NG Model 1:400 January 2023 Release "Hints"

[BA117]

Due to the forthcoming Chinese Lunar New Year Holidays, January 2023 will see a reduced number of models. Below are next months "hints" with the formal announcement due shortly, the models should be with the Retailers Mid-January.

Boeing 737-600
C-GXXX

Boeing 737-800
B-53XX

Boeing 737 MAX
N87XXX

Boeing 737-900
N26XXX

Boeing 777-300
PK-XXX

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
D-AXXX
9V-XXX

Airbus A320
F-HXXX

Airbus A321
B-16XX

Airbus A350
B-30XX

Comac ARJ21-700
B-33XX

Comac C919
B-00XX

AVIC Xian Y-20
201XX

 

[OscarBravo992]

The 9V 787 is a Scoot 787-9, registered 9V-OJI. It was leaked on IG:

 

[Jazajia]

Nice to see the first MAX release is going to be Southwest! hopefully the nose gear length will be adjusted before...

 

[pons399]

It's just the same airlines over and over again... Where's the Cathay Tristar that was teased back in September?

 

[KG3036_SS]

It's just the same airlines over and over again... Where's the Cathay Tristar that was teased back in September?

Yea exactly what I think - where are the Cathay Tristar?

I am also pretty skeptical with the delivery schedule Mid-January? This years lunar New year is at 22 Jan! With factories usually shutting down days before lunar New year, I wonder how they get the models shipped out on time. Are they going to rush out their products ignoring QC or they're just gonna delay the delivery

 

[MSRT&A Productions]

I'm just gonna focus on Airlines that are not Chinese related (except for a few)

Boeing 737-600
C-GXXX (WestJet)

Boeing 737 MAX
N87XXX (Southwest Airlines Canyon Blue Retro)

Boeing 737-900
N26XXX (Alaska Airlines Honoring Those Who Serve)

Boeing 777-300
PK-XXX (Pakistan International Airlines)

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
D-AXXX (Lufthansa)
9V-XXX (Scoot)

Airbus A320
F-HXXX (Air Corsica)

 

[Florian]

I’m missing the 787-8s from Ethiopian Airlines (normal and Star Alliance versions) and Kenya Airways.

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

It's just the same airlines over and over again... Where's the Cathay Tristar that was teased back in September?

Agree.....can see it unfold - long wait - pre-orders disappear in seconds - NG unable to fulfill pre-orders - model doesn't reach me. . I had to scramble for the recent N725DA from another store when my pre-order went unfulfilled at my regular haunt.
It's frustrating with the other but inferior 1011s being made rampantly while the perfect NG one lies idle.

 

[Alphaless]

WestJet is probably going to be the one with the new maple leaf logo.

 

[pons399]

Agree.....can see it unfold - long wait - pre-orders disappear in seconds - NG unable to fulfill pre-orders - model doesn't reach me. . I had to scramble for the recent N725DA from another store when my pre-order went unfulfilled at my regular haunt.
It's frustrating with the other but inferior 1011s being made rampantly while the perfect NG one lies idle.

Hopefully they drop two at once, since there are quite a few CX Tristar schemes to choose from.

 

[AsJay7879]

I'm just gonna focus on Airlines that are not Chinese related (except for a few)

Boeing 737-600
C-GXXX (WestJet)

Boeing 737 MAX
N87XXX (Southwest Airlines Canyon Blue Retro)

Boeing 737-900
N26XXX (Alaska Airlines Honoring Those Who Serve)

Boeing 777-300
PK-XXX (Pakistan International Airlines)

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
D-AXXX (Lufthansa)
9V-XXX (Scoot)

Airbus A320
F-HXXX (Air Corsica)

PK- is Indonesia, so the Boeing 777 is guaranteed to be another Garuda Indonesia. Pakistan's registration prefix is AP-.

 

[AsJay7879]

Due to the forthcoming Chinese Lunar New Year Holidays, January 2023 will see a reduced number of models. Below are next months "hints" with the formal announcement due shortly, the models should be with the Retailers Mid-January.

Boeing 737-600
C-GXXX

Boeing 737-800
B-53XX

Boeing 737 MAX
N87XXX

Boeing 737-900
N26XXX

Boeing 777-300
PK-XXX

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
D-AXXX
9V-XXX

Airbus A320
F-HXXX

Airbus A321
B-16XX

Airbus A350
B-30XX

Comac ARJ21-700
B-33XX

Comac C919
B-00XX

AVIC Xian Y-20
201XX

Just finished working on my Instagram post regarding these hints and these are some of my guesses.

737 MAX = Southwest Airlines B38M N871HK "Desert Gold"
777-300 = Garuda Indonesia B77W PK-GII "SkyTeam"
787 = Lufthansa B789 D-ABPD & Scoot 9V-OJI
A320 = Air France A320 F-HEPI "SkyTeam"
A350 = China Eastern Airlines A359 B-308E

If my guesses overall are correct, I'm looking at roughly 4 potential purchases (both 787's, the 777 and the A350).

 

[VDH.FliesOut]

My guessing list. So far, if these guesses are correct, nothing interesting really catches my eye. Unless it's one of the special liveries, maybe? We can only wait and find out...

A320 (F-HXXX):

• Air France (Skyteam livery)

A321 (B-16XX):

• Air China
• China Eastern
• China Southern ('China International Consumer Products Expo' livery)
• Juneyao
• Sichuan

A350 (B-30XX):

• Air China (standard or Star Alliance liveries)
• China Eastern
• China Southern
• Hainan Airlines
• Sichuan ('Chengdu FISU World University Games', or 'Panda Route' liveries)

B737-600 (C-GXXX):

• Westjet

B737-800 (B-53XX):

• Air China
• China Eastern
• China Southern
• China United Airlines
• Hainan Airlines
• Shanghai Airlines
• Xiamen Air

B737-900 (N26XXX):

• Alaska Airlines ('Honoring Those Who Serve,' or standard liveries)

B737 MAX (N87XXX):

• Southwest (Canyon Blue/Gold, or standard liveries)

B777-300 (PK-XXX):

• Garuda Indonesia (Government, Skyteam, 'Ayo Pakai Masker,' retro, or standard liveries)

B787:

• Lufthansa (D-AXXX)
• Scoot (9V-XXX)

Comac ARJ21-700 (B-33XX):

• Chengdu Airlines
• COMAC

 

[Purpleplane]

I also think that the Southwest 737-MAX will be N871HK in desert gold.

 

[MSRT&A Productions]

PK- is Indonesia, so the Boeing 777 is guaranteed to be another Garuda Indonesia. Pakistan's registration prefix is AP-.

Oh right. Sorry
I immediately thought it was Pakistan lol

 

[AsJay7879]

Oh right. Sorry
I immediately thought it was Pakistan lol

No worries aha. I did the same thing last time NG Models release Garuda 777 in November 2022. The "PK-" created a definite brain fart lol.

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

My guessing list. So far, if these guesses are correct, nothing interesting really catches my eye. Unless it's one of the special liveries, maybe? We can only wait and find out...

A320 (F-HXXX):

• Air France (Skyteam livery)

A321 (B-16XX):

• Air China
• China Eastern
• China Southern ('China International Consumer Products Expo' livery)
• Juneyao
• Sichuan

A350 (B-30XX):

• Air China (standard or Star Alliance liveries)
• China Eastern
• China Southern
• Hainan Airlines
• Sichuan ('Chengdu FISU World University Games', or 'Panda Route' liveries)

B737-600 (C-GXXX):

• Westjet

B737-800 (B-53XX):

• Air China
• China Eastern
• China Southern
• China United Airlines
• Hainan Airlines
• Shanghai Airlines
• Xiamen Air

B737-900 (N26XXX):

• Alaska Airlines ('Honoring Those Who Serve,' or standard liveries)

B737 MAX (N87XXX):

• Southwest (Canyon Blue/Gold, or standard liveries)

B777-300 (PK-XXX):

• Garuda Indonesia (Government, Skyteam, 'Ayo Pakai Masker,' retro, or standard liveries)

B787:

• Lufthansa (D-AXXX)
• Scoot (9V-XXX)

Comac ARJ21-700 (B-33XX):

• Chengdu Airlines
• COMAC

Seeing these predictions I really hope the A321 is the China Southern special scheme one, and the A350 the Sichuan Panda ones - there are two new ones to pick from - I have the two previous ones - one Av400, another JC. I'd otherwise thought there'd be nothing in it for me this month

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

Hopefully they drop two at once, since there are quite a few CX Tristar schemes to choose from.

Yessssss. I hope they make all the possible scheme variations. I'll buy all frankly

 

[DiamondCollector]

I'm just gonna focus on Airlines that are not Chinese related (except for a few)

Boeing 737-600
C-GXXX (WestJet)

Boeing 737 MAX
N87XXX (Southwest Airlines Canyon Blue Retro)

Boeing 737-900
N26XXX (Alaska Airlines Honoring Those Who Serve)

Boeing 777-300
PK-XXX (Pakistan International Airlines)

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
D-AXXX (Lufthansa)
9V-XXX (Scoot)

Airbus A320
F-HXXX (Air Corsica)

We already have a Westjet 737-600

 

[MSRT&A Productions]

We already have a Westjet 737-600

I know but I couldn't find any other aircraft with that registration. Only know that and Aeroflyer