NG Models - 1:400 Future Hints (November 2023)

[Bulgogi77]

FINALLY we're getting the highly-requested Southwest Heart livery 737-700s! So happy ! These planes are tremendous releases for U.S. collectors. Hopefully the blue is a little lighter than the recently released 737 Max 8. The Delta 737-800 with split scimitars and Frontier A318 are great releases as well.

I wonder what happened to the N72xxx Boeing 737 Max hint though.

 

[Aviation Enjoyer]

If those TU154s are iconic aswell, then anything could be put in this category

Watch them throw in a 773 and call it a classic!

 

[pommy80]

Going to be expensive for me. All the HK Express’s, Air China, China Southerns and the ANA..

 

[Irish]

I thought some of the classics were more modern than the non-classics?

I think most definitely NG is way too confused on the criteria we usually think of for a classic model. Hopefully they can fix that before next year maybe? If anybody can get through to NG and somehow get them to understand.

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

Okay this is gonna be expensive .
11 I see
- Long awaited CZ A332 x 2 (hopefully the A333s follow suit)
- those 2 Air China Peony A332s - just because - they're gorgeous
- L1011 Saudia
- D-ABYT of course
- the Aeroflot Tu-154
- the gorgeous Avianca Cargo Green - have the Tampa scheme PM released earlier - so this plus now they must do the regular one too
- the Sichuan Panda Route 4 A350
- the Pokémon 777 (I don't collect Pokémon - but this grey fuselage with yellow Pokémons scheme looks fabulous)
- the DL 738 is a maybe - I have the winglet version - I was hoping they'll make the 739 - looks like that maybe on the horizon.

There's though the lack of European / African releases and a trickle of South American ones
And I'm guessing those previous Kuwait A330s were super popular is it? It's like the onslaught of BA 772s - two more announced yesterday - and the Zips. Although arguably, the Kuwait is a 'classic' scheme

 

[JJ Skippy]

Will be getting the DL 738S, F9 A318, and WN -700 spilts. Fantastic future batch.

 

[LeoMuse747]

Did NG drop the allegedly fantasty B747-8 with Japanese reg?

 

[JJ Skippy]

Did NG drop the allegedly fantasty B747-8 with Japanese reg?

Nope, that’s nowhere to be found. Perhaps enough people complained about it that NG took a step back at it.

 

[MSRT&A Productions]

Did NG drop the allegedly fantasty B747-8 with Japanese reg?

Classic NG. Gotta love em lol.

 

[Adrian]

Watch them throw in a 773 and call it a classic!

They are already announcing a Frontier A318 as a'classic' !!!

 

[quanng]

Did NG drop the allegedly fantasty B747-8 with Japanese reg?

It is actually a typo, on Wechat the JA7xxx reg belonged to the 77W.

 

[Purpleplane]

According to their Facebook page, the Frontier A319 will be N807FR.

 

[KG3036_SS]

Oh wow - finanlly a chance for me to catch those Air China Penoy/Pavilion series A330! They surely looks nice!

I have only seen a Phoenix version been available at an ridiculously horrible price.

P.s. Any chance a B-6075 - in the 08 Olympic torch relay livery could be released Or some love on another pair of CA special - "Phoenix" 772s

 

[Sayan777]

So happy to see the Air India A350 coming up. Thanks a lot NG

 

[SJOIB7685]

So excited to see D-ABYT! I'm getting that one for sure!
I will also pick (when available) the Southwest 737 with splits, the Delta 738, the Avianca Cargo, and probably the China Southern 332 with RR engines.

 

[Super727]

Some good stuff here albeit nothing I'm over-the-top excited about. Good to see the Southwest heart 73Gs finally getting done. Will be getting a couple of those and the Delta 738 for sure, and probably N863GT as well.

 

[Planeoldwill]

Pretty lack luster set tbh. The SWs are nice I suppose but I dont understand why 3 swoops is necessary for a relatively obscure airline in Canada. I'll probably pick up the USMC 737 and the RCAF A330s but no narrowbodies from Europe is hugely disappointing again.

 

[Phantom]

should be really translated the chinese "经典题材" into "iconic theme" "special livery"

Thank you.
This really seems to be a case of lost in translation. Everyone - me included - mistook this translation.
But when I see them calling 8 years old and actively flying "retro" D-ABYT a "CLASSIC" then all is clear. To bad, really.

In case NG one day is really going to do the good stuff...
This is D-ABYT "CLASSIC":
LH_B742_D-ABYT_19890128_HAM by Dirk Grothe, auf Flickr

 

[Florian]

Boeing 737 MAX - N72xxx

• Southwest - N7207Z
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• Boeing - N7201U (House livery)
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• Boeing - N7202U House livery with Southwest rudder and winglets
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Boeing 747-8: N86xxx

• Apex Logistics/Atlas Air: N863GT (duh)
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I wish NG wouldn't do these future hints since they pretty much make the next one or two release sets pretty predictable. With that being said, however, glad to (probably) see a Delta 737-800 with split scimitars and a Frontier A318. NG has plenty to tap into with Frontier, so it's exciting to see them releasing Frontier. A set of three or four Frontier A320neos would be outstanding, as a U.S. collector (and there's some precedence for NG doing multi-plane sets like this). I flew on three Frontier A319s as well (N914FR - Stretch the Egret, N918FR - Jake the White-Tailed Deer, and N947FR - Maya the Jaguar), so it'd be cool if NG released a Frontier A319.

Yeah, I really hope that the last 747 now comes in the final livery. It will be a sure buy for me!

 

[Florian]

Crossing fingers for D-ABYT

I hope this is the one we'll see from Lufthansa - I would definitely get it!