NG Models August release hints
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Alzyerpal
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It's already been released by NG though (not that that's precedent for not doing a re-release). Various other Icelandair candidates still awaiting a release such as the Loftleider Leisure and a Britannia hybrid which may well fit the Buchannan remit perfectly.
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abdulmohiuddin
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I wish I could have seen a Pakistani rego in those hints. But overall the releases look ok. The LuxAir 747SP seems like the most interesting model imo
1/400collector
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Yeah that Luxair 747sp sounds really goof.
Steinar
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Alzyerpal
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Indeed so, I forgot about that one too.
I don't even think that NG's Chief Apologist can justify this many releases, and that doesn't even include his Buchanan hybrids. This is pure unadulterated GREED at it's best. I don't think that collectors or retailers will go bankrupt; they will simply say "no" to these excesses. Eventually, wishful thinking or economic inevitability?, NG will drown in their unsold inventory. Greed should not be rewarded!!Almost 50 releases, this is combined what Gemini Aeroclassics Phoenix and JC releases in a month. Collectors and retailers going bankrupt.
As for my guesses, it's a matter of who even cares!! Most everything has been done before, and I just rolled my eyes about a third way thru their long list.
Agreed about the huge batch of unsold inventory. There are still models releases from a year ago on sale on retailer sites. Now they're releasing boring models with releases of them. Why, just why? It simply baffles me.
Aviation Enjoyer
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For the Chinese ones its understandable. But it does get questionable when NG releases an SWA 737 in the Canyon blue livery, sees it doesn't sell and releases another one.
Yup...better to release fewer models, save money, and then focus on quality control in smaller batches.
Atlspotter
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I hope that the Delta A321 get released again, also I think Icelandair might be TF-FIU
Aviation Enjoyer
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Honestly NG needs to release frontier planes. Thats the only type of US Narrowbody airline I would be ok with seeing multiples of.
B767Avia
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There is no N38 A321 so I wouldn't expect a Delta but the rest we will probably see.
Bulgogi77
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Wow wow wow......47 models.....I will be stunned if at least 25 of those aren't delayed. I wouldn't be surprised if NG is trying to play catch-up after releasing some smaller sets a few months back, but I'm skeptical of that paying off.
There's lots of Chinese regs per usual (I think I counted 14?), and there seems to be a lot of doubles with registration prefixes (and even triples). With that being said there's some really nice potential/likely releases in here, some of which are from my neck of the woods.
Airbus A319
Quite a wild set we have here, but it's definitely better than the July set, which was fully of recent re-releases and bizarrely boring choices. I'm definitely pleased to see some U.S. A319s and A320s! Hopefully we don't see too many delays out of this one.
There's lots of Chinese regs per usual (I think I counted 14?), and there seems to be a lot of doubles with registration prefixes (and even triples). With that being said there's some really nice potential/likely releases in here, some of which are from my neck of the woods.
Airbus A319
- N53xxx
- N530VA - Virgin America
- N530VA - Alaska (after it bought Virgin America)
- N531NK - Spirit (2002 - 2007 livery)
- N535NK - Spirit (current livery)
- N90xxx
- N904NK - Spirit (current livery)
- N94xxx
- N946JL - JetBlue (Ribbons tail - NG has done this one before on the A321neo)
- N98xxx
- N982JB - JetBlue (new livery - pretty much a given since it's on the future release list)
- N986AN - American (WL re-release - I highly doubt it's not JetBlue, but NG has definitely surprised us before)
- N88xxx (x2)
- N8814K - Southwest (standard, current, normal Heart livery - finally....we just need a -700 now)
- N8842L - Southwest (maybe we just get two normal ones?? It's alright this time I suppose; they should sell really well, but this shouldn't be an often-used strategy. Maybe there's a weird grey winglet variant I'm not aware of?)
- N8891Q - Southwest (Destination 225 sticker, this plane is barely a month old
)
- N85xxx
- N8572C - Riyadh Air 787-9 (new livery - and it's on the future release list, so this wouldn't be surprising)
Quite a wild set we have here, but it's definitely better than the July set, which was fully of recent re-releases and bizarrely boring choices. I'm definitely pleased to see some U.S. A319s and A320s! Hopefully we don't see too many delays out of this one.
Purpleplane
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Here's my guesses on the N's:
A319 N53xxx
A320 N90xxx:
A321 N98xxx:
A321 N94xxx
737-MAX 8/9 N88xxx:
737-MAX 8/9 N88xxx::
Boeing 787-8/9 N85xxx:
I honestly have no clue
Lockheed L-1011 N50xxx:
L-1011 N51xxx:
A319 N53xxx
A320 N90xxx:
A321 N98xxx:
A321 N94xxx
737-MAX 8/9 N88xxx:
737-MAX 8/9 N88xxx::
Boeing 787-8/9 N85xxx:
I honestly have no clue
Lockheed L-1011 N50xxx:
L-1011 N51xxx:
Aviation Enjoyer
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I'm thinking the same. Though one of the N L1011's are probably going to be another full on PAA L1011 which I personally wouldn't mind.
thiscooldude
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Looks like I can actually agree with Andrew Klein for once.
Aviation Enjoyer
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Same! We do gotta admit though, he has good taste in aircraft and aircraft liveries! For us classics NA collectors at least.
YesterAirlines
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There's absolutely no need to defend the size of the set.
Can anyone put forward a cogent argument why 47 models a month is bad for anyone - retailers or consumers? Retailers can buy as much or as little as they like and so can consumers. That is the end of it. I don't see any evidence of more unsold stock for NG than anyone else. No greed - just jealousy from those whose factory can't produce 10 quality models a month and has a tiny retailer network and sales figures. After all we all know there are at least 3 to 4 times as many stockists of NG as there are of AC.
I see moaning about not getting the models you want and then moaning about them releasing too many models. How does that work exactly? Also having to wait a few months for a model sometimes is very much a first world problem especially when you know it will be released and when it arrives it'll be top quality. NG's wait times are no longer than Gemini's future releases, JC Wings standard releases (not even the future ones), Aviation400s or for this year even Phoenix. The fact you are all complaining about the waiting just illustrates the popularity.
Can anyone put forward a cogent argument why 47 models a month is bad for anyone - retailers or consumers? Retailers can buy as much or as little as they like and so can consumers. That is the end of it. I don't see any evidence of more unsold stock for NG than anyone else. No greed - just jealousy from those whose factory can't produce 10 quality models a month and has a tiny retailer network and sales figures. After all we all know there are at least 3 to 4 times as many stockists of NG as there are of AC.
I see moaning about not getting the models you want and then moaning about them releasing too many models. How does that work exactly? Also having to wait a few months for a model sometimes is very much a first world problem especially when you know it will be released and when it arrives it'll be top quality. NG's wait times are no longer than Gemini's future releases, JC Wings standard releases (not even the future ones), Aviation400s or for this year even Phoenix. The fact you are all complaining about the waiting just illustrates the popularity.
