NG Models June 2023 Release Hints
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1/400collector
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I have no idea on why do NG,GJ,JC think that they should make almost only Emirates and Qatar models, i mean FFS make something original for onceLooks like a borring set of release.
My wallet is safe for sure.
I need NG to make all SAS Airbus 320 series and 737 series.
757 and SP are too underused at the moment.
To see even more Qatar 777 releases makes me so tired
Planeoldwill
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I second SAS, would be nice the get all the a320 family in the old livery and the 737-700s and 800sLooks like a borring set of release.
My wallet is safe for sure.
I need NG to make all SAS Airbus 320 series and 737 series.
757 and SP are too underused at the moment.
To see even more Qatar 777 releases makes me so tired
Purpleplane
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You're right. It's getting ridiculous.
Let me attempt to uncover this matter a little. To my understanding, GJ has some agreement with Emirates that they must release their models.
In the case of NG, it is highly likely that it stems from the special popularity associated with certain airlines and aircraft in the Chinese aviation community (to the degree that some of them become the "meme" airline). For instance, such popular/meme airline/aircraft include Qatar Airways, Air Asia's "Girl's Frontline" livery, Star Alliance livery, as well as Soviet/Russian-made aircraft such as the Tu-154, Tu-204, and of course, the Comac series (ARJ21, C919) --
I distinctly recall that Qatar Airways has always held significant appeal in the aviation community, especially among spotters and collectors, even dating back to my childhood era in eastern Asia. The original appeal may be attributed to its unique livery or some connection to Chinese myth, but describing it accurately is indeed challenging. It is certainly different from, say, the kind of like American aviators have towards Delta. This is why NG/PH has released so many Qatar and Star Alliance, these sell well in the "base".
While I also wish them to release more variety, NG certainly has released a lot of popular ones for the rest of the world to enjoy which is already worth appreciating in my opinion.
In the case of NG, it is highly likely that it stems from the special popularity associated with certain airlines and aircraft in the Chinese aviation community (to the degree that some of them become the "meme" airline). For instance, such popular/meme airline/aircraft include Qatar Airways, Air Asia's "Girl's Frontline" livery, Star Alliance livery, as well as Soviet/Russian-made aircraft such as the Tu-154, Tu-204, and of course, the Comac series (ARJ21, C919) --
I distinctly recall that Qatar Airways has always held significant appeal in the aviation community, especially among spotters and collectors, even dating back to my childhood era in eastern Asia. The original appeal may be attributed to its unique livery or some connection to Chinese myth, but describing it accurately is indeed challenging. It is certainly different from, say, the kind of like American aviators have towards Delta. This is why NG/PH has released so many Qatar and Star Alliance, these sell well in the "base".
While I also wish them to release more variety, NG certainly has released a lot of popular ones for the rest of the world to enjoy which is already worth appreciating in my opinion.
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Qatar Airways models (and Emirates) sell really, really well. I can see why NG keep releasing them.
I find it funny how people complain about the amount of Qatar releases, and then keep wanting more Southwest / American etc...
NG have a great variety each month for collectors around the world. Unlike a certain other company...
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Atlspotter
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The two Finnish A350s might be moomin, i don’t remember if a NG did those already though. Nice to see another Tristar, even if it’s ANA. Those American-registered 777s could be interesting, and as always, another JetStar A320
thiscooldude
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I’m going to guess that the TU-154 is from one of those “BabyFlot“ Carriers that went bankrupt before 9/11. For the l1011 I’m guessing its probably an ANA example.
pons399
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Agreed regarding US airlines, no reason to complain about Qatars when US/UK stuff far outnumber them anyway.
I've been unimpressed with NG's variety for Asian carriers tbh, some major non-mainland Chinese/Japanese airlines are consistently ignored.
Planeoldwill
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I would say that the UK/Europe models are probably the least represented when you consider how many airlines are in Europe. Yes NG have made alot of long haul jets such as the iberia a350 and tap a330s but the majority of collectors would prefer short haul jets such as the a320s and a319s as we're much more likely to see them when spotting at our local airports.
pons399
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I should've specified BA, they're NG's most frequently-released airline by a significant margin. But yes, besides BA and Lufty, European stuff is generally underrepresented.
Planeoldwill
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That's true. Interestingly though, only one of those has been a short haul BA aircraft in the form of an a319. It would be nice for Europe to get more representation as a significant number of collectors come from here and Europeabn models generally do very well
VDH.FliesOut
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So, it's been a while. Not a lot really interests me when making this guessing list. Maybe the Indonesian A330 and US B777s (if they're United).
Airbus A330
Airbus A350
Boeing 777
NG indeed announced both "Moomin" stickers (OH-LWO & OH-LWP) last month as part of their future release set on social media. I don't know if they will be part of this month's release.
| Airbus A320 | Airbus A321 |
VH-xxx | B-2xxx |
| Ansett Australia (any reg.)
| China Eastern (current or old livery) (any reg.) A321 (w/o WL)
|
| Jetstar (any reg.) A320 (w/ or w/o WL)
| China Northern Airlines (any reg.) A321 (w/o WL) |
| QantasLink (any reg.) A320 (w/o WL) | China Southern (any reg.) A321 (w/o WL) |
| Tigerair Australia (any reg.) A320 (w/o WL) | Sichuan Airlines (any reg.) A321 (w/o WL) |
Airbus A330
A7-xxx | PK-xxx |
| Qatar Airways (any reg.) (A330-200/-300), A330-200F | Batik Air (any reg.) A330-300 |
X | Garuda Indonesia (any reg.) A330-300
|
X | Indonesia AirAsia X (PK-XRA / PK-XRC) A330-300 |
X | Lion Air (any reg.) A330-300 |
Airbus A350
B-3xxx | OH-xxx (x2) | JA0xxx |
| Air China (any reg.) A350-900
| Finnair (any reg.) A350-900
**"Moomin, Finnair 100" already announced by NG | Japan Airlines (any reg.) A350-900
A350-1000 (JA01WJ / JA02WJ) |
| China Eastern (any reg.) A350-900 **B-304N & B-323H in NG’s database | X | X |
| China Southern (any reg.) A350-900 | X | X |
| Hainan Airlines (any reg.) A350-900 | X | X |
| Sichuan Airlines (any reg.) A350-900
| X | X |
Boeing 777
A7-xxx (x2) | VT-xxx | N79xxx (x2) |
| Qatar Airways (any reg.) B777-200LR
| Air India (any reg.) B777-300ER
**B777-200LR exists in NG’s database **Older livery?? | American Airlines (any reg.) B777-200ER
**N791AN exists in NG’s database |
X | Jet Airways (any reg.) B777-300ER | United Airlines (any reg.) B777-200ER
|
F-Gxxx | TC-xxx |
| Air France “Current or Old livery” (any reg.) B777-200/-200ER B777-300ER
| IndiGo (TC-LKD / TC-LKE) B777-300ER |
X | Turkish Airlines (any reg.) B777-300ER, B777F **TC-LJJ announced by NG |
| Lockheed Tristar | Tupolev Tu-154 |
JA8xxx | RA-85xxx |
| All Nippon Airways “Old livery” (any reg.) L-1011 **re-release?? | Aeroflot "Current or USSR livery" (any reg.) Tu-154-B2 |
X | Rossiya (any reg.) Tu-154M |
X | Russian Air Force (any reg.) Tu-154M |
X | UTAir (any reg.) Tu-154M |
X | Ukraine International Airlines (any reg.) Tu-154-B2 |
SJOIB7685
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NG June 2023 Releases: Coming Soon!
| Item No. | Aircraft Type | Operator (Airline) | Reg. | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10007 | L-1011-50 | American Trans Air | N31022 | basic TWA Dual Stripes livery (Buchannan Models) |
| 10008 | 757-200 | British Airways | G-OOOB | leased in Air 2000 scheme (Buchannan Models) |
| 72019 | 777F | China Southern Cargo | B-20EN | |
| 72043 | 777-200LR | Qatar Airways | A7-BBE | with "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022" stickers |
| 72045 | 777-200LR | Qatar Airways | A7-BBG | |
| 72039 | 777-200LR | Air India | VT-AEG | revised new colors |
| 72041 | 777-200ER | Euro Atlantic Airways | CS-TFM | |
| 72042 | 777-200ER | Euro Atlantic Airways | CS-TSX | "30th Anniversary" sticker |
| 72046 | 777-200ER | American Airlines | N795AN | bare metal livery |
| 72047 | 777-200ER | American Airlines | N796AN | oneworld cs; chrome cs |
| 73019 | 777-300ER | Air France | F-GZNT | SkyTeam cs |
| 15013 | A320-200 | JetStar | VH-VQH | with small domain titles |
| 13067 | A321-200 | China Southern | B2282 | |
| 62037 | A330-300 | Qatar Airways | A7-AEE | |
| 39029 | A350-900 | Sichuan Airlines | B-325J | Panda Route cs |
| 57003 | A350-1000 | Japan Airlines | JA01WJ | first A350-1000 for JL |
| 31031 | L-1011-1 | ANA | JA8522 | |
| 54009 | Tu-154B-2 | RA-85565 | ||
| 73031 | 777-300ER | Turkish Airlines | TC-LJJ | UEFA Champions League cs |
| 62053 | A330-300 | Garuda Indonesia | PK-GPZ | Kembara Angkasa - 74th Anniversary cs |
| 62061 | A330-300 | Turkish Airlines | TC-JNM | UEFA Champions League cs |
| 39045 | A350-900 | Finnair | OH-LWO | "Moomin, Finnair 100" sticker #2 |
| 39046 | A350-900 | Finnair | OH-LWP | "Moomin, Finnair 100" sticker #1 |
quanng
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Nice choice but as GJ already made it and it did not sell really fast, I think NG will not make it anytime soon
pons399
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Never deviate from the pattern, NG. At least they're starting to make the rarer 777 variants, maybe we'll get a Singapore 773 within the next 10 years.
planes_on_a_shelf
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The only 1011 in a regular scheme and it has to be a re-release. Hmmm. Same with the 154. Such a minor livery variation. These could have waited for later. So many to be made, and we get these. I'd like to say 'hmm, wallet protected' but no - should I get the Kras 154 from PH? But what if NG makes it in the future? Will they make it now that it's been made?
Sigh.
Thrilled that we're getting PK-GPZ this month though and the AA bare metal. That's been on many collector's wishlists including mine.
And that Sichuan A350 is a stunner - but Av400 have already announced it, so there's a choice now, which isn't a bad thing - I'll need to decide which one to pick up to add to my previous two Panda Routes!
Sigh.
Thrilled that we're getting PK-GPZ this month though and the AA bare metal. That's been on many collector's wishlists including mine.
And that Sichuan A350 is a stunner - but Av400 have already announced it, so there's a choice now, which isn't a bad thing - I'll need to decide which one to pick up to add to my previous two Panda Routes!
planes_on_a_shelf
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Although JC and Av400 did make that one recently
pons399
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Naw, I'm talking the non-ER. Those were both ERs.
