NG Model April 2023 1:400 Release "Hints"

As much as I'm excited to see those, I hope they start with something less important than the two of the last ever 747s. I doubt NG will fix all the issues before the first release.
Yep, I'd prefer it if the first -8 release was a fantasy or a bizjet. Anything but a KE would be fine with me to be honest 😅.
 
Wow, that's a lot of releases for one month! I would have thought NG would limit the number of new releases, since they were unable to deliver on their March releases. I really hope they are not going the way of JC Wings! The 4 TF releases should be Icelandair B737-Max 8/9's in their new livery. There are many possibilities with the N and C releases, all of which are of interest to me, especially if the N's are Southwest or Alaska. The C and CC releases are also of interest to me.

It's really looking to be an expensive month for me, mitigated somewhat by the absence of new releases from AC this month.
 
👀 I was not expecting so many releases for this month.
I spot 3 BA B772 with RR engines. Hopefully at least 1 out of the 3 will be wearing the current, standard livery since I'm interested in one of those to replace my outdated GJ. I'm also interested in one Air India B77W in the standard scheme.
 
Last edited:
Here are my predictions! Part 1

Boeing 737

B-50XX: China Airlines Boeing 737-700 (Without Winglets): B-5045
1680662476125.jpeg
N93XXX: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 (Heart Livery w/ Blended Winglets): N937WN
or
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 (Lone Star One Livery): N931WN
or
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 (West Coast Wonders/Orca Livery): N932AK
or
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 (San Francisco Giants Livery): N936AK
1680662511136.jpeg1680662621540.jpeg
1680668696429.jpeg1680668719553.jpeg
C-FXXX: Flair Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8: C-FFLZ
1680669619315.jpeg (or some other Canadian MAX 8 Operator)
HL8XXX: Korean Air Boeing 737 MAX 8: HL8348
1680669706399.jpeg
N55XXX: Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 Rerelease: N556AS
1680669785704.jpeg
5Y-XXX: Kenya Airways Boeing 737-800: 5Y-CYD
1680670852710.jpeg
TF-IXX: Icelandair Boeing 737 MAX 8 (Blue Stripe Tail): TF-ICE
1680670893459.jpeg
 
👀 I was not expecting so many releases for this month.
I spot 3 BA B772 with RR engines. Hopefully at least 1 out of the 3 will be wearing the current, standard livery since I'm interested in one of those to replace my outdated GJ. I'm also interested on one Air India B77W in the standard scheme.
The AI B77W is done really well by Prairie Diecast on JCW mould. That is sure a beauty too. My thought would be AI 77L, the one that was recently transferred from Delta with a much more minimal scheme without the window patterns.
 
The AI B77W is done really well by Prairie Diecast on JCW mould. That is sure a beauty too. My thought would be AI 77L, the one that was recently transferred from Delta with a much more minimal scheme without the window patterns.
I like the JCW mould but there's something I do not really like about the way the cockpit windows are printed (related to the size).
I saw pictures of that scheme and you could be right. I personally don't like the white engines and the fact that it does not have the window pattern.
 
The AI B77W is done really well by Prairie Diecast on JCW mould. That is sure a beauty too. My thought would be AI 77L, the one that was recently transferred from Delta with a much more minimal scheme without the window patterns.
That is VT AEF which is a 777 200 LR. But NG dosent have a 200 LR. It has a 200 ER
 
Boeing 737 - N55XXX
  • Alaska Airlines "Salmon Thirty Salmon" livery - 737-800 - N559AS
  • Alaska Airlines "Icicles" livery - 737-800 (winglets or split scimitars)
  • Alaska Airlines "Icicles" livery with lei - 737-800 (winglets or split scimitars)
  • Southwest Airlines "Heart" livery - 737-700 (winglets or split scimitars)
Boeing 737 - N93XXX
  • Alaska Airlines "West Coast Wonders (Orca)" livery - 737 Max 9 - N932AK
  • Alaska Airlines - 737 Max 9 (would honestly prefer this over the special Orca livery for right now)
  • Delta Airlines - 737-900ER - N930DZ (very unlikely rerelease but you never know)
  • Southwest Airlines "Lone Star One" livery - 737-700 - N931WN
  • Southwest Airlines "Heroes of the Heart Meteorology" livery - 737-700 - N938WN
  • Southwest Airlines "Heart" livery - 737-700 (winglets or split scimitars)
It would indeed make a lot of sense they would make the two Alaska specials together. Besides, at this point I've given up as to when they'd get to release the WN Heart -700s...

As for the HL7 hint, KE Max 8 would make the most sense. NG, if you're this into making KE 737s, why don't you throw in HL7568 Skyteam before moving onto heavies? ;)

When it comes to the 777, I'm a bit surprised there is an odd number of US registered hints considering NG usually does these in pairs. Would this mean all three are from the same airline (UA Battleship, Merger, and Evo?), or perhaps a pair and a freestanding release (Aeromexico and AA chrome regular/Oneworld)?
 
I like 4 x TF-regs in one go. Looking forward to see the release photos soon. X-mas will come early this year.
 
Here they are! I'll be getting the Qantas 747SP and Jetstar A320 this time around, my wallet is having a break!

76011 Air China 737-600 B-5037 (last retired 736 in CCA; with star alliance logo)
77013 Southwest Airlines 737-700/w N931WN ( Lone Star One cs)
77037 Westjet Airlines 737-700/w C-FWAQ (n/c)
58166 T'Way Air 737-800/w HL8306 (Pikachu Jet TW cs)
58167 Alaska Airlines 737-800/w N559AS ("Salmon Thirty Salmon II" livery; with scimitar winglets
58168 Kenya Airways 737-800/w 5Y-CYB
89005 Icelandair 737 MAX 9 TF-ICA ("Boreal Blue" tail; named "Hvítserkur")
89006 Icelandair 737 MAX 9 TF-ICB ("Green" tail; named "Langjökull")
89007 Icelandair 737 MAX 9 TF-ICC ("Sky Blue" tail; named "Kirkjufell")
89008 Icelandair 737 MAX 9 TF-ICD ("Magenta" tail; named "Baula")
07029 Qantas 747SP VH-EAB (with "The Spirit of Australia" title)
72018 China Southern Cargo 777-200F B-2075 (revised title)
72005 Continental Airlines 777-200ER N77014 (Peter Max)
72015 American Airlines 777-200ER N751AN (Azriel "Al" Blackman | 75 years of service)
72020 AeroMexico 777-200ER N745AM (polished cs)
72023 Qatar Airways Cargo 777-200F A7-BFZ (n/c)
72025 Qatar Airways Cargo 777-200F A7-BFG (Moved by People cs)
72027 British Airways 777-200ER G-YMMR (oneworld cs)
72028 British Airways 777-200ER G-YMMN
72036 British Airways 777-200ER G-YMMU (oneworld cs)
72037 Air India 777-200LR VT-ALH (named "Maharashtra")
72038 Air India 777-200LR VT-ALG (Mahatma Gandhi cs; named "Kerala")
73030 Aeroflot 777-300ER RA-73148
59005 Scoot 787-8 Dreamliner 9V-OFK
55102 Air Tahiti Nui 787-9 Dreamliner F-OMUA (named "Fakarava")
55109 Vietnam Airlines 787-9 Dreamliner VN-A868 (n/c)
56017 All Nippon Airways 787-10 Dreamliner JA902A
56019 EVA Air 787-10 Dreamliner B-17812 (star alliance)
48006 LAN Airlines A318-100 CC-CZR
48007 LAN Airlines A318-100 CC-CZJ (80th anniversary cs)
15010 Jetstar Airways A320-200 VH-VFF (big domain title)
13041 Condor A321-200/w D-ATCF (Sea cs(blue))
13045 Condor A321-200/w D-AIAC (Island cs(green))
13046 Condor A321-200/w D-ATCG (Pasion cs(red))
13079 Condor A321-200/w D-AIAS (yellow tail)
13065 China Southern Airlines A321neo B-1088 (Moutai cs)
13066 China Southern Airlines A321neo B-1089
39043 Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras A350-900 PR-AOW
32009 Saudia - Saudi Arabian Airlines L-1011-200 HZ-AHI (polished belly)
 
Last edited:
Here they are! I'll be getting the Qantas 747SP and Jetstar A320 this time around, my wallet is having a break!

76011 Air China 737-600 B-5037 (last retired 736 in CCA; with star alliance logo)
77013 Southwest Airlines 737-700/w N931WN ( Lone Star One cs)
77037 Westjet Airlines 737-700/w C-FWAQ (n/c)
58166 T'Way Air 737-800/w HL8306 (Pikachu Jet TW cs)
58167 Alaska Airlines 737-800/w N559AS ("Salmon Thirty Salmon II" livery; with scimitar winglets
58168 Kenya Airways 737-800/w 5Y-CYB
89005 Icelandair 737 MAX 9 TF-ICA ("Boreal Blue" tail; named "Hvítserkur")
89006 Icelandair 737 MAX 9 TF-ICB ("Green" tail; named "Langjökull")
89007 Icelandair 737 MAX 9 TF-ICC ("Sky Blue" tail; named "Kirkjufell")
89008 Icelandair 737 MAX 9 TF-ICD ("Magenta" tail; named "Baula")
07029 Qantas 747SP VH-EAB (with "The Spirit of Australia" title)
72018 China Southern Cargo 777-200F B-2075 (revised title)
72005 Continental Airlines 777-200ER N77014 (Peter Max)
72015 American Airlines 777-200ER N751AN (Azriel "Al" Blackman | 75 years of service)
72020 AeroMexico 777-200ER N745AM (polished cs)
72023 Qatar Airways Cargo 777-200F A7-BFZ (n/c)
72025 Qatar Airways Cargo 777-200F A7-BFG (Moved by People cs)
72027 British Airways 777-200ER G-YMMR (oneworld cs)
72028 British Airways 777-200ER G-YMMN
72036 British Airways 777-200ER G-YMMU (oneworld cs)
72037 Air India 777-200LR VT-ALH (named "Maharashtra")
72038 Air India 777-200LR VT-ALG (Mahatma Gandhi cs; named "Kerala")
73030 Aeroflot 777-300ER RA-73148
59005 Scoot 787-8 Dreamliner 9V-OFK
55102 Air Tahiti Nui 787-9 Dreamliner F-OMUA (named "Fakarava")
55109 Vietnam Airlines 787-9 Dreamliner VN-A868 (n/c)
56017 All Nippon Airways 787-10 Dreamliner JA902A
56019 EVA Air 787-10 Dreamliner B-17812 (star alliance)
48006 LAN Airlines A318-100 CC-CZR
48007 LAN Airlines A318-100 CC-CZJ (80th anniversary cs)
15010 Jetstar Airways A320-200 VH-VFF (big domain title)
13041 Condor A321-200/w D-ATCF (Sea cs(blue))
13045 Condor A321-200/w D-AIAC (Island cs(green))
13046 Condor A321-200/w D-ATCG (Pasion cs(red))
13079 Condor A321-200/w D-AIAS (yellow tail)
13065 China Southern Airlines A321neo B-1088 (Moutai cs)
13066 China Southern Airlines A321neo B-1089
39043 Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras A350-900 PR-AOW
32009 Saudia - Saudi Arabian Airlines L-1011-200 HZ-AHI (polished belly)
Still waiting for the day when a modern widebody I want is included in a new release set 😅. Interesting to see the -200LR, I think it's their first release of that variant. I'm almost certain we'll see a Qatar sometime in the next few months.
 
WARNING: A LOT of Chinese airlines. (PART 1)

Holy T!ts McGee, I guess this will be the norm now for NG to make these big announcements. Nevertheless, it was a stressful week at work, so I decided to take the opportunity on my day off to look up almost EVERY Chinese airline on Planespotters. While having this big of a list is great (a whole lot of diversity to airlines), I can agree with a lot of people here about the quality control and backlog of previous releases. Hopefully, NG can pull this off.

On the other hand, after making this guessing list, there's not a lot I see that catches my eyes, except for the Singapore-based B787, and maybe a couple US B777s.

Airbus A318Airbus A320
CC-xxx (x2)
VH-xxx
LAN Airlines
(any reg.)
  • "80 Yrs." Sticker (CC-CZJ / CC-CVB)
Ansett Australia​
(any reg.)
  • "2000 Olympics" Sticker (VH-HYN)
  • "Sydney 2000" Livery (VH-HYB)
X​
Jetstar
(any reg.)
A320 (w/ or w/o WL)
  • Current or Old Livery
X​
QantasLink
(any reg.)
X​
Tigerair Australia
(any reg.)

Airbus A321
D-Axxx (x4)
B-1xxx (x2)
Air Berlin
(any reg.)
A321 (w/ or w/o WL)
Air China
(any reg.)
A321 (w/ or w/o WL), A321neo (B-1067)
Condor
(any reg.)
A321 (w/ or w/o WL)
  • "Condor Island" Livery (D-AIAC / D-AIAG) | A321 (WL)
  • "Condor Passion" Livery (D-ATCG) | A321 (WL)
  • "Condor Sea" Livery (D-AIAF / D-ATCF) | A321 (WL)
  • "Condor Sunshine" Livery (D-AIAD / D-AIAS) | A321 (WL)
(**I'm willing to bet these are the models NG will announce)
China Eastern
(any reg.)
A321 (w/ or w/o WL)
  • "Skyteam" (B-1837 / B-1838)
Eurowings
(any reg.)
A321
  • "#makechangefly" Sticker (D-AEEA) | A321neo
China Southern
(any reg.)
A321 (w/ or w/o WL)
  • "China Intl. Consumer Prod. Expo" (B-1625)
A321neo (any reg.)
  • "Moutai" (B-1088)
Germania
(any reg.)
A321 (w/ or w/o WL)
Sichuan Airlines
(any reg.)
A321 (WL), A321neo
LTU
(any reg.)
A321 (w/ or w/o WL)
X​
Lufthansa
(any reg.)
A321, A321neo
  • Current or Old Livery
X​

Airbus A350
PR-xxx
Azul
(any reg.)
A350-900​
LATAM Brasil
(any reg.)
A350-900​
TAM Brasil
(any reg.)
A350-900​

Boeing 737
B-5xxx
N93xxx
C-Fxxx
HL8xxx
Air Changan
(any reg.)
B737-800 (WL)
Alaska Airlines
(any reg.)
B737 MAX 9
  • “Orca” (N932AK)
  • “SF Giants” (N936AK)
Air Canada
(any reg.)
B737 MAX 8
Air Incheon
(any reg.)
B737-800(SF) (WL)
Air China
(any reg.)
B737-700 (w/ or w/o WL)
  • "Pink Peony" (B-5211 / B-5214)
B737-800 (w/ or w/o WL)
  • “Gold Peony” (B-5390)
  • “Pink Peony” (B-5177)
  • “Silver Peony” (B-5176 / B-5178)
  • “Yellow Peony” (B-5198)
  • “Phoenix” (B-5422)
  • “Star Alliance” (B-5425 / B-5497)
Southwest
(any reg.)
B737-700 (WL)
  • “Canyon” or “Hearts” Livery
  • “Lone Star One” (N931WN)
  • “Heroes of the Heart” (N938WN)
Flair
(any reg.)
B737-800 (WL), B737 MAX 8
Eastar Jet
(any reg.)
B737-800 (WL)
China Eastern
(any reg.)
B737-700 (w/ or w/o WL)
  • “Yunnan Peacock (orange)” (any reg.)
B737-800 (w/ or w/o WL)
  • “1000th Boeing to China” (B-5756)
X​
Lynx Air
(any reg.)
B737 MAX 8
Jeju Air
(any reg.)
B737-800 (WL)
  • “TVXQ Refresh” (HL8051)
  • “Zanmang Loopy” (HL8322)
China Postal
(any reg.)
B737-800(BCF) (w/ or w/o WL)
X​
Sunwing
(any reg.)
B737-800 (WL) (*re-release?), B737 MAX 8
Jin Air
(any reg.)
B737-800 (WL), B737 MAX 8
  • “Angel-in-us Coffee” (HL8017)
China Southern
(any reg.)
B737-700/-800 (w/ or w/o WL)
X​
Swoop
(any reg.)
B737-800 (WL)
Korean Air
(any reg.)
B737-900ER (WL), B737 MAX 8
China United Airlines
(any reg.)
B737-700 (WL)

B737-800 (WL)
  • “Anshun Huangguoshu Waterfalls” (B-5448)
  • “City of Rizhao” (B-5470)
  • “Qingyang Apple Manor” (B-5471)
  • “Baotou Dream Build” (B-5665)
X​
WestJet
(any reg.)
B737-700/-800 (w/ or w/o WL), B737 MAX 8
T’Way Air
(any reg.)
B737-800 (WL), B737 MAX 8
  • “Daegu Intl. Airport” (HL8030)
  • “Pokemon” (HL8306)


(**I'm betting it'll be the T'Way Pokemon, since JC Wings announced the same thing recently)
Deer Jet
(B-5266 / B-5273)
B737-700(BBJ)
X​
X​
X​
Donghai Airlines
(B-5311 / B-5313)
B737-800 (w/o WL)
X​
X​
X​
Fuzhou Airlines
(any reg.)
B737-800 (WL)
  • “Fuzhou Cellar Wine” (B-5503)
X​
X​
X​
Hainan Airlines
(any reg.)
B737-800 (w/ or w/o WL)
  • “Little Door Gods” (B-5467)
  • “Chang'An Bank” (B-5835)
X​
X​
X​
Hebei Airlines
(any reg.)
B737-800 (WL)
  • “Zhengding” (B-5601)
  • “Enjoy Hebei” (B-5753)
  • “石家庄号” (B-5790)
X​
X​
X​
Lucky Air
(any reg.)
B737-700/-800 (w/ or w/o WL)
  • “Oriental Sea” (B-5268)
X​
X​
X​
Okay Air
(any reg.)
B737-800 (WL), -900ER

(**re-release??)
X​
X​
X​
Shandong Air
(any reg.)
B737-800 (WL)
  • (B-5111) | B737-800(BCF)
  • “Zhongtai Securities” (B-5651 / B-5652)
  • “DEEJ” (B-5785)
  • “China Arts Fest.” (B-5786)
  • “Expo 2014” (B-5787)
  • “Intl. Horticultural Expo 2014” (B-5856)
X​
X​
X​
Shanghai Airlines
(any reg.)
B737-700/-800 (w/ or w/o WL)
X​
X​
X​
Shenzhen
(any reg.)
B737-800/-900 (w/ or w/o WL)
X​
X​
X​
Xiamen Air
(any reg.)
B737-800 (WL)
  • “100th Boeing” (B-5688)
(**Skyteam & Beijing Daxing liveries in NG’s database)
X​
X​
X​

N55xxx
5Y-xxx
TF-xxx (x4)
Alaska Airlines
(any reg.)
B737-800 (WL)
  • "Salmon-Thirty-Salmon II" (N559AS)
Kenya Airways
(any reg.)
B737-800 (WL)
  • "Skyteam" (5Y-CYE)
Icelandair
(any reg.)
B737 MAX 8
  • "Boreal Blue" (TF-ICL / TF-ICR)
  • "Green" (TF-ICP)
  • "Magenta" (TF-ICO / TF-ICU)
  • "Sky Blue" (any reg.)
  • "Yellow" (TF-ICY)
MAX 9
  • "Boreal Blue" (TF-ICA)
  • "Green" (TF-ICB)
  • "Magenta" (TF-ICD)
  • "Sky Blue" (TF-ICC)
Southwest
(any reg.)
B737-700 (WL)
  • “Canyon” or “Hearts” Livery
X​
X​
 
Last edited:
(PART 2)

Boeing 747
VH-xxx
Qantas
(VH-EAA / VH-EAB)
B747SP
  • " '90s Colours"
(**I'm aware these two are already in NG's database, but my guess could be in 90s liveries)
Global Air Leasing
(VH-OZX)
B747SP
  • Basic "Air China" colours, but no titles

Boeing 777
B-2xxx
N77xxx
N75xxx
N74xxx
Air China
(any reg.)
B777-200
  • Blue Phoenix (B-2059)
  • Red Phoenix (B-2060)
B777-300ER (any reg.)
  • “Love China” (B-2006)
  • “Star Alliance” (B-2032)
  • “50Yrs. China-France Relations” (B-2047)
American Airlines
(any reg.)
B777-200ER
  • Re-release, or “Chrome” Livery
American Airlines
(any reg.)
B777-200ER
  • Re-release, or “Chrome” Livery
  • “75 Yrs.” (N751AN)
United Airlines
(N74007)
B777-224ER
  • "Continental" titles
  • "CO-UA" merger
Air China Cargo
(any reg.)
B777F
Atlas Air
(any reg.)
B777F
  • DHL titles
X​
X​
China Central
(B-2079)
B777F
Eastern Airlines
(N771KW)
B777-212ER
X​
X​
China (Eastern) Cargo
(any reg.)
B777F
Kalitta Air
(any reg.)
B777F
  • DHL titles
X​
X​
China Eastern
(any reg.)
B777-300ER
  • “China Intl. Import Expo” (B-2002)
United Airlines
(any reg.)
B777-200/-200ER
  • "Continental" titles / "CO-UA" merger
  • "Battleship Grey"
  • "Evo Blue"
X​
X​
China Postal
(B-221X)
B777F
X​
X​
X​
China Southern
(any reg.)
B777-200/-200ER

B777-300ER
  • “WorldSkills Shanghai” (B-2007)
X​
X​
X​
China Southern Cargo
B777F (any reg.)
X​
X​
X​

A7-xxx (x2)
G-Yxxx (x3)
VT-xxx (x2)
RA-73xxx
Qatar Airways
(any reg.)
B777-200LR/-300ER
British Airways
(any reg.)
B777-200/-200ER
  • "Oneworld" (any reg.)
  • "GREAT Fest. of Creativity" (G-YMML)
Air India
(any reg.)
B777-200ER/-200LR

B777-300ER
  • "Star Alliance" (VT-ALJ)
  • "Celebrating India" (VT-ALN)
Aeroflot
(any reg.)
B777-300ER
  • "Skyteam" (RA-73134)
  • "100 Yrs. of Aviation" (RA-73697)
Qatar Airways Cargo
(any reg.)
B777F
X​
Jet Airways
(any reg.)
B777-300ER
Rossiya
(any reg.)
B777-300/-300ER
  • "Far East Leopard" (RA-73282)

Boeing 787
9V-xxx
F-Oxxx
VN-Axxx
JA9xxx
B-17xxx
Scoot
(any reg.)
B787-8

(**only logical for NG to announce the -8, since they did the -9)
Air Tahiti Nui
(any reg.)
B787-9
Bamboo Airways
(any reg.)
B787-9

(**re-release?)
ANA
(any reg.)
B787-9/-10
EVA Air
(any reg.)
B787-9/-10
  • "Star Alliance" (B-17812)
Singapore Airlines
(any reg.)
B787-10
X​
Vietnam Airlines
(any reg.)
B787-9/-10

(**possible re-release of -10, "1000th B787" model in NG's database)
X​
X​

Lockheed L-1011
HZ-xxx
Saudia Arabian Government
(HZ-HM5 / HZ-HM6)
L-1011
  • "Green Saudia" livery
  • "Current Saudia" livery
 
Here are my predictions! Part 1

Boeing 737

B-50XX: China Airlines Boeing 737-700 (Without Winglets): B-5045
View attachment 14505
N93XXX: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 (Heart Livery w/ Blended Winglets): N937WN
or
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 (Lone Star One Livery): N931WN
or
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 (West Coast Wonders/Orca Livery): N932AK
or
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 (San Francisco Giants Livery): N936AK
View attachment 14506View attachment 14507
View attachment 14511View attachment 14512
C-FXXX: Flair Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8: C-FFLZ
View attachment 14513 (or some other Canadian MAX 8 Operator)
HL8XXX: Korean Air Boeing 737 MAX 8: HL8348
View attachment 14514
N55XXX: Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 Rerelease: N556AS
View attachment 14515
5Y-XXX: Kenya Airways Boeing 737-800: 5Y-CYD
View attachment 14516
TF-IXX: Icelandair Boeing 737 MAX 8 (Blue Stripe Tail): TF-ICE
View attachment 14517
i agree with you for N936AK Alaska Airlines SF Giants Livery. if they make this. Then that would be amazing because I love this livery so much and I’m a huge Giants fan
 
Top