World Cup)
B-17XXX - China Airlines

Airbus A318
YR-XXX - TAROM

Airbus A319
VT-SXX - Air India
VT-SXX - Indian

Airbus A320
N82XXX - jetBlue

Airbus A321
ZK-NXX - Air New Zealand (all black) (NEO)
HL85XX - Korean Air (NEO)
HL83XX - Air Busan (NEO)
N21XXX - Hawaiian (NEO)
G-GXXX - United Kingdom Government (NEO)
C-GXXX - Air Canada
SX-XXX - Aegean (NEO)

Airbus A330
CS-TXX - TAP Air Portugal (-200)
CS-TXX - TAP Air Portugal (-300)

Tristar L-1011
VR-XXX - Cathay Pacific

Tupolev Tu-154
RA-85XXX - UTair

NG needs to slow down with these massive releases! I’m loving the variety here but my goodness, can their factory keep up with this next batch? Praying QC isn‘t a huge issue out of this release.
 
Me waiting for a sudden downfall of NG models with too many massive releases...
I agree, these massive releases are becoming a bit too much. While it’s great for variety, you would think that if they’re going to commit to this, that means they have the capacity and the means of doing them all without delays or perhaps even allowing QC to slip through the cracks at times. I definitely think there has to be some sort of correlation there, at least on the delays part.

Hopefully their factory is large enough and that they wait to do this until after the holiday because this will need a lot of manpower. I wouldn’t be too surprised if there’s silpups in this batch as well but you hope that’s not the case.
 
Boeing 737
HA-XXX - Travel Service (-800)
N78XXX - New Mexico One
B-5XXX - China Eastern (-700)
N87XXX - Canyon Blue Retro
N37XXX - United Evo Blue (MAX 9)
VH-XXX - Virgin Blue
VH-XXX - Virgin Blue (13 6789)

Boeing 747SP
F-GXXX - Corsair

Boeing 757
RP-C2XXX - Cebu Pacific (City of Manila)

Boeing 777
JA7XXX - Japan Airlines
PK-XXX - Garuda Indonesia (retro)

Boeing 787
A7-BXX - Qatar (-8)
A7-BXX - Qatar (-9)
A7-BXX - Qatar (-9) (2022 FIFA World Cup)
B-17XXX - China Airlines

Airbus A318
YR-XXX - TAROM

Airbus A319
VT-SXX - Air India
VT-SXX - Indian

Airbus A320
N82XXX - jetBlue

Airbus A321
ZK-NXX - Air New Zealand (all black) (NEO)
HL85XX - Korean Air (NEO)
HL83XX - Air Busan (NEO)
N21XXX - Hawaiian (NEO)
G-GXXX - United Kingdom Government (NEO)
C-GXXX - Air Canada
SX-XXX - Aegean (NEO)

Airbus A330
CS-TXX - TAP Air Portugal (-200)
CS-TXX - TAP Air Portugal (-300)

Tristar L-1011
VR-XXX - Cathay Pacific

Tupolev Tu-154
RA-85XXX - UTair

NG needs to slow down with these massive releases! I’m loving the variety here but my goodness, can their factory keep up with this next batch? Praying QC isn‘t a huge issue out of this release.
As much as it would be great, I doubt NG will be making any Virgin Blues. They have little interest in Australian aviation history, one of my friends emailed them asking if they could make those two aircraft and they said maybe but unlikely. The 13 6789 livery has a special place in my heart, my first Virgin Blue flight was on that bird. I'd say the best bet for the VH-s would be Bonza and/or REX.
 
Woww... 2 VT's.. great set!! Will be great if they do Air India b787 and b777

Also, do anyone know why qatar airways is more represented by model makers for past 3-4 months?
 
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Woww... 2 VT's.. great set!! Will be great if they do Air India b787 and b777

Also, do anyone know why qatar airways is more represented by model makers for past 3-4 months?
World Cup, I assume. Hopefully it doesn't last, Qatar's mind-numbingly boring. I haven't seen or heard of a single person who collects Qatars.
 
Woww... 2 VT's.. great set!! Will be great if they do Air India b787 and b777

Also, do anyone know why qatar airways is more represented by model makers for past 3-4 months?
I would buy an Air India 788 in a heartbeat! Most likely Qatar is getting a lot of love by NG because of the World Cup, but now that is over you would think they might relax a bit...
 
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